Notts County beat Chesterfield on penalties in the National League promotion final to win promotion back to the EFL
Notts County twice battled back from a goal down before beating Chesterfield on penalties in an astonishing National League promotion final at Wembley to reclaim their status as 'world's oldest football league club'.
Armando Dobra's curled finish had restored Chesterfield's lead in the first period of 15 additional minutes after an enthralling game ended 1-1 at the end of normal time. Liam Mandeville squandered a late chance to seal victory moments before Notts veteran Bostock caught Fitzsimons out with a set-piece that skipped in at the near post.
The club-record wins total and 117 goals in a campaign - which included a record 25-game unbeaten league run between September and February - would have counted for nothing if they had lost at the national stadium.They were the only side, other than Wrexham and Notts, to have a spell at the top of the table early in the season.Goalkeeping calamities and heroics
Dallas collected himself and went straight down the middle to beat Slocombe from the spot to put Chesterfield ahead after five chaotic minutes.
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