Stat Attack: Notts County vs. Preston North End

Notts County and Preston North End are two of the oldest football clubs in the country (and by extension, the world), whose history goes back over 125 years.

The first fixture between the two took place in November 1888, when North End defeated the Magpies 7-0 in the first ever season of the Football League.

The 1888-89 season saw Preston remain unbeaten throughout, and would go on to become English football's first "Invincibles", a feat which remained unbroken until 2003-04 when Arsenal also went a whole top-flight season without losing.

Aside from Preston going the whole season unbeaten, they were also the first EVER winners of the Football League. Oh, and they won the FA Cup that year too!

The two clubs have met a total of 88 times, and sadly (for us Notts fans) the Lilywhites have the upper hand by quite a significant margin. They're won 41 times, while the Magpies have won 23 games. 24 draws have taken place.

The two teams that have played the most games overall in the Football League are, in fact, Notts County and Preston North End!

Meanwhile, Preston are ranked as the fourth most-successful English football club of all time domestically.

Over the years, there have been some varied scorelines. We've talked about the 7-0 back in 1888, but we've also had 6-2, 6-1, 6-0, 4-3 and 4-2.

The National Football Museum was originally situated in Deepdale, Preston, but was moved to Manchester in 2012.

Deepdale was used as the venue for the England U21s when they played Iceland in March 2011. Deepdale was used again at the end of the 2011-2012 season to host three U19s Elite Round matches with England, Slovenia and Switzerland all taking to the famous pitch. The three games were held at the end of May over six days.

Preston have made the play-offs in a record eight seasons, spanning all three league divisions, but have not yet been promoted via this route.

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Notts will be without Liam Noble when they face Preston in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy Northern Area semi-final on Tuesday.

The 23-year-old midfielder was sent off against Swindon Town on Saturday and will now serve a ban, subject to an expected appeal from Shaun Derry.

Club captain Hayden Mullins could be handed some much-needed game time after he returned to training following a month-long absence with a calf problem.

Louis Laing has returned to parent club Nottingham Forest following the expiry of his loan deal.

Andy Little could start for Preston after three months on the sidelines with hamstring and calf injuries.

Bradley Fewster has returned to Middlesbrough after his loan spell was cut short for personal reasons.

Joe Garner and fellow striker Jordan Hugill, both nursing knee injuries, remain long-term absentees for Preston.