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Saturday, May 4, 2024

A big day for the oldest professional club in England

While events in the Premier League will understandably grab most attention this weekend, at the other end of the football spectrum there is drama of a somewhat different nature featuring a famous club.

It is a huge day for the oldest professional football club in England, Notts County.

After falling out of the Football League in 2019, in a bid to regain their status the Magpies are taking on Chesterfield at Wembley in the National League play-off.

A fortnight ago, Hollywood-backed Wrexham attracted headlines after winning the National League with a record 111 points to earn promotion.

With only one automatic promotion spot, it was hard not to sympathise with Notts County who had fought tooth and nail throughout the season only to finish as runners-up on 107 points, a massive 23 more than third-placed Chesterfield.

However, the Magpies shook off their…

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