The 2004-05 season was a weird season of highs and lows for Notts. Despite high levels of expectation about promotion it quickly became apparent that Notts County would not be challenging. Fans would have to wait until October before a home victory was recorded and the club had even occupied bottom place in September. Gary Mills was relieved as manager in November and was replaced by player Ian Richardson who managed to assist the club away from the relegation zone with little experience at football management. Richardson held the Manager's post until the end of the season in January 2005. The club announced in April that Richardson would not be the manager for the next season. On May 17, 2005 ex Iceland manager Gudjon Thordarson was appointed as the club's sixth manager in 5 years.

The 2005-06 season started promisingly for the Magpies. However, they had managed just 13 points out of a possible 48 in their last 16 games and had eventually ended up in real danger of relegation. On the final day of the season, Notts were just 2 points off the drop zone, and faced Bury another side with demotion worries. A season high attendance of 9,817 of which 8,594 were home supporters saw the game. The Magpies went down 2-0 meaning that with Oxford United and Stockport County drawing their games, the club were only one Oxford United goal away from being relegated. A late rally saw Notts tie the game at 2-2 and Oxford's 3-2 loss meant the Magpies were safe.

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