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F018 - Edition 1,100
Notts County
“The opening of the Nottingham Football Club commenced on Tuesday last at Cremorne Gardens. An aide was chosen by W.Arkwright and Chas. Deakin. A very spirited game resulted in the latter scoring two goals and two rouges against one and one”. Official formation came in 1864 as the 'Notts. Foot Ball Club'.
Between 1864 and 1888, friendly matches were arranged with other clubs in England and Scotland. For the first-half of the 1880s Notts were one of the best clubs in England. At one stage, Notts had 8 England Internationals in the same team. The first entry to the FA Cup was in 1877, with good runs leading to semi-final appearances in 1883 and 1884. Home games were played occasionally at Trent Bridge in the early years, but regular venues were the Meadows Cricket Ground and later the Castle Cricket Ground.
The leagues took an extended break as football was suspended between 1939 and 1946 due to the Second World War, with only regional matches and cup competitions with clubs allowed to field guest players. Bomb damage on the night on May 1941 produced bomb craters at Meadow Lane and subsequently the ground was closed meaning 1941/42 was Notts' only season when there was no football played.
Notts County's most famous player was the England International Tommy Lawton, whose arrival at Meadow Lane in November 1947 put 10,000 on the gates and the Boxing day game against Swansea caused the gates to be locked with more than 45,000 in the ground and an estimated 10,000 outside! 'The Lawton Era' were halcyon days at Notts County with other great players such as Jackie Sewell and Tommy Deans gracing the Third Division.
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