2017–18 Notts County F.C. season

Notts County
2017–18 season
OwnerAlan Hardy
ChairmanAlan Hardy
ManagerKevin Nolan
StadiumMeadow Lane
Nottingham
(Capacity: 20,229)
League Two5th
FA CupFourth round (replay)
(knocked out by Swansea City A.F.C.)
EFL Cup1st round
(knocked out by Scunthorpe United F.C.)
EFL TrophyEliminated at Group Stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Jorge Grant (15)
All: Jorge Grant (19)
Highest home attendance17,274 (league)
17,615 (playoffs)
Lowest home attendance3,738 (league)
1,409 (EFL Trophy)
Average home league attendance8,513

The 2017–18 season was Notts County's 155th season in their history and their third consecutive season in League Two. Along with League Two, the club also competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

First-Team Squad

No. Name Pos. Nat. Place of birth Age Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee Ends
Goalkeepers
1 Adam Collin GK Penrith 33 81 0 Rotherham United 1 July 2016 Free 2018
13 Branislav Pindroch GK Baskà Bystrica 26 4 0 MFK Karviná 31 July 2017 Free 2020
34 Ross Fitzsimons GK London 24 21 0 Chelmsford 27 July 2017 Trainee 2020
35 Joe Searson GK Nottingham 19 0 0 Academy Trainee Undisclosed
Defenders
2 Matt Tootle RB Knowsley 27 80 4 Shrewsbury Town 1 July 2016 Free 2020
3 Carl Dickinson LB Swadlincote 31 72 1 Port Vale 1 July 2016 Free 2018
4 Elliott Hewitt RB/CM Rhyl 24 124 6 Ipswich Town 4 August 2015 Free 2019
5 Richard Duffy CB Swansea 32 97 7 Eastleigh 1 July 2016 Free Undisclosed
16 Shaun Brisley CB Macclesfield 28 46 3 Carlisle United 24 July 2017 Free Undisclosed
19 Nicky Hunt RB Westhoughton 34 19 0 Leyton Orient 1 August 2017 Undisclosed 2018
23 Daniel Jones LB Rowley Regis 31 41 4 Chesterfield 3 July 2017 Free 2020
25 Ben Hall CB Omagh 21 11 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 30 January 2018 Loan 2018
33 Pierce Bird CB Nottingham 19 2 0 Academy 31 July 2017 Trainee 2018
38 Mike Edwards CB Hessle 38 352 30 Carlisle United 18 August 2014 Free 2018
Midfielders
6 Matty Virtue LM Epsom 21 15 0 Liverpool 11 January 2018 Loan 2018
8 Michael O'Connor CM Belfast 30 42 2 Port Vale 1 July 2016 Free 2018
10 Jorge Grant CM Banbury 23 73 25 Nottingham Forest 20 July 2017 Loan 2018
11 Terry Hawkridge RM Nottingham 28 37 3 Lincoln City 1 July 2017 Free 2019
12 Elliot Hodge RM Nottingham 22 4 0 Lincoln City 1 August 2017 Free 2018
15 Curtis Thompson RM Nottingham 24 100 2 Academy 1 July 2011 Trainee 2018
17 Alan Smith CM Rothwell 37 107 1 Milton Keynes Dons 1 July 2014 Free 2018
18 Liam Noble CM Newcastle upon Tyne 27 99 17 Forest Green Rovers 1 January 2018 Free 2019
21 Noor Husin CM Mazar-i-Sharif 21 14 2 Crystal Palace 12 January 2018 Undisclosed 2019
24 Robert Milsom LM Redhill 31 81 1 Rotherham United 1 July 2015 Free 2018
37 Alex Howes CM Nottingham 18 2 0 Academy Trainee Undisclosed
44 Kevin Nolan AM Liverpool 36 0 0 Free agent 30 January 2017 Free Undisclosed
Forwards
7 Lewis Alessandra RW Heywood 29 48 7 Hartlepool United 1 July 2017 Undisclosed 2019
9 Shola Ameobi CF Zaria 36 54 10 Fleetwood Town 3 February 2017 Free 2018
14 Jonathan Forte LW Sheffield 31 108 33 Oldham Athletic 1 July 2016 Free 2018
26 Callum Saunders CF Istanbul 22 6 0 Crewe Alexandra 31 July 2017 Free 2018
28 Mason Bennett CF Langwith, Derbyshire 21 2 1 Derby County 31 January 2018 Loan 2018
30 Jon Stead CF Huddersfield 35 141 41 Huddersfield Town 2 July 2015 Free 2019
39 Sam Osborne CF Nottingham 18 3 0 Dunkirk 1 July 2016 Free 2018

