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Joe Jones
Notts County and Newport County have met a total of 46 times over the years, the first fixture coming in 1930, which the Magpies won 3-2.
The head-to-head record is skewed in the Magpies’ favour, with 25 wins, 9 draws and 12 defeats.
The last meeting was in April 2016, with Notts winning 1-0 away thanks to Genaro Snijders' 39th-minute goal.
Notts’s record league win is against Newport – an 11-1 victory. We have also beaten them 5-0, 6-2, 7-0, 6-0 and 8-1 over the years.
Newport County, originally nicknamed "The Ironsides" due to Newport being home to Lysaght's Orb Works steel works, started out in the Southern League in 1912 at Somerton Park.
The official name of the club was The Newport & Monmouth County Association Football Club, although the shorter Newport County was soon adopted.
The club were reformed in 1919 and were first elected to the Football League in 1920.
Newport County were Welsh Cup winners in 1980 and subsequently reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup Winner's Cup in 1981.
The club was relegated from the Football League in 1988 and went out of business in February 1989, but reformed shortly afterwards and entered the English football league system at a much lower level.
In 2013 the club then won promotion back to the Football League for the first time since 1988.
In the 1970s and 1980s comedian Frank Carson was appointed as a Director and Vice President in order to raise the profile of the club.
Newport based rappers Goldie Lookin' Chain are also supporters of the club and were the team's shirt sponsors for the 2004–05 season FAW Premier Cup matches.
Team news
Notts County hope to have Alex Rodman and Jordan Richards back for the visit of Newport on Saturday after missing the past two matches through injury.
Striker Jon Stead will not feature as he is expected to be out until Christmas.
Michael O'Connor could return from a toe injury, while Matt Tootle, who has been battling an illness, is likely to be available for selection for manager John Sheridan.
Newport welcome back striker Josh O'Hanlon and midfielders Jack Jebb and Tom Owen-Evans, all of whom were ineligible to play in Tuesday's FA Cup replay win over Alfreton Town.
Winger Jack Compton was forced off on Tuesday after climbing off his sick bed to start the match and he could be given more time to recover fully.
Injured quartet Mark Randall, Jon Parkin, Marlon Jackson and Reece Grego-Cox could all be in contention after missing recent games.
But Paul Bignot is suspended, and Jamie Turley and Joss Labadie are still sidelined as bottom-placed County attempt to extend their unbeaten six-game run in all competitions.
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Joe Jones
John Sheridan has praised Stanley Aborah's "magical" skills but claims he needs to be more adaptable for Notts County.
The Belgian has had to make do with a place on the bench in the last few weeks but was restored to the centre of midfield for the Magpies' 2-0 win over Boreham Wood.
With Newport visiting Meadow Lane on Saturday, the Notts boss is likely to give Aborah a chance from the off in the League Two game, but offered words of caution as well as praise.
"You can't just play with the ball all the time, it's what you do without it which is what I and other managers look at," Sheridan told the Nottingham Post.
"There's no doubting his (Stan's) ability because he does things that are magical and when it comes off it looks great.
"He looked good the other night as did Graham Burke. But people suss you out and that's when you have to change your game.
"I am sure if Newport watched the game on Tuesday night they would be saying to get in the face of Aborah and Burke if they are playing.
"But I know what Stan can do and I love what he has got. When he's on form there's probably no better player."
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Joe Jones
John Sheridan has claimed that Newport County will provide Notts County with a stern test on Saturday.
The Welsh club appointed Graham Westley as manager in early October and, since then, have improved in form.
A win at Meadow Lane on Saturday, providing other results go their way, will see the Exiles climb off the bottom of the League Two table.
"They are in a good vein of form at the moment," Sheridan told the Nottingham Post.
"They have a manager who is an excellent appointment for where they are at this moment in time.
"I think he will get them out of there and they'll be safe come the end of the season.
"He knows these leagues, he knows what is required and that's why I am expecting a really tough game.
"They've produced some good performances and they were excellent against Carlisle (a 2-0 win last weekend).
"I am not taking anything for granted. They will be tough to break down. They are fighting for their lives, but they are going the right way about it.
