Notts 1- Liverpool 2, Kenny Dalglish worldie won it for Reds in 1982. I was Liverpool supporter then but adopted Notts "while in Nottingham" supported them ever since. Not sure of league finish but it wasn't worrying relegation that year.
I can hear Colin Slater commentating when I type “Swale your optimism knows no bounds”.
I am afraid, as a cynical barsteward, it will take more than three wins on the bounce to make me retract my initial comment. Nevertheless if the winning run continues and leads to promotion this season (unlikely), or next, and we carry on with the more positive style of play then I might be converted to your way of thinking. 😀
Not all all sure it was claret but you may be able to help me as the memory is very fuzzy. At the time I had very little exposure to any football other than Div 1. With the family roots in Yorkshire I had a soft spot for Leeds - who my cousins supported (I totally lost that a few years later when they beat Notts in the Cup in front of the biggest crowd I was ever in at Meadow Lane). So what I really remember is that it was like Newcastle v Arsenal - I was sure the kit was Red with White sleeves. Rotherham were my first guess but they weren't in Div4 that year (although I may have the year wrong). So my second guess was Northampton as they did play in white sleeved shirts around that time.
So in summary the only things I really remember are that I was young, went with neighbours, watched two teams looking like Newcastle and Arsenal and it was in the lower regions of the football league. It was enough to trap me into the never ending cycle of doom and despair with occasional high points - some of which were about to start.
Rotherham almost certainly wore red with white sleeves at ML on Wednesday 25th October 1972. In their two visits before that they would have worn all red. Can't think of anybody else who had red with white sleeves unless there was an away kit involved. Crewe flirted with that design but not until late 1980s. Northampton went back to claret with white sleeves for 1971/72 season but they'd been relegated by then and wouldn't play Notts again until mid 1980s.
Cheers, I think it was Forrest who knocked me out when his shot hit me smack in the face when I was standing on the wall behind the goal at the Meadow Lane end. I woke up with St. John's ambulance men pushing smelling salts up my nose.The match was a cup game against Bath City when we lost 1-0. They had Cannonball Fleming in their team. Not so happy days.
Notts 1 Northampton 4, April 1962. I think we finished somewhere in middle of the old Division 3.
It was only on my tenth visit to Meadow Lane that I saw Notts win for the first time.