Statistics

As of match played 18 May 2018
No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two [a] FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  ENG Adam Collin 34 0 32+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF  ENG Matt Tootle 42 2 38+0 2 3+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
3 DF  ENG Carl Dickinson 32 1 23+2 1 4+0 0 1+0 0 1+1 0
4 DF  WAL Elliott Hewitt 50 4 37+8 4 4+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
5 DF  WAL Richard Duffy 50 3 45+0 2 5+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF  ENG Haydn Hollis 4 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 1
6 DF  ENG Matty Virtue 15 0 10+4 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW  ENG Lewis Alessandra 48 7 28+13 7 3+1 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
8 MF  NIR Michael O'Connor 8 0 1+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW  NGA Shola Ameobi 37 6 26+9 6 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF  ENG Jorge Grant 56 19 37+10 16 5+0 2 1+0 1 1+2 0
11 MF  ENG Terry Hawkridge 37 3 29+2 3 5+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
12 MF  ENG Elliot Hodge 4 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+1 0
13 GK  SVK Branislav Pindroch 4 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
14 FW  BRB Jonathan Forte 38 10 15+17 8 0+3 0 1+0 0 2+0 2
15 MF  ENG Curtis Thompson 4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 2+1 0
16 DF  ENG Shaun Brisley 46 3 38+1 2 5+0 0 1+0 1 1+0 0
17 MF  ENG Alan Smith 26 1 0+18 0 0+4 0 0+1 0 3+0 1
18 MF  ENG Liam Noble 21 1 15+5 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 DF  ENG Nicky Hunt 19 0 10+3 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
20 MF  GIB Liam Walker 15 0 6+5 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
21 MF  AFG Noor Husin 14 2 10+2 1 2+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 MF  ENG Ryan Yates 29 6 25+0 3 3+0 2 1+0 1 0+0 0
23 DF  ENG Daniel Jones 33 4 25+4 4 1+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
24 MF  ENG Robert Milsom 22 1 12+5 1 0+1 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
25 MF  ENG Ben Hall 11 0 9+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 FW  WAL Callum Saunders 6 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+2 0
28 FW  ENG Mason Bennett 2 1 1+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 FW  ENG Jon Stead 52 13 40+5 9 5+0 4 1+0 0 0+1 0
33 DF  ENG Pierce Bird 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
34 GK  ENG Ross Fitzsimons 21 0 16+1 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
  1. ^ Includes playoffs

Goals Scored

As of end of season


Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League Two [a] FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
1 10 LM Jorge Grant 16 2 1 0 19
2 30 CF Jon Stead 9 4 0 0 13
3 14 CF Jonathan Forte 8 0 0 2 10
4 7 RW Lewis Alessandra 7 0 0 0 7
5 9 CF Shola Ameobi 6 0 0 0 6
22 CM Ryan Yates 3 2 1 0 6
7 4 CB Elliott Hewitt 4 0 0 0 4
23 LB Daniel Jones 4 0 0 0 4
9 5 CB Richard Duffy 2 1 0 0 3
11 RM Terry Hawkridge 3 0 0 0 3
16 CB Shaun Brisley 2 0 1 0 3
12 2 RB Matt Tootle 2 0 0 0 2
21 MF Noor Husin 1 1 0 0 2
14 3 LB Carl Dickinson 1 0 0 0 1
6 CB Haydn Hollis 0 0 0 1 1
17 CM Alan Smith 0 0 0 1 1
18 CM Liam Noble 1 0 0 0 1
24 LM Robert Milsom 1 0 0 0 1
28 FW Mason Bennett 1 0 0 0 1
Total 71 10 3 4 88
  1. ^ Includes playoffs

Disciplinary record

As of end of season
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League Two [a] FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
         
