Carling Cup against Crewe

By Nathan Jackson
June 28 2005

Lincoln City will start the Carling Cup with a game against Championside side, Crewe Alexandrea. Crewe only avoided relegation with a victory on the last day, their only victory since selling Dean Ashton and Imps fans will see this as a great chance to get to the next round.

City will see their chances of another potential trip to a Premiership ground as very high due to the run that Crewe had which saw them only avoid relegation on the very last day but it is far from one of the most mouth watering ties of the round. Some of the ties include Ipswich vs Yeovil and Hartlepool vs Darlington. County rivals Boston will travel to Sheffield United whereas Grimsby travel to Derby County.

Carling Cup 1st round 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.