The list of seasons in the history of Notts County Football Club includes all seasons played by the club from 1877–78 until the present day. The list details the club's achievements in all national and European first team competitions, and records their top goalscorer, for each completed season.

Seasons SeasonLeagueFA CupEFL CupOtherTop goalscorer Division Lvl P W D L F A Pts Pos Name Goals1877–78R1 CL Cursham11878–79R1 Owen11879–80R101880–81R3 Harry Cursham41881–82R3 Harry Cursham81882–83SF Harry Cursham81883–84SF Harry Cursham71884–85QF William GunnHarry Jackson41885–86R5 Harry Cursham81886–87QF Harry Cursham101887–88R3Harry DaftAlbert Moore31888–89FL122521540731211thR2 Bob Jardine91889–90FL22651143511710thQF Jimmy Oswald161890–91FL2211475235263rdRU Jimmy Oswald201891–92FL26114115551268thR1 Jimmy Oswald151892–93Div 1 301041653612414thR2 Jimmy Oswald141893–94Div 222818377031393rdW James Logan271894–95Div 23017587545392ndR1 Elijah Allsopp171895–96Div 2301221657542610thR1 Walter Bull181896–97Div 2 3019479243421stR2 Tom Boucher241897–98Div 1130881436462413thR1 Tom Boucher71898–99Div 134121394751375thR2 Alex Maconnachie121899–1900Div 1349111446602915thR2 Joe McMain151900–01Div 134184125446403rdR2 Jack Morris191901–02Div 1341441651573213thR1 Percy Humphreys141902–03Div 1341271541493115thQF Arthur Green Percy Humphreys161903–04Div 1341251737612913thR1 Arthur Green201904–05Div 134582136691818thR1 Jerry Dean Arthur Green81905–06Div 13811121555713416thR1 Arthur Green Walter Tarplin131906–07Div 1388151546503118thQF Percy Humphreys161907–08Div 1381381739513418thR2 Fred Jones81908–09Div 1381481651483615thR1 Jimmy Cantrell181909–10Div 1381510136759409thR1 Jimmy Cantrell221910–11Div 13814101437453811thR1 Jimmy Cantrell131911–12Div 1381471746633516thR2 Sam Richards141912–13Div 1 38792228562319thR1 Jack Peart71913–14Div 2 23823787736531stR1 Jack Peart291914–15Div 11389131641573116thR1 Jack Peart11The Football League and FA Cup were suspended until after the First World War.1919–20Div 1 14212121856743621stR3 Harold Hill131920–21Div 22421811135540476thR2 Harold Hill Sammy Stevens111921–22Div 24212151547513913thSF Harold Hill111922–23Div 2 42237124634531stR1 Donald Cock131923–24Div 114214141444494210thR2 Donald Cock111924–25Div 1421613134231459thR3 Arthur Davis131925–26Div 1 421372254743322ndR5 Arthur Davis141926–27Div 22421552270963516thR3 Arthur Davis Neil Harris161927–28Div 24213121768743815thR3 Paddy Mills211928–29Div 242199147865475thR3 Harold Andrews211929–30Div 2 429151854703322ndR3 Harold Andrews171930–31Div 3S 342241179746591stR4 Tom Keetley411931–32Div 224213121775753816thR3 Tom Keetley301932–33Div 24215101767784015thR3 Tom Keetley151933–34Div 24212111953623518thR3 Charlie MacCartney151934–35Div 2 42972646972522ndR3 Fred Shaw121935–36Div 3S3421512156057429thR3Third Division South CupR2 Tex Rickards111936–37Div 3S42231097452562ndR1Third Division South CupSF Hughie Gallacher251937–38Div 3S421691750504111thR4Third Division South CupSF Willie Chalmers91938–39Div 3S421791659544311thR4Third Division South CupR1 Boy Martin161939–40Div 3S2200634—— Boy Martin3The Football League and FA Cup were suspended until after the Second World War.1945–46n/aR2 Ian McPherson31946–47Div 3S34215101763634012thR3 Jackie Sewell221947–48Div 3S42198156859466thR4 Tommy Lawton241948–49Div 3S4219518102684311thR4 Jackie Sewell271949–50Div 3S 4225899550511stR3 Tommy Lawton331950–51Div 224213131661603917thR3 Tom Johnston Jackie Sewell141951–52Div 2421671971683915thR4 Frank Broome Bobby Crookes151952–53Div 2421482060883619thR4 Ken McPherson141953–54Div 24213131654743914thR3 Tom Johnston161954–55Div 242216157471487thQF Jimmy Jackson181955–56Div 2421192255823120thR3 Jimmy Jackson81956–57Div 2429122158863020thR3 Gordon Wills191957–58Div 2 421262444803021stR4 Jackie Lane111958–59Div 3 3468132555962923rdR1 Don Roby131959–60Div 4 4462681210769602ndR2 Stan Newsham231960–61Div 3346219168277515thR1R2 Tony Hateley271961–62Div 3461792067744313thR3R1 Tony Hateley211962–63Div 3461913147374517thR1R4 Tony Hateley221963–64Div 3 