"He will have them working hard and Graham's a good manager. They are organised and they'll be difficult from set plays too."
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Joe Jones
John Sheridan has admitted that the Notts County fringe players who lined up against Boreham Wood have given him a welcome selection dilemma ahead of the Newport County clash.
Rob Milsom, Graham Burke, Stanley Aborah and Genaro Snijders helped the Magpies to a 2-0 win against their non-league opponents in the FA Cup and book a second round date with Peterborough United.
"The players who came in didn't do themselves any harm," Sheridan told the Nottingham Post. "They passed the ball quickly and they controlled the game.
"When you are losing games and the team has produced poor performances then the manager has a problem.
"Does he give a chance to one or two of those players who haven't figured?
"It's an opportunity for those players to get back into the manager's plans and give him a problem for the team selection.
"And the lads who came in on Tuesday night did that with their performance."
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Joe Jones
Notts County boss John Sheridan says he is looking to shake things up in the squad by recruiting players in the January transfer window and also moving some on.
The Magpies, eighth in League Two but suffering from inconsistency, is aiming to bring up to three players in to help their promotion bid.
"I started thinking about the window two or three weeks ago," Sheridan told the Nottingham Post.
"I definitely feel that, if I have to move players on, then I would like to bring two or three in.
"We are having players watched and in the positions I think we need to strengthen.
"I want us to be in the mix when the window opens and if I can get two or even three in then great.
"But I understand I have to move people on and it would benefit all parties."
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Chris
John Sheridan has praised Notts County for responding well to their 4-0 loss at Blackpool by dominating Boreham Wood in their FA Cup first-round replay.
Goals by Jonathan Forte and Aaron Collins helped the Magpies claim a 2-0 win at Meadow Lane on Tuesday night, booking a date in the second round against Peterborough United.
"It was a tricky game for us after Saturday, when we played so poorly and conceded four goals," Sheridan told the Nottingham Post.
"It was a game we were expected to win, but I thought we dominated the game possession wise.
"We played some really good stuff too. We got the goal in the first half and when it's 1-0 you are always on edge.
"But Aaron has scored a worldie at the end, but the main job for us was to get through the tie.
"We've got a good game against Peterborough, a team who are going really well. It will be a really good test for us.
"It will be tough, Grant McCann is doing a really good job there.
"I watched them on the television the other day and they are a good footballing side.
"They are young and play the game in the right way.
"I am looking forward to the game."
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Joe Jones
Notts County have booked a date with Peterborough United in the second round of the FA Cup after overcoming Boreham Wood in Tuesday night's first-round replay at Meadow Lane.
The Magpies had to fight back from two goals down to seal a 2-2 draw in the original tie, but goals from Jonathan Forte and Aaron Collins were enough to secure a 2-0 win over the plucky non-league side.
On a mild mid-November evening in Nottingham, the 1,762 attendees - most rooting for the home side - saw Notts begin brightly, with Graham Burke testing Grant Smith early on with a stinging effort, before Adam Campbell fired wide from the resulting corner.
Boreham Wood midfielder Kenny Davis did well to charge down Stanley Aborah's shot and sent it wide, while at the other end Anthony Jeffrey blasted a 20-yard effort over.
John Sheridan's charges went on to take the lead in the 25th minute when visiting defender Joe Devera misjudged the bounce of a pass and Forte nipped in to intercept before volleying the ball past Smith.
Notts never looked in much danger of relinquishing their lead, but they wrapped it up at the death when Collins lashed a ferocious effort from outside the box off the underside of the bar and into the net, the final whistle blowing moments later.
The result means that the Magpies will host Posh on Sunday 4 December.
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Joe Jones
Notts County have the chance to progress to the second round of the FA Cup after earning a first-round replay against Boreham Wood, to be played Tuesday night at Meadow Lane.
The Magpies had to come from two goals down in the initial tie at Meadow Park, Adam Campbell bailing the visitors out with a brace for a final scoreline of 2-2.
John Sheridan will be without Vadaine Oliver, who was sent off just 25 minutes after coming on as a second-half substitute in the 4-0 defeat at Blackpool on Saturday - he starts a three-game ban.
It leaves the Magpies short up front with nine-goal top scorer Jon Stead out with an ankle injury and not expected back until Christmas.
Michael O'Connor, Jonathan Forte and Adam Collin all returned for County's heavy loss at Blackpool and Sheridan is likely to make changes again after accusing his team of 'not being able to beat a pub team' on Saturday.
Boreham Wood will be without midfielder Conor Clifford, who is suspended having picked up a fifth booking of the season in Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Bromley, a game in which he also saw a second-half penalty saved.
Summer signing Kenny Davis is likely to be drafted in for Clifford having come off the bench at the weekend.
That means boss Luke Garrard could name the same starting XI which led 2-0 in the initial tie.
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Joe Jones
Notts County are in talks with the owners of American baseball team New York Yankees over a possible takeover of the club, it has been reported.
The Yankees, who are worth an estimated £2.5bn, have been linked with the purchase of an English football club in recent months.
According to Sky Sports News presenter Rob Dorsett, Yankee Global Enterprises are attracted to the Magpies due to their status as the world's oldest professional football team.
There has been no comment from either club regarding the speculation, but reports add that talks have been ongoing for several weeks.
The Yankee Global Enterprises group currently owns the Yankees, as well as having part ownership in New York City FC.
American billionaire Hal Steinbrenner is the owner of the MLB franchise and his family are worth £2.5billion.
Notts are currently eighth in League Two after 16 games.
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Joe Jones
John Sheridan has ripped into Notts County, claiming their 4-0 loss at Blackpool was the worst of his managerial career, and that they would not have beaten a pub team with that performance.
The Magpies were torn apart at Bloomfield Road on Saturday as Kyle Vassell bagged a brace and set up goals for Colin Daniel and Jamille Matt, while Vadaine Oliver was sent off for the visitors.
"We were totally inept," Sheridan told BBC Radio Nottingham.
"We could be playing the Red Lion on Tuesday and if we play like today any team will beat us.
"I've been a manager for probably over 500 games now and that is probably the worst performance under my management.
"That is harsh for me to say, but I will not accept anything that went on today.
"We were a shambles. We didn't deserve anything and we didn't create a chance. If we are not at the races and perform like today we won't win any games for the rest of the season.
"I hope they realise they need to step up big time - if they don't, then there is something wrong with them."
Notts, who have won just once in their past six League Two matches, face National League side Boreham Wood in an FA Cup first-round replay on Tuesday.
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Joe Jones
Notts County were left embarrassed after falling to a 4-0 defeat against Blackpool in Saturday's League Two clash at Bloomfield Road.
The Magpies, buoyed by a large away following out to support their team and enjoy the delights of the town, ended up leaving before the game was over due to a shocking performance against the Seasiders.
Blackpool took the lead after 20 minutes as Kyle Vassell picked up a loose ball after Jamille Matt's shot had been deflected into his path and slotted past Adam Collin from 12 yards.
The hosts continued to put pressure on John Sheridan's charges, who were lucky to reach half time just one goal down.
This was soon rectified by Blackpool, however, as Vassell's shot from 12 yards was parried as far as Colin Daniel, who tapped into the empty net.
Matt made amends for an earlier open-goal miss by thumping home from 10 yards after Vassell's deflected shot broke his way, the Notts defence floundering.
Things would get worse for the visitors as Vadaine Oliver was shown a straight red after 79 minutes for a bad tackle on Tom Aldred.
And to cap things off, the Tangerines struck a fourth when Vassell robbed the ball Louis Laing and placed it past Collin for his 10th goal of the season.
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Joe Jones
The first fixture between Blackpool and Notts took place on 28 November 1896 at Raikes Hall, and finished 3-2 to the Lancashire side.
A total of 57 games have taken place between the two sides, with Notts winning 19, Blackpool winning 23, and 15 draws.
The last fixture came on 3 April 2004 at Meadow Lane and it ended 4-1 to the Magpies.
Football had developed in Blackpool by 1877 when Victoria FC were founded as a church club with a ground in Caunce Street.
This team disbanded a few years later but some of its members are understood to have merged with old boys from St John's School to form a new club called Blackpool St John's.
But the two factions remained disunited and, on 26 July 1887, at a meeting in the Stanley Arms public house, the members resolved to wind up St John's and form a new club to represent the whole town called Blackpool Football Club.
Blackpool's most notable achievement is winning the 1953 FA Cup Final, the so-called "Matthews Final", in which they beat Bolton Wanderers 4–3, overturning a 1–3 deficit in the closing stages of the game.
During that post-war period, Blackpool made three FA Cup Final appearances in six years and, during the 1950s, had four top-six finishes in the Football League First Division, their best position being runners-up to Manchester United in the 1955–56 season.
In 1953, four Blackpool players were in the England team against Hungary at Wembley, causing the Daily Mirror to declare that "Blackpool are playing Hungary today", though England lost in a famous defeat.
Since the 1950s Blackpool's fortunes have varied, and when they won promotion to the Premier League, at the end of the 2009–10 campaign, Blackpool became the first club in English football to have won promotion from every division of the Football League via the play-off system.
Even though things seem pretty bad now, Blackpool's least successful period was officially in the 1980s, particularly when, in the 1982–83 season, they finished 21st in English League football's lowest tier, their lowest-ever League finish.
Team news
Blackpool are hoping Jamille Matt will be fit for their clash with Notts County after being forced off early against Kidderminster last weekend.
Teenager Bright Osayi-Samuel impressed in the midweek EFL Trophy victory over Everton and will hope to have played himself into contention.
Goalkeeper Dean Lyness and striker Jack Redshaw, meanwhile, remain sidelined.
Notts defender Richard Duffy is available in the league again after suspension while Adam Collin will resume in goal.
The likes of Jordan Richards, Michael O'Connor, Rob Milson, Alex Rodman and Jonathan Forte are also strong contenders for recalls.
Leading scorer Jon Stead is out with an ankle injury and is not expected back until around Christmas.
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Joe Jones
Notts County boss John Sheridan has claimed that his side is a long way from firing on all cylinders because they've only been playing well in patches.
The Magpies currently sit sixth in League Two but have so far been inconsistent in their results and displays for the most part.
"We are far away from where I want us to be," Sheridan told the Nottingham Post.
"As I've said before, the only game that I thought we played really well for a long period was against Plymouth.
"In the second half against Luton I thought we played well. Can you win a lot of games by playing well just for 20 to 30 minutes? I don't know. I don't think you can.
"But I feel the standard of football that we played against Plymouth, even though we lost, was excellent.
"I really do feel that if we had played like that then we would win a lot of games.
"But luckily for us we've played in patches and we've won games.
"And not only that we've played in patches which has got us back into games too.
"Against Grimsby we were two down and got a draw and it was the same against Boreham Wood.
"We have had 25 minute spells when we've dominated and we've either drawn games or sometimes won."
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Joe Jones
Alan Smith could be deployed up front for Notts County more regularly after lining up in attack against Sunderland in the EFL Trophy, John Sheridan has said.
The 36-year-old played as a centre-forward in Wednesday night's 2-1 defeat at the Stadium of Light and performed admirably before being subbed off with cramp.
"What I love about him – and I think most players who play the game feel the same – is you just love somebody who has enthusiasm," Sheridan told the Nottingham Post.
"As he was putting his boots on it was like he was making his debut. I am telling you, it's a different world for some players today.
"I watched him, how he wanted to do everything right, and he was a quality player in his day.
"But he showed he can still probably play up front. He's certainly given me food for thought.
"He suffered with cramp, but I didn't want to take him off."
Smith first came to prominence as both a striker and a winger during his early days at Leeds United before Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson converted him to a holding midfielder.
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Joe Jones
Notts County boss John Sheridan says he is "gutted" at being knocked out of the EFL Trophy after losing to Sunderland's reserves on Wednesday.
"I am a bit gutted because I thought we played really well," he told the Nottingham Post.
"They are a good team and have some good young players with one or two who have first-team experience.
"I am surprised we ended up losing the game. Once we scored, Smudge had a great chance to make it two and it would have been game over.
"I just think we got a little bit tired in making decisions towards the end.
"But we had a real good go and the players who came in showed a really good attitude."
The Magpies return to League Two action with a trip to Blackpool on Saturday.
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