Carling Cup First Round Draw

[John Boy]

Huddersfield Town v Derby
Rotherham United v York
Crewe Alexandra v Wrexham
Doncaster Rovers v Grimsby
Chesterfield v Burnley
Sheffield Wednesday v Hartlepool
Macclesfield Town v Sheffield Utd
Stoke City v Rochdale
Tranmere Rovers v Bury
Sthingyhorpe United v Oldham
Walsall v Carlisle
Bradford City v Darlington
Port Vale v Nottm Forest
Barnsley v Blackpool
Preston North End v Notts Co
Wigan Athletic v Hull
Lincoln City v Stockport
Mansfield Town v Sunderland
Coventry City v Peterborough
Wycombe Wanderers v Wimbledon
Colchester United v Plymouth
Ipswich Town v Kidderminster
Millwall v Oxford
Cambridge United v Gillingham
Bristol City v Swansea
Watford v Bournemouth
Southend United v Swindon
Boston United v Reading
Luton Town v Yeovil
Bristol Rovers v Brighton
West Bromwich Albion v Brentford
Cheltenham Town v QPR
Cardiff City v Orient
West Ham United v Rushden and Diamonds
Northampton Town v Norwich
Torquay United v Crystal Palace

[jlmatthews]

I love Torquay away. May have to make a trip....

[FCDarkness]

What is the Carling Cup? Is it related in any way to the Worthington or FA Cups?

[JoBeck]

Yeah... it is the Worthington Cup ;)

It's the same cup (the "League Cup"), just with a different sponsor this year. There's another thread called "No More Worthnothing Cup (http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=56743)" (even though I always heard "Worthless") on this forum that has more info.

Anyway, the first tie that struck my eye was Crewe vs. Wrexham... this will definitely not be a "Careless" Cup meeting.

[Wizardscharter]

1st machday is?!?

[JoBeck]

First round takes place the week of August 11.

[Forza AZ]

In which round do the Premier League teams enter?

[rcoull]

As a Hartlepool fan I'm looking forward to tussle against Chris Turner. It should be fun, I only hope the fans at The Vic give him the welcome thats deserved.

-Richard

[darrenjolley]

The premiership teams enter in round two, with the exception of those that have qualified for Europe who enter in round three.

[basso001]

Originally posted by JoBeck

Anyway, the first tie that struck my eye was Crewe vs. Wrexham... this will definitely not be a "Careless" Cup meeting.
Yeah, I saw that, and the Wednesday draw. Bristol City - Swansea also looked good.

Looking at the list, I'm guessing that the first round is regionally seeded. Is it just North and South, or is there something else going on?

b.

[JoBeck]

First round ties will be played this Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.

Tuesday evening ties:
Scunthorpe Utd v Oldham 19:30
Chesterfield v Burnley 19:45
Colchester v Plymouth 19:45
Crewe v Wrexham 19:45
Doncaster v Grimsby Town 19:45
Huddersfield v Derby County 19:45
Lincoln City v Stockport 19:45
Luton Town v Yeovil 19:45
Macclesfield v Sheff Utd 19:45
Millwall v Oxford Utd 19:45
Northampton v Norwich 19:45
Port Vale v Nottm Forest 19:45
Preston v Notts County 19:45
Rotherham Utd v York City 19:45
Southend Utd v Swindon Town 19:45
Torquay United v Crystal Palace 19:45
Tranmere v Bury 19:45
Walsall v Carlisle United 19:45
Watford v Bournemouth 19:45
West Brom v Brentford 19:45
Wigan Athletic v Hull City 19:45
Wycombe v Wimbledon 19:45
Barnsley v Blackpool 19:45
Bradford City v Darlington 19:45
Bristol Rovers v Brighton 19:45
Cambridge Utd v Gillingham 19:45
Cardiff City v Leyton Orient 19:45
Cheltenham v QPR 19:45

Wednesday:
Mansfield Town v Sunderland 19:45
Sheff Wed v Hartlepool 19:45
West Ham Utd v Rushden 19:45
Boston United v Reading 19:45
Bristol City v Swansea City 19:45
Coventry City v Peterborough 19:45
Ipswich Town v Kidderminster 19:45