Johnstone's Paint Trophy - 2009/10

Participating teams

48: 24 each from Leagues One and Two. 24 teams in each area group.
North: Accrington, Bradford, Burton, Bury, Carlisle, Chesterfield, Crewe, Darlington, Grimsby, Hartlepool, Huddersfield, Leeds, Lincoln, Macclesfield, Morecambe, Notts County, Oldham, Port Vale, Rochdale, Rotherham, Shrewsbury, Stockport, Tranmere, Walsall.
South: Aldershot, Barnet, Bournemouth, Brentford, Brighton, Bristol Rovers, Charlton, Cheltenham, Colchester, Dagenham & Redbridge, Exeter, Gillingham, Hereford, Leyton Orient, Millwall, Milton Keynes, Northampton, Norwich, Southampton, Southend, Swindon, Torquay, 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: Grimsby, Hartlepool, Leeds, Macclesfield, Notts County, Port Vale, Shrewsbury, Tranmere.

1 Sep Burton 1 - 5 Chesterfield
Crewe 1 - 4 Stockport
Darlington 1 - 0 Lincoln
Morecambe 2 - 2 Carlisle
(Carlisle won on penalties)
Oldham 1 - 2 Accrington
Rochdale 1 - 2 Bradford
Rotherham 1 - 2 Huddersfield
Walsall 0 - 0 Bury
(Bury won on penalties)

South

Byes: Aldershot, Brighton, Charlton, Exeter, Leyton Orient, Southampton, Southend, Swindon.

1 Sep Barnet 2 - 0 Millwall
Bournemouth 2 - 1 Yeovil
Cheltenham 1 - 3 Torquay
Gillingham 1 - 1 Colchester
(Gillingham won on penalties)
Hereford 0 - 0 Bristol Rovers
(Hereford won on penalties)
Milton Keynes 3 - 1 Dagenham & Redbridge
Norwich 1 - 0 Brentford
Wycombe 2 - 2 Northampton
(Northampton won on penalties)

Second round

North

6 Oct Bradford 2 - 2 Notts County
(Bradford won on penalties)
Bury 2 - 1 Tranmere
Carlisle 4 - 2 Macclesfield
Chesterfield 3 - 3 Huddersfield
(Chesterfield won on penalties)
Hartlepool 0 - 2 Grimsby
Leeds 2 - 1 Darlington
Port Vale 3 - 1 Stockport
20 Oct Accrington 2 - 0 Shrewsbury

South

6 Oct Charlton 4 - 1 Barnet
Exeter 1 - 1 Swindon
(Swindon won on penalties)
Gillingham 0 - 1 Norwich
Hereford 2 - 2 Aldershot
(Hereford won on penalties)
Leyton Orient 1 - 0 Brighton
Milton Keynes 2 - 0 Southend
Northampton 2 - 1 Bournemouth
Southampton 2 - 2 Torquay
(Southampton won on penalties)

Area quarter-finals

North

10 Nov Accrington 3 - 2 Bury
Bradford 2 - 2 Port Vale
(Bradford won on penalties)
Chesterfield 1 - 3 Carlisle
Leeds 3 - 1 Grimsby

South

10 Nov Leyton Orient 1 - 1 Hereford
(Hereford won on penalties)
Milton Keynes 3 - 1 Northampton
Swindon 0 - 0 Norwich
(Norwich won on penalties)
11 Nov Southampton 2 - 1 Charlton

Area semi-finals

North

15 Dec Carlisle 3 - 0 Bradford
Leeds 2 - 0 Accrington

South

15 Dec Hereford 1 - 4 Milton Keynes
Southampton 2 - 2 Norwich
(Southampton won on penalties)

Area finals

North

19 Jan Leeds 1 - 2 Carlisle
9 Feb Carlisle 2 - 3 Leeds
(Aggregate 4-4; Carlisle won on penalties)

South

20 Jan Milton Keynes 0 - 1 Southampton
9 Feb Southampton 3 - 1 Milton Keynes
(Southampton won 4-1 on aggregate)

Final

Sunday 28th March 2010, at Wembley

Southampton 4 - 1 Carlisle United