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When Saturday 20 October 2001, 3.00pm kick-off
Who and Where NOTTS COUNTY (Away, Meadow Lane, League Division Two)
Ticket Info

This match is pay on the day.

Reading fans are located behind the goal in the huge all seated stand. They'll be plenty of room whatever time you turn up at.
Prices are:
Adults:
£14
Concessions: £8
Students: £7
Under 15s: £3

Travel,
Food and Beer.

Meadow Lane, Nottingham, NG2 3HJ.
Telephone: 0115 9529000

By Train
If you're coming by train then Meadow Lane is in walking distance from Nottingham station. Turn left out of the station into Queen's Road and then take a right down London Road - you'll see the ground.

By Car
By Car, exit the M1 at Junction 24 and turn towards South Nottingham on the A453 and then follow signs towards the A52 towards Grantham. After a bit down the A52 get on the A6011 towards Nottingham and you'll see signposts for the grounds. Make sure you end up on the right side of the river or you'll end up at the City Ground. For parking you'll find a handy little market right near the away end of Meadow Lane - it costs a couple of quid if I remember rightly, and strangely always seems to have spaces.

Beer
Notts County is one of the very few Second Division teams to serve beer actually inside the ground. It may only come out of cans but it's still quite handy for a pre-match drink when pushed for time attempting to find a pub. If you prefer a pub and have the time then there's plenty around - if you cross over the river you'll find the Larwood which is a decent sized pub which also serves food on matchdays.

Staying Overnight
The Express By Holiday Inn, East Midlands Airport have contacted us and would like to offer Reading fans attending the match against Notts County a special offer for the weekend. The hotel is described as follows: "the newly built 90 bedroomed hotel is handly situated for travelling fans". Hob Nob Anyone? site users are offered a reduced rate of £45.00 per room per night on a B&B basis for the evenings of 19th and 20th October, subject to availability. Should you wish to take advantage of this offer, you should call 01509 678000 and quote "Football Special".

Team news

Reading - from: Whitehead, Whitbread, Viveash, Williams, Shorey, Igoe, Harper, Parkinson, Butler, Rougier, Forster, Henderson, Hughes, Cureton, A.Smith, Robinson, Ashdown.

Notts County - from: Mildenhall, Grayson, Warren, Richardson, Baraclough, Owers, Brough, Nicholson, Caskey, Cas, Allsopp, Hackworth, Stallard, Garden, Hamilton, Jorgensen.

Form Guide

View Latest Second Division Table And Form Table

Previous Meetings 

Notts County have just about enjoyed the upper hand over the Royals through history. The two sides have only met the once outside the League though with Reading recording an FA Cup victory.
Reading wins: 18
Draws: 12
Notts County wins: 20
Figures include League, FA Cup and League Cup only.

2000/2001 Season:
Lasts season the Royals lost 2-3 at Notts County with Parkinson and an own goal on the scoresheet for the Royals. At home we kept the promotion dream alive with a 2-1 victory at the Madejski:
31 March 2001: Reading 2 Notts County 1
16 December 2000:
Notts County 3 Reading 2

1999/2000 Season:
The 1999/2000 season produced two entertaining league fixtures - we may have drawn 0-0 draw at home but it was a day on which we did everything but score. Away from home we pulled off an excellent 2-1 victory with Forster and Newman getting the goals for the Royals:
15 April 2000: Notts County 1 Reading 2
28 December 1999: Reading 0 Notts County 0

1998/1999 Season:
The 1998/1999 season also saw Reading take four out of six points from County, but in not quite so much style. The home victory will be well remembered - not for the quality of the football but for the freak own goal from County that gifted us victory:
30 January 1999: Notts County 1 Reading 1
28 December 1998: Reading 1 Notts County 0

Click on the result for match reports.

Match Odds

Available at William Hill:
Reading win:
Draw:
Notts County win:

Predictions A draw would be considered a very good result.
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