Notts fan here. Its turning into an 'interesting' week to be a Notts fan
Posted this in the nostalgia forum, but thought it might be seen by more of you here. A Notts fan has bought a Notts notebook dating back to 1889, and there are mentions of Accrington in it. He has scanned some of the pages (the mention is towards the end of the thread) and if you fancy a read, its here:
PROBABLY THE OLDEST ITEM OF NOTTS COUNTY MEMORABILIA AROUND. - Notts. County FC forum from footymad.net