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Leigh Curtis

Notts County fans to pay respects to one of their greatest ever chairmen

Notts County fans will be able to pay their respects to one of their greatest ever chairmen who has died.

The Magpies are holding a minute's silence ahead of their game against Hartlepool tomorrow to remember Jack Dunnett, who passed away recently aged 97.

Dunnett is regarded as being one of the most influential chairmen in Notts' history as he revived their fortunes guiding them from the old fourth division to the top flight.

The first lifted Notts into the Third Division in 1971, the second into the old Second Division (now the Championship) in 1973 and the third into the old First Division (now the Premier League) in 1981.

He was one of four men who, throughout this transformation, held key positions the others being manager Jimmy Sirrel, captain Don Masson and trainer-coach Jack Wheeler.

In addition, Mr Dunnett became a significant figure on the national scene as President of the Football League, the only director in Notts’ long history to be elected to such a lofty position.

He was also a key figure in Nottingham's political fortunes as a Labour Member of Parliament for Nottingham Central, then after constituency boundary changes, Nottingham East.

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