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
| 16 Dec |
Rotherham |
1 |
- |
1 |
Darlington |
|
(Rotherham won on penalties) |
|
Scunthorpe |
2 |
- |
1 |
Tranmere |
South
| 16 Dec |
Luton |
1 |
- |
0 |
Colchester |
|
Shrewsbury |
0 |
- |
0 |
Brighton |
|
(Brighton won on penalties) |
Area finals
North
| 20 Jan |
Scunthorpe |
2 |
- |
0 |
Rotherham |
| 17 Feb |
Rotherham |
0 |
- |
1 |
Scunthorpe |
|
(Scunthorpe won 3-0 on aggregate) |
South
| 20 Jan |
Brighton |
0 |
- |
0 |
Luton |
| 17 Feb |
Luton |
1 |
- |
1 |
Brighton |
|
(Aggregate 1-1; Luton won on penalties) |
Final
Sunday 5th April 2009, at Wembley
| Luton Town |
3 |
- |
2 |
Scunthorpe United |
(aet) |