46992845922724thR2QF Jeff Astle141964–65Div 444615141761734413thR2R3Jimmy Rayner141965–66Div 4461912156153508thR1R1 Ron Still131966–67Div 44613112253723720thR1R1 Stan Marshall131967–68Div 44615112053794117thR1R1 Les Bradd101968–69Div 44612181648574219thR1R1 Don Masson131969–70Div 446228167362527thR1R1 Don Masson231970–71Div 4 4630978936691stR3R1Tony Hateley231971–72Div 3346251297444624thR4R2 Les Bradd251972–73Div 3 462311126747572ndR3QFWatney CupR1 Kevin Randall231973–74Div 224215131455604310thR3R1 Kevin Randall141974–75Div 24212161449594014thR4R2 Ian Scanlon141975–76Div 2421911126041495thR3QF Les Bradd191976–77Div 2421910136560488thR3R3Anglo-Scottish CupGS Mick Vinter131977–78Div 24211161554623815thR5R3Anglo-Scottish CupSF Mick Vinter241978–79Div 2421416124860446thR4R2Anglo-Scottish CupGS Mick Vinter141979–80Div 24211151651523717thR3R3Anglo-Scottish CupGS Ray O'Brien111980–81Div 242181774938532ndR4R4Anglo-Scottish CupRU Trevor Christie211981–82Div 11421382161694715thR3R2Football League Group CupGS Iain McCulloch161982–83Div 1421572055715215thR4R4 Iain McCulloch121983–84Div 1 4210112150724121stQFR3 Trevor Christie251984–85Div 2 2421072545733720thR3R4 Rachid Harkouk201985–86Div 33461914137160718thR4R2Associate Members' CupGS Ian McParland201986–87Div 3462113127756767thR2R1Associate Members' CupGS Ian McParland271987–88Div 3462312118249814thR2R1Associate Members' CupRU Ian McParland221988–89Div 3461813156454679thR2R2Associate Members' CupR1S Ian McParland91989–90Div 3 46251297353873rdR1R1Associate Members' CupRU Tommy Johnson181990–91Div 2 2462311127655804thQFR2Full Members' CupR2N Tommy Johnson191991–92Div 1 14210102240624021stR5R2Full Members' CupNSF Tommy Johnson121992–93Div 124612161855705217thR3R3Anglo-Italian CupGS Mark Draper121993–94Div 146208186569687thR4R2Anglo-Italian CupRU Gary McSwegan161994–95Div 1 469132445664024thR3R4Anglo-Italian CupW Paul Devlin101995–96Div 23462115106339784thR3R2Associate Members' CupQFN Devon White141996–97Div 2 467142533593524thR3R1Associate Members' CupR2N Gary Martindale71997–98Div 3 446291258243991stR2R2Associate Members' CupR2N Gary Jones281998–99Div 234614122052615416thR3R1Associate Members' CupR1N Gary Jones81999–2000Div 2461811176155658thR1R2Associate Members' CupR1N Mark Stallard142000–01Div 2461912156266698thR3R2Football League TrophyR1N Mark Stallard242001–02Div 24613112259715019thR2R2Football League TrophyQFN Daniel Allsopp282002–03Div 24613161762705515thR1R1Football League TrophyR1N Mark Stallard252003–04Div 2 4610122450784223rdR3R3Football League TrophyR1N Paul Heffernan212004–05Lge 244613132046625219thR3R2Football League TrophyR1N Glynn Hurst152005–06Lge 24612161848635221stR2R1Football League TrophyR1S Glynn Hurst92006–07Lge 24616141655536213thR1R4Football League TrophyR1S Jason Lee162007–08Lge 24610181837534821stR2R1Football League TrophyR1S Richard Butcher122008–09Lge 24611142149694719thR2R2Football League TrophyR1N Delroy Facey92009–10Lge 2 46271279631931stR5R1Football League TrophyR2N Lee Hughes302010–11Lge 13461482446605019thR4R3Football League TrophyR1N Lee Hughes132011–12Lge 1462110157563737thR4R1Football League TrophyR2N Jeff Hughes132012–13Lge 14616171361496512thR2R1Football League TrophyR2N Jamal Campbell-Ryce82013–14Lge 1461552664775020thR1R2Football League TrophyQFN Callum McGregor122014–15Lge 1 4612142045625021stR1R1Football League TrophySFN Garry Thompson122015–16Lge 24461492354835117thR1R2Football League TrophyR2N Jon Stead142016–17Lge 2461682254765616thR2R1EFL TrophyGS Jon Stead142017–18Lge 2462114117148775thR4R1EFL TrophyGS Jorge Grant182018–19Lge 2 469142348844123rdR1R1EFL TrophyR2N Kane Hemmings132019–20NL538171296138633rdR2—FA TrophySFKyle Wootton132020–21NL422010126241705thQR4—FA TrophySFKyle Wootton152021–22NL442410108152825thR1—FA TrophyQFRúben Rodrigues202022–23NL 4632113117421072ndQR4—FA TrophyR4Macaulay Langstaff422023–24Lge 24461872189866114thR2R1EFL TrophyGSMacaulay Langstaff292024–25Lge 2462012146849726thR2R1EFL TrophyGSAlassana Jatta192025-26Lge 2 446248147452805thR1R1EFL TrophyGSAlassana Jatta16

