Travel…
By car, from the Almondsbury Roundabout take the 3rd exit onto the M5 slip road to The Midlands/Gloucester/S Wales/M4/London. Stay on the M5 and at junction 3A, take the M42 exit to Solihull/B’ham(E)/N.E.C./Airport. Continue onto the M42 and follow signs for M1/Tamworth.
Merge onto the M1 via the slip road to Nott’m(N). At junction 24, take the A50/A453 exit to Stoke/Derby/Nott’m(S). At Kegworth Interchange, exit onto Remembrance WayA453 and then at Mill Hill Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Barton Ln/Remembrance Way/A453. At the Farnborough Rd Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Clifton Ln/A453. Continue onto the B679 and then slight onyo the A60, turn right onto Cattle Market Rd/A6011, follow the A6011 and the destination should be on the right.
By train, the closest train station to Meadow Lane is Nottingham train station, which is a 10–15-minute walk away.
Opposition…
Known as the oldest professional football club in the world, founded in 1862, Notts County has gone from strength to strength. In 1888, they became one of 12 founding members of the Football League, and their black and white kit became so iconic that it inspired Juventus’ kit.
The Magpies gained promotion from the National League in the 2022/23 season and have shown steady progress across the previous three seasons. They finished 14th on their return to Sky Bet League Two before a sixth-placed finish last term, losing to AFC Wimbledon in the semi-finals of the playoffs.
Notts have been in the battle for automatic promotion this campaign, but an indifferent April has hurt their chances of achieving their ambition. They lost three of their five matches last month, including a 4-0 loss to third-place Cambridge United, but a 1-0 win over Colchester United last time out has given them a chance heading into the final day.
Martin Paterson’s men are two points behind Cambridge and need to win to keep their automatic promotion hopes alive. However, if they fail to win or results go against them, it will be the playoffs again.
