Notts County FC 1971/72
Back row; Wheeler(Trainer), Bradd, Worthington, Brown, Needham, Stubbs, Jones, Cooper
Front row; Hateley, Cozens, Brindley, Sirrel(Manager), Masson, Carter, Nixon, Carlin
1971/72
Division Three Sat 14 Aug ROCHDALE W 4-0 10 879 - Mansley,Masson,Stubbs,Hateley Sat 21 chesterfield W 2-1 12 276 1 Bradd,Hatetey Sat 28 BOLTON WANDERERS L 1-2 15 658 4 Hateley Mon 30 port vale W 3-0 5 298 3 Masson,Bradd,Hateley Sat 4 Sep walsall W 2-1 6 780 1 Hateley 2 Sat 11 SHREWSBURY TOWN W 1-0 13 328 1 Mansley Sat 18 brighton & hove albion D 1-1 13 443 2 Needham Sat 25 BRISTOL ROVERS L 2-3 13 101 5 Masson(pen),Roberts(og) Wed 29 BOURNEMOUTH D 1-1 13 342 3 Masson(pen) Sat 2 Oct swansea city D 1-1 9 703 3 Masson Sat 9 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE W 1-0 11 828 3 Bradd Sat 16 rochdale D 1-1 4 848 3 Bradd Wed 20 blackburn rovers W 2-0 6 935 2 Bradd 2 Sat 23 OLDHAM ATHLETIC W 2-0 14 419 2 Needham 2 Sat 30 york city W 2-0 8 302 2 Nixon,Hateley Sat 6 Nov MANSFIELD TOWN W 2-0 16 905 2 Bradd,Needham Sat 13 aston villa L 0-1 37 462 2 Sat 27 bradford city W 3-2 6 826 2 Bradd,Cooper(og),Cozens Sat 4 Dec BARNSLEY W 3-0 12 639 1 Cozens 2,Bradd Sat 18 WALSALL W 3-0 11 775 1 Bradd 2,Hateley Mon 27 wrexham D 1-1 12 680 1 Cozens Sat 1 Jan BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION W 1-0 16 401 1 Bradd Sat 8 bolton wanderers W 2-1 8 380 1 Cozens,Carlin Sat 22 bournemouth L 0-2 21 154 3 Sat 29 BLACKBURN ROVERS W 1-0 12 375 2 Bradd Sat 12 Feb oldham athletic W 1-0 8 621 2 Hateley Sat 19 YORK CITY D 2-2 12 351 2 Hateley,Bradd Sat 26 mansfield town D 1-1 16 784 3 Bradd Sat 4 Mar ASTON VILLA L 0-3 34 208 4 Sat 11 plymouth argyle D 1-1 12 157 4 Bradd Tue 14 rotherham united D 2-2 10 359 4 Masson,Cozens Sat 18 CHESTERFIELD L 1-4 14 701 4 Stubbs Wed 22 ROTHERHAM UNITED D 1-1 11 522 4 Worthington Sat 25 shrewsbury town D 1-1 5 211 4 Bradd Sat 1 Apr WREXHAM W 1-0 12 060 4 May(og) Mon 3 SWANSEA CITY W 5-0 14 019 4 Bradd,Masson,Cozens 2,Nixon Tue 4 bristol rovers W 2-0 11 998 4 Carter,Cozens Sat 8 torquay united D 1-1 6 478 4 Masson(pen) Wed 12 HALIFAX TOWN W 3-1 14 979 4 Cozens 2,Carter Sat 15 BRADFORD CITY W 2-0 16 315 3 Bradd,Cozens Tue 18 halifax town L 1-3 3 943 4 Bradd Sat 22 barnsley L 1-2 6 264 4 Masson Wed 26 PORT VALE W 2-1 9 033 4 Masson(pen),Carter Sat 29 TRANMERE ROVERS W 1-0 9 885 4 Cozens Wed 3 May TORQUAY UNITED W 2-1 8 921 4 Bradd,Masson Mon 8 tranmere rovers L 1-2 4 212 4 Needham F.A CUP Sat 20 Nov NEWPORT COUNTY (R1) W 6-0 11 976 Hatelay,Cozens,Bradd,Nixon,Stubbs,Carlin Sat 11 Dec south shields (R2) W 3-1 8 144 Masson,Cozens,Bradd Sat 15 Jan watford (R3) W 4-1 13 488 Cozens 2,Nixon,Masson Sat 5 Feb derby county (R4) L 0-6 39 450 LEAGUE CUP Tue 17 Aug orient (round 1) D 1-1 8 263 Nixon Wed 25 ORIENT (REPLAY) W 3-1 3 607 Hateley,Nixon,Bradd Wed 8 Sep GILLINGHAM (ROUND 2) L 1-2 12 650 Bradd
