The first round draw of the Carling Cup 2011/12 takes place on Thursday, June 16th at 10.00, 23 hours before the League fixtures are announced on the Friday, and S24 will bring it to you as the last team comes out of the hat.
As usual the first stage is split into North and South and then seeded depending on the club's league position at the end of last season.
There will be a preliminary round to the tournament where AFC Wimbledon will take on Crawley Town due to relegated Birmingham City being given a bye to the third round after winning the trophy last season and qualifying for the Europa League.
We though are certainly unseeded while Orient and Colchester will be, so those games would be on, as could be the Hammers, or even Neil Harris facing Millwall sooner than he may have expected!
South (seeded):
West Ham, Cardiff City, Reading, Millwall, Ipswich Town, Watford, Bristol City, Portsmouth, Crystal Palace, Brighton & Hove Albion, Southampton, Peterborough United, MK Dons, AFC Bournemouth, Leyton Orient, Exeter City, Colchester United, Brentford.
South (unseeded):
Charlton Athletic, Yeovil Town, Dagenham & Redbridge, Bristol Rovers, Plymouth Argyle, Swindon Town, Wycombe Wanderers, Stevenage, Torquay United, Gillingham, Northampton Town, Oxford United, Southend United, Aldershot Town, Cheltenham Town, Hereford United, Barnet, Crawley Town or AFC Wimbledon.
North (seeded):
Blackpool, Nottingham Forest, Leeds United, Burnley, Barnsley, Leicester City, Hull City, Middlesbrough, Coventry City, Derby County, Doncaster Rovers, Preston North End, Sheffield United, Scunthorpe United, Huddersfield Town, Rochdale, Carlisle United.
North (unseeded):
Sheffield Wednesday, Hartlepool United, Tranmere Rovers, Oldham Athletic, Notts County, Walsall, Chesterfield, Bury, Shrewsbury Town, Accrington Stanley, Bradford City, Burton Albion, Crewe Alexandra, Macclesfield Town, Morecambe, Port Vale, Rotherham United, Northampton Town.
And as for the JPT, work it out yourselves!
We're at a 1,000-1 if you fancy a punt!: www.paddypower.com/football/uk-football/carling-cup-outright/Carling-Cup-2011-12-2680100.html
Dates for your diary 2011/12
June 2011
16/06/2011: Carling Cup Round 1 Draw (10.00)
17/06/2011: Football League Fixtures Published (09.00)
August 2011
06/08/2011: Start of 2011-12 Football League Season
08/08/2011: (w/c) Carling Cup First Round
22/08/2011: (w/c) Carling Cup Second Round
29/08/2011: (w/c) Johnstone's Paint Trophy First Round
September 2011
19/09/2011: (w/c) Carling Cup Third Round
October 2011
03/10/2011: (w/c) Johnstone's Paint Trophy Second Round
24/10/2011: (w/c) Carling Cup Fourth Round
November 2011
07/11/2011: (w/c) Johnstone's Paint Trophy Quarter-Finals
28/11/2011: (w/c) Carling Cup Quarter-Finals
28/11/2011: (w/c) Johnstone's Paint Trophy Area Semi-Finals
December 2011
26/12/2011: (w/c) Football League Boxing Day Fixtures
31/12/2011: (w/c) Football League Christmas Holiday Fixtures
January 2012
02/01/2012: Football League New Year Fixtures (EEB's birthday, 56, the old man!)
09/01/2012: (w/c) Carling Cup Semi-Finals (First Leg)
16/01/2012: (w/c) Johnstone's Paint Trophy Area Finals (First Leg)
23/01/2012: (w/c) Carling Cup Semi-Finals (Second Leg)
February 2012
06/02/2012: (w/c) Football League Trophy Area Finals (Second Leg)
26/02/2012: Carling Cup Final (Wembley Stadium)
March 2012
25/03/2012: Johnstone's Paint Trophy Final (Wembley Stadium)
April 2012
28-29/04/2012: Final Matches For Football League Championship Division
May 2012
05-06/05/2012: Final Matches For Football League One and Two
May 2012: Football League Play-Offs - Dates To Be Confirmed
June/July 2012
Euro 2012 June 8th-July 1st (hosted in Poland & Ukraine)
August 2012
18/08/2012: 2012-13 Season Commences (delayed due to 2012 Olympics.)