40 years ago today

[upthemaggies]

Top flight football returned to Meadow Lane after a 55 year gap. That seemed an impossible length of time back then. Will we equal that absence this time around? We'd need to get back in the Premier League before 2047 to avoid a repeat.

2047 looks a crazy amount of time into the future at first glance, but it's only 26 years away - same as 1995 (when Murphy and Thommo took charge) to today.


Notts County 1
Christie 39

Manchester City 1
McDonald 80

HT 1-0

Attendance :- 14,493

NOTTS COUNTY
Colours:- Black & white striped shirts, Black shorts, White socks
League position before match:- 7th/22
Manager:- Jimmy Sirrel

1. Raddy Avramovic
2. Tristan Benjamin
3. Ray O'Brien
4. Rachid Harkouk
5. Brian Kilcline
6. Pedro Richards
7. John Chiedozie
8. Iain McCulloch
9. Trevor Christie
10. David Hunt
11. Paul Hooks *

Sub: Mark Goodwin *

MANCHESTER CITY
Colours:- All Sky Blue
League position before match:- 6th/22
Manager:- John Bond

1. Alex Williams
2. Ray Ranson
3. Bobby McDonald
4. Nicky Reid
5. Paul Power
6. Tommy Caton
7. Martin O'Neill
8. Gerry Gow
9. Phil Boyer *
10. Tommy Hutchison
11. Kevin Reeves

Sub: Tony Henry *76