1 34 GK Ross Fitzsimons 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
2 4 CB Elliott Hewitt 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
3 5 CB Richard Duffy 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
4 10 LM Jorge Grant 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
5 2 RB Matt Tootle 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0
6 9 CF Shola Ameobi 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
18 CM Liam Noble 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
30 CF Jon Stead 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
9 6 LM Matty Virtue 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
10 3 LB Carl Dickinson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
16 CB Shaun Brisley 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
21 MF Noor Husin 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
23 LB Daniel Jones 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
14 11 RM Terry Hawkridge 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
22 CM Ryan Yates 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
16 7 RW Lewis Alessandra 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
14 CF Jonathan Forte 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
17 CM Alan Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0
24 LM Robert Milsom 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
20 6 DF Haydn Hollis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
19 RB Nicky Hunt 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
25 CB Ben Hall 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 75 2 1 7 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 87 2 1
  1. ^ Includes playoffs

Competitions

Friendlies

On 12 April 2017, Notts County announced they will face Nottingham Forest as part of pre-season.[1] The Magpies also confirmed that they will visit Basford United.[2] Two weeks later, Wigan Athletic was added as further opposition.[3] A fifth friendly was arranged against York City.[4]

8 July 2017 Rolls Royce Select XI 0–6 Notts County Hucknall
15:00 BST Report Milsom
Tootle
Stead x2'
Ameobi
Smith
Stadium: Watnall Road
15 July 2017 Basford United 0–2 Notts County Basford
15:00 BST Report Jones
Howes
Stadium: Greenwich Avenue
29 July 2017 Carlton Town 1–1 Notts County Carlton
12:00 BST McNicholas 21' Report Stead ?' (pen.) Stadium: Stokeld Stadium
29 July 2017 York City 1–2 Notts County York
15:00 BST Parkin 83' (pen.) Report Walker 45+1'
Bird 90+1'
Stadium: Bootham Crescent

League Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
3 Wycombe Wanderers (P) 46 24 12 10 79 60 +19 84 Promotion to EFL League One
4 Exeter City 46 24 8 14 64 54 +10 80 Qualification for League Two play-offs[a]
5 Notts County 46 21 14 11 71 48 +23 77
6 Coventry City (O, P) 46 22 9 15 64 47 +17 75
7 Lincoln City 46 20 15 11 64 48 +16 75
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One.

Result summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 21 14 11 71 48  +23 77 14 7 2 43 19  +24 7 7 9 28 29  −1

Last updated: 8 May 2018.
Source:

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHHAAHAHHHAHAAHAAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLWWDWWWWWWLDWLDWDWDWDDDWLWDLLWLWDLWDWDLDLWWWLD
Position231474532211121221112222222222244455433444555555
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2018. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.[5][6]

