League Cup 1st Round Draw
14 Jun 2012 07:15 am, by YorkshireSquare
The draw for this seasons Capital One League Cup has been made with Leeds United drawn at Elland Road against League One club Shrewsbury Town. Shrewsbury gained to promotion to League One after finishing second in League Two last season. Their higest ever finish in the competiton was in 1961 when they reched the semi-finals.
All Football League clubs with the exception of Bolton and Blackburn who finished highest in the league last season will take part in the first round. They will enter the competition with the Premier League clubs, excluding the seven who have qualified for Europe, at the second round stage. The remaining clubs will enter the draw at the third round stage. Full details of the first round fixtures can be found below.
This year the League Cup matches will be the first of the season, games will be played during the week commencing 13th August 2012. However, if mutually agreed, The League will consider requests to play on Saturday 11th or Sunday 12th August 2012.
1st Round Fixtures | |
Derby County v Scunthorpe United Rochdale v Barnsley Port Vale v Burnley Notts County v Bradford City Hull City v Rotherham United Fleetwood Town v Nottingham Forest Carlisle United v Accrington Stanley Doncaster Rovers v York City Crewe Alexandra v Hartlepool United Bury v Middlesbrough Chesterfield v Tranmere Rovers Sheffield United v Burton Albion Blackpool v Morecambe Leeds United v Shrewsbury Town Preston North End v Huddersfield Town Oldham Athletic v Sheffield Wednesday Cheltenham Town v Milton Keynes Dons Ipswich Town v Bristol Rovers | Stevenage v AFC Wimbledon Exeter City v Crystal Palace Yeovil Town v Colchester United Birmingham City v Barnet Bristol City v Gillingham Northampton Town v Cardiff City Plymouth Argyle v Portsmouth Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aldershot Town Walsall v Brentford Millwall v Crawley Town Torquay United v Leicester City Dagenham & Redbridge v Coventry City Peterborough United v Southend United Swindon Town v Brighton & Hove Albion Watford v Wycombe Wanderers Charlton Athletic v Leyton Orient Oxford United v AFC Bournemouth |