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2025–26 Notts County F.C. season

Notts County
2025–26 season
OwnerAlexander and Christoffer Reedtz
ChairmanChristoffer Reedtz
Head CoachMartin Paterson
StadiumMeadow Lane
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The 2025–26 season is the 162nd season in the history of Notts County Football Club and their third consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the domestic league, the club are also participating in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

Prior to the season starting, the club appointed Martin Paterson as the new Head Coach.[1]

Transfers and contracts

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In

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Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
1 July 2025[a] CF England Matthew Dennis England Carlisle United Free [2]
1 July 2025[b] GK England Harry Griffiths England Nottingham Forest [3]
1 July 2025[c] RW Afghanistan Maziar Kouhyar England York City [4]
1 July 2025[d] CM Grenada Oliver Norburn England Blackpool [5][6]
22 July 2025 GK Netherlands Kelle Roos Italy Triestina [7]
29 July 2025 LWB Germany Keanan Bennetts Austria Austria Klagenfurt [8]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 4 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Carlisle had expired
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 30 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Nottingham Forest had expired
  3. ^ The transfer was announced on 16 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at York had expired
  4. ^ The transfer was announced on 16 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Blackpool had expired

Out

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Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
30 June 2025 GK England Alex Bass England Peterborough United Undisclosed [3]

Loaned in

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Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
10 June 2025 CM England Tom Iorpenda England Huddersfield Town 31 May 2026 [9]
4 July 2025 RB Republic of Ireland Barry Cotter England Barnsley [10]
10 July 2025 CB England Sonny Aljofree England Manchester United [11]
29 July 2025 CM England Jayden Luker England Luton Town [12]
4 August 2025 England Tyrese Hall England Tottenham Hotspur [13]

Loaned out

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Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
4 July 2025 LM Spain Madou Cisse England Hereford 31 May 2026 [14]
CF England Charlie Gill England Alfreton Town 1 January 2026 [14]
5 August 2025 CM England Ryley Reynolds England Kidderminster Harriers 31 May 2026 [15]

Released / Out of Contract

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Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2025 LM England Sam Austin England Southend United 1 July 2025 [5][16]
CB Scotland Kyle Cameron England Bromley [5][17]
CB England Robbie Cundy England Cheltenham Town [5][18]
AM England Charlie Whitaker England Tranmere Rovers [5][19]
CF Republic of Ireland David McGoldrick England Barnsley 9 July 2025 [20][21]
CF England Junior Morias England Yeovil Town 5 August 2025 [22][23]
GK United States Tyler Miller England Bolton Wanderers 13 August 2025 [5][24]
CB England Archie Aves [5]
LB Zimbabwe Adam Chicksen [5]
CF Saint Kitts and Nevis Diego Edwards [5]
GK England Sam Slocombe [5][1]

New Contract

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Date Pos. Player Contracted until Ref.

Pre-season and friendlies

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On 10 June, Notts County announced a pre-season training camp in Germany along with a friendly against Darmstadt. A day later, a second fixture during the camp was confirmed against Kaiserslautern.[25] A trip to face Alfreton Town was also added.[26] On 16 June, a third friendly during the Germany training camp was announced, against Stuttgarter Kickers.[27] A behind-closed-doors meeting with Peterborough United was also confirmed.[28] A sixth and final fixture was confirmed against Cardiff City.[29]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 July 2025 Friendly Alfreton Town 0–1 Notts County Alfreton
15:00 BST Report
  • Macari 84'
Stadium: North Street
9 July 2025 Friendly Darmstadt 2–1 Notts County Darmstadt, Germany
18:30 CEST
Report
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
12 July 2025 Friendly Kaiserslautern 4–0 Notts County Kaiserslautern, Germany
13:30 CEST
Report Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
15 July 2025 Friendly Stuttgarter Kickers 1–1 Notts County Stuttgart, Germany
19:00 CEST Report Stadium: Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau
19 July 2025 Friendly Port Vale 1–3 Notts County Burslem
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
22 July 2025 Friendly Peterborough United Cancelled Notts County Peterborough
13:30 BST Stadium: Bespoke Builds Training Ground
Note: Fixture was cancelled on 1 July.[30]
26 July 2025 Friendly Notts County 2–2 Cardiff City Nottingham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 3,392 (699 away)

