Sheffield United will travel to Glanford Park on either Tuesday, 3 September or a day later on the Wednesday night for the first round of this Football League competition which is contested between the bottom two leagues of the said league formats.
Northern Section
Shrewsbury Town v Oldham Athletic
Crewe Alexandra v Accrington Stanley
Tranmere Rovers v Fleetwood Town
Port Vale v Bury
Notts County v Burton Albion
Scunthorpe United v Sheffield United
Hartlepool United v Bradford City
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Walsall
Byes: Carlisle United, Morecambe, Preston North End, Rochdale, Chesterfield, Mansfield Town, Rotherham United, York City
Southern Section
Milton Keynes Dons v Northampton Town
Dagenham and Redbridge v Colchester United
Gillingham v Leyton Orient
Brentford v AFC Wimbledon
Torquay United v Portsmouth
Bristol City v Bristol Rovers
Exeter City v Wycombe Wanderers
Cheltenham Town v Plymouth Argyle
Byes: Crawley Town, Newport County, Oxford United, Swindon Town, Coventry City, Peterborough United, Southend United, Stevenage