Top flight* League fixture
*Then known as Division One

Notts County 1     Southampton 3
Christie                                                  Moran
                                                              Moran
                                                              D.Armstrong

HT 1-1

Attendance :- 6,035

Notts County
Colours:- White shirts with black dual pinstripes, Black shorts, White socks
League Position:- before match 21st/22, after match 21st/22
Manager:- Larry Lloyd

1.   Mick Leonard
2.   Simeon Hodson
3.   David Clarke
4.   Pedro Richards
5.   David Hunt
6.   Mark Goodwin
7.   Martin O'Neill
8.   Ian McParland
9.   Trevor Christie
10. Gordon Mair *
11. John Chiedozie

Sub: Mark Jones *

Southampton
Colours:- Dark blue shirts with a light blue front panel, Light blue shorts, Light blue socks
League Position:- before match 4th/22, after match 2nd/22
Manager:- Lawrie McMenemy

1.   Peter Shilton
2.   Ivan Golac
3.   Mick Mills
4.   Reuben Agboola
5.   Ken Armstrong
6.   Mark Whitlock
7.   Nick Holmes
8.   Steve Moran
9.   David Puckett
10. David Armstrong
11. Danny Wallace

Sub not used

Video of the match:- A Central camera was at the game to record a goals report voiced by Dennis Coath. BBC may also have had a camera in the gantry as there was apparently a report shown on BBC South's version of the local news*.
*I think this was a few years before ITV and the BBC came to an agreement to allow eachother's footage to be shown with a dubbed soundtrack.

No reports available

Up the Maggies footnote:
This fixture was originally scheduled for Saturday 14th April 1984 but was postponed due to Southampton's FA Cup Semi-final involvement (they lost 1-0 to Everton). Although we didn't know it at the time, this was to be our last chance to see Trevor Christie, Gordon Mair and John Chiedozie play for Notts (although Chiedozie would later make one further appearance for the Magpies towards the very end of his career in 1990). It was a strange night at the Lane because many of us Notts fans didn't want County to win, the reason being that whilst Notts had nothing left to play for (other than pride), Southampton would snatch the runners-up spot away from Forest if they were to get a result. Trevor Christie scored the Notts goal by heading in Ian McParland's cross at the Kop end. I'm sure there was a pervading sense of sadness among the crowd at watching the last of three season's worth of fixtures in the top flight, although personally (having only become a supporter during the 2nd season) I was very much looking forward to seeing some new teams in the old 2nd Division (including Manchester City and Leeds United) and I anticipated a promotion challenge next season, County's track record in the 2nd Division throughout the 1973-81 period certainly did not suggest that we should have expected another relegation battle.

Notts County Season 1983/84
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