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The Millers will renew battle with Wednesday for the first time in a competitive match since January 2004 where they lost 2-0 at Millmoor in a season where the Owls were relegated. Rotherham have had better memories of playing the S6 club at Hillsbrough in recent years though with a couple of famous 2-1 wins.
The Millers were an unseeded team in a draw that sees all of the Football League clubs enter at the first stage and they avoided big names such as Wolves, Sheffield United and Leeds but the club will still be delighted with the draw and it will almost certainly be a sell out. It's the second season in a row that they have been an unseeded club and last season were drawn at home to Oldham in a game that saw them progress to the second round.
Millers fans do not have long to wait until the rest of the fixtures are announced with the Football League set to release the 07/08 fixtures at 10:00am tomorrow.
Carling Cup 1st round draw
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bradford City
Grimsby Town v Burnley
Rochdale v Stoke City
Scunthorpe United v Hartlepool United
Port Vale v Wrexham
Crewe Alexandra v Hull City
Chester City v Nottingham Forest
Sheffield United v Chesterfield
Rotherham United v Sheffield Wednesday
Barnsley v Darlington
Bury v Carlisle United
Doncaster Rovers v Lincoln City
Preston North End v Morecambe
Stockport County v Tranmere Rovers
Accrington Stanley v Leicester City
Macclesfield Town v Leeds United
Oldham Athletic v Mansfield Town
Blackpool v Huddersfield Town
Watford v Gillingham
Swindon Town v Charlton Athletic
Milton Keynes Dons v Ipswich Town
Southend United v Cheltenham Town
Norwich City v Barnet
Shrewsbury Town v Colchester United
Cardiff City v Brighton & Hove Albion
Swansea City v Walsall
Brentford v Bristol City
Bristol Rovers v Crystal Palace
West Bromwich Albion v AFC Bournemouth
Peterborough United v Southampton
Hereford United v Yeovil Town
Queens Park Rangers v Leyton Orient
Northampton Town v Millwall
Dagenham & Redbridge v Luton Town
Plymouth Argyle v Wycombe Wanderers
Coventry City v Notts County