2017–18 Notts County F.C. season

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.

Notts County

2017–18 season
Owner	Alan Hardy
Chairman	Alan Hardy
Manager	Kevin Nolan
Stadium	Meadow Lane Nottingham (Capacity: 20,229)
League Two	5th
FA Cup	Fourth round (replay) (knocked out by Swansea City A.F.C.)
EFL Cup	1st round (knocked out by Scunthorpe United F.C.)
EFL Trophy	Eliminated at Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: Jorge Grant (15) All: Jorge Grant (19)
Highest home attendance	17,274 (league) 17,615 (playoffs)
Lowest home attendance	3,738 (league) 1,409 (EFL Trophy)
Average home league attendance	8,513
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

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]

Rolls Royce Select XI v Notts County

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

Basford United v Notts County

15 July 2017	Basford United	0–2	Notts County	Basford
15:00 BST		Report	Jones Howes	Stadium: Greenwich Avenue

Notts County v Nottingham Forest

19 July 2017	Notts County	0–2	Nottingham Forest	Nottingham
19:45 BST		Report	Brereton 51' Vellios 88'	Stadium: Meadow Lane

Notts County v Wigan Athletic

22 July 2017	Notts County	1–2	Wigan Athletic	Nottingham
15:00 BST	Alessandra	Report	Duffy (O.G.) 64' Lang	Stadium: Meadow Lane

Carlton Town v Notts County

29 July 2017	Carlton Town	1–1	Notts County	Carlton
12:00 BST	McNicholas 21'	Report	Stead ?' (pen.)	Stadium: Stokeld Stadium

York City v Notts County

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 v t e	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: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	L	D	W	D	W	D	W	D	D	D	W	L	W	D	L	L	W	L	W	D	L	W	D	W	D	L	D	L	W	W	W	L	D
Position	23	14	7	4	5	3	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	5	5	4	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2018. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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

Coventry City v Notts County

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

Notts County v Chesterfield

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

Wycombe Wanderers v Notts County

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

Notts County v Accrington Stanley

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

Port Vale v Notts County

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

Notts County v Morecambe

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

Notts County v Swindon Town

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

Crawley Town v Notts County

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

Notts County v Lincoln City

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

Exeter City v Notts County

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

Mansfield Town v Notts County

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

Notts County v Forest Green Rovers

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

Notts County v Barnet

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

Crewe Alexandra v Notts County

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

Carlisle United v Notts County

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

Notts County v Newport County

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

Stevenage v Notts County

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

Notts County v Cheltenham Town

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

Yeovil Town v Notts County

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

Notts County v Colchester United

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

Luton Town v Notts County

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

Notts County v Grimsby Town

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

Notts County v Cambridge United

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

Morecambe v Notts County

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

Swindon Town v Notts County

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

Notts County v Port Vale

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

Lincoln City v Notts County

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

Notts County v Exeter City

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

Notts County v Crawley Town

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

Notts County v Crewe Alexandra

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

Barnet v Notts County

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

Notts County v Carlisle United

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

Newport County v Notts County

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

Cambridge United v Notts County

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

Notts County v Stevenage

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

Cheltenham Town v Notts County

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

Forest Green Rovers v Notts County

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

Notts County v Mansfield Town

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

Chesterfield v Notts County

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

Notts County v Wycombe Wanderers

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

Accrington Stanley v Notts County

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

Notts County v Coventry

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

Colchester United v Notts County

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

Notts County v Yeovil Town

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

Grimsby Town v Notts County

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

Notts County v Luton Town

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

Coventry City v Notts County

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

Notts County v Coventry City

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]

Notts County v Bristol Rovers

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

Notts County v Oxford City

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

Brentford v Notts County

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

Notts County v Swansea City

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

Swansea City v Notts County

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]

Scunthorpe United v Notts County

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
	Madden van Veen Adelakun Townsend Redmond Holmes		Smith Thompson Milsom Brisley Forte Toolte

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

Notts County v Everton U21s

15 August 2017 (2017-08-15) Group Game 1	Notts County	2–1	Everton U21s	Nottingham
19:45 BST	Forte 30' Hollis 36'		Donkor 55'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 1,409

Notts County v Mansfield Town

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

Lincoln City v Notts County

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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