Key

Key to league record: P = Played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost F = Goals for A = Goals against Pts = Points Pos = Final position DNE = League did not exist

Key to divisions: FL = Football League Div 1 = Football League First Division Div 2 = Football League Second Division Div 3S = Football League Third Division South Div 3 = Football League Third Division Div 4 = Football League Fourth Division Lge 1 = Football League One Lge 2 = Football League Two NL = National League n/a = Not applicable

Key to rounds: QR = Qualifying round GS = Group stage R1 = Round 1 R2 = Round 2 R3 = Round 3 R4 = Round 4 R5 = Round 5

QF = Quarter-finals SF = Semi-finals ASF = Area semi-finals AF = Area final RU = Runners-up WS = Shared W = Winners

ChampionsRunners-upPromotedRelegatedPlay-offs (not promoted) Divisions in bold indicate a change in division.

Footnotes

Ups and downs With a total of 15 promotions and 17 relegations, no club has moved between the divisions of the Football League and National League on more occasions than Notts County,Club Stats.

Promotion year – 1897 1914 1923 1931 1950 1960 1971 1973 1981 1990 1991 1998 2010 2023 2026

Relegation year – 1893 1913 1920 1926 1930 1935 1958 1959 1964 1984 1985 1992 1995 1997 2004 2015 2019

References

Sources

The Official History Notts County. Tony Brown 1996 The Magpies. Tony Warsop 1984 Notts County FC And The Birth Of Modern Football Darrin Foss 2013