Ryan Reynolds was given his play-off wish as Notts County followed Wrexham to the Football League in dramatic fashion.
After an to-and-fro 2-2 draw, their penalty shoutout victory over Chesterfield at Wembley, saw the National League runners-up, who'd accrued a sensational 107 points over the course of the regular season, do what Hollywood star Reynolds was wishing for. The Wrexham co-owner, 46, saw his team pip the Magpies to the title after slugging it out for much of the campaign, leaving them in the always unpredictable play-offs.
Just like in their dramatic semi-final victory over Boreham Wood, which took a 120th-minute winner from Jodi Jones to save the day, Notts County got off to a nightmare start. Luke Williams' side struggled to settle themselves in the opening stages and goalkeeper Sam Slocombe, who'd already given away an indirect free-kick inside the opening five minutes, gave away a penalty which was scored by Chesterfield's Andrew Dallas.
