Founded in 1862, Notts County are the oldest professional football club in the world.
Club legend Jimmy Sirrel was arguably Notts best manager, winning three promotions in the 1970s and 1980s to reach the First Division in 1981.
Notts County's most recent season in the top division was 1991–92 under Neil Warnock, who had overseen back-to-back promotions via the play-offs at Wembley Stadium.
Under future England manager Sam Allardyce, Notts won the Third Division championship in 1997–98,[7] becoming the first team since World War II to win promotion in March,[8] and breaking several club records, including longest winning run (10 games).
[9] A 3–1 win at Bury on 9 October 1999 put the Magpies second in the Second Division,[10] but Allardyce resigned shortly afterwards to become manager of Bolton,[11] and Notts would ultimately finish the 1999–2000 season in eighth.