As Notts County's squad of heroes danced away under the Wembley arch, grown men were in tears and strangers hugged one another as the colours of black and white swayed in unison.
Notts fans had arrived in their thousands in the capital armed with hope and expectation but marched back down Wembley Way knowing their status as the world's oldest Football League club had finally been restored.
In typical Notts fashion, they had to do it the hard way in this enthralling playoff final against Chesterfield, having trailed on two occasions to force a penalty shootout which saw Archie Mair prove to be the hero.