Competitions

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League Two

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Barrow 5 2 0 3 4 5 −1 6
15 Barnet 5 2 0 3 4 6 −2 6
16 Notts County 5 1 2 2 9 8 +1 5
17 Colchester United 5 1 2 2 5 6 −1 5
18 Oldham Athletic 5 0 4 1 3 4 −1 4
Updated to match(es) played on 23 August 2025. 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[31]

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
5 1 2 2 9 8  +1 5 1 1 1 7 5  +2 0 1 1 2 3  −1

Last updated: 23 August 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round12345
GroundAHAHH
ResultDLLWD
Position1217181516
Points11145
Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

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On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were released, with Notts County travelling to Newport County on the opening day.[32]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 August 2025 1 Newport County 1–1 Notts County Newport
16:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,238
Referee: Jamie O'Connor
Note: Fixture was scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was delayed an hour following a medical incident in the crowd.[33]
9 August 2025 2 Notts County 1–2 Salford City Nottingham
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 9,266 (192 away)
Referee: Aaron Bannister
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[34]
16 August 2025 3 Barrow 2–1 Notts County Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 3,285 (543 away)
Referee: Paul Marsden
20 August 2025 4 Notts County 4–1 Shrewsbury Town Nottingham
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 8,810 (527 away)
Referee: Darren Drysdale
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 19 August, but was moved due to a clash with cricket at Trent Bridge.[35]
23 August 2025 5 Notts County 2–2 Bromley Nottingham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 8,829 (177 away)
Referee: Tom Reeves
30 August 2025 6 Tranmere Rovers v Notts County Birkenhead
15:00 BST Stadium: Prenton Park
6 September 2025 7 Notts County v Fleetwood Town Nottingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Meadow Lane
13 September 2025 8 Gillingham v Notts County Gillingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
20 September 2025 9 Notts County v Crawley Town Nottingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Meadow Lane
27 September 2025 10 Crewe Alexandra v Notts County Crewe
12:30 BST Stadium: Gresty Road
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[34]

FA Cup

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EFL Cup

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Notts County were drawn away to Wigan Athletic in the first round.[36][37]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 August 2025 First round Wigan Athletic 1–0 Notts County Wigan
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Brick Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,907 (456 away)
Referee: Oliver Yates

EFL Trophy

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Notts County were drawn against Barnsley, Lincoln City and Manchester United U21 in the group stage.[38]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Barnsley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Lincoln City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 L2 Notts County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ACA Manchester United U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 September 2025 North Group D Lincoln City v Notts County Lincoln
19:00 BST Stadium: Sincil Bank
30 September 2025 North Group D Notts County v Barnsley Nottingham
19:00 BST Stadium: Meadow Lane
4 November 2025 North Group D Notts County v Manchester United U21 Nottingham
19:00 GMT Stadium: Meadow Lane

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of match played 23 August 2025

Players with no appearances are not included on the list

No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Netherlands NED Kelle Roos 6 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF England ENG Kellan Gordon 5 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
3 DF England ENG Rod McDonald 4 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF Grenada GRN Jacob Bedeau 6 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF England ENG Matthew Platt 3 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF Grenada GRN Oliver Norburn 4 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 FW Malta MLT Jodi Jones 6 1 5+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Conor Grant 6 1 1+4 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF England ENG Tom Iorpenda 6 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF England ENG Jayden Luker 4 1 1+2 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
17 FW Afghanistan AFG Maziar Kouhyar 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
18 MF England ENG Matt Palmer 6 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW England ENG Matthew Dennis 6 4 5+0 4 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
22 MF England ENG Curtis Edwards 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 DF England ENG Sonny Aljofree 6 1 5+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
25 DF Cyprus CYP Nick Tsaroulla 3 1 2+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 MF England ENG Tyrese Hall 4 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
37 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Barry Cotter 6 0 4+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
47 MF Germany GER Keanan Bennetts 6 0 2+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0

