In 1881, he led a strike of Notts professionals, demanding a formal contract of employment to guarantee an automatic benefit at the end of an agreed playing period.

During a successful loan spell at Notts County, ( in which the team were undefeated ) a transfer fee of £ 125, 000 was agreed.

After four years with the club, including loan spells at Yeovil Town and Notts County in his final season, Sproule agreed to return to Hibernian in May 2011.

Shortly before the game, it was announced that Notts County agreed to release Schmeichel at the end of the season despite having four years left on his contract.

Alexander, who suffered a brain aneurysm in November 2003, died after arriving home from the League Two match at Notts County.

A six match unbeaten run at the end of the season including wins over Notts County, Colchester and Carlisle helped Yeovil finish the season in 14th, their second highest league finish.

In November 1872, the Notts County full-back Ernest Greenhalgh played for England against Scotland in the first-ever international match, thereby becoming the club's first international player.

On the 8 September 2011 to mark the opening of the new Stadium in Turin, Juventus invited Notts County for an historic exhibition match.

In return, Notts County have extended an invitation to Juventus for a return match at Meadow Lane in 2012 to celebrate County's 150th anniversary.

This included hiring a plane to fly over the local derby match with Notts County towing a banner declaring that the club was for sale and calling for Haslam to leave.

However, in the club's first match against Notts County in 1904, white shirts were worn, with black shorts and black socks.

In a FA cup match against Notts County he scored four goals, becoming the first Manchester City player to score four in an FA Cup tie since Johnny Hart in 1953.

When the draw for the semi-finals was made, the club was paired with Queen's Park in one match and Rovers with Notts County in the other, setting up the possibility of the two teams meeting in the final.

When county cricket resumed after the war, Iremonger did not resume his first-class career, but he did play one match for Notts ' Second XI in 1927, when he was 51 years old.

Clifton is also a well known area in Nottingham for sporting talent with Jermaine Pennant, Jermaine Jenas, Darren Huckerby, all currently top football players, having played as youngsters for Clifton F. C ( Formerly Clifton All Whites ) and Micheal Johnson now part of the coaching staff at Notts County, Viv Anderson MBE, the first black football player to represent England in a full international match ( 1979 ), who formerly lived on Rivergreen, and attended Fairham School ( now Closed ).

During their existence Burton Wanderers played their home games at Derby Turn and their record attendance was 6, 000 for an FA Cup 2nd round match against Notts County in February 1894.

This match ( against Notts ) also provided contemporary evidence of " good dribbling and kicking " particularly by W. E.

Unfortunately though, a car accident on the way to the match kept him out of the game and the FA Cup tie with Notts County at the weekend, when his car was hit by a bus, then crashed into another car as he pulled out of a petrol station near the County Ground-and though he suffered minor whiplash and bruising, it was a lucky escape.

trent barton claim every single bus in the fleet is now low floor ( not including coach services such as red arrow and club class ), although occasionally a bus primarily used at sister company Notts and Derby may stray onto a Trent route, especially during university vacation periods, when large numbers of buses used on the unibus services are idle however if a bus is not low floor it runs for free.

Legend among Notts County supporters it has been said he had ' hands like the claws of a JCB and was a seven foot tall monster '

The first game at White Hart Lane resulted in a 4 – 1 home win against Notts County with around 5, 000 supporters attending and witnessing the first game and first victory at the new ground, although referred to at the time as either High Road ground or White Hart Lane.

| Notts County supporters at Meadow Lane to Sirrel after he died in 2008.

* John Brown ( footballer born 1866 ) ( 1866 – 1931 ), English footballer for Notts County

But even today in rural parishes, e. g. north Notts, wheat is thrown over the bridal couple with the cry " Bread for life and pudding for ever ," expressive of a wish that the newly wed may be always affluent.

When he was released by Crewe, Gudjon Thordarson signed him for Notts County.

* Dave Kevan, professional footballer for Notts County and Stoke City between 1985-1994.

* George Smith ( footballer born May 1901 ), Scottish-born football defender who played for Notts County in the 1920s

* George Smith ( footballer born 1936 ), football goalkeeper who played for Notts County and Hartlepool in the 1950s and 1960s

The new south stand was completed in time for the first round of the FA Cup on 1 October 1913 against Notts County.

He made his first team debut for the club aged just 15 in a 2 – 1 win at Notts County in 1939.

Two days later he makes 177 for Gloucestershire v Notts, and two days after that 318 not out for Gloucestershire v Yorkshire, the latter two innings against counties with exceptionally strong bowling attacks.

He was persuaded to resume his playing career after leaving Manchester City, and briefly played for Southampton, Notts County and Bury before returning to management with Sunderland in 1995.

* Richard Holmes ( footballer ) ( born 1980 ), former footballer for Notts County

Cup for the fifth time against Notts County F. C.

* George H. Brown ( footballer ), English footballer for Notts County

The club plays in Division A of the South Notts Cricket League, with a Second XI in Division E and a Third XI in Division P. The club has three adult sides on Saturdays and two on Sundays, in addition to junior sides for all age groups from under-11s Kwik cricket to under-15s.

On 25 March 1891, Notts County reached the FA Cup final for the first time.

Notts County made up for this on 31 March 1894, when they won the FA Cup at Goodison Park, defeating Bolton Wanderers 4 – 1 in a game in which Jimmy Logan scored the second hat-trick in FA Cup final history.

This achievement is also memorable for Notts County becoming the first club outside the top division to win the FA Cup: Notts County finished 3rd in Division Two that season.

Notts County were relegated in 1926 in what was to be their last season in the English top flight for over half a century.

The following season started with poor results for Notts, including early exits from the League Cup and the Football League Trophy, and Thompson was sacked in October 2007, to be replaced by Ian ' Charlie ' McParland.