5 August 2017 1 Coventry City 3–0 Notts County Coventry
15:00 BST Jones 29', 80', 90+5' Report Hewitt  76' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 10,350
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
12 August 2017 2 Notts County 2–0 Chesterfield Nottingham
15:00 BST Grant 60', 90+6',  73' Report  29' Ugwu
 45' Scott Wiseman
 49' Reed
 63' Weir
 90+5' Hird
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 7,021
Referee: Andy Haines
19 August 2017 3 Wycombe Wanderers 2–4 Notts County High Wycombe
15:00 BST Gape  48'
Freeman 49'
Jacobson 68'
El-Abd  90+2'
Report Duffy 14'
El-Abd 15' (o.g.)
Jones  27'
Forte 84'
Alessandra 89'
Ameobi  90'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 3,785
Referee: Graham Salisbury
25 August 2017 4 Notts County 2–2 Accrington Stanley Nottingham
19:45 BST Stead 33' (pen.)
Grant 54'
Duffy  58'
Hewitt  63'
Tootle  80'  90+1'
Report Hughes 58'
Donacien  65'
Leacock-McLeod  66'
Wilks  90+1' 90+4'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 6,087
Referee: Carl Boyeson
2 September 2017 5 Port Vale 0–1 Notts County Burslem
15:00 BST Worrall  90+2' Report Alessandra 67'
Hewitt  88'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,656
Referee: Robert Lewis
9 September 2017 6 Notts County 2–0 Morecambe Nottingham
15:00 BST Jones 27'
Hewitt  65'
Forte 85'
Report Rose  26'
Müller  88'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 5,305
Referee: Richard Clark
12 September 2017 7 Notts County 1–0 Swindon Town Nottingham
19:45 BST Stead 32' (pen.) Report Luke Norris  33' Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 5,107
Referee: Scott Duncan
16 September 2017 8 Crawley Town 0–1 Notts County Crawley
15:00 BST Yorwerth  79' Report Grant 55'
Forte  88'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,352
Referee: John Busby
23 September 2017 9 Notts County 4–1 Lincoln City Nottingham
15:00 BST Stead 39'
Milsom  41'
Tootle 55'
Grant 71'
Hawkridge 88'
Report Knott  28'
Anderson 47'
Bostwick  52'
Raggett  79'
Habergham  87'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 11,672
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
26 September 2017 10 Exeter City 0–3 Notts County Exeter
19:45 Report Alessandra 2'
Dickinson  59'
Grant 61', 82'
Hunt  64'
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,760
Referee: Kevin Johnson
30 September 2017 11 Mansfield Town 3–1 Notts County Mansfield
13:00 BST Rose 47', 59'
Hemmings  60'
Duffy 63' (o.g.)
Report Dickinson 90+2' Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 7,072
Referee: Darren Drysdale
7 October 2017 12 Notts County 1–1 Forest Green Rovers Nottingham
15:00 BST Duffy  2'
Milsom  76' 90+6'
Report Traoré  7'
Collins  19'
Bugiel 30'
Cooper  90+1'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 13,267
Referee: Lee Probert
14 October 2017 13 Notts County 2–1 Barnet Nottingham
15:00 BST Ameobi 16'
Yates 52'
Dickinson  66'
Report Ricardo  48'
Akinola 81'
Nelson  84'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 5,804
Referee: Michael Salisbury
17 October 2017 14 Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Notts County Crewe
19:45 BST Lowery  31'
Raynes 44'
Bowery 66'
Ng  68'
Porter  88'
Report Yates  64'
Ameobi  70'
Dickinson  82'
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,339
Referee: Robert Jones
21 October 2017 15 Carlisle United 1–1 Notts County Carlisle
15:00 BST Hope 25'
Miller  90'
Report Yates 58' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4,730
Referee: David Webb
28 October 2017 16 Notts County 3–0 Newport County Nottingham
15:00 BST Grant 36', 55'
Ameobi 52'
Tootle  57'
Duffy  67'
Report Dan Butler  34'
Nouble  42'
Demetriou  62'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 6,019
Referee: Craig Hicks
11 November 2017 17 Stevenage 1–1 Notts County Stevenage
15:00 GMT Newton 38'
Wilkinson  41'
Henry  45+1'
Samuel  83'
Martin  90+4'
Report Hewitt  36' 58'
Hawkridge  38'
Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 2,962
Referee: Ross Joyce
18 November 2017 18 Notts County 3–1 Cheltenham Town Nottingham
15:00 GMT Grant 30', 52'
Brisley 54'
Report Winchester 35' Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 5,809
Referee: Ben Toner
21 November 2017 19 Yeovil Town 1–1 Notts County Yeovil
19:45 GMT Zoko 80' (pen.)
Nelson  88'
Report Forte 41'
Grant  83'
Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 2,338
Referee: Dean Whitestone
25 November 2017 20 Notts County 2–1 Colchester United Nottingham
15:00 GMT Tootle  10'
Duffy  64'
Ameobi 68' (pen.)  74'
Grant  77'
Yates 90+3'
Report Mandron  67'
Jackson  74'
Kent  84'
Odelusi 89'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 6,770
Referee: Mark Heywood
9 December 2017 21 Luton Town 1–1 Notts County Luton
15:00 GMT Mullins 26'
Sheehan  62'
Report Dickinson  23'
Hewitt  54'
Ameobi 61'  76'
Stead  67'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,063
Referee: Charles Breakspear
16 December 2017 22 Notts County 0–0 Grimsby Town Nottingham
15:00 GMT Yates  90 +3' Report Jones  38'
McKeown  70'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 8016
Referee: Craig Hicks
23 December 2017 23 Notts County 3–3 Cambridge United Nottingham
15:00 GMT Alessandra 74'
Brisley 87'  53'
Forte 90+3'
Report Ikpeazu 40'  14'
Brown 49', 68'  21'
Carroll  72'
Forde  90+1'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 6,102
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