References

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  1. ^ a b "Head Coach: Martin Paterson". Notts County FC. 22 June 2025. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Signing: Matthew Dennis". Notts County FC. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Departure: Alex Bass". Notts County FC. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Signing: Maziar Kouhyar". Notts County FC. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "2024-25: Retained List". Notts County FC. 20 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Signing: Ollie Norburn". Notts County FC. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  7. ^ "Signing: Kelle Roos". Notts County FC. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Signing: Keanan Bennetts". Notts County FC. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Signing: Tom Iorpenda". Notts County FC. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  10. ^ "Signing: Barry Cotter". Notts County FC. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Signing: Sonny Aljofree". Notts County FC. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  12. ^ "Signing: Jayden Luker". Notts County FC. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  13. ^ "Signing: Tyrese Hall". Notts County FC. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  14. ^ a b "Loans: Cisse & Gill". Notts County FC. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  15. ^ "Loan: Ryley Reynolds". Notts County FC. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  16. ^ "Sam Austin Signs For Blues". Southend United FC. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  17. ^ "Kyle Cameron agrees to join Bromley". Bromley FC. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  18. ^ "Robbie Cundy is a Robin". Cheltenham Town FC. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  19. ^ "Charlie Whitaker signs for Tranmere Rovers". Tranmere Rovers FC. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  20. ^ "Statement: David McGoldrick". Notts County FC. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  21. ^ "David McGoldrick Signs For The Reds". Barnsley FC. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  22. ^ "Departure: Junior Morias". Notts County FC. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  23. ^ "Junior Morias Signs One-Year Deal with Yeovil Town". Yeovil Town FC. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  24. ^ "Miller States His Case". Bolton Wanderers FC. 13 August 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  25. ^ "Friendlies: Germany". Notts County FC. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
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  27. ^ @Official_NCFC (16 June 2025). "The third and final friendly during our pre-season trip to Germany will see us face Stuttgarter Kickers at Waldau-Stadion on Tuesday 15 July" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 June 2025 – via Twitter.
  28. ^ @Official_NCFC (17 June 2025). "We'll take on Peterborough United in a behind-closed-doors friendly at their training ground on Tuesday 22 July" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 June 2025 – via Twitter.
  29. ^ "Friendly: Cardiff (H)". Notts County FC. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  30. ^ @Official_NCFC (1 July 2025). "Pre-season update" (Tweet). Retrieved 1 July 2025 – via Twitter.
  31. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  32. ^ "League Two 2025/26 fixtures, dates, schedule & how to watch: Barnet host Fleetwood in opening day clash live on Sky". Sky Sports. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  33. ^ "Delayed KO: Newport (A)". Notts County FC. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  34. ^ a b "Update: Fixtures". Notts County FC. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  35. ^ @Official_NCFC (26 July 2025). "Our League Two home fixture against Shrewsbury Town has been moved from Tue 19 Aug to Wed 20 Aug (KO 7.45pm) due to a clash with cricket at Trent Bridge" (Tweet). Retrieved 27 July 2025 – via Twitter.
  36. ^ "Carabao Cup Round One confirmed". English Football League. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  37. ^ @Official_NCFC (4 July 2025). "Our Carabao Cup trip to Wigan Athletic will be played on Tuesday 12 August (7.45pm)" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 July 2025 – via Twitter.
  38. ^ "Under-21 teams and Group Stage draw confirmed for 2025/26 Vertu Trophy". English Football League. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.