Nottingham, Nottingham · England · League One
Major cups
1
last 1894
Top-4 finishes
2
Power-ranking history
Hover a season for its rank and score
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.
1888-89one bar per season · height in match points · hover for that season1991-92
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.
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.All-time board.
| # | Date | Stage | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1890-03-27 | Football League | HL 0-1 v Preston North End | game score 75.1 |
| 2 | 1901-04-08 | First Division | AL 0-1 v Liverpool | game score 73.2 |
| 3 | 1894-03-10 | FA Cup · Semifinals | NW 1-0 v Blackburn Rovers | game score 72.2 |
| 4 | 1922-03-08 | FA Cup · Round 4 | AW 4-3 v Aston Villa | game score 68.1 |
| 5 | 1908-04-25 | First Division | AW 1-0 v Bolton Wanderers | game score 66.7 |
| 6 | 1910-04-16 | First Division | HL 2-3 v Aston Villa | game score 66.0 |
| 7 | 1898-04-09 | First Division | AW 1-0 v Blackburn Rovers | game score 64.7 |
| 8 | 1902-04-12 | First Division | AW 1-0 v Everton | game score 62.9 |
| 9 | 1920-02-21 | FA Cup · Round 3 | HL 3-4 v Bradford Park Avenue | game score 62.3 |
| 10 | 1899-04-01 | First Division | AW 2-1 v Everton | game score 62.1 |
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 · #293
The Numb · Major trophy, 1894
The Heartbreak Index7.3 · #293
The Numb · Major trophy, 1894
7.3
Heartbreak
#293
of 1,139 clubs
#184
in Football
3.5
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) · P16● live
6 P · 1-4-1 · 7:7 · 0
7
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
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2015
League One (3) · P21↓
46 P · 12-14-20 · 45:63 · -18
50
pts
2014
League One (3) · P20
46 P · 15-5-26 · 64:77 · -13
50
pts
2013
League One (3) · P12
46 P · 16-17-13 · 61:49 · +12
65
pts
2012
League One (3) · P7
46 P · 21-10-15 · 75:63 · +12
73
pts
2011
League One (3) · P20
46 P · 14-8-24 · 46:60 · -14
50
pts
2010
League Two (4) · P1↑
46 P · 27-12-7 · 96:31 · +65
93
pts
2009
League Two (4) · P19
46 P · 11-14-21 · 49:69 · -20
47
pts
2008
League Two (4) · P21
46 P · 10-18-18 · 37:53 · -16
48
pts
2007
League Two (4) · P13
46 P · 16-14-16 · 55:53 · +2
62
pts
2006
League Two (4) · P21
46 P · 12-16-18 · 48:63 · -15
52
pts
2005
League Two (4) · P19
46 P · 13-13-20 · 46:62 · -16
52
pts
2004
Second Division (3) · P23↓
46 P · 10-12-24 · 50:78 · -28
42
pts
2003
Second Division (3) · P15
46 P · 13-16-17 · 62:70 · -8
55
pts
2002
Second Division (3) · P19
46 P · 13-11-22 · 59:71 · -12
50
pts
2001
Second Division (3) · P8
46 P · 19-12-15 · 62:66 · -4
69
pts
2000
Second Division (3) · P8
46 P · 18-11-17 · 61:55 · +6
65
pts
1999
Second Division (3) · P16
46 P · 14-12-20 · 52:61 · -9
54
pts
1998
Third Division (4) · P1↑
46 P · 29-12-5 · 82:43 · +39
99
pts
1997
Second Division (3) · P24↓
46 P · 7-14-25 · 33:59 · -26
35
pts
1996
Second Division (3) · P4PO
46 P · 21-15-10 · 63:39 · +24
78
pts
1995
First Division (2) · P24↓
46 P · 9-13-24 · 45:66 · -21
40
pts
1994
First Division (2) · P7
46 P · 20-8-18 · 65:69 · -4
68
pts
1993
First Division (2) · P17
46 P · 12-16-18 · 55:70 · -15