26 December 2017 24 Morecambe 1–4 Notts County Morecambe
15:00 Lang 89' Report Grant 13', 59'
Alessandra 21', 86'
Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,947
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
30 December 2017 25 Swindon Town 1–0 Notts County Swindon
15:00 Norris 47'
Dunne  90+3'
Report Brisley  17'
Grant  90+4'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,247
Referee: Ben Toner
1 January 2018 26 Notts County 1–0 Port Vale Nottingham
15:00 Duffy  31'
Hewitt  74'
Stead 86' (pen.)
Report Pope  56'
Davis  90+5'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 7,241
Referee: Darren Handley
13 January 2018 27 Lincoln City 2–2 Notts County Lincoln
15:00 Rhead  30'
Frecklington 37'
Williams  49'
Green 67'
Waterfall  82'
Report Stead 35'
Hawridge  59'
Alessandra  70'
Grant 76'  81'
Fitzsimons  90+6'
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 9,603
Referee: Ross Joyce
20 January 2018 28 Notts County 1–2 Exeter City Nottingham
15:00 Stead 73' (pen.) Report Taylor 8'
Stockley 42'
Archibald-Henville  73'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 6,677
Referee: Antony Coggins
23 January 2018 29 Notts County 1–2 Crawley Town Nottingham
19:45 GMT Virtue  28'  90'
Brisley  45'
Stead 58' (pen.)
Fitzsimons  90+3'
Report Smith 25'
Verheydt  37'
Lelan  48'
Payne 90+5' (pen.)
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 3,738
Referee: Robert Lewis
3 February 2018 30 Notts County 4–1 Crewe Alexandra Nottingham
15:00 GMT Husin 15'  65'
Hewitt 41', 60'
Bennett 89'
Report Miller 11'
Nolan  43'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 17,274
Referee: Brett Huxtable
10 February 2018 31 Barnet 1–0 Notts County Canons Park
15:00 GMT Nicholls 90+3' Report Duffy  15'
Husin  62'
Noble  74'
Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Attendance: 1,752
Referee: John Busby
13 February 2018 32 Notts County 2–1 Carlisle United Nottingham
19:45 GMT Stead 19', 35'
Noble  62'
Duffy  79'
Husin  80'
Alessandra  81'
Report Devitt 75' Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 3,889
Referee: Darren Drysdale
17 February 2018 33 Newport County 0–0 Notts County Newport
15:00 UTC Pipe  36'
Labadie  86'
Report Stead  51' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,326
Referee: Robert Lewis
20 February 2018 34 Cambridge United 1–0 Notts County Cambridge
19:45 GMT Elito 30' Report Grant  56' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3,524
Referee: Charles Breakspear
24 February 2018 35 Notts County 2–0 Stevenage Nottingham
15:00 GMT Husin  67'
Grant 77'
Ameobi 80'
Report Martin  43' Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 5,684
Referee: Kevin Johnson
6 March 2018 36 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Notts County Cheltenham
19:45 GMT Morrell 66'
Graham  90+2'
Report Hawkridge 42'
Grant  90+2'
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 2,273
Referee: Graham Horwood
10 March 2018 37 Forest Green Rovers 1–2 Notts County Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Campbell 72'
Collins  86'
Cooper  90+3'
Report Noble 34'  89'
Tootle 80'
Duffy  87'
Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,893
Referee: Mark Heywood
17 March 2018 38 Notts County 1–1 Mansfield Town Nottingham
13:00 GMT Hawkridge 35'
Hewitt  90+8'
Report Atkinson  53'
Benning  72'
MacDonald  88'
Hemmings 90+9' (pen.)
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 12,563
Referee: Andy Woolmer
25 March 2018 39 Chesterfield 3–1 Notts County Chesterfield
13:30 BST Nelson 16'
Zavon Hines 39'
Whitmore  82'
Dennis 90+8' (pen.)
Report Stead  63'
Jones 85'
Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 6,005
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
30 March 2018 40 Notts County 0–0 Wycombe Wanderers Nottingham
15:00 BST Hawkridge  55'
Tootle  58'
Brisley  77'
Noble  86'
Ameobi  90+2'
Report Jacobson  27'
Tyson  33'
Brown  50'
El-Abd  90+3'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 8,038
Referee: Ben Toner
2 April 2018 41 Accrington Stanley 1–0 Notts County Accrington
15:00 BST Mark Hughes 9' Report Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 3,039
Referee: John Busby
7 April 2018 42 Notts County 2–1 Coventry Nottingham
15:00 BST Noble  50'
Ameobi  52'
Forte 60', 86'
Report Biamou  45'
McDonald  52'
Bayliss  57'
Burge  60'
Ponticelli 85'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 10,316
Referee: Ross Joyce
14 April 2018 43 Colchester United 1–3 Notts County Colchester
15:00 BST Wright 9' Report Forte 51'
Virtue  52'
Ameobi 69'
Duffy 76'
Stead  82'
Hewitt  86'
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,599
Referee: Brendan Malone
21 April 2018 44 Notts County 4–1 Yeovil Town Nottingham
15:00 BST Jones 45+2'
James 54' (o.g.)
Hewitt 69'
Stead 73'
Alessandra 73'
Report Gobern 31'
Fisher 90+2'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 7,359
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
28 April 2018 45 Grimsby Town 2–1 Notts County Grimsby
15:00 BST Clarke 29'
Woolford  59'
Matt 90+3'
Rose  90+6'
Report Virtue  24'
Jones 90'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 7,133
Referee: Carl Boyeson
5 May 2018 46 Notts County 0–0 Luton Town Nottingham
15:00 BST Jones  65'
Forte  72'
Hall 81'
Report Danny Hylton  45+1'  58'
Alan Sheehan  90'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 12,184
Referee: Darren Handley

