2017–18 Notts County F.C. season

Notts County

2017–18 season

Owner

Alan Hardy

Manager

Kevin Nolan

Stadium

Meadow Lane

EFL Cup

1st Round

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The 2017–18 season will be Notts County's 155th season in their history and their third consecutive season in League Two.^[1] Along with League Two, the club will also compete 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.	Place of Birth	Age	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Ends
Goalkeepers
1	Adam Collin	GK	Penrith	32	48	0	Rotherham United	1 July 2016	Free	2018
13	Branislav Pindroch	GK		25	0	0	3MFK Karviná	31 July 2017	Free	Undisclosed
34	Ross Fitzsimons	GK		23	1	0	Chelmsford	27 July 2017	Trainee	Undisclosed
Defenders
2	Matt Tootle	RB	Knowsley	26	40	2	Shrewsbury Town	1 July 2016	Free	2018
3	Carl Dickinson	LB	Swadlincote	30	41	0	Port Vale	1 July 2016	Free	2018
4	Elliott Hewitt	RB/CM	Rhyl	23	75	2	Ipswich Town	4 August 2015	Free	2019
5	Richard Duffy	CB	Swansea	31	48	4	Eastleigh	1 July 2016	Free	Undisclosed
6	Haydn Hollis	CB	Selston	24	134	7	Academy	1 July 2011	Trainee	Undisclosed
16	Shaun Brisley	CB	Macclesfield	27	2	1	Carlisle United	24 July 2017	Free	Undisclosed
19	Nicky Hunt	RB	Westhoughton	33	1	0	Leyton Orient	1 August 2017	Undisclosed	Undisclosed
23	Daniel Jones	LB	Rowley Regis	30	9	0	Chesterfield	3 July 2017	Free	Undisclosed
38	Mike Edwards	CB	Hessle	37	352	30	Carlisle United	18 August 2014	Free	2017
Midfielders
8	Michael O'Connor	CM	Belfast	29	34	2	Port Vale	1 July 2016	Free	2018
10	Jorge Grant	CM	Banbury	22	20	7	Nottingham Forest	20 July 2017	Loan	2018
11	Terry Hawkridge	RM	Nottingham	27	2	0	Lincoln City	1 July 2017	Free	2019
12	Elliott Hodge	RM		21	1	0	Lincoln City	1 August 2017	Free	Undisclosed
15	Curtis Thompson	RM	Nottingham	23	97	2	Academy	1 July 2011	Trainee	Undisclosed
17	Alan Smith	CM	Rothwell	36	82	0	Milton Keynes Dons	1 July 2014	Free	2018
20	Liam Walker	CM		29	1	0	Europa FC	25 July 2017	Free	Undisclosed
22	Ryan Yates	CM	Nottingham	19	1	1	Nottingham Forest	4 August 2017	Loan	Undisclosed
24	Robert Milsom	LM	Redhill	30	61	0	Rotherham United	1 July 2015	Free	Undisclosed
37	Alex Howes	CM		17	2	0	Academy		Trainee	Undisclosed
44	Kevin Nolan	AM	Liverpool	35	0	0	Free Agent	30 January 2017	Free	Undisclosed
Forwards
7	Lewis Alessandra	RW	Heywood	28	1	0	Hartlepool United	1 July 2017	Undisclosed	2019
9	Shola Ameobi	CF	Zaria	35	18	4	Fleetwood Town	3 February 2017	Free	Undisclosed
14	Jonathan Forte	LW	Sheffield	31	71	23	Oldham Athletic	1 July 2016	Free	Undisclosed
26	Callum Saunders	CF	Istanbul	21	0	0	Crewe Alexandra	31 July 2017	Free	Undisclosed
30	Jon Stead	CF	Huddersfield	34	91	28	Huddersfield Town	2 July 2015	Free	Undisclosed
39	Sam Osborne	CF	Nottingham		3	0	Dunkirk	1 July 2016	Free	Undisclosed

