Skip to main contentSkip to navigation Close dialogue1/3 Next image Previous image Toggle caption The Notts County captain, Matt Palmer, lifts the trophy as his teammates show their delight at promotion to League One. Photograph: John Walton/PA View image in fullscreen The Notts County captain, Matt Palmer, lifts the trophy as his teammates show their delight at promotion to League One. Photograph: John Walton/PA Notts County cruise into League One with emphatic win over Salford Football’s oldest professional club continued to clamber back up the divisions in the final match of the English domestic season. Alassana Jatta’s injection of higher echelon quality began a Notts County stroll in baking Wembley sunshine. Salford melted away while Lucas Ness’s towering header and Jodi Jones’s second-half goal confirmed County’s return to League One after an 11-year absence.Salford, club of the Class of 92, facing County was celebrity versus tradition. Not that Salford lack football heritage within their ownership, nowadays Gary Neville and Sir David Beckham, with further former Manchester United notables lending helping hands. Beckham, furthering the A-lister trend of club ownership by co-owning two, was in the posh seats, along from Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt.Notts County 3-0 Salford: League Two playoff final – live Read moreCounty do not eschew modernity either, their Danish owners are leading lights in data analytics. Having…
Published: May 25, 2026 4:27 pm
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