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Carling Cup first round draw

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West Brom have been handed a trip to Bury in the first round of the Carling Cup, while Burton Albion travel to Reading.

Baggies meet Bury; Burton battle Royals

West Brom have been handed a trip to Bury in the first round of the Carling Cup, while Burton Albion travel to Reading. The relegated Baggies are the only one of the three clubs who dropped out of the top-flight in May to take their place in the opening stage of the competition and face a testing trip to Gigg Lane. Newly-promoted Burton Albion, who won the Blue Square Premier last term, will make the journey to the Madejski Stadium to meet the Royals. Torquay United, who are back in the Football League after triumphing in the Blue Square play-offs, are also up against Championship opposition as they face Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. Four-times League Cup winners Nottingham Forest have a home meeting with League Two Bradford, while Leeds United travel to the North East to tackle Darlington.

Carling Cup first round draw

Accrington Stanley v Walsall Huddersfield v Stockport Rotherham v Derby Tranmere v Grimsby Sheffield Wednesday v Rochdale Bury v West Brom Notts County v Doncaster Lincoln v Barnsley Scunthorpe v Chesterfield Coventry v Hartlepool Darlington v Leeds Preston v Morecambe Crewe v Blackpool Carlisle v Oldham Nottingham Forest v Bradford Macclesfield v Leicester Sheffield United v Port Vale Cardiff v Dagenham & Redbridge Wycombe v Peterborough Southampton v Northampton Barnet v Watford Hereford v Charlton Bristol Rovers v Aldershot Millwall v Bournemouth Gillingham v Plymouth Colchester v Leyton Orient Reading v Burton Albion Exeter v Queens Park Rangers Cheltenham Town v Southend Brentford v Bristol City Yeovil v Norwich City Crystal Palace v Torquay MK Dons v Swindon Swansea v Brighton & Hove Albion Shrewsbury v Ipswich Ties to be played w/c 10th August

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