The 2019–20 EFL Trophy, known as the Leasing.com Trophy[a] for sponsorship reasons, was the 39th season in the history of the competition, a knock-out tournament for English football clubs in League One and League Two of the English football system, and also including 16 Premier League and Championship "Academy teams" with Category One status. Due to their financial crisis, Bury were expelled from the EFL and automatically eliminated from the competition as well.[1]
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Tournament details | |
Country | England Wales |
Teams | Originally 64 (63 after walkover) |
Defending champions | Portsmouth |
Final positions | |
Champions | Salford City (1st title) |
Runner-up | Portsmouth |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 124 |
Goals scored | 376 (3.03 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Tristan Abrahams Kevin van Veen (5 goals each) |
Portsmouth were the defending champions, and reached the final once again. They were beaten on penalties by Salford City after a 0–0 draw. The final was held on March 13, 2021, having been delayed 11 months as the originally scheduled date of April 5, 2020 was just after suspension of English football due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Participating clubs
edit- 48 clubs from League One and League Two.
- 16 invited Category One Academy teams.
- Expelled clubs were automatically eliminated from the tournament.
- Category One teams relegated to League One missed out on having academies participate in the following tournament.
Eligibility criteria for players
edit- For EFL clubs[3]
- Minimum of four qualifying outfield players in their starting XI. A qualifying outfield player will be one who meets any of the following requirements:
- Any player who started the previous or following first-team fixture.
- Any player who is in the top 10 players at the club, who have made the most starting appearances in league and domestic cup competitions that season.
- Any player with 40 or more first-team appearances in their career.
- Any player on loan from a Premier League club or any EFL Category One Academy club.
- A club can play any eligible goalkeeper in the competition
- For invited teams
- Minimum of six players in the starting line-up who played at under-21 level, as at 30 June 2019.
- Teams may only include two players on the team sheet who are over the age of 21 and have made forty or more senior appearances, as at 30 June 2019.
- A senior appearance will be defined as having played in a professional first-team fixture. A non-playing substitute does not count.
Competition format
edit- Group stage
- Sixteen groups of 4 teams would be organised on a regionalised basis.
- All groups would include one invited club.
- All clubs would play each other once, either home or away (Academies play all group matches away from home).
- Clubs would be awarded three points for a win and one point for a draw.
- In the event of a drawn game (after 90 minutes), a penalty shootout would be held with the winning team earning an additional point.
- Clubs expelled from the EFL will be knocked out of the tournament automatically.
- The top two teams would progress to the Knockout Stage.
- Knockout stage
- Round 2 and 3 of the competition will be drawn on a regionalised basis.
- In Round 2, the group winners shall be seeded and the group runners-up shall be unseeded in the draw.
- In Round 2, teams who played in the same group as each other in the Group Stage shall keep apart from each other.[4]
Group stage
editNorthern Section
editGroup A
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Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ACA | Leicester City U21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L2 | Scunthorpe United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | |
3 | L1 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | L2 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 0 |
3 September 2019 | Grimsby Town | 1–2 | Scunthorpe United | Cleethorpes |
19:45 BST | Cardwell |
Report | van Veen |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 1,302 |
24 September 2019 | Scunthorpe United | 1–1 (1–3 p) | Leicester City U21 | Scunthorpe |
19:45 BST | Colclough |
Report | Dewsbury-Hall |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 572 |
Penalties | ||||
Colclough Miller Dales Sutton |
Dewsbury-Hall Muskwe Felix-Eppiah Thomas |
8 October 2019 | Sunderland | 3–2 | Grimsby Town | Sunderland |
19:45 BST | Watmore McNulty Grigg |
Report | Green Whitehouse |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 6,952 |
29 October 2019 | Grimsby Town | 1–2 | Leicester City U21 | Cleethorpes |
19:45 GMT | Ogbu |
Report | Felix-Eppiah |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 341 |
5 November 2019 | Sunderland | 1–2 | Leicester City U21 | Sunderland |
19:45 GMT | Maguire |
Report | Hirst Dewsbury-Hall |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 7,649 |
12 November 2019 | Scunthorpe United | 3–0 | Sunderland | Scunthorpe |
19:45 GMT | Novak Eisa |
Report | O'Nien |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 1,002 |
Group B