Statistics

As of 8 August 2017

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Adam Collin	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF		Matt Tootle	2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
3	DF		Carl Dickinson	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
4	DF		Elliott Hewitt	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF		Richard Duffy	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
6	DF		Haydn Hollis	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
7	FW		Lewis Alessandra	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW		Shola Ameobi	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	MF		Jorge Grant	2	1	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	1	0+0	0
11	MF		Terry Hawkridge	2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
12	MF		Elliott Hodge	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
14	FW		Jonathan Forte	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
15	MF		Curtis Thompson	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
16	DF		Shaun Brisley	2	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	1	0+0	0
17	MF		Alan Smith	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
19	DF		Nicky Hunt	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
20	MF		Liam Walker	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	MF		Ryan Yates	1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	1	0+0	0
23	DF		Daniel Jones	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	MF		Robert Milsom	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
30	FW		Jon Stead	2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
34	GK		Ross Fitzsimons	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0

Goals record

As of 9 August 2017

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	League Cup	Total
1	10	CM	Jorge Grant	1	1
	16	CB	Shaun Brisley	1	1
	22	CM	Ryan Yates	1	1
Total				3	3

Disciplinary Record

As of 9 August 2017

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League Two			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total
Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name
1	4		RB	Elliott Hewitt	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	22		CM	Ryan Yates	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	30		CF	Jonathan Stead	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0

Competitions

Friendlies

On 12 April 2017, Notts County announced they will face Nottingham Forest as part of pre-season.^[2] The Magpies also confirmed that they will visit Basford United.^[3] Two weeks later, Wigan Athletic was added as further opposition.^[4] A fifth friendly was arranged against York City.^[5]

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

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

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

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
12	Grimsby Town	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3
13	Cheltenham Town	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
14	Notts County	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	3
15	Yeovil Town	2	1	0	1	5	10	−5	3
16	Newport County	2	0	2	0	4	4	0	2

Updated to match(es) played on 12 August 2017. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

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
1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	−3

Last updated: 5 August 2017.
Source:

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
Result	L
Position	23

Last updated: 5 August 2017.
Source: Statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.^[6]^[7]

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	v	Chesterfield	Nottingham
15:00 BST				Stadium: Meadow Lane

19 August 2017 3	Wycombe Wanderers	v	Notts County	High Wycombe
15:00 BST				Stadium: Adams Park

26 August 2017 4	Notts County	v	Accrington Stanley	Nottingham
15:00 BST				Stadium: Meadow Lane

EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Notts County were drawn away to Scunthorpe United in the first round.^[8]

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 U23s, Lincoln City and Mansfield Town in Northern Group G.^[9]

Pos	Lge	Team	Qualification
1	ACA	Everton U23s	Round 2
2	L2	Lincoln City	Round 2
3	L2	Mansfield Town
4	L2	Notts County

First match(es) will be played on August – September 2017. Source: EFL.com

15 August 2017 Group Game 1	Notts County	v	Everton U23s	Nottingham
19:45 BST				Stadium: Meadow Lane

24 October 2017 Group Game 2	Notts County	v	Mansfield Town	Nottingham
19:45 BST				Stadium: Meadow Lane

7 November 2017 Group Game 3	Lincoln City	v	Notts County	Lincoln
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Sincil Bank

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	RW	Lewis Alessandra	Hartlepool United	Undisclosed	^[10]
1 July 2017	RM	Terry Hawkridge	Lincoln City	Free	^[11]
3 July 2017	LB	Daniel Jones	Chesterfield	Free	^[12]
24 July 2017	CB	Shaun Brisley	Carlisle United	Free	^[13]
25 July 2017	CM	Liam Walker	Europa	Free	^[14]
27 July 2017	GK	Ross Fitzsimons	Chelmsford City	Free	^[15]
31 July 2017	DF	Pierce Bird	Dunkirk	Free	^[16]
31 July 2017	GK	Branislav Pindroch	MFK Karviná	Free	^[16]
31 July 2017	CF	Callum Saunders	Crewe Alexandra	Free	^[16]
1 August 2017	RM	Elliot Hodge	Lincoln City	Free	^[17]
1 August 2017	RB	Nicky Hunt	Leyton Orient	Free	^[17]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	RB	Wes Atkinson	Free agent	Released	^[18]
1 July 2017	CB	Thierry Audel	Barrow	Released	^[18]^{[lower-alpha 1]}
1 July 2017	CF	Adam Campbell	Morecambe	Released	^[18]^{[lower-alpha 2]}
1 July 2017	ST	Montel Gibson	Free agent	Released	^[18]
1 July 2017	GK	Scott Loach	Hartlepool United	Released	^[18]^{[lower-alpha 3]}
1 July 2017	MF	Jack McMillan	Free agent	Released	^[18]
1 July 2017	RB	Jordan Richards	Free agent	Released	^[18]
1 July 2017	DM	Luther Wildin	Nuneaton Town	Released	^[18]^{[lower-alpha 4]}
1 July 2017	LW	Mark Yeates	Eastleigh	Released	^[18]^{[lower-alpha 5]}

