JPT Trophy Draw details... (1 Viewer)

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Through to the 2nd round, get in!

"Eight teams find themselves in four regional groups - north west, north east, south west and south east – while 16 clubs have byes and will enter the tournament at the second round stage.

Crewe Alexandra, who lifted the trophy for the first time at Wembley in April, will be in first round action in the north west section but the side they beat in the final, Southend United, have received a bye.

Of the three clubs relegated from the Championship last season, Wolverhampton Wanderers find themselves in the north east section while Bristol City will be in the south west draw and Peterborough United have a bye.

The two clubs promoted from the Blue Square Premier last season, Newport County and Mansfield Town, have both received an automatic passage into the second round.

The full list of which clubs are in the respective sections can be found below.

The first round draw will be held on Sky Sports’ Soccer AM programme on Saturday, August 17 with the ties to be played the week commencing September 2.

Johnstone’s Paint is busily preparing for its eighth year of sponsorship of the Football League Trophy.

Northern Section West : Accrington Stanley, Bury, Crewe Alexandra, Fleetwood Town, Oldham Athletic, Port Vale, Shrewsbury Town, Tranmere Rovers.

Northern Section East : Bradford City, Burton Albion, Hartlepool United, Notts County, Scunthorpe United, Sheffield United, Walsall, Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Southern Section West : Bristol City, Bristol Rovers, Cheltenham Town, Exeter City, Plymouth Argyle, Portsmouth, Torquay United, Wycombe Wanderers.

Southern Section East: AFC Wimbledon, Brentford, Colchester United, Dagenham & Redbridge, Gillingham, Leyton Orient, Milton Keynes Dons, Northampton Town.

Northern Section byes: Carlisle United, Morecambe, Preston North End, Rochdale, Chesterfield, Mansfield Town, Rotherham United, York City.

Southern Section byes: Crawley Town, Newport County, Oxford United, Swindon Town, Coventry City, Peterborough United, Southend United, Stevenage."

http://www.johnstonespainttrophy.com/news/2012-2013/johnstones-paint-trophy-draw-details-revealed/

 

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[sperrin07]

guessing were in the southern section this year

 

[covcity4life]

great guess

 

[Hugh Jarse]

guessing were in the southern section this year

Flange!

 

[skybluepm2]

Why are we getting a bye when Crewe (who won it) don't....maybe the FL are going to call it quits for the 20 points they've taken off us.

I'm not complaining in any case, just seems strange!

 

[RoboCCFC90]

Southern Section eh? Come on Exeter get through this first round and then I can finally get to see City at my local!

 

[chiefdave]

how do they work out who gets a bye?

 

[Moff]

I dont think we can beat the the low attendance for the first round, 0, as its a bye, onwards and upwards to 100 for the second round then!

 

[mrbluesky87]

Its a shame, would loved to have pulled someone like Exeter out at home just to see how many would attend.

 

[RoboCCFC90]

Its a shame, would loved to have pulled someone like Exeter out at home just to see how many would attend.

Don't tease I want to see that game badly!

 

[Covstu]

guessing were in the southern section this year

its warmer on those tuesday nights in November!

 

[scroobiustom]

Grim up north

 

[sky blue john]

more lost revenue for Sisu one less game !!!

 

[MusicDating]

how do they work out who gets a bye?

Bribes.

 

[fernandopartridge]

Wemberleeeeeeeee

 

[Nonleagueherewecome]

how do they work out who gets a bye?

Well, if you have incriminating evidence that the FL have allowed you to field unregistered and hence illegible players and you promise not to tell anyone if they do as they're told, then you get a bye.

 

[Ashdown1]

I'm sure we had 8 extra home games last year plus the Arsenal and Spurs full houses. Our finances were just on the up before these fucking morons started all this land grab bollux. With the bigger wage earners out of the way now and a couple of decent cup crowds again coupled with rent at £150k per year the club at last could have turned a small profit.

 

[Cranfield Sky Blue]

So Northampton at home is on the cards???

 

[SkyBlueBlood]

how do they work out who gets a bye?

The same way they operate all their other rules. They make it up as they go along or maybe Fisher just tells them what to do.

 

[Stafford_SkBlue]

So Northampton at home is on the cards???

or away - but I think we must be in the South West pool, looking at the geographical spread of the 8 teams with bye's.
We must be more west then Crawley.

 

[TheUKGryphon]

I wish they'd make up their bloody minds as to whether we're North or South.

I guess Wolves coming down means that they have to even up the sections.

I ain't no southern Fairy