Saturday 14th January 1984
3pm kick off at Meadow Lane
Saturday 14th January 1984
3pm kick off at Meadow Lane
Top flight* League fixture
*Then known as Division One
Notts County 2 Leicester
City 5
Chiedozie 15
McDonald 16
Harkouk 27
Lineker 48, 63, 72
Peake 52
Attendance :- 10,607
Referee:- D. Hutchinson (Harrogate)
Weather:- Rain, sleet and snow
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. Mark Goodwin *
3. Nigel Worthington
4. Pedro Richards
5. David Hunt
6. Brian Kilcline
7. Martin O'Neill
8. Iain McCulloch
9. Trevor Christie
10. Rachid Harkouk
11. John Chiedozie
Sub: Ian McParland *
Leciester City
Colours:- Blue shirts with white dual pinstripes, White shorts, Blue
socks
League Position:- before match 18th/22, after match 17th/22
Manager:- Gordon Milne
1. Mark Wallington
2. Bobby Smith
3. Ian Wilson
4. Kevin McDonald
5. Bob Hazell
6. John O'Neill
7. Steve Lynex
8. Gary Lineker
9. Alan Smith
10. Andy Peake
11. Ian Banks
Sub not used: Tommy English
Video of the match:- No footage known to exist.
No reports available
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the Maggies footnote:
3rd bottom Notts (without a win in their last 5 league
games) v. the team two places above them and six points better off (Leicester
had hit a good run of form after collecting only 2 points from their opening
10 games). It was a must win match for Notts that was played in ludicrous
weather conditions, one minute there'd be bright sunshine, the next there'd
be a blizzard. Notts were in front at half-time but then Gary Lineker struck
three times in the 2nd half. Left back Northern Ireland international Nigel
Worthington made his last Meadow Lane appearance before leaving for Sheffield
Wednesday for £80,000. Leicester's hat-trick hero would go on to
collect the golden boot award at the next World Cup whilst his striking
partner Alan Smith went on to find fame with Arsenal.