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Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | L1 | Accrington Stanley | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L1 | Fleetwood Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 | |
3 | L2 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 | |
4 | ACA | Liverpool U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 1 |
7 August 2019 | Oldham Athletic | 3–2 | Liverpool U21 | Oldham |
19:00 BST | Segbé Azankpo Iacovitti Stott |
Report | Williams Elliott |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 1,522 Referee: Paul Marsden |
3 September 2019 | Accrington Stanley | 2–1 | Fleetwood Town | Accrington |
19:45 BST | Carvalho McConville |
Report | Madden |
Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 923 |
25 September 2019 | Fleetwood Town | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Liverpool U21 | Fleetwood |
19:45 BST | Clarke |
Report | Williams |
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 866 |
Penalties | ||||
Clarke Garner Morris Mooney Baggley |
Williams Stewart Cain Dixon-Bonner Clayton |
8 October 2019 | Oldham Athletic | 0–3 | Accrington Stanley | Oldham |
19:45 BST | Fage |
Report | Diallo Zanzala Clark |
Stadium: Boundary Park Referee: 1,107 |
29 October 2019 | Accrington Stanley | 5–2 | Liverpool U21 | Accrington |
19:45 GMT | Sykes Baker-Richardson Charles Clark Simpson |
Dixon-Bonner Stewart |
Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,002 |
13 November 2019 | Fleetwood Town | 5–2 | Oldham Athletic | Fleetwood |
19:45 GMT | Clarke Morris Sowerby Burns Madden |
Report | Smith Segbé Azankpo |
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 535 |
Group C
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Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | L2 | Salford City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L1 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
3 | ACA | Aston Villa U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | |
4 | L1 | Bury[b] (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Automatically disqualified from competition |
3 September 2019 | Salford City | 2–0 | Aston Villa U21 | Salford |
19:45 BST | Lloyd Rooney |
Report | Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 916 |
8 October 2019 | Tranmere Rovers | 2–1 | Aston Villa U21 | Birkenhead |
19:45 BST | Ray Jennings |
Report | Archer |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 978 Referee: Ollie Yates |
12 November 2019 | Tranmere Rovers | 0–2 | Salford City | Birkenhead |
19:45 GMT | Report | Threlkeld Hogan |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 1,196 Referee: James Adcock |
Group D
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Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | L2 | Port Vale | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L1 | Shrewsbury Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | |
3 | L2 | Macclesfield Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | ACA | Newcastle United U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
3 September 2019 | Macclesfield Town | 2–1 | Newcastle United U21 | Macclesfield |
19:45 BST | Fitzpatrick Gomis |
Report | Charman |
Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 525 |
3 September 2019 | Port Vale | 2–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Stoke-on-Trent |
19:45 BST | Amoo Archer |
Report | Kennedy |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 1,008 Referee: Leigh Doughty |
24 September 2019 | Macclesfield Town | 2–3 | Port Vale | Macclesfield |
19:45 BST | Ironside Archibald |
Report | Burgess Bennett Taylor |
Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 757 |
8 October 2019 | Shrewsbury Town | 3–0 | Newcastle United U21 | Shrewsbury |
19:30 BST | Okenabirhie Cummings Edwards |
Report | Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 1,408 |
12 November 2019 | Port Vale | 2–1 | Newcastle United U21 | Stoke-on-Trent |
19:45 GMT | Cullen |
Report | Anderson |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 571 |
13 November 2019 | Shrewsbury Town | 3–1 | Macclesfield Town | Shrewsbury |
19:30 GMT | Thompson Love Edwards Walker |
Report | Archibald |
Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 1,065 Referee: Peter Wright |
Group E
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Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ACA | Everton U21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L2 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
3 | L2 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 | |
4 | L1 | Burton Albion | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
27 August 2019 | Mansfield Town | 1–1 (1–4 p) | Everton U21 | Mansfield |
19:45 BST | Sterling-James |
Report | Gordon |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 824 Referee: Ben Toner |
Penalties | ||||
Hamilton Khan Sterling-James |
Evans Foulds Charsley Markelo |
3 September 2019 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–3 | Burton Albion | Crewe |
19:30 BST | Green |
Report | Quinn Fraser Akins |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 917 |
1 October 2019 | Burton Albion | 0–2 | Everton U21 | Burton upon Trent |
19:45 BST | Report | Simms Evans |
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 435 |
