All 72 Football League clubs are involved in the draw, which this year will be split on a North/South basis, and teams are seeded depending on last season's League positions.
The Iron are ball number 25, and could face a northern Championship or higher-status League One side - including Humber rivals Hull City.
The first round takes place on the week beginning Monday August 22.
2005/6 CARLING CUP FIRST ROUND DRAW DETAILS | |||
Northern Seeds |
Northern Unseeded |
Southern Seeds |
Southern Unseeded |
Derby County | Barnsley | Crystal Palace | Walsall |
Preston North End | Blackpool | Norwich City | Colchester Utd |
Sheffield United | Chesterfield | Southampton | MK Dond |
Wolverhampton W | Port Vale | Ipswich Town | Yeovil Town |
Stoke City | Oldham Athletic | Reading | Swansea City |
Burnley | Scunthorpe | Millwall | Southend United |
Leeds United | Wrexham | QPR | Torquay United |
Leicester City | Stockport Cty | Cardiff City | Peterborough |
Crewe Alexandra | Macclesfield Tn | Plymouth A | Northampton T |
Hull City | Lincoln City | Watford | Wycombe Wdrs |
Sheffield W'day | Darlington | Coventry City | Leyton Orient |
Nottingham Forest | Rochdale | Brighton & H A | Bristol Rovers |
Rotherham United | Mansfield Town | Luton Town |