THE draw for the first round of the Football League Youth Alliance Cup has been made:

Youth Alliance Cup - Northern Section
Round One

Port Vale v Tranmere Rovers
Carlisle United v Preston North End
Mansfield Town v Accrington Stanley
Shrewsbury Town v York City
Doncaster Rovers v Morecambe
Macclesfield Town v Rochdale
Lincoln City v Walsall
Stockport County v Chester City
Grimsby Town v Bradford City
Oldham Athletic v Chesterfield
Rotherham United v Darlington
Hartlepool United v Blackpool
Burnley v  Wigan Athletic
Bury v Scunthorpe United
Wrexham v Hull City
Notts County v Burton Albion

All ties will be played on Saturday 3rd October 2009 with an 11.00am kick-off, unless mutually agreed otherwise by both clubs.

Last season we bowed out at this stage, suffering a 2-1 defeat away to Carlisle United.

This year we will face a Premiership club, with Hull City making the long trek down the M62 to Colliers Park.