The club's social media is reporting that our former chairman has passed away at 97.
The club's social media is reporting that our former chairman has passed away at 97.
https://twitter.com/magpies_history
That's a pretty good innings for our best ever and most successful owner.
A reminder:
https://www.macearchive.org/films/at...ingham-central
RIP - Condolences to family. Hope the club find some way to commemorate.
Sad news but what an innings. Also love that video of him and Jimmy. RIP.
Sad to hear. Ran a good ship when he was at Notts.
Sad news, but 97 years is no mean achievement. It brings to mind the saying that you only really miss things when they've gone.
Jack Dunnett was the chairman when I started supporting Notts in the 1969-70 season, and in all honesty he wasn't too popular among the fans. Fortunately there was no social media back then, but in the late 70s when we were top end of Division 2 any defeat was often accompanied by comments like "Dunnett told them to lose because he doesn't want us to get to Division 1". Those comments were proved to be wrong when we did get to Division 1. Jack Dunnett knew how to run a football club. He didn't randomly splash the cash because he knew it was unsustainable. To put this in perspective for younger fans, under Jack Dunnett we played Liverpool, Man U and Arsenal as equals. Now we are playing Woking, Ebbsfleet and Boreham Wood as equals.
As Old_pie says, I hope the club show their appreciation. Under the Reedtz brothers, I'm sure they will.
Haha, I remember those persistent comments about 'Dunnett not wanting us to go up', usually as soon as Notts faltered. In retrospect, Jack Dunnett did a very shrewd job indeed of running Notts County. albeit choosing well in bringing in Jimmy Sirrel who made a huge difference to the club almost immediately. He had a reputation of being a bit of a Baron Tightwad in those days but his prudent ownership made those great days possible of that there is no doubt. The club had a very strong spine in those days with Dunnett and Sirrel and the latter's 'little general' Masson, out on the pitch. These three were all talented and very determined men in their own sphere and dragged Notts forward with their high expectations and standards. Jack Dunnett was no doubt the man who made it all possible.
Rest in Peace, Mr Dunnett.
In the early 1970's Notts were looking at a promising young winger playing for Sc*nthorpe who wanted £35,000 for him. Sirrell wanted him but while Dunnett was humming and aah-ing and lets have another look at him, Bill Shankly, who had politely allowed Notts to make their mind up first, then signed this young lad who went on to captain, and then manage, England.
Somewhere, in the dusty vaults of the BBC, there is film of an interview with Bill Shankly telling of how he signed - Kevin Keegan.