8 October 2019 | Mansfield Town | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Crewe Alexandra | Mansfield |
19:45 BST | Knowles |
Report | Finney |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 800 |
Penalties | ||||
Hamilton Cook Afolayan Smith Benning |
Ng Jones Pickering Finney Kirk |
5 November 2019 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–2 (5–4 p) | Everton U21 | Crewe |
19:45 GMT | Ainley Dale |
Report | Niasse |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 851 |
Penalties | ||||
Jones Ainley Pickering Finney Ng |
Foulds Anderson Astley Niasse Markelo |
12 November 2019 | Burton Albion | 1–2 | Mansfield Town | Burton upon Trent |
19:45 GMT | Templeton |
Report | Rose Sweeney |
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 485 Referee: Lee Doughty |
Group F
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Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ACA | Manchester City U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L1 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | |
3 | L1 | Rochdale | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 5 | |
4 | L2 | Bradford City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
3 September 2019 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Bradford City | Bolton |
19:10 BST | Politic |
Report | O'Connor |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 9,062 |
Penalties | ||||
Weir Brockbank Darcy Boon Senior |
Ismail Gibson Richards-Everton Wood O'Connor |
11 September 2019 | Rochdale | 0–2 | Manchester City U21 | Rochdale |
19:45 BST | Report | Braaf Bernabé |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,172 |
24 September 2019 | Bradford City | 1–2 | Manchester City U21 | Bradford |
19:30 BST | Akpan |
Report | Rogers Doyle |
Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 868 |
1 October 2019 | Rochdale | 1–1 (5–3 p) | Bolton Wanderers | Rochdale |
19:45 BST | Wilbraham |
Report | Crawford |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,412 |
Penalties | ||||
Andrew Gillam Morley Norrington-Davies Keohane |
Crawford Politic Verlinden Chicksen |
29 October 2019 | Bolton Wanderers | 3–1 | Manchester City U21 | Bolton |
19:00 GMT | Crawford O'Grady |
Report | Zouma |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 2,616 |
12 November 2019 | Bradford City | 1–2 | Rochdale | Bradford |
19:45 GMT | French |
Report | Pyke Tavares |
Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 761 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
Group G
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Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | L1 | Blackpool | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | ACA | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | |
3 | L2 | Morecambe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 | |
4 | L2 | Carlisle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 |
3 September 2019 | Blackpool | 5–1 | Morecambe | Blackpool |
19:45 BST | Heneghan Nottingham Hardie Kaikai Nuttall |
Report | Ellison |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 2,219 Referee: Marc Edwards |
24 September 2019 | Carlisle United | 2–4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | Carlisle |
19:45 BST | Hope Loft |
Report | Ashley-Seal Dai |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 893 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
1 October 2019 | Morecambe | 2–2 (4–5 p) | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | Morecambe |
19:45 BST | Brewitt Howard |
Report | Watt Samuels |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 514 |
Penalties | ||||
Cranston Buxton O'Sullivan Old Howard Mendes Gomes |
Watt Perry Sanderson Dai Ashley-Seal Samuels |
15 October 2019 | Carlisle United | 2–1 | Blackpool | Carlisle |
19:45 BST | Loft Carroll |
Report | Gray |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 911 |
5 November 2019 | Blackpool | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | Blackpool |
19:45 GMT | Bushiri |
Report | Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 1,036 |
12 November 2019 | Morecambe | 3–1 | Carlisle United | Morecambe |
19:45 GMT | Tutte Wildig Conlan |
Report | Branthwaite |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 802 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
Group H
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Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ACA | Manchester United U21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L1 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | L1 | Lincoln City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | L1 | Rotherham United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 |
6 August 2019 | Rotherham United | 0–2 | Manchester United U21 | Rotherham |
19:45 BST | Report | Laird Ramazani |
Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 3,105 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
3 September 2019 | Doncaster Rovers | 3–1 | Lincoln City | Doncaster |
19:45 BST | John Sterling May |
Report | Akinde |
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 2,170 Referee: Scott Oldham |
1 October 2019 | Lincoln City | 0–1 | Manchester United U21 | Lincoln |
