Surreal honour to get Notts to Wembley - Belshaw

Surreal honour to get Notts to Wembley - BelshawImage source, ShutterstockImage caption, James Belshaw joined Notts County from Harrogate Town in JanuaryByAndrew AloiaBBC Sport, East MidlandsPublished20 minutes agoJames Belshaw has been to Wembley to watch Notts County and even beat Notts County. And now he is about to live his dream of playing for his boyhood club at the national stadium.The goalkeeper played an instrumental role in getting the Magpies to the League Two play-off final in London on Monday, 25 May by pulling off a tie-defining save to deny Chesterfield's Dilan Markanday in Friday night's semi-final second leg at Meadow Lane.Notts held on for a goalless draw on the night to progress with a 1-0 aggregate win that prompted home supporters to spill out on to the pitch in celebration.Belshaw picked his way through the hoard of euphoric fans while punching the air in triumph as he galloped toward the Kop stand where his father and long-time season ticket holder, Paul, was watching."I ran up towards him, I couldn't really see him - I just started and went a bit mad as the emotions kind of took over," Belshaw told BBC Sport."It was very surreal and I'm very honoured to be a small part in this journey."Notts County edge Chesterfield in League Two play-offsLifelong Notts fan Belshaw 'living dream' as a MagpiePublished20 JanuaryListen to the latest Notts County interviews on BBC Radio NottinghamAttributionSoundsFrom a young age, Belshaw sat in that towering stand at Meadow Lane as a supporter.For years he followed the club home and away - which included travelling to Wembley as a five-year-old with family to watch the Magpies beat Ascoli to win the Anglo-Italian Cup in 1995, then lose to Bradford in the third-tier play-off a year later.He was also there in 2023 as a supporter when Notts County reclaimed their mantle of the oldest Football League club in the world when they beat Chesterfield on penalties in the N...