Final League Table W D L GA Pts 1. Aston Villa 32 6 8 2.66 70 2. Brighton & Hove Albion 27 11 8 1.74 65 3. Bournemouth 23 16 7 1.97 62 4. Notts County 25 12 9 1.68 62 5. Rotherham United 20 15 11 1.33 55 6. Bristol Rovers 21 12 13 1.34 54 7. Bolton Wanderers 17 16 13 1.24 50 8. Plymouth Argyle 20 10 16 1.16 50 9. Walsall 15 18 13 1.09 48 10. Blackburn Rovers 19 9 18 0.95 47 11. Oldham Athletic 17 11 18 0.94 45 12. Shrewsbury Town 17 10 19 1.12 44 13. Chesterfield 18 8 20 1.00 44 14. Swansea City 17 10 19 0.78 44 15. Port Vale 13 15 18 0.73 41 16. Wrexham 16 8 22 0.94 40 17. Halifax Town 13 12 21 0.79 38 18. Rochdale 12 13 21 0.69 37 19. York City 12 12 22 0.86 36 20. Tranmere Rovers 10 16 20 0.70 36 21. Mansfield Town 8 20 18 0.65 36 22. Barnsley 9 18 19 0.50 36 23. Torquay United 10 12 24 0.59 32 24. Bradford City 11 10 25 0.58 32
Manager Jimmy Sirrel Goalkeepers Age League Apps. Roy Brown 26 43 Barry Watling 25 3 Left for Hartlepool Defenders Bob Worthington 24 46 Brian Stubbs 21 43 Bill Brindley 24 41 David Needham 22 32 John Hulme (loan) 26 8 Loaned from Bolton Wanderers Mar/Apr Terry Cooper 21 2 (6) Joined from Newport County Geoff Ball 27 2 Left for Ilkeston Town Ian Bolton 18 0 (1) Joined from Birmingham City Midfield Don Masson 25 45 Jon Nixon 23 42 (3) Mick Jones 24 32 (12) Willie Carlin 31 31 Steve Carter 18 18 Joined from Manchester City in February Charlie Crickmore 29 1 Retired John Richardson 26 0 (2) Joined from Derby Co. Later left for Kings Lynn Forwards Les Bradd 24 46 John Cozens 25 31 (2) Tony Hateley 30 28 Left for Oldham Athletic Allan Mansley (loan) 25 11 Loaned from Fulham Aug-Oct Richie Barker 32 0 (6) Left for Peterborough Utdplayers ages correct as of 31st December 1971.
Notts County FC 1971/72
Back row; Wheeler(Trainer), Bradd, Worthington, Brown,
Needham, Stubbs, Jones, Cooper
Front row; Hateley, Cozens, Brindley, Sirrel(Manager),
Masson, Carter, Nixon, Carlin
Home colours
Basically the same strip as last season, but
with the central stripe on the shirts
now white instead of black. The old shirts with
a black central stripe were likely
to have been in concurrent use for a time.
Change colours
Probably all gold with black trim.
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