Football League play-offs

12 May 2018 Semi final (1st leg) Coventry City 1–1 Notts County Coventry
19:30 BST Stokes  26'
Doyle  28'
Hyam  75'
McNulty 87' (pen.)
Report Forte 49'
Grant  74'
Duffy  86'
O'Connor  89'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 17,404
Referee: Gavin Ward
18 May 2018 Semi final (2nd leg) Notts County 1–4
(2–5 agg.)
Coventry City Nottingham
19:45 BST Tootle  16'
Alessandra  30'
Grant 44'
Brisley  45+4'
Report Biamou 6', 71'
Doyle  24'
McNulty 37',  45+5'
Bayliss 86'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 17,615
Referee: Darren Drysdale

FA Cup

On 16 October 2017, Notts County were drawn at home against Bristol Rovers in the first round.[7] Another home tie, against non-league Oxford City, was confirmed for the second round.[8] A trip to Championship side Brentford was set for the third round.[9]

3 November 2017 First round Notts County 4–2 Bristol Rovers Nottingham
19:45 GMT Yates 30', 31'
Stead 58'
Jones  90+4'
Grant 90+6'
Report Sercombe 8'
Sinclair 12'
Clarke  64'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 4,228
Referee: Graham Salisbury
2 December 2017 Second round Notts County 3–2 Oxford City Nottingham
12:30 GMT Duffy 31'
Stead 56' (pen.)
Grant 90+5'
Report Sinclair 53'
Grant  55'
Paterson 73'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 5,092
Referee: John Brooks
6 January 2018 Third round Brentford 0–1 Notts County Brentford
15:00 GMT Report Tootle  52'
Duffy  54'
Stead 65'
Jones  68'
Noble  90+2'
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 6,935
Referee: Tim Robinson
27 January 2018 Fourth round Notts County 1–1 Swansea City Nottingham
15:00 GMT Stead 62'
Grant  84'
Report Sanches  22'
Narsingh 45'
Nordfelt  55'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 9,802
Referee: Mike Jones
6 February 2018 Fourth round replay Swansea City 8–1 Notts County Swansea
20:05 GMT Abraham 18', 45+3'
Dyer 20', 30'
Clucas  41'
Naughton 53'
Routledge 57'
Carroll 65'
James 82'
Report Husin 35'
Virtue  90+1'
Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 7,822
Referee: Martin Atkinson

EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Notts County were drawn away to Scunthorpe United in the first round.[10]

