2009–10 season | |||
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Chairman | Ray Trew | ||
Manager | Steve Cotterill | ||
Football League Two | 1st (champions) | ||
FA Cup | Round 5 | ||
League Cup | 1st Round | ||
Football League Trophy | 1st Round | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Lee Hughes (30) All: Lee Hughes (33) |
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Highest home attendance | 11,331 vs Cheltenham Town, 1 May | ||
Lowest home attendance | 4,213 vs Bradford City, 6 November | ||
Average home league attendance | 7,352 | ||
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Notts County are the oldest club in the Football League and the 2009–10 season was their 121st year in The Football League. An unknown Investment company (which falsely claimed it had the backing of Middle Eastern investors) took over Notts County in early June with Sven-Göran Eriksson becoming Director of Football and he left on 12 February. On 12 February, Ray Trew became owner of the club following the Peter Trembling's sale.
Notts County change to Nike to design kits, County use the Milan template in County's traditional black & white colours. Medoc sponsors the home Kit. Octavian Society is the sponsor on the basic Nike Template blue away shirt.
Notts County begin their season with a 5–0 win over Bradford City. This was followed by a win over Macclesfield, scoring nine goals in two games put County top of the League Two table. They suffered their first defeat at Chesterfield but bounced back with a win over Dagenham & Redbridge followed by a loss to Barnet and then a draw against Football League new boys Burton Albion. Notts County continued their promotion hopes with a 5–2 win over Northampton Town, Lee Hughes achieved his 10th career hat-trick. This was followed with a loss to Morecambe and they quickly bounced back when Hughes scored twice and an own goal which gave Notts County in a 3–1 win over Port Vale. Three draws followed these against Cheltenham Town, Torquay United & Rotherham. Crewe Alexandra lost to County with Luke Rodgers and Craig Westcarr scoring the only two goals. This was followed with a 1–1 draw with Shrewsbury Town. Lee Hughes returns on the score sheet in a 3–3 draw with Bury, this was followed with another draw against Aldershot Town. The Magpies then lost 2–1 to Rochdale, following this new manager Hans Backe had his first league win, which was a 4–0 against Darlington.Westcarr and Edwards keep County top of the play-offs with a 2–0 win over Hereford United. After Peter Trembling's take over at County, they lost 2–1 to Accrington, this was County's first home defeat of the season.