Neal Ardley to return to former club
AFC Wimbledon have been handed a Capital One Cup first round tie at Cardiff in a match that offers a return for Dons manager Neal Ardley.
This morning’s draw paired the Bluebirds with Wimbledon with the match due to take place in the week commencing 10 August at the Cardiff City Stadium.
at the end of their first season back in the Championship with Russell Slade having taken over during the course of the last campaign.thCardiff City finished 11
Neal Ardley spent five years as Cardiff City’s academy manager after ending his playing career there and Deji Oshilaja was a big success in his loan spell with the Dons last season.
AFC Wimbledon were only able to get seeded teams from the south in the first round of the competition.
The full draw is as follows:
Carlisle United v Chesterfield
Nottingham Forest v Walsall
Fleetwood Town v Hartlepool United
Scunthorpe United v Barnsley
Bolton Wanderers v Burton Albion
Accrington Stanley v Hull City
Rochdale v Coventry City
Oldham Athletic v Middlesbrough
Huddersfield Town v Notts County
Blackburn Rovers v Shrewsbury Town
Morecambe v Sheffield United
Doncaster Rovers v Leeds United
Wigan Athletic v Bury
Northampton Town v Blackpool
Sheffield Wednesday v Mansfield Town
Rotherham United v Cambridge United
Crewe Alexandra v Preston North End
York City v Bradford City
Port Vale v Burnley
Peterborough United v Crawley Town
Yeovil Town v Queens Park Rangers
Plymouth Argyle v Gillingham
Swindon Town v Exeter City
Bristol Rovers v Birmingham City
Ipswich Town v Stevenage
Luton Town v Bristol City
Charlton Athletic v Dagenham & Redbridge
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newport County
Brentford v Oxford United
Portsmouth v Derby County
Southend United v Brighton & Hove Albion
Milton Keynes v Leyton Orient
Cardiff City v AFC Wimbledon
Millwall v Barnet
Wycombe Wanderers v Fulham
Colchester United v Reading