The tie against a side that sits 36 places below the Magpies in the English football pyramid will be Paterson's first as a manager in the FA Cup.

He was assistant to Michael Duff at Huddersfield Town last season when the League One side were knocked out of the competition by National League outfit Tamworth.

Paterson knows at this stage of the competition, as a one-time winner of the cup – 131 years ago in 1894 – Notts are seen as a major scalp.

"Obviously we have history, we won it a long time ago, and it's a proud memory of the club," he said.

"I think everyone does look at Notts County as a really good club, especially at League Two level and traditionally being the oldest professional football club, so I imagine it looks like to others that we are a target.

"But I prepared for that. There are no excuses from me in terms of being a target. At the end of the day, it's a game of football, and we don't prepare any different.

"I don't want anything extra or less from my players – I just...