Spurs in the Cup!

Bring on Spurs!
By Chris O'Brien
September 14 2002

Cardiff fans will be pleased to hear that the Bluebirds will travel to White Hart Lane to play Tottenham Hotspur in the League Cup Second Round. The draw was made this afternoon. Spurs finished runners-up in this competition last season.

Cardiff City have been draw to face Tottenham Hotspur away in the Worthington League Cup Second Round.

The Bluebirds have done well against Premiership opposition of late, beating Bolton 2-1 in a pre-season friendly, and of course the fantastic 2-1 FA Cup victory over Leeds United back in January.

The full draw is as follows:

Stockport County v Gillingham
Crystal Palace v Cheltenham
Leyton Orient v Birmingham
Cambridge v Sunderland
Ipswich v Brighton
Sheffield United v Wycombe
Wrexham v Everton
Rotherham v Wolves
Chesterfield v West Ham
Charlton Athletic v Oxford
Tottenham v Cardiff
Aston Villa v Luton
Sheffield Wednesday v Leicester
Wigan v West Brom
Coventry v Rushden
Bolton Wanderers v Bury
Southampton v Tranmere
Brentford v Middlesbrough
Portsmouth v Wimbledon
Nottingham Forest v Walsall
Manchester City v Crewe
Huddersfield v Burnley
Derby v Oldham
Macclesfield v Preston
Ties to be played week starting Monday 30 September.