Town have drawn Bristol Rovers at home in the first round of the Capital One Cup.

The Blues last met the League Two side in the third round of the FA Cup in January 1998 when Town won 1-0 in a replay at Portman Road with David Johnson scoring the goal. The first tie had been played in icy conditions at the Memorial Ground and had ended 1-1 with Mick Stockwell netting for the Blues.

The most famous meeting between the clubs also came in the FA Cup on the way to Wembley in 1978. The first game at Eastville ended 2-2 with Robin Turner scoring twice, again in wintry weather, before the Blues won the replay 3-0 at Portman Road with Clive Woods, Mick Mills and Paul Mariner on the scoresheet.

The clubs have never met in the League Cup, while Rovers have had the better of the games between the clubs overall, winning 15 (15 in the league), drawing nine (seven) and with Town victorious on 13 (nine) occasions.

The match is likely to be played on Tuesday 14th August ahead of the start of the Championship campaign on the following Saturday, although the Football League is allowing clubs to move games to the preceding Saturday.

Capital One Cup First Round
Derby County v Scunthorpe United
Rochdale v Barnsley
Port Vale v Burnley
Notts County v Bradford City
Hull City v Rotherham United
Fleetwood Town v Nottingham Forest
Carlisle United v Accrington Stanley
Doncaster Rovers v York City
Crewe Alexandra v Hartlepool United
Bury v Middlesbrough
Chesterfield v Tranmere Rovers
Sheffield United v Burton Albion
Blackpool v Morecambe
Leeds United v Shrewsbury Town
Preston North End v Huddersfield Town
Oldham Athletic v Sheffield Wednesday
Cheltenham Town v Milton Keynes Dons
Ipswich Town v Bristol Rovers
Stevenage v AFC Wimbledon
Exeter City v Crystal Palace
Yeovil Town v Colchester United
Birmingham City v Barnet
Bristol City v Gillingham
Northampton Town v Cardiff City
Plymouth Argyle v Portsmouth
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aldershot Town
Walsall v Brentford
Millwall v Crawley Town
Torquay United v Leicester City
Dagenham & Redbridge v Coventry City
Peterborough United v Southend United
Swindon Town v Brighton & Hove Albion
Watford v Wycombe Wanderers
Charlton Athletic v Leyton Orient
Oxford United v AFC Bournemouth

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MaySixth added 09:34 - Jun 14 Dreadful draw.
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Pauld1 added 09:44 - Jun 14 Maysixth Why is that a dreadful draw?
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itfc1981 added 09:57 - Jun 14 I remember the hail storm when we played them in the FA Cup at their place in 1998, it caused genuine pain! Gasheads going down!
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sammyitfc added 09:58 - Jun 14 great draw! I'm a Ipswich fan from Bristol and still live in Bristol and have tons of mates who support Rovers!!!
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irishtim added 09:58 - Jun 14 Home tie perfect.
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walberswick added 10:07 - Jun 14 Great draw, now sign up Harry.
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Ipswich_Crazy added 10:07 - Jun 14 Yes! a home draw! Get in!
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SouthernBlueLady added 10:18 - Jun 14 I remember playing Rovers on a snow covered pitch the year we won the FA Cup!
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TractorCam added 10:25 - Jun 14 Hopefully not like the Northampton game last year, hopefully more like 2 years ago, Bristol Rovers at home is a good tie i feel, COYB
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Wickets added 10:36 - Jun 14 When is 'arry coming to Town!!!
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alfromcol added 10:47 - Jun 14 Hopefully we will put out a decent team and not leave experienced players out of the squad as we did against Northampton last year. We need to simply start the season winning matches even if it means fielding the best side each match. Winning builds confidence.
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MaySixth added 11:03 - Jun 14 Would of preferred an away day.
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debenturedave added 11:49 - Jun 14 All we need now is a sensible ticket pricing package from Cleggy for this unattractive Cup tie to attract a decent gate - how about kids for a quid and the same for season ticket holders !? !?
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apm_77 added 12:09 - Jun 14 Agree with debenturedave, let kids in for a quid, adults a tenner, statrt the season with a decent crowd and a win. Simple!
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uppersirbob added 13:05 - Jun 14 Move the game to a saturday kids a quid season ticket holders £10 non season tickets £ 12 might get 10 thousand in
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itfc4eva added 15:01 - Jun 14 Good. Home tie/ win. I hope we can have a good cup run like we did a few seasons ago. COYB!!!!
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statto72 added 17:04 - Jun 14 Would've preferred an away tie. I've never been to the Memorial Ground - that's what I like about away ties at this stage of the comp, visiting grounds you've never been to before. Funny thing is though, I do not remember us playing there in the FA Cup in 98 - I'd have had the end of season highlights on VHS as well. I still plan to visit PR for this tie though.
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jas0999 added 17:40 - Jun 14 Good draw and surely a 'home win'?
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Sindre94 added 21:09 - Jun 14 Hopefully, unlike last season. This means we can put a "new team" together and let them get to know eachother in a competitive match, AT home. A win would do great, and we should play our best team!
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Cheshire_Blue added 23:11 - Jun 14 Are we interested in winning this match or will we put out a reserve team as we did last year and get our just deserts? Because of this I shall be saving my money and staying at home.
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itfc1981 added 08:59 - Jun 15 Up and down the country this games will be treate as the last pre-season friendly.
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runningout added 00:19 - Jun 17 Bristol Rovers will be tough to past... dont expect us to be in the next round ... you should know by now : !
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