19:45 BST | Report | Garner |
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,532 Referee: Rob Lewis |
8 October 2019 | Rotherham United | 3–2 | Doncaster Rovers | Rotherham |
19:30 BST | Wright Morris [[Trevor Clarke (footballer) |Clarke]] |
Report | Sadlier Wright |
Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 2,192 Referee: Marc Edwards |
29 October 2019 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–2 | Manchester United U21 | Doncaster |
19:45 GMT | May |
Report | Galbraith Greenwood |
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 3,845 Referee: Alan Young |
12 November 2019 | Lincoln City | 3–0 | Rotherham United | Lincoln |
19:45 GMT | Akinde Walker |
Report | Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 1,860 |
Southern Section
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Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | L2 | Colchester United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L1 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | |
3 | L1 | Gillingham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | ACA | Tottenham Hotspur U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 |
3 September 2019 | Gillingham | 2–3 | Colchester United | Gillingham |
19:45 BST | O'Keefe Mandron |
Report | Cowan-Hall Robinson |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 1,055 |
3 September 2019 | Ipswich Town | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur U21 | Ipswich |
19:45 BST | Roberts |
Report | Shashoua |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 5,377 |
8 October 2019 | Colchester United | 1–1 (5–6 p) | Tottenham Hotspur U21 | Colchester |
19:45 BST | Walcott |
Report | Oakley-Boothe |
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 1,061 |
Penalties | ||||
Norris Brown Robinson Senior Chilvers Eastman Jackson Comley |
Binks White Shashoua Patterson Eyoma Etete Hinds Walcott |
8 October 2019 | Ipswich Town | 4–0 | Gillingham | Ipswich |
19:30 BST | Huws Roberts Mandron Keane |
Report | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 5,271 |
12 November 2019 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Ipswich Town | Colchester |
19:30 GMT | Clampin |
Report | Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 5,104 |
12 November 2019 | Gillingham | 2–0 | Tottenham Hotspur U21 | Gillingham |
19:45 GMT | Jakubiak Tucker |
Report | Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 1,196 |
Group B
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Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | L1 | Portsmouth | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 8 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L1 | Oxford United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | |
3 | ACA | Norwich City U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | L2 | Crawley Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
3 September 2019 | Oxford United | 2–1 | Norwich City U21 | Oxford |
19:45 BST | Brannagan Baptiste |
Report | Hutchinson |
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 1,084 |
3 September 2019 | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Crawley Town | Portsmouth |
19:45 BST | Pitman |
Report | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 3,784 |
14 September 2019 | Portsmouth | 3–1 | Norwich City U21 | Portsmouth |
12:30 BST | Harrison Flint |
Report | Scully |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 2,855 |
1 October 2019 | Crawley Town | 1–2 | Norwich City U21 | Crawley |
19:45 BST | Nathaniel-George |
Report | Yahyai Lomas |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 361 |
8 October 2019 | Oxford United | 2–2 (4–5 p) | Portsmouth | Oxford |
19:30 BST | Taylor Dickie |
Lethbridge Walkes |
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 1,548 | |
Penalties | ||||
Sole Brannagan Hall Sykes Ruffels Agyei Long |
Evans Harrison Close Williams Downing Walkes Haunstrup |
12 November 2019 | Crawley Town | 1–4 | Oxford United | Crawley |
19:45 GMT | Bloomfield Francomb |
Report | Hall Forde |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 412 Referee: Josh Smith |
Group C
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Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ACA | Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L2 | Leyton Orient | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 5 | |
3 | L1 | AFC Wimbledon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | L1 | Southend United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 |
3 September 2019 | AFC Wimbledon | 0–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | Kingston upon Thames |
19:45 BST | Report | Tzanev Radulovic |
Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 388 |
3 September 2019 | Leyton Orient | 2–0 | Southend United | Leyton |
19:45 BST | Happe Gorman |
Report | Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 1,562 |
1 October 2019 | Southend United | 0–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | Southend-on-Sea |
19:45 BST | Report | Richards O'Hora |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 641 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
8 October 2019 | AFC Wimbledon | 3–0 | Leyton Orient | Kingston upon Thames |
