Walker's first full season as manager was an unforgettable one for Notts County supporters. The Magpies narrowly missed out on the playoffs for promotion to the Premiership. The season is most remembered for a famous 2-1 win over arch rivals Nottingham Forest in which Charlie Palmer scored the winning goal with just 4 minutes left. This has become a celebrated event amongst Notts County fans who have dubbed February 12 (the anniversary of the game) Sir Charlie Palmer Day. This match was the last competitive Nottingham derby fixture to date.

Walker was surprisingly dismissed in September 1994, an event which started a sharp fall in the club's fortunes which has persisted to this date. Notts won the Anglo-Italian Cup at Wembley in March 1995, but ended the season being demoted to Division Two. County made another visit to Wembley Stadium in 1996 in the play-offs, but lost out on the opportunity of a return to Division One with a 2-0 defeat to Bradford City.

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The following season is seen by many as the club's worst ever as they managed just seven victories all season and finished in bottom place. Relegation to the league's basement division happened just six years after promotion to the top flight. Relegation did not turn out to be a bad thing however, under Sam Allardyce The Magpies secured the Division Three title in March 1998 by a record margin of 17 points. They became the first team since World War II to gain promotion in mid March, with six matches still left.