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

Draw to be held on Saturday 14th November, on Sky Sports Soccer AM.
Matches to be played in week commencing 14th December.

Area finals

First legs to be played in week commencing 18th January.
Second legs to be played in week commencing 15th February.

Final

Sunday 28th March 2010, at Wembley