19:30 BST | Pigott Folivi Reilly |
Report | Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 642 |
6 November 2019 | Leyton Orient | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | Leyton |
19:30 GMT | Dennis |
Report | Cashman |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 709 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
Penalties | ||||
Maguire-Drew Clay Dennis Alabi Dayton |
Cochrane Davies Jenks Button |
13 November 2019 | Southend United | 3–1 | AFC Wimbledon | Southend-on-Sea |
19:45 GMT | Ralph Hamilton Hopper |
Report | Wood |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 717 |
Group D
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Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | L2 | Walsall | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 7 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L1 | Coventry City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | L2 | Forest Green Rovers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 5 | |
4 | ACA | Southampton U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 0 |
3 September 2019 | Forest Green Rovers | 3–2 | Southampton U21 | Nailsworth |
19:45 BST | Stevens Grubb |
Report | Hale N'Lundulu |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 653 |
3 September 2019 | Coventry City | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Walsall | Birmingham |
19:45 BST | https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/coventry-city-v-walsall-live-16860730 https://www.skysports.com/football/coventry-city-vs-walsall/418948 | Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 1,005 | ||
Penalties | ||||
Biamou Bakayoko McFadzean Eccles Bapaga McCallum Watson |
Gaffney Norman Adebayo Hardy Liddle Bates Kinsella |
1 October 2019 | Walsall | 1–0 | Southampton U21 | Walsall |
19:45 BST | Scarr |
Report | Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 732 |
8 October 2019 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–0 (8–7 p) | Coventry City | Nailsworth |
19:30 BST | Report | Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 924 | ||
Penalties | ||||
Stevens Morton Adams Bernard Mondal Allen Covil McGinley Godwin-Malife |
Godden Westbrooke O'Hare Kelly Rose Watson Eccles McCallum McFadzean |
5 November 2019 | Coventry City | 3–2 | Southampton U21 | Birmingham |
19:30 GMT | Biamou |
Report | Slattery |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 375 |
12 November 2019 | Walsall | 6–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Walsall |
19:45 GMT | Gordon McDonald Kinsella Norman |
Collins |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 621 |
Group E
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Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | L2 | Exeter City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L2 | Newport County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | ACA | West Ham United U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | L2 | Cheltenham Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 3 |
3 September 2019 | Exeter City | 1–0 | Cheltenham Town | Exeter |
19:45 BST | Ajose |
Report | Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 786 |
4 September 2019 | Newport County | 4–5 | West Ham United U21 | Newport |
19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 581 Referee: John Busby |
8 October 2019 | Cheltenham Town | 4–3 | West Ham United U21 | Cheltenham |
19:45 BST | Smith Lloyd |
Report | Kemp Da Rosa |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 1,020 Referee: Christopher Sarginson |
8 October 2019 | Newport County | 0–2 | Exeter City | Newport |
19:30 BST | Report | Jay |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 635 |
12 November 2019 | Cheltenham Town | 4–7 | Newport County | Cheltenham |
19:30 GMT | Sheaf Addai Long Tozer |
Report | Maloney Dolan Abrahams |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 774 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
13 November 2019 | Exeter City | 3–1 | West Ham United U21 | Exeter |
19:00 GMT | Randall Tillson |
Report | Powell |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 807 |
Group F
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Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | L1 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | ACA | Chelsea U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | L2 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | |
4 | L2 | Swindon Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
6 August 2019 | Swindon Town | 2–3 | Chelsea U21 | Swindon |
19:45 BST | Ballard May |
Report | Anjorin Brown |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,995 Referee: Alan Young |
3 September 2019 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–1 (5–3 p) | Bristol Rovers | Plymouth |
19:45 BST | Moore |
Report | Nichols |
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 2,518 |
Penalties | ||||
Rudden Randell Klaidi Lolos Sarcevic Cooper |
Bennett Kelly Craig Adeboyejo |
24 September 2019 | Bristol Rovers | 2–1 | Chelsea U21 | Bristol |
19:45 BST | Adeboyejo Sercombe |
Report | Brown |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,144 Referee: Antony Coggins |
