2023–24 Notts County F.C. season

Notts County
2023–24 season
OwnerAlexander and Christoffer Reedtz
ChairmanChristoffer Reedtz
Head CoachLuke Williams
(until 5 January)[1]
Stuart Maynard
(from 18 January)[2]
StadiumMeadow Lane
League Two14th
FA CupSecond round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Macaulay Langstaff (28)
All: Macaulay Langstaff (29)
Highest home attendance16,638 (14 October 2023 vs. Mansfield Town )
Lowest home attendance9,846 (2 September 2023 vs. Accrington Stanley)
Average home league attendance10,524
Biggest win5–0 (29 December 2023 vs. Morecambe )
Biggest defeat1–5 (5 August 2023 vs. Sutton United)
All statistics correct as of 27 April 2024.

The 2023–24 season was the 160th season in the existence of Notts County and their first season back in League Two since the 2018–19 season following their promotion in the previous season. In addition to the league, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

Current squad

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As of 29 March 2024
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Previous club Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
1 Sam Slocombe GK England Scunthorpe (1988-06-05) 5 June 1988 (age 36) Bristol Rovers 1 August 2019 Free 30 June 2025
26 Aidan Stone GK England Stafford (1999-07-20) 20 July 1999 (age 25) Port Vale 23 June 2023 Free 30 June 2025
31 Luca Ashby-Hammond GK England Kingston upon Thames (2001-03-25) 25 March 2001 (age 23) Fulham 10 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
Defenders
2 Richard Brindley RB England Norwich (1993-05-05) 5 May 1993 (age 31) Bromley 5 September 2019 Free 30 June 2024
4 Kyle Cameron CB Scotland England Hexham (1997-01-15) 15 January 1997 (age 27) Torquay United 1 July 2021 Free 30 June 2025
5 Connell Rawlinson CB Wales Wrexham (1991-09-22) 22 September 1991 (age 33) Port Vale 5 August 2019 Free 30 June 2025
15 Aden Baldwin CB England (1997-06-10) 10 June 1997 (age 27) Milton Keynes Dons 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024
21 Tobi Adebayo-Rowling RB England Camden (1996-11-16) 16 November 1996 (age 27) Ebbsfleet United 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024
23 Adam Chicksen LB Zimbabwe England Milton Keynes (1991-09-27) 27 September 1991 (age 33) Bolton Wanderers 10 September 2020 Free 30 June 2025
24 Geraldo Bajrami CB Albania England Birmingham (1999-09-24) 24 September 1999 (age 25) Kidderminster Harriers 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024
28 Lewis Macari RB Scotland (2002-02-08) 8 February 2002 (age 22) Stoke City 1 January 2024 Free 30 June 2027
32 Jaden Warner CB England (2002-10-28) 28 October 2002 (age 21) Norwich City 22 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
Midfielders
6 Jim O'Brien CM Scotland Dumbarton (1987-09-28) 28 September 1987 (age 37) Bradford City 8 January 2019 Free 30 June 2024
7 Daniel Crowley AM England Coventry (1997-08-03) 3 August 1997 (age 27) Morecambe 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025
8 Sam Austin AM England Stourbridge (1996-12-19) 19 December 1996 (age 27) Kidderminster Harriers 1 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
16 John Bostock CM Trinidad and Tobago England Camberwell (1992-01-15) 15 January 1992 (age 32) Doncaster Rovers 7 December 2022 Free 30 June 2024
18 Matt Palmer CM England Derby (1995-02-27) 27 February 1995 (age 29) Swindon Town 21 July 2021 Free 30 June 2025
20 Scott Robertson CM Scotland Lenzie (2001-07-27) 27 July 2001 (age 23) Fleetwood Town 1 January 2024 Free 30 June 2025
42 Madou Cisse CM Spain Academy 3 November 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
43 James Sanderson CM England (2006-11-30) 30 November 2006 (age 17) Academy 1 December 2023 Trainee 30 June 2026
44 Charlie Colkett CM England Newham (1996-09-04) 4 September 1996 (age 28) Crewe Alexandra 31 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
Forwards
9 Macaulay Langstaff CF England Stockton-on-Tees (1997-02-03) 3 February 1997 (age 27) Gateshead 1 July 2022 £45,000 30 June 2027
10 Jodi Jones RW Malta England Bow (1997-10-22) 22 October 1997 (age 27) Oxford United 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025
11 Aaron Nemane RW France Amiens (1997-09-26) 26 September 1997 (age 27) Torquay United 20 July 2021 Free 30 June 2025
14 Will Randall LW England Swindon (1997-05-02) 2 May 1997 (age 27) Sutton United 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025
17 David McGoldrick CF Republic of Ireland England Nottingham (1987-11-29) 29 November 1987 (age 36) Derby County 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025
19 Cedwyn Scott CF England Hexham (1998-12-06) 6 December 1998 (age 25) Gateshead 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024
27 Junior Morias CF England Jamaica Kingston (1995-07-04) 4 July 1995 (age 29) Dagenham & Redbridge 15 March 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
29 Alassana Jatta CF The Gambia Sukuta (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 (age 25) Denmark Viborg 1 February 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
41 Charlie Gill CF England (2005-09-15) 15 September 2005 (age 19) Academy 9 October 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
Out on Loan
12 Tiernan Brooks GK Republic of Ireland England Sheffield (2002-06-17) 17 June 2002 (age 22) Academy 1 July 2021 Trainee 30 June 2025
22 Luther Munakandafa CF Zimbabwe (2004-04-14) 14 April 2004 (age 20) Academy 1 July 2022 Trainee 30 June 2024
25 Lucien Mahovo LB England (2005-06-07) 7 June 2005 (age 19) Sheffield United 1 July 2021 Free 30 June 2025

