Aldershot and Exeter City have been rewarded for their return to the Football League with plum draws against Coventry City and Southampton respectively in the Carling Cup first round.

Aldershot secured promotion back to the Football League - 16 years after Aldershot FC folded - as champions and will face Chris Coleman's men at the Ricoh Arena.

Exeter - who return to the Football League after a five-year absence following their play-off final win over Cambridge at Wembley - host Southampton at St James' Park.

Relegated duo Birmingham City and Reading, meanwhile, face the prospect of an upset after being drawn away to Wycombe Wanderers and Dagenham and Redbridge respectively.

Derby County, who set a new points record as they finished bottom of the Premier League, host Lincoln City.

The regionalised and seeded draw has thrown up a number of intriguing local derbies, particularly in the northern section where Sheffield Wednesday host cash-strapped neighbours Rotherham.

Bradford City travel to fierce Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield Town while across the Pennines Bury face Lancashire neighbours Burnley at Gigg Lane.

Darren Ferguson's newly-promoted Peterborough face Championship opposition after being drawn away to Bristol City, while fallen giants Leeds face a trip to League Two Chester.

Morecambe - who dumped Preston and Wolves out of the competition last season - travel to newly-promoted Nottingham Forest.

Ties will be played week commencing August 11.

Carling Cup first round draw

Preston v Chesterfield

Chester v Leeds

Leicester v Stockport

Sheff Utd v Port Vale

Grimsby v Tranmere

Crewe v Barnsley

Hartlepool v Scunthorpe

Derby v Lincoln

Notts County v Doncaster

Sheff Wed v Rotherham

Shrewsbury v Carlisle

Wolves v Accrington

Bury v Burnley

Rochdale v Oldham

Nottm Forest v Morecambe

Huddersfield v Bradford

Macclesfield v Blackpool

Walsall v Darlington

Coventry v Aldershot

M K Dons v Norwich

Wycombe v Birmingham

Brighton v Barnet

Gillingham v Colchester

Southend v Cheltenham

Swansea v Brentford

Luton v Plymouth

Exeter v Southampton

Watford v Bristol Rovers

Bournemouth v Cardiff

Bristol City v Peterborough

Charlton v Yeovil

Millwall v Northampton

Swindon v QPR

Crystal Palace v Hereford

Dag & Red v Reading

Ipswich v Leyton Orient