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Two of the clubs relegated from the Premier League don't take part in the first round which sees the other 70 Football League clubs compete for places in the second round. The 35 winners will then be joined by Burnley and Hull along with all but the top seven from last season's Premier League.
That will see 25 second round ties and the remaining seven clubs, those competing in Europe, will enter at the third round stage to take the number of clubs in that round to 32 after which it is a straight knock out.
The first round ties will be played on the first midweek after the league season has got underway after which Burnley will come in as one of the seeded clubs in the second round.
The draw for the first round was made this morning and is as follows:
Hartlepool v Sheffield United
Leicester v Macclesfield
Walsall v Tranmere
Carlisle v Huddersfield
Stockport v Preston
Barnsley v Rochdale
Morecambe v Coventry
Doncaster v Accrington
Chesterfield v Middlesbrough
Peterborough v Rotherham
Bradford City v Nottingham Forest
Leeds v Lincoln
Sheffield Wednesday v Bury
Scunthorpe v Oldham
Crewe v Derby
Exeter v Ipswich
Southend v Bristol City
Southampton v Bournemouth
Brentford v Cheltenham
QPR v Port Vale
Torquay v Reading
Norwich v Gillingham
Stevenage v Portsmouth
Shrewsbury v Charlton
Cardiff v Burton
Northampton v Brighton
Swansea v Barnet
Plymouth v Notts County
Wycombe v Millwall
Oxford v Bristol Rovers
Milton Keynes Franchise v Dagenham & Redbridge
Hereford v Colchester
Yeovil v Crystal Palace
Aldershot v Watford
Swindon v Leyton Orient