Johnstone's Paint Trophy - 2008/09
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, Grimsby, Hartlepool,
Huddersfield, Leeds, Leicester, Lincoln, Macclesfield, Morecambe, Notts County, Oldham, Port Vale,
Rochdale, Rotherham, Scunthorpe, Stockport, Tranmere.
South: Aldershot, Barnet, Bournemouth, Brentford, Brighton, Bristol Rovers, Cheltenham, Colchester,
Dagenham & Redbridge, Exeter, Gillingham, Hereford, Leyton Orient,
Luton, Millwall, Milton Keynes, Northampton,
Peterborough, Shrewsbury, Southend, 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, Chester, Darlington, Huddersfield, Lincoln, Rochdale, Rotherham.
| 2 Sep |
Crewe |
3 |
- |
0 |
Macclesfield |
|
Hartlepool |
0 |
- |
3 |
Leicester |
|
Leeds |
2 |
- |
1 |
Bradford |
|
Oldham |
1 |
- |
1 |
Morecambe |
|
(Morecambe won on penalties) |
|
Scunthorpe |
2 |
- |
1 |
Notts County |
|
Stockport |
1 |
- |
0 |
Port Vale |
|
Tranmere |
1 |
- |
0 |
Accrington |
| 3 Sep |
Chesterfield |
2 |
- |
2 |
Grimsby |
|
(Grimsby won on penalties) |
South
Byes:
Cheltenham, Gillingham, Hereford, Luton, Milton Keynes, Peterborough, Walsall, Wycombe.
| 2 Sep |
Aldershot |
2 |
- |
2 |
Swindon |
|
(Swindon won on penalties) |
|
Bournemouth |
3 |
- |
0 |
Bristol Rovers |
|
Brentford |
2 |
- |
2 |
Yeovil |
|
(Brentford won on penalties) |
|
Dagenham & Redbridge |
4 |
- |
2 |
Barnet |
|
Exeter |
1 |
- |
2 |
Shrewsbury |
|
Millwall |
0 |
- |
1 |
Colchester |
|
Northampton |
0 |
- |
1 |
Brighton |
|
Southend |
2 |
- |
4 |
Leyton Orient |
Second round
North
| 23 Sep |
Leicester |
0 |
- |
0 |
Lincoln |
|
(Leicester won on penalties) |
| 6 Oct |
Tranmere |
1 |
- |
0 |
Crewe |
| 7 Oct |
Bury |
1 |
- |
0 |
Stockport |
|
Chester |
1 |
- |
1 |
Morecambe |
|
(Morecambe won on penalties) |
|
Darlington |
1 |
- |
0 |
Huddersfield |
|
Rochdale |
2 |
- |
2 |
Carlisle |
|
(Rochdale won on penalties) |
|
Scunthorpe |
2 |
- |
1 |
Grimsby |
| 8 Oct |
Rotherham |
4 |
- |
2 |
Leeds |
South
| 7 Oct |
Brighton |
2 |
- |
2 |
Leyton Orient |
|
(Brighton won on penalties) |
|
Cheltenham |
1 |
- |
2 |
Walsall |
|
Gillingham |
0 |
- |
1 |
Colchester |
|
Hereford |
1 |
- |
2 |
Swindon |
|
Luton |
2 |
- |
2 |
Brentford |
|
(Luton won on penalties) |
|
Milton Keynes |
0 |
- |
1 |
Bournemouth |
|
Peterborough |
0 |
- |
1 |
Dagenham & Redbridge |
|
Wycombe |
0 |
- |
7 |
Shrewsbury |
Area quarter-finals
North
| 4 Nov |
Darlington |
1 |
- |
0 |
Bury |
|
Rotherham |
2 |
- |
0 |
Leicester |
|
Scunthorpe |
1 |
- |
0 |
Rochdale |
|
Tranmere |
1 |
- |
0 |
Morecambe |
South
| 4 Nov |
Bournemouth |
0 |
- |
1 |
Colchester |
|
Shrewsbury |
5 |
- |
0 |
Dagenham & Redbridge |
|
Walsall |
0 |
- |
1 |
Luton |
| 12 Nov |
Brighton |
2 |
- |
0 |
Swindon |
Area semi-finals
North
|
Rotherham v Darlington |
|
Scunthorpe v Tranmere |
South
|
Luton v Colchester |
|
Shrewsbury v Brighton |
Matches to be played in week commencing 15th December.
Area finals
Draw (to determine who is at home in the first legs) to be made on Wednesday 17th December.
First legs to be played in week commencing 19th January.
Second legs to be played in week commencing 16th February.
Final
Sunday 5th April 2009, at Wembley