Transfers

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In

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Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
23 June 2023 GK England Aidan Stone England Port Vale Free Transfer [3]
1 July 2023 AM England Daniel Crowley England Morecambe Free Transfer [4]
1 July 2023 RW Malta Jodi Jones England Oxford United Free Transfer [5]
1 July 2023 CF Republic of Ireland David McGoldrick England Derby County Free Transfer [6]
1 July 2023 LW England Will Randall England Sutton United Free Transfer [7]
6 November 2023 CM England Dan Gosling Free agent [8]
1 January 2024 RB Scotland Lewis Macari England Stoke City Free Transfer [9]
1 January 2024 CM Scotland Scott Robertson England Fleetwood Town Free Transfer [10]
1 February 2024 CF The Gambia Alassana Jatta Denmark Viborg Undisclosed [11]

Out

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Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
13 June 2023 CF Portugal Rúben Rodrigues England Oxford United Rejected Contract [12]
30 June 2023 DM England Ed Francis Free agent Released [13]
30 June 2023 CF Grenada Kairo Mitchell Free agent Released [13]
30 June 2023 CM England Frank Vincent Free agent Released [13]
6 January 2024 CM England Dan Gosling Free agent Released [14]

Loaned in

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Date Pos Player Loaned from Until Ref
28 July 2023 CB England Oliver Tipton England Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 January 2024[a] [15][16]
1 September 2023 RB Scotland Lewis Macari England Stoke City 1 January 2024 [17]
10 January 2024 GK England Luca Ashby-Hammond England Fulham End of Season [18]
22 January 2024 CB England Jaden Warner England Norwich City End of Season [19]
31 January 2024 CM England Charlie Colkett England Crewe Alexandra End of Season [20]
  1. ^ On 2 January, Tipton was recalled back early from his parent club Wolves.

Loaned out

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Date Pos Player Loaned to Until Ref
7 July 2023 GK Republic of Ireland Tiernan Brooks Republic of Ireland Cork City 30 November 2023 [21]
25 August 2023 CB England Lucien Mahovo England Long Eaton United 11 November 2023 [22]
19 October 2023 LW Zimbabwe Luther Munakandafa England Rushall Olympic 18 November 2023 [23]
18 January 2024 GK Republic of Ireland Tiernan Brooks England Rochdale End of Season [24]
8 March 2024 LB England Lucien Mahovo England Boston United End of Season [25]
28 March 2024 LW Zimbabwe Luther Munakandafa England Truro City End of Season [26]

Pre-season and friendlies

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In May, Notts County announced their pre-season schedule with friendlies against Stoke City, Nottingham Forest, AFC Telford United, Boston United and Alfreton Town.[27] On June 8, a further two friendlies were added against Nuneaton Borough and Shrewsbury Town.[28]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

4 July 2023 Friendly Nuneaton Borough 0–3 Notts County Nuneaton
19:45 BST Report
Stadium: Liberty Way
Attendance: 773
8 July 2023 Friendly Notts County 1–5 Stoke City Nottingham
15:00 BST Langstaff 41' Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
15 July 2023 Friendly Notts County 0–1 Nottingham Forest Nottingham
13:00 BST Report Hwang Ui-jo 46' Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 16,163
18 July 2023 Friendly AFC Telford United 0–2 Notts County Wellington
19:00 BST Report Crowley 10'
Brindley 21'
Stadium: New Bucks Head
22 July 2023 Friendly Boston United 0–1 Notts County Boston
15:00 BST Report Scott 67' Stadium: Boston Community Stadium
Attendance: 1,042
25 July 2023 Friendly Alfreton Town 0–5 Notts County Alfreton
19:30 BST Report
Stadium: North Street
29 July 2023 Friendly Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Notts County Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Udoh 13' Report McGoldrick 27' Stadium: Meadow Lane

