Top flight* League fixture
*Then known as Division One

Notts County 1     Stoke City 1
Kilcline                                                   Bould
 

HT 0-0

Attendance :- 7,684
 

Notts County
Colours:- White shirts with black dual pinstripes, Black shorts, White socks
League Position:- before match 20th/22, after match 20th/22
Manager:- Larry Lloyd

1.   Seamus McDonagh
2.   Tristan Benjamin
3.   Nigel Worthington
4.   Mark Goodwin
5.   Brian Kilcline
6.   David Hunt
7.   Pedro Richards
8.   Justin Fashanu *
9.   Trevor Christie
10. Rachid Harkouk
11. Gordon Mair

Sub: Martin O'Neill *

Stoke City
Colours:- White shirts with red sleeves and red pin stripes, Red shorts, Red socks
League Position:- before match 19th/22, after match 18th/22
Manager:- Richie Barker

1.   Peter Fox
2.   Stephen Bould
3.   Peter Hampton
4.   Robbie James
5.   Paul Dyson
6.   David McAughtrie
7.   Dennis Tueart
8.   Sammy McIlroy
9.   Brendan O'Callaghan
10. Mickey Thomas *
11. Mark Chamberlain

Sub: Chris Maskery *
 

Video of the match:- Central TV sent a single video camera along to capture footage for a match report on which Dennis Coath provided the voice-over. The Notts goal was later included on a montage of clips which concluded the "Magpies Magic 1981-1984" VHS video.

Match Report
None available

Up the Maggies footnote:
Although it was still only October, it was already becoming desperate - Notts had just equalled a club record of seven straight league defeats at, of all places, the City ground. Stoke were only two points better off and one place above Notts (and the drop zone), so this fixture was a must win 6 pointer. The visitors had recently arrested a losing sequence of their own and came to Meadow Lane unbeaten in their last three, Notts were missing John Chiedozie but Pedro Richards was making his first appearance in the starting 11 this season. With Notts attacking the Kop end in the 2nd half, Brian Kilcline put County ahead after a long corner from the left was somehow kept in play by David Hunt who lobbed it back into the box where it eventually fell for Kilcline, "Killer" was able to stick out a boot and volley it home from close range. Sadly Notts were unable to hang on to the lead and Steve Bould (who would later join Arsenal) equalised to ensure that Notts stayed in the bottom three. However, it wouldn't be long before Stoke found themselves in the drop zone and on 9th December manager Richie Barker (a former popular Notts player) was sacked. Within a year, Richie Barker would be manager of Notts County.

Notts County Season 1983/84
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