Super Kevin Francis on target against Stockport, February 1998 Following the visit of third-placed Bradford City on Saturday, United welcome second-placed Stockport County on Tuesday. Both the Bantams and the Hatters topped the table a week earlier before dropping points saw them being displaced at the top, by Stockport in Bradford’s case and by Huddersfield  [ more ]

Aidomo Emakhu fires in a shot (Photo: Steve Daniels) The fact that this game ended all-square should surprise nobody. The fact that it ended without any goals should surprise nobody. And the fact that I have no incisive analysis or sparkling revelations should surprise nobody. Having said that, this was the first league game of  [ more ]

Chris Maguire in Football League Trophy action against Bradford City in January 2017 Bradford City trundle down the M1 on Saturday as they look to become the first side to win at the Kassam this season. If they do, it’ll be for just the fourth time in 21 games in the Shire that they’ll have  [ more ]

Kai Andrews and co celebrate the winning goal (Photo: Steve Daniels) It’s a home game, so it’s my turn to do the report. It’s been so long since we played in the Shire that I’ve almost forgotten what to do. Probably something like this: There are people who place great store in stats: xG, touches  [ more ]

Let’s not do this again Home again at last! It’s been over a month since United last had a home game, that 1-1 draw with Cambridge United on 19th September. Since then, we’ve had an international break in which Ciaron Brown scored twice for Northern Ireland against Ukraine (with that strike rate, I wouldn’t be  [ more ]

FAN’S VIEW  2026/27  – MANSFIELD AWAY Five days after our win at Meadow Lane we were just 15 miles further north facing the Stags. Mansfield charge £7 a ticket more than Notts County do. We just pay up and follow our team. On this occasion there was time to move about a bit from pub  [ more ]

Tom Bradshaw scores in the second minute in a 1-0 pre-season friendly win at Mansfield in July 2025 If it’s Thursday night, it must be footy night! What bright spark at Sky TV thought that showing a League One match live on a Thursday was a good idea? It’s clearly all part of a cunning  [ more ]

FAN’S VIEW  2026/27  – NOTTS COUNTY AWAY Pre-match musings What a strange season this one has been so far. Our league campaign kicked off on 15 August and nearly two months later we’d ended up playing fewer games than any other team in L1. Table toppers Plymouth have played 50% more than our six, nine  [ more ]

Shaunna Jenkins heads United into the lead (Photo: Darrell Fisher) It’s not often that the women’s team takes the plaudits over the men’s side, especially with the men’s team being in such good form, but it’s only right to acknowledge the achievements of the women so far this season, following this weekend’s derby win over  [ more ]

Meadow Lane as it looked when United last visited in January 2016 It’s been over ten years since Oxford and Notts County last met, with both teams travelling in different directions only to end up in the same place. The sides’ first meeting took place in Nottingham in the Fourth Division, in October 1964, with  [ more ]