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
League Two Matchday 1 14th 46 18 7 21 89 86 +3 039.13
FA Cup First round Second round 2 1 0 1 5 5 +0 050.00
EFL Cup First round First round 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
EFL Trophy Group stage Group stage 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 000.00
Total 52 19 7 26 96 99 −3 036.54

Source: Soccerway

League Two

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Walsall 46 18 11 17 69 73 −4 65
12 Gillingham 46 18 10 18 46 57 −11 64
13 Harrogate Town 46 17 12 17 60 69 −9 63
14 Notts County 46 18 7 21 89 86 +3 61
15 Morecambe 46 17 10 19 67 81 −14 58[a]
16 Tranmere Rovers 46 17 6 23 67 70 −3 57
17 Accrington Stanley 46 16 9 21 63 71 −8 57
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[30]
Notes:
  1. ^ On 11 April 2024, Morecambe were deducted three points for failing to pay players and staff on time following previous EFL rules breaches in the 2023–24 season.[29]


Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 18 7 21 89 86  +3 61 12 2 9 51 42  +9 6 5 12 38 44  −6

Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262830313233343527137383936340414243442924546
GroundAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAAHHAAHAHAAHHHAAAHAHHAHHA
ResultLWDWWWDWWLWDLWWLLWLWLLLWWLDDLLWLLLLLDWLLDWWLWL
Position2415159412211112222536666655567710791314151717131416161514141414
Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:
  • 1 Matchday 27 (vs Sutton United) was postponed due to FA Cup involvement.
  • 2 Matchday 29 (vs Stockport County) was postponed due to a frozen pitch.
  • 3 Matchday 36 (vs Bradford City) was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

