Notts County vs.
Bradford City game!
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By Joe Jones
Notts County and Wycombe Wanderers have faced each other a total of 34 times over the years, with the first meeting coming as late as 1995, when the Magpies won 2-0 at Meadow Lane.
The Chairboys are way ahead in the head-to-head, having beaten Notts 16 times and drawn nine – we have beaten them nine times.
The last meeting, however, was won by the Magpies, a 1-0 win in March this year sealed by Shola Ameobi's 27th-minute strike.
In 1887, a meeting held at the Steam Engine public house in Station Road, High Wycombe saw the formation of Wycombe Wanderers FC.
It is highly likely the club was named Wanderers after the famous Wanderers, winners of the first FA Cup in 1872. The club played just friendly matches between 1887 and 1896.
Wycombe first entered the FA Amateur Cup in 1894 and the FA Cup in 1895. In 1895 the club moved to Loakes Park, which would become its home for the next 95 years.
In 1896 the club joined the Southern League and competed in the Second Division until 1908, but in the summer of 1908 the club declined the invitation to retain their membership of the Southern League.
The club decided to pursue amateur instead of professional football and joined the Great Western Suburban League and remained there until the outbreak of the First World War.
After the hostilities had ended the club joined the Spartan League in 1919 and were Champions in successive years. In March 1921 the club's application to join the Isthmian League was accepted.
Wycombe enjoyed a fairytale season in 2000–01 as the club reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup. First Division sides Grimsby Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers, and Wimbledon were all beaten before a memorable quarter-final with Premier League side Leicester City.
In a game that has gone down in FA Cup history, striker Roy Essandoh headed an injury-time winner to seal a 2–1 win at Filbert Street as manager Lawrie Sanchez looked on from the dressing room, having been dismissed from the touchline during the game.
The ensuing semi-final at Villa Park saw Liverpool pushed all the way before claiming a 2–1 victory.
Team news
Wycombe are expected to hand a debut to new signing Craig Mackail-Smith against Notts County at Adams Park this weekend.
The veteran Scotland international joined the Chairboys on Thursday having been a free agent after being released by Luton Town.
Mackail-Smith could come straight in to lead Gareth Ainsworth's attack after Paris Cowan-Hall was forced off early on in the 3-2 win at Port Vale last time out.
Paul Hayes and Dayle Southwell are other attacking options for Ainsworth.
There are likely to be several changes to the Notts team following the Checkatrade Trophy tie in midweek.
Magpies manager Kevin Nolan made nine changes against Everton, with only Elliott Hewitt and Lewis Alessandra keeping their places from the team that started the league win over Chesterfield.
Long-term absentee Michael O'Connor is the only player unavailable to Nolan as he seeks a third straight victory in all competitions.
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