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Notts County

Heartbreak#2997.3

Nottingham, Nottingham · England · League One

Major cups
1
last 1894
Top-4 finishes
2

Power-ranking history

Rank (1 = best)1283Score (per-season normalised)0.00.51.084/8589/90

Against expectation

Every English top-flight match this club has played, scored against the odds an Elo rating gave it before kick-off. Over 30 seasons from 1888-89 to 1991-92 it has fallen short of them by −14.8 match points.

1888-89 to 1991-92one bar per season · height in match points

Best season against expectation
1900-01 +7.2 league pts
40 points on 32.8 expected as Notts County
Worst season against expectation
1904-05 −8.9 league pts
18 points on 26.9 expected as Notts County

Season points use that season’s own scoring, two for a win before 1981-82 and three after; the bars use match points so the whole series is comparable. The rating only starts telling you much after about 1960. Before that, knowing the era’s home-and-away split is almost as good as knowing the teams.

Nottingham against expectation →How this is measured →

Greatest games

Notts County's top matches by the club Game Score: closeness, stakes, quality and upset over one unified rating of league and European play. H, A and N mark home, away and a neutral venue; a ★ is a curated all-time classic (tap it for the model's own score).All-time board.

1
1890-03-27 · Football League
75.1
game score
2
1901-04-08 · First Division
73.2
game score
3
1894-03-10 · FA Cup · Semifinals
72.2
game score
4
1922-03-08 · FA Cup · Round 4
68.1
game score
5
1908-04-25 · First Division
66.7
game score
6
1910-04-16 · First Division
66.0
game score
7
1898-04-09 · First Division
64.7
game score
8
1902-04-12 · First Division
62.9
game score
9
1920-02-21 · FA Cup · Round 3
62.3
game score
10
1899-04-01 · First Division
62.1
game score

Footprint

Tiers played
L1, L2, L3, L4, L5
Top-flight (L1) seasons
30
Lower-tier league seasons
98
First season
1889
Most recent season
2026

The Heartbreak Index7.3 · #299

The Numb · Major trophy, 1894

7.3
Heartbreak
#299
of 1,138 clubs
#188
in Football
3.4
agony · 3.9 despair
The clocks
  • Major trophy since 18942.2
  • Major final appearance since 18941.1
Heaviest wounds

relegated from the top flight, 1984 · relegated from the top flight, 1992 · relegated from the top flight, 1920 · relegated from the top flight, 1926

One formula, every club the site covers. See the whole board →

Season-by-season

Most recent season first. Covers Levels 1 through 5 of the English pyramid. Rows tagged "national playoff" are pre-modern formats where the workbook records only playoff participants, not round-robin standings.

2027
League One (3) · P17● live
12 P · 3-5-4 · 13:14 · -1
14
pts
2026
League Two (4) · P5↑
46 P · 24-8-14 · 74:52 · +22
80
pts
2025
League Two (4) · P6PO
46 P · 20-12-14 · 68:49 · +19
72
pts
2024
League Two (4) · P14
46 P · 18-7-21 · 89:86 · +3
61
pts
2023
National League (5) · P2↑
46 P · 32-11-3 · 117:42 · +75
107
pts
2022
National League (5) · P5PO
44 P · 24-10-10 · 81:52 · +29
82
pts
2021
National League (5) · P5PO
42 P · 20-10-12 · 62:41 · +21
70
pts
2020
National League (5) · P3PO
38 P · 17-12-9 · 61:38 · +23
63
pts
2019
League Two (4) · P23↓
46 P · 9-14-23 · 48:84 · -36
41
pts
2018
League Two (4) · P5PO
46 P · 21-14-11 · 71:48 · +23
77
pts
2017
League Two (4) · P16
46 P · 16-8-22 · 54:76 · -22
56
pts
2016
League Two (4) · P17
46 P · 14-9-23 · 54:83 · -29
51
pts
Domestic Cup Finals

Most recent first. Every domestic cup final the club has played, including losses. Scheduled finals (date not yet passed) are flagged.

1894
FA Cup
Won
1891
FA Cup
Runner-up