Worthington Cup 1st round draw

BURNLEY have been handed one of the toughest possible draws in the first round of the Worthington Cup after being paired with newly promoted Manchester City.

First Division City will entertain the Clarets in the first leg at Maine Road in the week commencing August 9.

And the return will be at Turf Moor, where Joe Royle's men won 6-0 last season on the way to reaching the Second Division play-offs, a fortnight later.

The draw also adds extra spice to Burnley's home pre-season friendly against City on Saturday, July 17.

The full draw is (ties to be played over two legs, the first-leg to be played the week commencing August 9, the second August 23): Macclesfield v Stoke, Darlington v Bolton, Stockport v Oldham, York v Wigan, Blackpool v Tranmere, Sheffield United v Shrewsbury, Bury v Notts County, Halifax v West Brom, Rotherham v Hull, Hartlepool v Crewe, Lincoln v Barnsley, Carlisle v Grimsby, Chester v Port Vale, Preston v Wrexham, Rochdale v Chesterfield, Manchester City v Burnley, Nottingham Forest v Mansfield, Scunthorpe v Huddersfield, Luton v Bristol Rovers, Southend v Oxford, Birmingham City v Exeter, Brighton v Gillingham, Reading v Peterborough, Bournemouth v Barnet, Northampton v Fulham, Norwich v Cheltenham, Wycombe v Wolves, Brentford v Ipswich, Colchester v Crystal Palace, Cardiff v QPR, Cambridge v Bristol City, Torquay v Portsmouth, Swansea v Millwall, Swindon v Leyton Orient, Walsall v Plymouth.

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