8 October 2019 | Swindon Town | 0–3 | Plymouth Argyle | Swindon |
19:30 BST | Report | Rudden Grant Riley |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,199 |
29 October 2019 | Plymouth Argyle | 0–1 | Chelsea U21 | Plymouth |
19:30 GMT | Report | Russell |
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 1,725 Referee: John Busby |
13 November 2019 | Bristol Rovers | 1–0 | Swindon Town | Bristol |
19:45 GMT | Little |
Report | Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,083 |
Group G
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Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | L1 | Milton Keynes Dons | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L2 | Stevenage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 5 | |
3 | ACA | Fulham U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | L1 | Wycombe Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
3 September 2019 | Stevenage | 0–3 | Milton Keynes Dons | Stevenage |
19:45 BST | Report | McGrandles Nombe |
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 789 |
1 October 2019 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1–0 | Fulham U21 | Milton Keynes |
19:45 BST | Agard |
Report | Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 1,473 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
8 October 2019 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0–1 | Stevenage | High Wycombe |
19:45 BST | Report | Cowley |
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 766 |
29 October 2019 | Stevenage | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Fulham U21 | Stevenage |
19:30 GMT | Carter |
Report | Abraham |
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 442 |
Penalties | ||||
Denton Cowley Byrom Watts |
Carvalho Taylor-Crossdale Hilton O'Riley |
5 November 2019 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1–2 | Fulham U21 | High Wycombe |
19:30 GMT | Aarons |
Report | Harris Abraham |
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 512 |
12 November 2019 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1–2 | Wycombe Wanderers | Milton Keynes |
19:45 GMT | Dickenson Agard |
Report | Ofoborh Phillips Parker |
Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 1,101 |
Group H
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Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | L1 | Peterborough United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L2 | Northampton Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 5 | |
3 | ACA | Arsenal U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | L2 | Cambridge United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
27 August 2019 | Northampton Town | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Arsenal U21 | Northampton |
19:45 BST | Hoskins |
Report | Olayinka |
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 2,515 Referee: Robert Lewis |
Penalties | ||||
Hoskins McWilliams Watson Waters Goode |
Coyle Burton Tormey Balogun Smith Rowe |
3 September 2019 | Northampton Town | 0–2 | Peterborough United | Northampton |
19:45 BST | Report | Kanu Dembélé |
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 2,234 |
1 October 2019 | Peterborough United | 1–0 | Arsenal U21 | Peterborough |
19:45 BST | Ward |
Report | Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 3,131 |
8 October 2019 | Cambridge United | 0–1 | Northampton Town | Cambridge |
19:30 GMT | Report | Smith |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 764 |
5 November 2019 | Cambridge United | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Arsenal U21 | Cambridge |
19:30 GMT | O'Neil Knibbs |
Report | John-Jules |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 914 |
Penalties | ||||
Maris Smith Dunk Lambe Jones |
Omole Greenwood Burton Medley Cottrell |
12 November 2019 | Peterborough United | 2–1 | Cambridge United | Peterborough |
19:45 GMT | Ward Jones |
Report | Knibbs |
Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 3,425 Referee: Chris Pollard |
Round 2
editNorthern Section
edit26 November 2019 | Everton U21 | 0–4 | Fleetwood Town | Liverpool |
19:45 GMT | [1] [2] | Andrew Coutts Madden Burns |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 624 |
27 November 2019 | Blackpool | 1–3 | Scunthorpe United | Blackpool |
19:45 GMT | Guy Nuttall |
Report | van Veen Eisa |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 1,196 |
3 December 2019 | Port Vale | 2–2 (4–2 p) | Mansfield Town | Stoke-on-Trent |
19:45 GMT | Browne Taylor |
Report | Hamilton Sterling-James |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 1,164 Referee: Marc Edwards |
Penalties | ||||
Joyce Taylor Burgess Atkinson |
Hamilton Mellis Benning Knowles |
3 December 2019 | Salford City | 3–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | Salford |
19:45 GMT | Armstrong Towell |
Report | Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 505 |
3 December 2019 | Shrewsbury Town | 1–1 (5–6 p) | Manchester City U21 | Shrewsbury |
19:45 GMT | Golbourne |
Report | Doyle |
Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 1,384 Referee: Peter Wright |
Penalties | ||||
Norburn Walker Edwards Okenabirhie Goss Golbourne |
Doyle McDonald Fiorini Bernabe Simmonds Poveda |
4 December 2019 | Doncaster Rovers | 0–3 | Leicester City U21 | Doncaster |
19:45 GMT | Report | Muskwe Hirst |
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium[5] Attendance: 1,322 Referee: Ollie Yates |
4 December 2019 | Tranmere Rovers | 3–2 | Manchester United U21 | Birkenhead |
19:45 GMT | Hepburn-Murphy Jennings Blackett-Taylor |
Report | Chong Sotona |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 632 Referee: Ross Joyce |
10 December 2019 | Accrington Stanley | 2–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Accrington |
19:45 GMT | Zanzala Bishop |
https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/18092754.match-report-accrington-stanley-2-0-bolton-wanderers/ [3] | Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 930 |
Southern Section
edit3 December 2019 | Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 0–0 (4–5 p) | Newport County | Brighton |
19:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Amex Stadium Attendance: 292 Referee: Sam Perkiss | ||
Penalties | ||||
Davies Cashman Gwargis Yapi Tolaj |
Abrahams Haynes Matt Maloney Nurse |
3 December 2019 | Colchester United | 1–2 | Stevenage | Colchester |
19:30 GMT | Stokes |
Report | Cowley |
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 959 Referee: Neil Hair |
3 December 2019 | Walsall | 3–2 | Chelsea U21 | Walsall |
19:45 GMT | Lavery McDonald Scarr |
Report | Lamptey |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 941 |
3 December 2019 | Portsmouth | 2–1 | Northampton Town | Portsmouth |
19:45 GMT | Maloney Harness |
Report | Harriman |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 2,413 |
3 December 2019 | Milton Keynes Dons | 2–0 | Coventry City | Milton Keynes |
19:45 GMT | Agard Mason Dickenson |
Report | Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 1,686 |
4 December 2019 | Exeter City | 0–0 (3–0 p) | Oxford United | Exeter |
19:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 483 Referee: Kevin Johnson | ||
Penalties | ||||
Jay Sweeney Seymour |
4 December 2019 | Peterborough United | 1–1 (5–6 p) | Ipswich Town | Peterborough |
19:30 GMT | Jones |
Report | El Mizouni |
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 2,310 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
Penalties | ||||
Eisa Toney Dembélé Butler Mason Barker Kent |
Roberts McGavin Kenlock El Mizouni Norwood Huws Cotter |
4 December 2019 | Bristol Rovers | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Leyton Orient | Bristol |
19:45 GMT | Kilgour |
Report | Angol |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 865 |
Penalties | ||||
Clarke-Harris Rodman Craig Sercombe |
Wright Harrold Marsh Sotiriou |
Round 3
editNorthern Section
edit7 January 2020 | Salford City | 3–0 | Port Vale | Salford |
19:45 GMT | Burgess Armstrong Jervis |
Report | Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 630 |
7 January 2020 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–2 | Leicester City U21 | Birkenhead |
19:45 GMT | Gilmour |
[4] https://www.skysports.com/football/tranmere-rovers-vs-leicester-city-u21/421695 | Hirst Muskwe |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 901 |
7 January 2020 | Fleetwood Town | 2–2 (3–5 p) | Accrington Stanley | Fleetwood |
19:45 GMT | Morris Andrew |
Report | Pritchard Sykes |
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 548 |
Penalties | ||||
Madden Andrew McAleny Biggins |
Bursik Pritchard Opoku Charles Finley |
8 January 2020 | Scunthorpe United | 3–1 | Manchester City U21 | Scunthorpe |
19:45 GMT | van Veen Lund |
Report | Doyle |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 1,270 |
Southern Section
edit4 January 2020 | Exeter City | 2–1 | Ipswich Town | Exeter |
15:00 GMT | Report | Keane |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 2,299 Referee: Josh Smith |
7 January 2020 | Newport County | 3–0 | Milton Keynes Dons | Newport |
19:30 GMT | Abrahams Amond Sorinola |
Report | Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 767 Referee: John Busby |
7 January 2020 | Walsall | 1–2 | Portsmouth | Walsall |
19:45 GMT | Lavery |
Report | Marquis Harrison |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 1,082 |
8 January 2020 | Bristol Rovers | 0–1 | Stevenage | Bristol |
19:45 GMT | Upson |
[5] [6] | Mackail-Smith |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,180 |
Quarter-finals
edit4 February 2020 | Newport County | 1–0 | Leicester City U21 | Newport |
19:00 GMT | Bennett |
Report | Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 1,357 Referee: Ben Toner | |
Note: Originally scheduled for 21 January, postponed due to a frozen pitch.[6] |
21 January 2020 | Exeter City | 3–0 | Stevenage | Exeter |
19:45 GMT | Ajose Jay |
Report | Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 1,190 Referee: Antony Coggins |
21 January 2020 | Salford City | 2–1 | Accrington Stanley | Salford |
19:45 GMT | Burgess Elliott |
Report | Finley |
Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 1,401 |
21 January 2020 | Portsmouth | 2–1 | Scunthorpe United | Portsmouth |
19:45 GMT | Marquis McGeehan |
Report | Eisa |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 5,832 |
Semi-finals
edit18 February 2020 | Portsmouth | 3–2 | Exeter City | