Stat Attack - Accrington Stanley vs. Notts County

Notts County have only played Accrington Stanley 14 times in their history. The first fixtures were in August and December 1958, when both sides played in Division Three. The Magpies drew 1-1 in the first match, before losing 3-0 in the second.

A hiatus of 48 years followed before the teams met again in the fourth tier, now called League Two, on 9 September 2006. The result was a 3-2 win to Notts.

The last time the two met was on 22 August 2015, a 1-1 draw in League Two.

The original town's team, Accrington, were amongst the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888, before resigning from the league after just five years.

A team called Stanley Villa already existed at the time, named as such because they were based at the Stanley Arms on Stanley Street in Accrington. With the demise of Accrington, Stanley Villa took the town name to become Accrington Stanley.

The club re-formed after World War I and entered the League in 1921 with the formation of the old Third Division North, along with the other top northern non-League clubs.

This original incarnation was dissolved in 1966, before re-emerging two years later. In 2005–06, Stanley won the Football Conference and were promoted to League Two.

Ironically, Oxford United, the team they switched places with, was the team that had been elected to replace the former Accrington Stanley as members of the Football League in 1962 when they were struggling with debt.

Accrington Stanley is perhaps most well known for being discussed in a late 1980s advert by the Milk Marketing Board (for all you younger readers, Ian Rush was one of the greatest strikers of his day, and Liverpool's all-time leading goalscorer).

Famous people from Accrington include Vicky Entwhistle and Julie Hesmondhalgh from Coronation Street, Yes singer Jon Anderson, cricketer Mike Atherton, Diana Vickers from The X Factor, and Mystic Meg.

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Accrington manager John Coleman may have to draft a youth-team player on to his bench because of so many injuries to his side.

Joe Wright was forced off in the win over Oxford United while centre-back partner Tom Davies was sent off and will begin a suspension alongside the already banned Shay McCartan.

Mark Hughes is also doubtful while Josh Windass and Dean Winnard are considered another three weeks away.

However, Coleman's squad is boosted by the returns of Matt Crooks and Adam Buxton from suspensions of their own.

Notts manager Jamie Fullarton and his players were booed off after the home defeat to Leyton Orient on Saturday and changes could be afoot.

Mawouna Amevor, fit again after a shoulder injury, Thierry Audel, Ronan Murray, Adam Campbell and Graham Burke will be pushing for recalls.

Stanley Aborah and Rob Milsom could be back in contention after illness and a knee injury respectively to bolster Fullarton's midfield options.

Defender Scot Bennett has missed the last two games with injury and he will be checked on before the squad travels.

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