4th tier* League fixture
*Then known as League Two

Notts County 5     Bradford City 0
Davies 17
Hughes 39, 43, 55(pen)
Moloney 86
 

Attendance :- 9,396
Referee:-  Phil Gibbs (West Midlands)
Bookings:- Bullock (Bradford) 16, Rodgers (Notts) 66
Weather:- Bright sunshine, very warm

Notts County
Colours:- Black & white striped shirts, Black shorts, Black socks
League Position:- First game of the season, finished 19th the previous term
Manager:- Ian McParland

Russell Hoult
Brendan Moloney
Stephen Hunt
Graeme Lee
John Thompson
Ricky Ravenhill
Neal Bishop
Ben Davies *
Craig Westcarr ^
Lee Hughes +
Luke Rodgers

Sub: Jamie Clapham *46
Sub: Karl Hawley +63
Sub: Matt Hamshaw ^77

Subs not used: Kevin Pilkington (GK), Mike Edwards, Sean Canham and Delroy Facey.
 

Bradford City
Colours:- All claret with gold trimmings
League Position:- First game of the season, finished 9th the previous term
Manager:- Stuart McCall

Simon Eastwood
Simon Ramsden
Zesh Rehman
Matthew Clarke *
Luke O'Brien
Chris Brandon ^
Michael Flynn
Lee Bullock
Joe Colbeck +
Peter Thorne
Michael Boulding

Sub: Steve Williams *58
Sub: James Hanson +58
Sub: Gareth Evans ^69

Subs not used: Joe McLaughlin (GK), Jonathan Bateson, Leon Osborne and Steve O'Neill.

Video of the match:- Recorded for goals reports on the BBC and Sky.
 

Up the Maggies note:
County's biggest ever opening day of the season victory came after an incredible pre-season which saw Sven-Goran Eriksson installed as Director of Football by the new owners and 12,040 turn up at Meadow Lane to watch Notts beat Forest 2-1 in a friendly. Pre-match publicity for the opening league match was fever pitch as the Magpies entertained one of the bookies favourites for promotion. The crowd more than doubled the previous season's average and they saw Notts romp to a 3-0 half-time lead, Ben Davies headed in Luke Rodgers' cross for the first, Lee Hughes rounded the goalkeeper for no.2 and Hughes then forced Craig Westcarr's cross over the line to make it three. Hughes completed his hat-trick early in the 2nd half from the penalty spot after Matt Clarke had brought down Luke Rodgers. Finally, right-back Brendan Moloney - on loan from Forest - showed great skill in the area before firing home goal number five. Nine players made their County debuts, three of them grabbing the goals.
 
 

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