Stat Attack: Notts County v Bristol City

Notts County and Bristol City have faced each other a gargantuan 105 times over their history. This is because both clubs have been regularly playing each other since the 1900s.

Tomorrow will however be just the third league encounter between the two in ten years - and all of these have taken place in the last year.

Bristol City only just hold the upper edge, having won 42 games to Notts's 39. 24 matches have been drawn.

The city of Bristol is the largest metro area in England never to have won the English top tier championship.

In 1907 they finished runners-up in Football League Division One, which is their highest ever final position.

City won the Welsh Cup – despite being an English club – in 1934.

In 1982, Bristol City became the first English club to suffer three consecutive relegations.

Ashton Gate is the only ground in the English football league not to accommodate executive boxes.

Despite their underachievements, Bristol City is supported by some notable celebrities, including John Cleese of Monty Python and Fawlty Towers fame, Formula 1 great Jenson Button, and actor Russell Crowe.

Bristol City shares the English football league record for consecutive wins, notching up 14 wins in a row during the 1905-06 season.

This record is shared with Arsenal, Manchester United, and Preston North End.

Bristol was home to Harvey’s Bristol Cream Sherry, created in Bristol in 1796, and J S Fry, who produced the world’s first bar of chocolate in Bristol in 1847.

Bristol has been voted one of the most popular places to live in Britain and one of the top three most popular cities.

The Plimsoll line, Ribena and Tarmac were all invented in Bristol.

Famous Bristolians include: Banksy, Blackbeard, Julie Burchill, Sebastian Cabot, Justin Lee Collins, Russ Conway, Robin Cousins, Adge Cutler, Dynamite MC, The Fry Family (Chocolate), WG Grace, Cary Grant, James May, Stephen Merchant, Michael Redgrave, Tom Stoppard, Lee Evans, Damian Hurst, Josie Gibson, Carol Vorderman, Sophie Anderton, Arthur Milton, The Wursels, Ben Collins aka White Stig, Cathy Barry, Dave Prowse, Fred Wedlock, folk singer best known for his UK hit single "The Oldest Swinger In Town" Gareth Chilcott, Gary Mabbutt, Ian Holloway, John Ateo, Johnny Ball, Judd Trump, Massive Attack, Robin Cousins, Roni Size (founder and leader of Reprazent, a drum and bass collective), Wallace and Gromit (& creator Nick Park)

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Notts have defender Cieron Keane and midfielder Nicky Wroe available after both missed the 2-0 win at Port Vale through suspension.

Teenage midfielder Reece Brown could make his debut after signing on loan from Birmingham City.

Bristol City could give a debut to striker Kieran Agard following his arrival from Rotherham United.

Agard was an unused substitute in the 1-1 draw at Rochdale, but could replace Sam Baldock, who has joined Brighton.