↑ Thierry Audel joined Barrow following his release.^[19]
↑ Adam Campbell joined Morecambe following his release.^[20]
↑ Scott Loach joined Hartlepool United following his release.^[21]
↑ Luther Wildin joined Nuneaton Town following his release.^[22]
↑ Mark Yeates joined Eastleigh following his release.^[23]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
20 July 2017	CM		Jorge Grant	Nottingham Forest	30 June 2018	^[24]
4 August 2017	RB		Ryan Yates	Nottingham Forest	30 June 2018	^[25]

References

↑ "History". Statto.
↑ "Forest friendly arranged". Notts County Official Site. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
↑ "Magpies to face Basford". Notts County Official Site. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
↑ "Magpies to host Wigan". Notts County Official Site. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
↑ "York friendly arranged". Notts County Official Site. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
↑ "2017-18 fixtures revealed". Notts County Official Site. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
↑ "Fixture List". Official Site. June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
↑ "It's Scunthorpe - again!". Notts County Official Site. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
↑ "Checkatrade Trophy: Group stage details". Notts County Official Site. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
↑ "Notts land Alessandra". Notts County Official Site. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
↑ "Magpies swoop for Hawkridge". Notts County Official Site. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
↑ "Jones returns to Notts". Notts County Official Site. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
↑ "Notts bring in Brisley". Notts County Official Site. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
↑ "Liam Walker signs". Notts County Official Site. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
↑ "Fitzsimons joins the Magpies". Notts County Official Site. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
1 2 3 "Triple signing for Notts". Notts County Official Site. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
1 2 "Hodge and Hunt sign deals". Notts County Official Site. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Retained list 2017". Notts County Official Site. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
↑ "Thierry Audel: Barrow sign ex-Notts County defender on one-year deal". BBC. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
↑ "Adam Campbell: Morecambe sign former Notts County forward". BBC. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
↑ "Hartlepool United: Jake Cassidy, Jack Munns, Scott Loach & Luke George sign". BBC. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
↑ "Wildin Brothers Join Nuneaton". Non League Pitchero. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
↑ "Eastleigh sign former Premier League winger Mark Yeates". Daily Echo. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
↑ "Jorge is back!". Notts County Official Site. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
↑ "Ryan Yates joins on loan". Notts County Official Site. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.

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National teams

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U21 (UEFA Euro 2019 qualifying round)
U19 (UEFA Euro 2018 qualifying round)
U17 (UEFA Euro 2018 finals)

League competitions

Level 1	Premier League
Levels 2–4	English Football League (Championship, League One, League Two)
Levels 5–6	National League (National, North, South)
Levels 7–8	Isthmian League (Premier, North, South) Northern Premier League (Premier, North, South) Southern League (Premier, Central, South & West)
Levels 9–10	Combined Counties League (Premier, One) East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only) Eastern Counties League (Premier, One) Essex Senior League (level 9 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One East, One West) Midland League (Premier, One) Northern Counties East League (Premier, One) Northern League (One, Two) North West Counties League (Premier, One) Southern Combination League (Premier, One) Southern Counties East League (Premier, One) South West Peninsula League Premier Division (level 10 only) Spartan South Midlands League (Premier, One) United Counties League (Premier, One) Wessex League (Premier, One) Western League (Premier, One) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only)

Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying Rounds, Final) FA Community Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Vase (Final)
EFL cups	EFL Cup (Final) EFL Trophy (Final)

Youth competitions

Under-23	Professional U23 Development League Premier League Cup
Under-18	Professional U18 Development League FA Youth Cup

Club seasons
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Summer 2017 transfers
Winter 2017–18 transfers
Summer 2018 transfers

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