Johnstone's Paint Trophy - 2007/08
Participating teams
48: 24 each from Leagues One and Two. 24 teams in each area group.
North: Accrington, Bradford, Bury, Carlisle, Chester,
Chesterfield, Crewe, Darlington, Doncaster, Grimsby, Hartlepool,
Huddersfield, Leeds, Lincoln, Macclesfield, Mansfield, Morecambe, Oldham, Port Vale,
Rochdale, Rotherham, Stockport, Tranmere, Wrexham.
South: Barnet, Bournemouth, Brentford, Brighton, Bristol Rovers, Cheltenham, Dagenham & Redbridge, Gillingham, Hereford, Leyton Orient,
Luton, Millwall, Milton Keynes, Northampton, Nottingham Forest, Notts County,
Peterborough, Shrewsbury, Southend, Swansea, Swindon, Walsall, Wycombe,
Yeovil.
Format
First round: 8 single-game ties in each area, with 8 teams
receiving byes to the second round. Winners advance to the second round.
Second round: 8 single-game ties in each area. Winners advance to
the area quarter-finals.
Area quarter-finals: 4 single-game ties in each area. Winners
advance to the area semi-finals.
Area semi-finals: 2 single-game ties in each area. Winners
advance to the area finals.
Area finals: 1 two-legged tie in each area. Winners advance to
the national final.
Final: a single game, played at Wembley.
First round
North
Byes:
Bury, Carlisle, Darlington, Leeds, Lincoln, Port Vale, Rochdale, Stockport.
| 4 Sep |
Accrington |
2 |
- |
3 |
Oldham |
|
Chester |
1 |
- |
1 |
Crewe |
|
(Chester won on penalties) |
|
Chesterfield |
1 |
- |
3 |
Hartlepool |
|
Doncaster |
5 |
- |
1 |
Bradford |
|
Grimsby |
4 |
- |
1 |
Huddersfield |
|
Mansfield |
0 |
- |
1 |
Rotherham |
|
Tranmere |
0 |
- |
1 |
Morecambe |
| 18 Sep |
Wrexham |
0 |
- |
1 |
Macclesfield |
South
Byes:
Barnet, Brighton, Bristol Rovers, Cheltenham, Gillingham, Hereford, Milton Keynes, Wycombe.
| 3 Sep |
Notts County |
0 |
- |
1 |
Leyton Orient |
| 4 Sep |
Bournemouth |
2 |
- |
0 |
Walsall |
|
Luton |
2 |
- |
0 |
Northampton |
|
Nottingham Forest |
2 |
- |
3 |
Peterborough |
|
Southend |
2 |
- |
2 |
Dagenham & Redbridge |
|
(Dagenham & Redbridge won on penalties) |
|
Swansea |
3 |
- |
2 |
Millwall |
|
Swindon |
4 |
- |
1 |
Brentford |
|
Yeovil |
1 |
- |
0 |
Shrewsbury |
Second round
North
| 9 Oct |
Carlisle |
4 |
- |
2 |
Chester |
|
Darlington |
0 |
- |
1 |
Leeds |
|
Lincoln |
2 |
- |
5 |
Hartlepool |
|
Macclesfield |
0 |
- |
1 |
Stockport |
|
Morecambe |
2 |
- |
2 |
Port Vale |
|
(Morecambe won on penalties) |
| |
Rochdale |
1 |
- |
3 |
Bury |
|
Rotherham |
1 |
- |
1 |
Grimsby |
|
(Grimsby won on penalties) |
| 23 Oct |
Doncaster |
3 |
- |
0 |
Oldham |
South
| 9 Oct |
Brighton |
2 |
- |
1 |
Barnet |
|
Bristol Rovers |
0 |
- |
1 |
Bournemouth |
|
Gillingham |
4 |
- |
3 |
Luton |
|
Hereford |
0 |
- |
0 |
Yeovil |
|
(Yeovil won on penalties) |
|
Leyton Orient |
0 |
- |
1 |
Dagenham & Redbridge |
|
Milton Keynes |
3 |
- |
1 |
Peterborough |
|
Swansea |
2 |
- |
0 |
Wycombe |
|
Swindon |
1 |
- |
3 |
Cheltenham |
Area quarter-finals
North
| 13 Nov |
Carlisle |
0 |
- |
3 |
Stockport |
|
Grimsby |
2 |
- |
2 |
Doncaster |
|
(Grimsby won on penalties) |
|
Hartlepool |
1 |
- |
1 |
Morecambe |
|
(Morecambe won on penalties) |
|
Leeds |
1 |
- |
2 |
Bury |
South
| 13 Nov |
Bournemouth |
0 |
- |
2 |
Milton Keynes |
|
Gillingham |
4 |
- |
0 |
Dagenham & Redbridge |
|
Swansea |
1 |
- |
0 |
Yeovil |
| 14 Nov |
Brighton |
4 |
- |
1 |
Cheltenham |
Area semi-finals
North
| 8 Jan |
Morecambe |
2 |
- |
0 |
Bury |
|
Stockport |
1 |
- |
2 |
Grimsby |
South
| 8 Jan |
Gillingham |
1 |
- |
1 |
Milton Keynes |
|
(Milton Keynes won on penalties) |
|
Swansea |
1 |
- |
0 |
Brighton |
Area finals
North
| 26 Feb |
Morecambe |
0 |
- |
1 |
Grimsby |
| 4 Mar |
Grimsby |
0 |
- |
0 |
Morecambe |
|
(Grimsby won 1-0 on aggregate) |
South
| 19 Feb |
Swansea |
0 |
- |
1 |
Milton Keynes |
| 25 Feb |
Milton Keynes |
0 |
- |
1 |
Swansea |
|
(1-1 on aggregate; Milton Keynes won on penalties) |
Final
Sunday 30th March 2008, at Wembley
| Milton Keynes Dons |
2 |
- |
0 |
Grimsby Town |
|