Summary

  • National League promotion final: Chesterfield v Notts County (15:30 BST)

  • FT: Chesterfield 2-2 Notts County (Notts County win 4-3 on penalties)

  • Use the audio icons at the top of the page to choose between BBC Radio Nottingham & BBC Radio Sheffield commentaries

  • Winners join champions Wrexham in League Two next season

  • Notts County finished second in National League with 107 points

  • Chesterfield finished third, 23 points behind the Magpies

  • Notts came from 2-0 down to beat Boreham Wood in semi-finals; Chesterfield edged past Bromley

  • Notts looking to return to EFL after four seasons away; Spireites have been in National League for five seasons

  1. Thanks and bye for nowpublished at 19:05 British Summer Time 13 May 2023

    Notts County promoted to League Two

    That's it.

    What an incredible game with incredible drama right until the end under sunny skies at Wembley Stadium.

    A back-and-forth battle, last minute equalisers and dramatic misses in the penalty shoot out.

    Heartbreak for Chesterfield who will spend another season in the National League.

    Pure joy for Notts County who earn their place back in League Two and the English Football League after four years away.

    Thank you for your company today and we look forward to you joining us again soon.

    Cheers!

  2. The agony and the ecstacypublished at 18:59 British Summer Time 13 May 2023

    Notts County promoted to League Two

    What a contrast of emotions when you get so close and only one team can win and another has to lose...

    Cedwyn Scott celebratesImage source, Getty Images
    Notts County boss Luke Williams and striker Macaulay Langstaff celebrateImage source, PA Media
    Chesterfield keeper Ross FitzsimonsImage source, Getty Images
  3. Postpublished at 18:56 British Summer Time 13 May 2023

    Notts County promoted to League Two

    Mark Stallard
    Former Notts County striker on BBC Radio Nottingham

    There is always pessimism in football and football supporters, you always fear the worst.

    We always feared that after such a fantastic season that Notts would fall at the final hurdle - the play-offs - the hurdle they have fallen at in the past three seasons.

    They led for a total of one minute in the four hours of football in the play-offs but they showed their battling instinct, they have shown their quality throughout the season.

    But today and last week it was all about the mentality to not get beaten and that is what they have shown and they have got their reward.

  4. Postpublished at 18:52 British Summer Time 13 May 2023

    Notts County are promoted to League Two

    Mark Stallard
    Former Notts County striker on BBC Radio Nottingham

    Notts County celebrate winning promotion to League TwoImage source, Getty Images

    Notts County are back where they belong. Uncover the signs, unveil the flags, there's going to be a party in Nottingham tonight.

    Notts County are back in the Football League, they are the oldest professional football league club in the world and they reclaim their mantle.

    Hopefully this is the first step of a few successful steps and this club is on an upward trajectory.

  5. Postpublished at 18:50 British Summer Time 13 May 2023

    Notts County are promoted to League Two

    If you're just joining us where have you been?

    That was an absolute barn stormer of a National League playoff final between Chesterfield and Notts County.

    Here's the match report so you can catch up on all the action from Wembley.

  6. Postpublished at 18:45 British Summer Time 13 May 2023

    Notts County are promoted to League Two

    Lee Turnbull
    Former Chesterfield striker on BBC Radio Sheffield

    They would have felt mightily aggrieved if they weren't promoted.

    Notts County got that stroke of luck at the end of the day.

    That's something to build on for next season for Chesterfield but hopefully Paul Cook will stay and guide them to automatic promotion rather than the heartache of a Wembley final.

  7. Postpublished at 18:39 British Summer Time 13 May 2023

    Notts County are promoted to League Two

    Mark Stallard
    Former Notts County striker on BBC Radio Nottingham

    Even in the penalty shootout, John Bostock had a penalty to win it with a penalty to spare but tried a panenka and hit the crossbar.

    It was so typical of Notts to put everyone through the mill. Those players deserve everything they get for what they have done over 48 games this season.

