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The draw for the first round of the Carling Cup (League Cup) was made on Thursday 16 June 2011; read on to see the full draw.
The draw for the first round of the League Cup, also known as the Carling Cup, took place on Thursday 16 June 2011. The matches will be played on the week starting 8 August 2011 and will be played over a single leg. They will be evening matches, and each match will be decided that night, with extra time and penalty shoot-out if necessary.
Last season’s winners Birmingham City would normally be in this round but because they qualified for the Europa League they would not have enough slots in their calendar to play so they too have been given a bye to the third round. This means that for the first time since 2002/03 there will be a preliminary round, between the two sides promoted from the Conference – AFC Wimbledon and Crawley Town. This will take place at Crawley on 29 July 2011. The winner faces a trip to Crystal Palace in the first round
The first round is split into Northern and Southern sections, and was a seeded draw. The big game is the local Nottingham derby between Nottingham Forest and Notts County.
Another local game sees Leeds United host Bradford City. Brighton will have the pleasure of welcoming Gillingham, the team whose stadium they used to share.
Carling Cup Northern Section Draw in Full
Rochdale v Chesterfield
Port Vale v Huddersfield Town
Rotherham United v Leicester City
Hull City v Macclesfield Town
Hartlepool United v Sheffield United
Leeds United v Bradford City
Doncaster Rovers v Tranmere Rovers
Walsall v Middlesbrough
Barnsley v Morecambe
Accrington Stanley v Scunthorpe United
Derby County v Shrewsbury Town
Oldham Athletic v Carlisle United
Bury v Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday v Blackpool
Burnley v Burton Albion
Preston North End v Crewe Alexandra
Nottingham Forest v Notts County
Carling Cup Southern Section Draw in Full
Brighton & Hove Albion v Gillingham
AFC Bournemouth v Dagenham & Redbridge
Ipswich Town v Northampton Town
Cheltenham Town v Milton Keynes Dons
Bristol Rovers v Watford
Plymouth Argyle v Millwall
Oxford United v Cardiff City
West Ham United v Aldershot Town
Southampton v Torquay United
Charlton Athletic v Reading
Portsmouth v Barnet
Stevenage v Peterborough United
Southend United v Leyton Orient
Wycombe Wanderers v Colchester United
Hereford United v Brentford
Exeter City v Yeovil Town
Bristol City v Swindon Town
Crystal Palace v Crawley Town or AFC Wimbledon
League Cup History
Unlike the FA Cup, the League Cup is only open to teams in the top four divisions of English football. Some consider it a waste of time while others start taking it seriously as it nears its climax.
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Nottingham Forest have been drawn at home to local rivals Notts County - Photo by Steve Rogerson
The trophy dates back to 1960-61 and in its early days entry was not compulsory, so a lot of top teams ignored it. It was only when the prize for winning included a place in the Uefa Cup for the following season that interest grew.
Since 1981, the rights to name the cup have been given to sponsors, and the first to take up that were the Milk Marketing Board and thus from 1981 to 1986 it was known as the Milk Cup. Since then, the trophy has been named after Littlewoods, Rumbelows, Coca-Cola and Worthington before the current sponsors named it the Carling Cup in 2003
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