EFL Cup (2nd Round: Bolton [A])

[Dave P]

Seem to always be drawn away. Is that a rule?

Yes. It’s called the Millichip Rule.

[wittonwarrior]

more likely to be in the Southern Section given the number of teams in Europe etc.  I hope not but its looking that way

[exiled on the wirral!]

Somewhere we have a massive away end so I could actually go to an away game again.

[wittonwarrior]

Good news for me living in the North West - in the Northern Section (we are ball numero 1)

[UK Redsox]

Ball numbers
NORTH
1 Aston Villa
2 Barrow
3 Bolton Wanderers
4 Bradford City
5 Burnley
6 Derby County
7 Everton
8 Fleetwood Town
9 Grimsby Town
10 Leeds United
11 Leicester City
12 Lincoln City
13 Morecambe
14 Newcastle United
15 Nottingham Forest
16 Preston North End
17 Rochdale
18 Shrewsbury Town
19 Stockport County
20 Tranmere Rovers
21 Wolverhampton Wanderers
22 Blackburn Rovers or Hartlepool United
23 Middlesbrough or Barnsley
24 Port Vale or Rotherham United
25 Sheffield Wednesday or Sunderland AFC
26 West Bromwich Albion or Sheffield United

[TopDeck113]

For convenience and grounds that I've never see Villa play at, Rochdale or Stockport would be ideal.

[Villa Lew]

The good news is we can't be drawn against Man United!

[Drummond]

Sheffield or Rotherham please. Then the other in the following round.

[AV82EC]

Either Sheffield Club would be good as both give decent allocations along with Preston, Blackburn and Barnsley.

[dave shelley]

I'm assuming we are in the North seeing as we played Barrow last season. Can't remember us ever playing Morecambe, Hartlepool or Rochdale so them at home would be good.

We played Hartlepool in the League Cup in the seventies, we beat them 6-1 at home after drawing away, can't remember the score.  You young 'uns.

[dave.woodhall]

I'm assuming we are in the North seeing as we played Barrow last season. Can't remember us ever playing Morecambe, Hartlepool or Rochdale so them at home would be good.

We played Hartlepool in the League Cup in the seventies, we beat them 6-1 at home after drawing away, can't remember the score.  You young 'uns.

25th November 1974. Brian Little's 21st. He scored a hat-trick and their supporters held a collection for the pub bomb victims.

[PeterWithesShin]

We haven't played Lincoln since 1960. We've also never beaten them.

[Dave P]

I remember playing Lincoln in a friendly about 2008 and they beat us 3-1

[ADVILLAFAN]

The good news is we can't be drawn against Man United!

Until the 3rd Round....

[eamonn]

I'm assuming we are in the North seeing as we played Barrow last season. Can't remember us ever playing Morecambe, Hartlepool or Rochdale so them at home would be good.

We played Hartlepool in the League Cup in the seventies, we beat them 6-1 at home after drawing away, can't remember the score.  You young 'uns.

25th November 1974. Brian Little's 21st. He scored a hat-trick and their supporters held a collection for the pub bomb victims.

Wow. Interesting fact and great recall.