Crewe Given Cup Bye

Crewe have been given a bye in the first round of the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy. The competition involves League One and League Two sides, and was previously known as the LDV Vans Trophy.

In total, 16 sides have been given byes, whilst the remaining 32 sides have been split into 4 regional groups and will be enterred into Saturday’s draw.

Johnstone’s Paint Trophy Groups:
Northern Section West:
Accrington Stanley
Bury
Carlisle
Macclesfield
Rochdale
Stockport
Tranmere
Wrexham

Northern Section East:
Bradford
Doncaster
Grimsby
Hartlepool
Huddersfield
Lincoln
Rotherham
Scunthorpe

Southern Section West:
Bristol Rovers
Hereford
Shrewsbury
Swansea
Swindon
Torquay
Walsall
Wycombe

Southern Section East:
Barnet
Boston
Brentford
Brighton
Gillingham
Northampton
Nottingham Forest
Notts County

Byes:
Blackpool
Bournemouth
Bristol City
Cheltenham
Chester
Chesterfield
Crewe
Darlington
Leyton Orient
Mansfield
Millwall
MK Dons
Oldham
Peterborough
Port Vale
Yeovil