CITY TO PLAY MK DONS IN CARLING CUP
THE CANARIES will face MK Dons in the first round of the Carling Cup at the Stadium MK on Tuesday, August 12, kick-off scheduled for 7.45pm.
The sides last met in the Carling Cup competition in the 2005-06 season in which the Canaries won 1-0 after extra time in Milton Keynes.
MK Dons won the League Two title and the Johnstone's Paint Trophy in the last campaign, and City Boss Glenn Roeder said he was positive about the prospect of playing the League One side: "MK Dons had an excellent season last year and it will be a game that we will look forward to."
Last season's Carling Cup campaign began with a 5-2 victory over Barnet at Carrow Road with goals from Mark Fotheringham, Simon Lappin, Darel Russell and a brace from Jamie Cureton.
The second round saw the Canaries travel to Rochdale, where after 90 minutes the sides were level at 1-1. Neither side found the back of the net in extra time so the tie went to penalties with City coming out on top winning 4-3.
The third round took Norwich to Manchester City. After a strong performance from the Canaries with a number of young players including Michael Spillane and Rossi Jarvis in action, the Premier League side went on to the fourth round thanks to a last minute winner from Georgios Samaras.
The Canaries have made the third round for the last three seasons and will be hoping for a strong campaign to make the fourth round for the first time since the 1995-96 season.
League Cup results since 2001
2006-07 Third Round defeat against Port Vale at Vale Park on penalties
2005-06 Third round 2-1 defeat against Birmingham at St Andrews
2004-05 Second Round 2-1 defeat against Newcastle at St James' Park
2003-04 First Round 1-0 defeat against Northampton at Sixfields Stadium
2002-03 First Round 3-0 defeat against Cheltenham Town at Carrow Road
2001-02 First Round 1-0 defeat against Brentford at Griffin Park
All Football League clubs from the Championship, League 1 and League 2 were entered into this morning's draw. Premier League clubs that have not qualified for Europe will enter in second round, while those that have, including holders Tottenham, come in at the third round stage.
The full draw for the first round of the Carling Cup is as follows:
Preston North End v Chesterfield
Chester City v Leeds United
Leicester City v Stockport County
Sheffield United v Port Vale
Grimsby Town v Tranmere Rovers
Crewe Alexandra v Barnsley
Hartlepool United v Scunthorpe United
Derby County v Lincoln City
Notts County v Doncaster Rovers
Sheffield Wednesday v Rotherham United
Shrewsbury Town v Carlisle United
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Accrington Stanley
Bury v Burnley
Rochdale v Oldham Athletic
Nottingham Forest v Morecambe
Huddersfield Town v Bradford City
Macclesfield Town v Blackpool
Walsall v Darlington
Coventry v Aldershot
Milton Keynes Dons v Norwich City
Wycombe Wanderers v Birmingham City
Brighton & Hove Albion v Barnet
Gillingham v Colchester United
Southend United v Cheltenham Town
Swansea City v Brentford
Luton Town v Plymouth Argyle
Exeter City v Southampton
Watford v Bristol Rovers
AFC Bournemouth v Cardiff City
Bristol City v Peterborough United
Charlton Athletic v Yeovil Town
Millwall v Northampton Town
Swindon Town v Queens Park Rangers
Crystal Palace v Hereford United
Dagenham & Redbridge v Reading
Ipswich Town v Leyton Orient
