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