    They haven't been at their best today but in these sort of games it's all about the result and somehow they got the result because they don't know when they're beaten.

    You have to feel for Chesterfield because they did everything they could today but Notts just would not be denied.

  8. A journey for Notts County fans to rememberpublished at 18:36 British Summer Time 13 May 2023

    Notts County are promoted to League Two

    Notts County came agonisingly close to gaining automatic promotion to League Two this season.

    They were narrowly outdone by Wrexham (we all know about them, don’t we?) toward the end of the season and finished just four points adrift of the top with an incredible 107 points.

    It would have been a crushing blow if they missed out on promotion back to the English Football league today.

  9. Postpublished at 18:33 British Summer Time 13 May 2023

    Notts County are promoted to League Two

    Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds saw his side battle with Notts County for automatic promotion this season.

    He's sent his congratulations following the Magpies' promotion.

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  10. Postpublished at 18:27 British Summer Time 13 May 2023

    Notts County are promoted to League Two

    Lee Turnbull
    Former Chesterfield striker on BBC Radio Sheffield

    There can only be one winner and it's the cruelest way of all, on penalties.

    It's another season in the National League for Chesterfield unfortunately.

  11. Postpublished at 18:26 British Summer Time 13 May 2023

    Notts County are promoted to League Two

    Mark Stallard
    Former Notts County striker on BBC Radio Nottingham

    My word, Notts County put you through the mill and then some, but they never say die.

    It's the cruelest of ways for Chesterfield to lose, but it's the most joyous, most unbelievable, most fantastical script that couldn't be written.

    This is a Hollywood ending for Notts. They have got what they absolutely deserve.

  12. NOTTS COUNTY WIN PROMOTION TO LEAGUE TWOpublished at 18:24 British Summer Time 13 May 2023
    Breaking

    Chesterfield 2-2 Notts County (Notts County win on penalties)

    Notts County celebrate John Bostock's earlier equaliser against ChesterfieldImage source, Getty Images

    Notts County have done it and they've done it the hard way!

    They have beaten Chesterfield are are promoted to League Two.

    For the neutral that was an unbelievable game.

    Heartbreak for the Spireites who twice had the lead and looked in control for most of the game.

    But credit to the Magpies who never gave up and kept chipping away at their opponents.

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    GOAL: Chesterfield 3-4 Notts Countypublished at 18:24 British Summer Time 13 May 2023

    Cedwyn Scott

    Cedwyn Scott with the winner.

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    GOAL Chesterfield 3-3 Notts Countypublished at 18:23 British Summer Time 13 May 2023

    Joe Quigley

    Joe Quigley smashes it right down the middle!

  15. MISSED PENALTY Chesterfield 2-3 Notts Countypublished at 18:22 British Summer Time 13 May 2023

    John Bostock

    John Bostock dinks the ball onto the bar.

    What a miss.

  16. MISSED PENALTY Chesterfield 2-3 Notts Countypublished at 18:21 British Summer Time 13 May 2023

    Jeff King

    Archie Mair saves again!!

  17. goal

    GOAL: Chesterfield 2-3 Notts Countypublished at 18:20 British Summer Time 13 May 2023

    Jodi Jones

    Cool as a cucumber.

    Jodi Jones does the pause step and tucks the ball into the bottom right corner.

  18. goal

    GOAL Chesterfield 2-2 Notts Countypublished at 18:20 British Summer Time 13 May 2023

    Laurence Maguire

    Laurence Maguire squeezes his penalty under Archie Mair.

  19. goal

    GOAL: Chesterfield 1- 2 Notts Countypublished at 18:19 British Summer Time 13 May 2023

    Ruben Rodrigues

    Another really good penalty.

    Blasted into the bottom left corner by Ruben Rodrigues

  20. MISSED PENALTY Chesterfield 1-1 Notts Countypublished at 18:19 British Summer Time 13 May 2023

    Darren Oldaker

    Archie Mair saves from Darren Oldaker. That's what he was brought on for!