Top flight* League fixture
*Then known as Division One

Notts County 4     Stoke City 0
Mair 27
McCulloch 42, 65
Goodwin 64
 

Attendance :- 11,600
Referee:-  D. J Axcell (Southend)
 

Notts County
Colours:- Black & white striped shirts, Black shorts, White socks
League Position:- before match 16th/22, after match 13th/22
Manager:- Jimmy Sirrel & Howard Wilkinson

1.   Raddy Avramovic
2.   Tristan Benjamin
3.   Nigel Worthington
4.   David Hunt
5.   Brian Kilcline
6.   Pedro Richards
7.   John Chiedozie
8.   Justin Fashanu
9.   Iain McCulloch *
10. Mark Goodwin
11. Gordon Mair

Sub: Paul Hooks *
 

Stoke City
Colours:- All sky blue
League Position:- before match 12th/22, after match 15th/22
Manager:- Richie Barker

1.   Peter Fox
2.   Derek Parkin
3.   Peter Hampton
4.   Paul Bracewell
5.   Dave Watson
6.   George Berry
7.   Ian Painter *
8.   Sammy McIlroy
9.   Brendan O'Callaghan
10. Micky Thomas
11. Mark Chamberlain

Sub: Chris Maskery *

Video of the match:- No TV or video camera was present.

Report
None available.

Up the Maggies footnote:
The battle of the legendary Afro's - Notts' Tristan Benjamin v Stoke's George Berry (although neither's hair was now as wild as it had been in the mid/late 1970's). This was a Christmas Bank holiday Tuesday match that attracted a decent crowd and it was the first time I saw Notts win, quite a win it was too! With Notts attacking the Kop in the first-half, Gordon Mair set Notts on their way to victory with a 25 yarder, McCulloch headed in Chiedozie's cross for the 2nd, another header from Mark Goodwin made it 3-0 and McCulloch fired in number 4. Sirrel said afterwards "There are some days when a win is worth four points and that was one of them." John Chiedozie was rated 9/10 by "Match" weekly. Two season's later the Stoke manager (an ex Notts player) was manager of County, Stoke's no.5 (also an ex-Notts player) returned to the club as well.

Notts County Season 1982/83
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