52
pts
1992
First Division (1) · P21↓
42 P · 10-10-22 · 40:62 · -22
40
pts
1991
Second Division (2) · P4↑
46 P · 23-11-12 · 76:55 · +21
80
pts
1990
Third Division (3) · P3↑
46 P · 25-12-9 · 73:53 · +20
87
pts
1989
Fourth Division (3) · P9
46 P · 18-13-15 · 64:54 · +10
67
pts
1988
Third Division (3) · P4PO
46 P · 23-12-11 · 82:49 · +33
81
pts
1987
Third Division (3) · P7
46 P · 21-13-12 · 77:56 · +21
76
pts
1986
Third Division (3) · P8
46 P · 19-14-13 · 71:60 · +11
71
pts
1985
Second Division (2) · P20↓
42 P · 10-7-25 · 45:73 · -28
37
pts
1984
First Division (1) · P21↓
42 P · 10-11-21 · 50:72 · -22
41
pts
1983
First Division (1) · P15
42 P · 15-7-20 · 55:71 · -16
52
pts
1982
First Division (1) · P15
42 P · 13-8-21 · 61:69 · -8
47
pts
1981
Second Division (2) · P2↑
42 P · 18-17-7 · 49:38 · +11
53
pts
1980
Second Division (2) · P17
42 P · 11-15-16 · 51:52 · -1
37
pts
1979
Second Division (2) · P6
42 P · 14-16-12 · 48:60 · -12
44
pts
1978
Second Division (2) · P15
42 P · 11-16-15 · 54:62 · -8
38
pts
1977
Second Division (2) · P8
42 P · 19-10-13 · 65:60 · +5
48
pts
1976
Second Division (2) · P5
42 P · 19-11-12 · 60:41 · +19
49
pts
1975
Second Division (2) · P14
42 P · 12-16-14 · 49:59 · -10
40
pts
1974
Second Division (2) · P10
42 P · 15-13-14 · 55:60 · -5
43
pts
1973
Third Division (3) · P2↑
46 P · 23-11-12 · 67:47 · +20
57
pts
1972
Third Division (3) · P4
46 P · 25-12-9 · 74:44 · +30
62
pts
1971
Fourth Division (4) · P1↑
46 P · 30-9-7 · 89:36 · +53
69
pts
1970
Fourth Division (4) · P7
46 P · 22-8-16 · 73:62 · +11
52
pts
1969
Fourth Division (4) · P19
46 P · 12-18-16 · 48:57 · -9
42
pts
1968
Fourth Division (4) · P17
46 P · 15-11-20 · 53:79 · -26
41
pts
1967
Fourth Division (4) · P20
46 P · 13-11-22 · 53:72 · -19
37
pts
1966
Fourth Division (4) · P8
46 P · 19-12-15 · 61:53 · +8
50
pts
1965
Fourth Division (4) · P13
46 P · 15-14-17 · 61:73 · -12
44
pts
1964
Third Division (3) · P24↓
46 P · 9-9-28 · 45:92 · -47
27
pts
1963
Third Division (3) · P7
46 P · 19-13-14 · 73:74 · -1
51
pts
1962
Third Division (3) · P13
46 P · 17-9-20 · 67:74 · -7
43
pts
1961
Third Division (3) · P5
46 P · 21-9-16 · 82:77 · +5
51
pts
1960
Fourth Division (4) · P2↑
46 P · 26-8-12 · 107:69 · +38
60
pts
1959
Third Division (3) · P23↓
46 P · 8-13-25 · 55:96 · -41
29
pts
1958
Second Division (2) · P21↓
42 P · 12-6-24 · 44:80 · -36
30
pts
1957
Second Division (2) · P20
42 P · 9-12-21 · 58:86 · -28
30
pts
1956
Second Division (2) · P20
42 P · 11-9-22 · 55:82 · -27
31
pts
1955
Second Division (2) · P7
42 P · 21-6-15 · 74:71 · +3
48
pts
1954
Second Division (2) · P14
42 P · 13-13-16 · 54:74 · -20
39
pts
1953
Second Division (2) · P19
42 P · 14-8-20 · 60:88 · -28
36
pts
1952
Second Division (2) · P15
42 P · 16-7-19 · 71:68 · +3
39
pts
1951
Second Division (2) · P17
42 P · 13-13-16 · 61:60 · +1
39
pts
1950
Third Division South (3) · P1↑
42 P · 25-8-9 · 95:50 · +45
58
pts
1949
Third Division South (3) · P11
42 P · 19-5-18 · 102:68 · +34
43
pts
1948
Third Division South (3) · P6
42 P · 19-8-15 · 68:59 · +9
46
pts
1947
Third Division South (3) · P12
42 P · 15-10-17 · 63:63 · 0
40
pts
1940
Third Division South (3)↓
2 P · 2-0-0 · 6:3 · +3
-
pts
1939
