Clarets get Oldham in Carling Cup

Oldham manager John Sheridan

In the strange seeded draw, Mr Misery Trevor Francis pulled out ball number 5 for the home slot against the pre-drawn Oldham and this will be the first time the clubs have met in this particular competition.

Cup ties between the clubs have been few and far between over the years. Our only meeting in the FA Cup came in 1974 when we beat them 4-1 at Boundary Park and we repeated that scoreline five seasons later in the first leg of the Anglo-Scottish Cup Final, a win that was big enough to ensure we won the competition.

Whilst we were winning through against Grimsby via the spot kicks, Oldham had a more comfortable passage into the next round with a comprehensive 4-1 win over Mansfield Town at Boundary Park where their scorers were Neil Kilkenny, Jean-Paul Kalala, Deane Smalley and Craig Davies. Former Burnley loan player Michael Ricketts was in the Oldham side.

The tie is expected to be played on Tuesday 28^th August with a 7:45 p.m. kick off.

The full draw is:

Plymouth v Doncaster
Southend v Watford
Nottingham Forest v Leicester
Wigan v Hull
Birmingham v Hereford
Carlisle v Coventry
Bristol Rovers v West Ham
Derby v Blackpool
Rochdale v Norwich
Portsmouth v Leeds
Cardiff v Leyton Orient
Franchise v Sheffield United
Burnley v Oldham
Swansea v Reading
Peterborough v West Brom
Shrewsbury v Fulham
Wolves v Morecambe
Middlesbrough v Northampton
Sheffield Wednesday v Hartlepool
Luton v Sunderland
Wrexham v Aston Villa
Charlton v Stockport
Newcastle v Barnsley
Bristol City v Manchester City