Town have drawn Stevenage at home in the first round of the Capital One Cup. The League Two club are now managed by former England striker Teddy Sheringham.

The sides last met in the competition two seasons ago when Boro ran out 2-0 winners at Broadhall Way, the only time the teams have previously faced one another in competitive action.

First round ties will be played during the week commencing 10th August with Town's game almost certainly on the Tuesday evening.

Last year the Blues exited at the first hurdle, losing 1-0 away at Crawley Town after extra-time. It was the ninth time the Blues had been knocked out of the competition by a side from a lower division in 12 seasons. Manager Mick McCarthy is yet to win a cup tie since taking over as Town boss.

The Blues' best recent performance in the competition was reaching the semi-finals in 2010/11 when they were defeated by Arsenal.

Town will learn their Championship fixtures for the 2015/16 campaign at 9am tomorrow when they will be available on TWTD.

Meanwhile, former Town striker Frank Nouble has joined Chinese club Tianjin Songjiang on a two-year deal following his release by Coventry.

Ex-Town centre-half Gareth McAuley has signed a new one-year contract with West Brom.

Capital One Cup - First Round

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 Dons v Leyton Orient
Cardiff City v AFC Wimbledon
Millwall v Barnet
Wycombe Wanderers v Fulham
Colchester United v Reading

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ChateauWines added 10:03 - Jun 16 Home draw means we will play strong side. Excellent. Expecting a run
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swarby_7 added 10:03 - Jun 16 Would expect a win here although given our recent record......
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londontractor85 added 10:06 - Jun 16 A very winnable game. If Mick wants to win it that is... I think that at least Round 3 has to be the minimum for a chance at one of big boys.
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pw100470 added 10:06 - Jun 16 Chance for micks first ever cup win for town
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Lightningboy added 10:33 - Jun 16 An ideal game to put our strongest team out to get a bit of practice at the beginning of the season and get a bit of early season confidence going. No fannying about please Mick..let's win this one.
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super_blue_lew added 10:50 - Jun 16 A very winnable game to hopefully have a decent cup run. Let's be honest the fans have waited long enough for a good run in a cup.
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blue_movies added 10:53 - Jun 16 What about JET joining QPR, Phil?
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essextractorboy93 added 11:47 - Jun 16 We will play a reserve side, Mick focuses on the league. Hope we win but wouldn't expect it even though on papaer we are the far better side. Loads of Championship sides will be knocked out in this round.
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Steve_ITFC_Sweden added 12:08 - Jun 16 Payback time!
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nysully added 13:26 - Jun 16 QPR at Yeovil, Burnley at Port Vale, Hull at Accrington Stanley. those are some draws for the newly relegated prem teams!
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Kirbmeister added 14:27 - Jun 16 I'd rather have drawn a worse cup side than us but ho hum!
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StochesStotasBlewe added 20:50 - Jun 16 Keep the prices low to attract a half decent attendance.
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afcfee added 21:42 - Jun 16 That's us out at 1st round again
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chepstowblue added 17:19 - Jun 19 There was a huge gulf in class when we last met.......hopefully we've bridged that gap and can at least take them to extra time !
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