Third Division South (3) · P11
42 P · 17-9-16 · 59:54 · +5
43
pts
1938
Third Division South (3) · P11
42 P · 16-9-17 · 50:50 · 0
41
pts
1937
Third Division South (3) · P2
42 P · 23-10-9 · 74:52 · +22
56
pts
1936
Third Division South (3) · P9
42 P · 15-12-15 · 60:57 · +3
42
pts
1935
Second Division (2) · P22↓
42 P · 9-7-26 · 46:97 · -51
25
pts
1934
Second Division (2) · P18
42 P · 12-11-19 · 53:62 · -9
35
pts
1933
Second Division (2) · P15
42 P · 15-10-17 · 67:78 · -11
40
pts
1932
Second Division (2) · P16
42 P · 13-12-17 · 75:75 · 0
38
pts
1931
Third Division South (3) · P1↑
42 P · 24-11-7 · 97:46 · +51
59
pts
1930
Second Division (2) · P22↓
42 P · 9-15-18 · 54:70 · -16
33
pts
1929
Second Division (2) · P5
42 P · 19-9-14 · 78:65 · +13
47
pts
1928
Second Division (2) · P15
42 P · 13-12-17 · 68:74 · -6
38
pts
1927
Second Division (2) · P16
42 P · 15-5-22 · 70:96 · -26
35
pts
1926
First Division (1) · P22↓
42 P · 13-7-22 · 54:74 · -20
33
pts
1925
First Division (1) · P9
42 P · 16-13-13 · 42:31 · +11
45
pts
1924
First Division (1) · P10
42 P · 14-14-14 · 44:49 · -5
42
pts
1923
Second Division (2) · P1↑
42 P · 23-7-12 · 46:34 · +12
53
pts
1922
Second Division (2) · P13
42 P · 12-15-15 · 47:51 · -4
39
pts
FA SF
1921
Second Division (2) · P6
42 P · 18-11-13 · 55:40 · +15
47
pts
1920
First Division (1) · P21↓
42 P · 12-12-18 · 56:74 · -18
36
pts
1915
First Division (1) · P16
38 P · 9-13-16 · 41:57 · -16
31
pts
1914
Second Division (2) · P1↑
38 P · 23-7-8 · 77:36 · +41
53
pts
1913
First Division (1) · P19↓
38 P · 7-9-22 · 28:56 · -28
23
pts
1912
First Division (1) · P16
38 P · 14-7-17 · 46:63 · -17
35
pts
1911
First Division (1) · P11
38 P · 14-10-14 · 37:45 · -8
38
pts
1910
First Division (1) · P9
38 P · 15-10-13 · 67:59 · +8
40
pts
1909
First Division (1) · P15
38 P · 14-8-16 · 51:48 · +3
36
pts
1908
First Division (1) · P18
38 P · 13-8-17 · 39:51 · -12
34
pts
1907
First Division (1) · P18
38 P · 8-15-15 · 46:50 · -4
31
pts
1906
First Division (1) · P16
38 P · 11-12-15 · 55:71 · -16
34
pts
1905
First Division (1) · P18
34 P · 5-8-21 · 36:69 · -33
18
pts
1904
First Division (1) · P13
34 P · 12-5-17 · 37:61 · -24
29
pts
1903
First Division (1) · P15
34 P · 12-7-15 · 41:49 · -8
31
pts
1902
First Division (1) · P13
34 P · 14-4-16 · 51:57 · -6
32
pts
1901
First Division (1) · P3
34 P · 18-4-12 · 54:46 · +8
40
pts
1900
First Division (1) · P15
34 P · 9-11-14 · 46:60 · -14
29
pts
1899
First Division (1) · P5
34 P · 12-13-9 · 47:51 · -4
37
pts
1898
First Division (1) · P13
30 P · 8-8-14 · 36:46 · -10
24
pts
1897
Second Division (2) · P1↑
30 P · 19-4-7 · 92:43 · +49
42
pts
1896
Second Division (2) · P10
30 P · 12-2-16 · 57:54 · +3
26
pts
1895
Second Division (2) · P2
30 P · 17-5-8 · 75:45 · +30
39
pts
1894
Second Division (2) · P3
28 P · 18-3-7 · 70:31 · +39
39
pts
FA
1893
First Division (1) · P14↓
30 P · 10-4-16 · 53:61 · -8
24
pts
1892
First Division (1) · P8
26 P · 11-4-11 · 55:51 · +4
26
pts
1891
First Division (1) · P3
22 P · 11-4-7 · 52:35 · +17
26
pts
FA
1890
First Division (1) · P10
22 P · 6-5-11 · 43:51 · -8
17
pts
1889
First Division (1) · P11
22 P · 5-2-15 · 40:73 · -33
12
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