BURNLEY will start their League Cup quest with a tricky trip to Second Division strugglers Chesterfield.

The Clarets have been drawn away to the Spireites in the First Round Draw of the newly-named Carling Cup, which replaces the Worthington Cup following a new sponsorship deal.

Chesterfield battled to stave off relegation all last season and only secured their Second Division status in their final game with a 1-1 draw at Blackpool.

New manager Roy McFarland has two former Burnley players in his ranks. Veteran striker Kevin Reeves made 18 appearances for the Clarets on loan in 1987, while defender Steve Blatherwick played 33 times for the club in the same era.

The one-legged tie will be played in the week commencing Monday August 11.

Burnley have also landed a welcome £10,000 windfall due to an early change in their First Division fixture list.

The Clarets' first away game of the season, at West Brom on Saturday, August 16, was originally planned to kick off in the traditional 3pm slot.

However, Sky Television have now opted to screen the match - Albion's first home game since being relegated from the Premiership - live to the nation.

That means a long night for travelling Clarets' fans as the game will now kick off on Saturday evening at 5.35pm.

However, the club, who netted over £1m from last season's Cup exploits, will net the five-figure sum due to the enforced switch.

The draw for the first round of the Carling Cup is: Huddersfield v Derby Rotherham v York Crewe v Wrexham Doncaster v Grimsby Chesterfield v Burnley Sheff Wed v Hartlepool Macclesfield v Sheff Utd Stoke v Rochdale Tranmere v Bury Scunthorpe v Oldham Walsall v Carlisle Bradford v Darlington Port Vale v Nottm Forest Barnsley v Blackpool Preston v Notts County Wigan v Hull Lincoln v Stockport Mansfield v Sunderland Coventry v Peterborough Wycombe v Wimbledon Colchester v Plymouth Ipswich v Kidderminster Millwall v Oxford Utd Cambridge Utd v Gillingham Bristol City v Swansea Watford v Bournemouth Southend v Swindon Boston Utd v Reading Luton v Yeovil Bristol Rovers v Brighton & Hove Albion West Brom v Brentford Cheltenham v QPR Cardiff v Leyton Orient West Ham v Rushden & Diamonds Northampton v Norwich Torquay v Crystal Palace

Ties to be played week commencing August 11th.