Langstaff’s goal after 38 minutes was cancelled out by Gillingham’s Scott Malone only for Lewis Macari to then score the winner for the away side.
County hang on to second place and remain of the coattails of Stockport County following this victory whereas Gillingham, the former league leaders, continue to slip down the table and are now ninth.
Langstaff now has nine goals to his name in League Two and continues to thrive under the management of Luke Williams.
In the summer, the club had to fight off interest from clubs such as Ipswich Town and Plymouth Argyle and if this interest resumes in January, Notts County should hold firm once again.
Interest from Ipswich Town and Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle and Ipswich Town were promoted to the Championship after finishing first and second respectively in League One last season.
Conor Chaplin, Nathan Broadhead and Freddie Ladapo have combined for 14 goals in the second division to date and so Ipswich certainly aren’t struggling to adjust to life back at that level.
FootballLeagueWorld reported that Kieran McKenna’s side were one of the three teams interested in Notts County forward Macauley Langstaff in the summer.
Plymouth Argyle and Wrexham joined them in this pursuit but he stayed put at Meadow Lane and is reaping the rewards of this decision.
As the goals of Chaplin and co suggest, Ipswich don’t necessarily need further reinforcements in the attacking third come January, but Argyle might renew their interest.
Ryan Hardie leads the team with five Championship goals but hasn’t found the back of the net in his last six games for the 21st-placed Argyle.
The belief in the Scotsman remains in place down in Devon but there is still the question of whether Ben Waine and Mustapha Bundu are capable of deputising and contributing with goals of their own.
As it stands, there has been no clear indication as to whether Argyle or Ipswich will revisit the thought of signing Langstaff.
