What's new
What's new
October
2009:- Details of various archive TV reports have been added to the "Notts
on the box" section including:- August 1957 interviews with Tommy Lawton,
Frank Broome and captain Ron Wylie on the Meadow Lane pitch, 1963 reports
on Eddie Lowe taking over as manager and the departure of Tony Hateley
to Aston Villa, a December 1965 report on Andy Beattie's first day at the
club, a March 1971 interview with Tony Hateley (now back at Notts) for
a Friday "ATV Today" weekend sport preview, an April 1971 report showing
the Notts team at an airport about to fly to the Workington game, 1972
Tommy Lawton interview for ATV, April 1975 report on the violence at the
end-of-season match v Manchester United, November 1975 interviews with
Ron Fenton and Les Bradd after the Everton League Cup win, an October 1977
ATV report on the return of Jimmy Sirrel as manager, a July 1977 report
on Pedro Richards being 8 days late back for pre-season training, the July
1978 demolition of the old Meadow Lane end and a March 1979 Jimmy Sirrel
interview on the contrast in support and finances between Notts and Forest.
I also have good reason to believe that footage of County's first ever
home match to be covered by ITV v Walsall in September 1972 still exists,
albeit as a black & white off-tube film recording.
Vintage Matches
Various 'Vintage Match' pages have been added to the site in recent
weeks, including....
The
1894 FA Cup Final, Promotion
securing win in 1972/73 v Tranmere, The
win at Forest in 1976/77,
1980/81
promotion sealer at Chelsea, DerekPavis
stand opened v Wolves in 1994/95 and The
Great Escape v Huddersfield in 2001/02.
Stats for the famous 3rd Division South Championship season of 1949/50
are now up. The attendance's for this campaign averaged over 35,000!!!
There's also a page on the legendary match at Nottingham Forest
on 3rd
December 1949,
Notts were top and Forest 2nd going into the match, County won 2-1
with the
opening goal scored by Tommy Lawton with a thunderbolt header.
