June 28 2005

The Carling Cup

Crystal Palace will entertain Walsall in the Carling Cup first round.

Ties are to be played week commencing August 22.

The first round draw involves all 72 Football League clubs and has been sivided into north and south to avoid long midweek journeys.

Aston Villa, Birmingham, Blackburn, Charlton, Fulham, Manchester City, Portsmouth, Sunderland, Tottenham, West Brom, West Ham and Wigan will enter the second round.

Clubs who have qualified for Europe - Arsenal, Bolton, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester United, Middlesbrough and Newcastle - will join at the third round stage.

Full draw

Preston v Barnsley

Chesterfield v Huddersfield

Blackpool v Hull

Mansfield v Stoke

Rotherham v Port Vale

Nottingham Forest v Macclesfield

Sheffield United v Boston

Derby v Grimsby

Leeds v Oldham

Wrexham v Doncaster

Scunthorpe v Tranmere

Stockport v Sheffield Wednesday

Bury v Leicester

Rochdale v Bradford

Hartlepool v Darlington

Wolves v Chester

Lincoln v Crewe

Burnley v Carlisle

Reading v Swansea

Gillingham v Oxford

Milton Keynes Dons v Norwich

Plymouth v Peterborough

Shrewsbury v Brighton

Cheltenham v Brentford

Northampton v QPR

Millwall v Bristol Rovers

Watford v Notts County

Rushden & Diamonds v Coventry

Bristol City v Barnet

Colchester v Cardiff

Torquay v Bournemouth

Ipswich v Yeovil

Southend v Southampton

Crystal Palace v Walsall

Swindon v Wycombe

Leyton Orient v Luton