Town will play League Two Crewe Alexandra away in the second round of the Carling Cup. The tie will be played in the week commencing 23rd August. Crewe beat Derby at home in round one.
The sides last met in round three of the same competition in October 2001 at Gresty Road with the Blues winning 3-2. Martijn Reuser scored twice and Alun Armstrong once for Town with Rob Hulse and Dave Brammer netting for the home side.
During Town's 1999/00 promotion season Crewe knocked the Blues out of the competition in the second round in a tie played over two legs. The Gresty Road game ended 2-1 to the Alex with Mark Rivers and Colin Little scoring for the home side and Mark Venus for the Blues.
The Portman Road leg ended 1-1 with James Scowcroft scoring for Town and Mark Rivers grabbing an 86th minute clincher for the Cheshire side.
The teams met most recently in 2005/06 in the Championship with the Blues doing the double over the Railwaymen as they were relegated, both games ending 2-1.
Overall, Town have won nine matches between the temas, Crewe three, with three ending in draws. The three Carling Cup games mentioned above are the only cup ties the teams have previously played.
The draw is Town's fourth away Carling Cup tie in a row having been given three successive games at home prior to that.
Meanwhile, Cardiff striker Ross McCormack is reported to have given his shirt to a fan at the end of the Bluebirds' 4-1 extra-time Carling Cup victory over Burton Albion this evening, a move which has been intepreted as a farewell to the Welsh club. Town target McCormack had scored two of Cardiff's goals after coming off the bench.
Carling Cup Second Round
Accrington Stanley v Newcastle United
Portsmouth v Crystal Palace
Leeds United v Leicester City
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Southend United
Blackburn Rovers v Norwich City
MK Dons v Blackpool
Tranmere Rovers v Swansea City
Everton v Huddersfield Town
Peterborough United v Cardiff City
Reading v Northampton Town
Scunthorpe v Sheff Wednesday
Brentford v Hull City
Sunderland v Colchester United
Leyton Orient v West Bromwich Albion
Morecambe v Burnley
Birmingham City v Rochdale
Crewe v Ipswich Town
Watford v Notts County
West Ham United v Oxford United
Southampton v Bolton Wanderers
Bradford City v Preston North End
Fulham v Port Vale
Millwall v Middlesbrough
Stoke City v Shrewsbury Town
Hartlepool United v Wigan Athletic