Notts County have only ever played Crawley Town nine times in their history.
The first fixture between the two was just over four years ago, on 10 November 2012.
This milestone first meeting between the two, played at Meadow Lane, finished 1-1.
Meanwhile the return fixture, played away on the 9th March 2013, ended as a goalless draw.
The record stands at five Notts wins, two defeats and two draws.
Our recent record against them is very good, the Magpies winning the last three encounters (all in League Two).
Crawley Town have been a non-league side for the majority of their history – last decade, while Notts were struggling to survive in the old Second Division, Crawley had just been promoted from the Southern Football League.
Crawley have won plenty of silverware in their history, though the majority of it is amateur-based. This changed when they won the Conference National title in 2011 and the League Two title just a year later.
2010-11 was a record-breaking season not just for Crawley, but also for the Conference.
The West Sussex club broke the points total in one season (105) and tie with other teams for most wins in one season (31), fewest defeats (3), and highest goal difference (+63).
Because of this season, alongside the funds they had to buy players and an unlikable manager (Steve Evans), they were known as “the Manchester United of non-league football”.
The town of Crawley is known for being close - just three miles in fact - to Gatwick Airport, the world's busiest single-runway international airport.
Famous people who have links to Crawley include Australian footballer Kevin Muscat (born in Crawley), Gareth Southgate (attended the town's Hazelwick School), English rock band The Cure (formed in Crawley, several of its members attended St Wilfrid's RC School) and Gorillaz lead singer 2D (a fictional character, his back story claims he grew up in the town).
Team news
Rob Milsom is a doubt for Saturday's game - he did not reappear for the second half of last weekend's defeat at Grimsby Town having suffered severe swelling on his foot.
Stanley Aborah impressed as a substitute against the Mariners and is pushing for a start.
The Magpies are still under a transfer embargo, although that could be lifted over the weekend.
After their match against Portsmouth was cancelled last week, Crawley manager Dermot Drummy has no fresh injury concerns.
Striker Matt Harrold is the only long-term absentee with an Achilles injury.
Conor Henderson is in contention to start after renewing his short-term deal at the club until the end of the season.
Drummy could also hand a debut to defender Josh Lelan, who joined the Red Devils on Thursday.
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