Southend United have been drawn against Cheltenham Town away in the first round of the Carling Cup draw.

It will be the third season in a row that the Blues have faced the Robins in the opening stage of the competition.

On the previous two occasions the matches took place at Roots Hall, although on this time round Southend will visit Whaddon Road.

Last season United lost 1-0 whilst in 2007 a 4-1 extra-time victory saw Steve Tilson's side through.

Blues were seeded for the first round of the competition which was regionalised and took place at the Football League's headquarters this morning.

First round ties will be played the week commencing 10th August. Full details and ticketing arrangements will be announced at a later date.

Full Draw:

Accrington Stanley vs. Walsall
Huddersfield Town vs. Stockport County
Rotherham United vs. Derby County
Tranmere Rovers vs. Grimsby Town
Sheffield Wednesday vs. Rochdale
Bury vs. West Bromwich Albion
Notts County vs. Doncaster Rovers
Lincoln City vs. Barnsley
Scunthorpe United vs. Chesterfield
Coventry City vs. Hartlepool United
Darlington vs. Leeds United
Preston North End vs. Morecombe
Crewe Alexandra vs. Blackpool
Carlisle United vs. Oldham Athletic
Nottingham Forest vs. Bradford City
Macclesfield Town vs. Leicester City
Sheffield United vs. Port Vale
Cardiff City vs. Dagenham & Redbridge
Wycombe Wanderers vs. Peterborough United
Southampton vs. Northampton Town
Barnet vs. Watford
Hereford United vs. Charlton Athletic
Bristol Rovers vs. Aldershot Town
Millwall vs. AFC Bournemouth
Gillingham vs. Plymouth Argyle
Colchester Untied vs. Leyton Orient
Reading vs. Burton Albion
Exeter City vs. Queens Park Rangers
Cheltenham Town vs. Southend United
Brentford vs. Bristol City
Yeovil Town vs. Norwich City
Crystal Palace vs. Torquay United
Milton Keynes Dons vs. Swindon Town
Swansea City vs. Brighton & Hove Albion
Shrewsbury Town vs. Ipswich Town

Byes to round two: Newcastle United and Middlesbrough