8 August 2017 First round Scunthorpe United 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)
Notts County Scunthorpe
19:45 BST Madden 69' (pen.), 105+1'
Holmes 86'
Report Grant 22'
Brisley 90+2'
Yates 117'
Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 1,874
Referee: David Webb
Penalties

EFL Trophy

On 12 July 2017, Notts County were drawn alongside Everton U21s, Lincoln City and Mansfield Town in Northern Group G.[11]

Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Lincoln City (Q) 3 3 0 0 0 7 3 +4 9 Round 2
2 L2 Mansfield Town (Q) 3 2 0 0 1 4 4 0 6
3 L2 Notts County (E) 3 1 0 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4 ACA Everton U21s (E) 3 0 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
15 August 2017 (2017-08-15) Group Game 1 Notts County 2–1 Everton U21s Nottingham
19:45 BST Forte 30'
Hollis 36'
[1] Donkor 55' Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 1,409
24 October 2017 Group Game 2 Notts County 1–2 Mansfield Town Nottingham
19:45 BST Smith 34'  74' Report Angol 1'
Hamilton 73'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Referee: Graham Horwood
7 November 2017 Group Game 3 Lincoln City 2–1 Notts County Lincoln
19:45 GMT Bird 37' (o.g.)
Ginnelly 86'
Report Forte 27'
Hollis  52'
Smith  87'
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,026
Referee: Tom Nield

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 RW Lewis Alessandra Hartlepool United Undisclosed [12]
1 July 2017 RM Terry Hawkridge Lincoln City Free [13]
3 July 2017 LB Daniel Jones Chesterfield Free [14]
24 July 2017 CB Shaun Brisley Carlisle United Free [15]
25 July 2017 CM Liam Walker Europa Free [16]
27 July 2017 GK Ross Fitzsimons Chelmsford City Free [17]
31 July 2017 DF Pierce Bird Dunkirk Free [18]
31 July 2017 GK Branislav Pindroch MFK Karviná Free [18]
31 July 2017 CF Callum Saunders Crewe Alexandra Free [18]
1 August 2017 RM Elliot Hodge Lincoln City Free [19]
1 August 2017 RB Nicky Hunt Leyton Orient Free [19]
1 January 2018 CM Liam Noble Forest Green Rovers Free [20]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 RB Wes Atkinson Free agent Released [21]
1 July 2017 CB Thierry Audel Barrow Released [21][a]
1 July 2017 CF Adam Campbell Morecambe Released [21][b]
1 July 2017 ST Montel Gibson Free agent Released [21]
1 July 2017 GK Scott Loach Hartlepool United Released [21][c]
1 July 2017 MF Jack McMillan Free agent Released [21]
1 July 2017 RB Jordan Richards Free agent Released [21]
1 July 2017 DM Luther Wildin Nuneaton Town Released [21][d]
1 July 2017 LW Mark Yeates Eastleigh Released [21][e]
  1. ^ Thierry Audel joined Barrow following his release.[22]
  2. ^ Adam Campbell joined Morecambe following his release.[23]
  3. ^ Scott Loach joined Hartlepool United following his release.[24]
  4. ^ Luther Wildin joined Nuneaton Town following his release.[25]
  5. ^ Mark Yeates joined Eastleigh following his release.[26]

Loans in

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
20 July 2017 CM Jorge Grant Nottingham Forest 30 June 2018 [27]
4 August 2017 CM Ryan Yates Nottingham Forest 30 June 2018 [28]
30 January 2018 CB Ben Hall Brighton & Hove Albion 30 June 2018 [29]

Loans out

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
8 September 2017 CB Pierce Bird Leek Town 13 October 2017 [30]
8 September 2017 AM Dominic Brown-Hill Shaw Lane Work experience [30]
8 September 2017 GK Curtis Hall Kimberley Miners Welfare Work experience [30]
21 September 2017 DF Peter Dearle Gainsborough Trinity Work experience [31]
21 September 2017 RW Sam Osborne Shaw Lane Work experience [31]
13 October 2017 GK Curtis Hall Romulus Work experience [32]
13 October 2017 MF Jordon Richards Halesowen Town 12 November 2017 [32]
27 November 2017 GK Joe Searson-Smithard Radford Work experience [33]

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  32. ^ a b "Youngsters on the move". Notts County Official Site. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
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