Matches

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On 22 June, the EFL League Two fixtures were released.[31]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 August 2023 1 Sutton United 5–1 Notts County Sutton
15:00 BST Kizzi 2'
Eastmond Yellow card 5'
Milsom Yellow card 6'
Patrick 23', 50'
Goodliffe Yellow card 45+3'
Beautyman 63'
Smith 78'
Report Langstaff Yellow card 5'
Stone Red card 15'
Bostock Yellow card 37'
McGoldrick 69'
Baldwin Yellow card 74'
Stadium: Gander Green Lane
Attendance: 4,010
Referee: Sam Purkiss
12 August 2023 2 Notts County 3–2 Grimsby Town Nottingham
15:00 BST Palmer Yellow card 8'
Bostock 40'
Nemane Yellow card 45+4'
Waterfall 50' (o.g.)
Crowley 61'
Stone Yellow card 90'
Adebayo-Rowling Yellow card 90+4'
Report Rose 17' Yellow card 25'
Glennon Yellow card 24'
Clifton Yellow card 34' 45+7'
Conteh Yellow card 64'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 12,950
Referee: Edward Duckworth
15 August 2023 3 Morecambe 0–0 Notts County Morecambe
19:45 BST Mayor Yellow card 37' Report Baldwin Yellow card 36' Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 3,860
Referee: Scott Jackson
19 August 2023 4 Doncaster Rovers 1–3 Notts County Doncaster
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
Attendance: 8,485
Referee: Ben Atkinson
26 August 2023 5 Notts County 2–1 Tranmere Rovers Nottingham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 10,174
Referee: Thomas Parsons
2 September 2023 6 Notts County 3–1 Accrington Stanley Nottingham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 9,846
Referee: Thomas Kirk
9 September 2023 7 Milton Keynes Dons 1–1 Notts County Denbigh
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 8,011
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
15 September 2023 8 Salford City 0–2 Notts County Kersal
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 3,633
Referee: Scott Simpson
23 September 2023 9 Notts County 4–3 Forest Green Rovers Nottingham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 10,648
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
30 September 2023 10 Colchester United 5–4 Notts County Colchester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,389
Referee: David Rock
3 October 2023 11 Notts County 3–1 Swindon Town Nottingham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 9,810
Referee: Darren Drysdale
7 October 2023 12 Barrow 1–1 Notts County Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 4,122
Referee: Ben Toner
14 October 2023 13 Notts County 1–4 Mansfield Town Nottingham
12:30 BST Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 16,638
Referee: Scott Oldham
21 October 2023 14 Gillingham 1–2 Notts County Gillingham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 6,983
Referee: Alan Young
24 October 2023 15 Notts County 3–0 Newport County Nottingham
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 8,095
Referee: Charles Breakspear
28 October 2023 16 Notts County 0–2 Wrexham Nottingham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 16,083
Referee: Marc Edwards
11 November 2023 17 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Notts County Crewe
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,663
Referee: Simon Mather
18 November 2023 18 Notts County 4–2 Bradford City Nottingham
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 11,909
Referee: Tom Reeves
25 November 2023 19 AFC Wimbledon 4–2 Notts County Wimbledon
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 8,479
Referee: Adam Herczeg
28 November 2023 20 Notts County 3–1 Crawley Town Nottingham
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 7,716
Referee: Scott Jackson
9 December 2023 21 Notts County 1–2 Walsall Nottingham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 11,040
Referee: Dale Baines
16 December 2023 22 Harrogate Town 3–1 Notts County Harrogate
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Wetherby Road
Attendance: 2,914
Referee: Scott Tallis
22 December 2023 23 Stockport County 2–1 Notts County Edgeley
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 10,243
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
26 December 2023 24 Notts County 3–0 Doncaster Rovers Nottingham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 12,785
Referee: Lewis Smith
29 December 2023 25 Notts County 5–0 Morecambe Nottingham
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 9,786
Referee: Bobby Madley
1 January 2024 26 Tranmere Rovers 4–2 Notts County Birkenhead
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 2,828
Referee: Ollie Yates
13 January 2024 28 Grimsby Town 5–5 Notts County Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 7,567
Referee: Craig Hicks
27 January 2024 30 Notts County 1–1 Barrow Nottingham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 11,243
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
3 February 2024 31 Mansfield Town 1–0 Notts County Mansfield
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 8,667
Referee: Thomas Kirk
9 February 2024 32 Notts County 1–3 Gillingham Nottingham
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Referee: Scott Oldham
13 February 2024 33 Newport County 1–3 Notts County Newport
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,426
Referee: Charles Breakspear
17 February 2024 34 Wrexham 1–0 Notts County Wrexham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 12,532
Referee: Carl Brook
24 February 2024 35 Notts County 1–3 Crewe Alexandra Nottingham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 11,470
Referee: Ross Joyce
27 February 2024 27[32] Notts County 3–4 Sutton United Nottingham
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 7,776
Referee: Ollie Yates
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 6 January, but was postponed due to Sutton's FA Cup involvement.
9 March 2024 37 Notts County 0–2 AFC Wimbledon Nottingham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 10,224
Referee: Simon Mather
12 March 2024 38 Crawley Town 2–1 Notts County Crawley
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,542
Referee: Keith Stroud
16 March 2024 39 Accrington Stanley 2–2 Notts County Accrington
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,499
Referee: Sunny Singh Gill
19 March 2024 36[33] Bradford City 0–3 Notts County Bradford
19:45 GMT
Stadium: Valley Parade
Referee: Ben Toner
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 2 March, but postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[34]
23 March 2024 40 Notts County 1–2 Salford City Nottingham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 9,967
Referee: Adam Herczeg
29 March 2024 41 Swindon Town 2–1 Notts County Swindon
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The County Ground
Attendance: 8,339
Referee: James Durkin
1 April 2024 42 Notts County 3–3 Milton Keynes Dons Nottingham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 10,439
Referee: Scott Simpson
6 April 2024 43 Notts County 3–0 Harrogate Town Nottingham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 9,169
Referee: Jacob Miles
13 April 2024 44 Walsall 1–3 Notts County Bescot
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 6,576
Referee: Scott Tallis
16 April 2024 29[35] Notts County 2–5 Stockport County Nottingham
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 11,656
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 20 January, but was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[36]
20 April 2024 45 Notts County 1–0 Colchester United Nottingham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 11,037
Referee: Darren Drysdale
27 April 2024 46 Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Notts County Nailsworth
15:00 BST Osadebe Yellow card 45'
McCann 74'
Report Cameron Yellow card 19'
Macari Yellow card 70'
Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 3610
Referee: Will Finnie

FA Cup

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County were drawn at home to Crawley Town in the first round[37] and to Shrewsbury Town in the second round.[38]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

4 November 2023 First Round Notts County 3–2 Crawley Town Nottingham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 3,952
Referee: Peter Wright
1 December 2023 Second round Notts County 2–3 Shrewsbury Town Nottingham
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 4,551
Referee: Martin Woods

EFL Cup

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Notts County were drawn at home to Lincoln City in the first round.[39]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 August 2023 First round Notts County 0–2 Lincoln City Nottingham
19:45 BST Baldwin Yellow card 29' Yellow-red card 56'
O'Brien Yellow card 44'
Report Smith Yellow card 15'
Roughan 23'
O'Connor Yellow card 41'
Sørensen 48'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 6,468
Referee: Martin Woods

EFL Trophy

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The Group stage draw was finalised on 22 June 2023.[40]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Derby County 3 3 0 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Lincoln City 3 2 0 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3 ACA Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 3 1 0 0 2 3 7 −4 3
4 L2 Notts County 3 0 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Updated to match(es) played on 8 November 2023. Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 September 2023 Group stage Notts County 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 Nottingham
19:45 BST Munakandafa Yellow card 44'
Hubner 90+5' (o.g.)
Hesketh 17' (Farmer)
Jordão Yellow card 45+3'
Birtwistle Yellow card 48'
Fraser