Carling Cup first-round draw pairs Forest and County
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Birmingham are the reigning Carling Cup holders
Nottingham Forest have been paired with local rivals Notts County in the draw for the first round of the Carling Cup.
Last season's relegated Premier League sides Blackpool and West Ham face Sheffield Wednesday and Aldershot respectively, though 2011 winners Birmingham have a bye.
Leeds take on Bradford in another derby, while two promoted sides Stevenage and Peterborough are paired.
Crawley Town and AFC Wimbledon face each other in a preliminary round tie.
The Football League's two newest clubs will meet at Crawley's Broadfield Stadium on Friday, 29 July for a place in the first round proper.
The preliminary round is necessary as holders Birmingham were relegated from the Premier League.
But because of their Europa League commitments they will not start their Cup defence until round three.
The Carling Cup therefore requires one club fewer in the first round, so the two clubs placed lowest in the domestic league system last season will meet in the one-off game.
Carling Cup first-round draw
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
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/AFC Wimbledon
Ties will be played during the week commencing 8th August 2011.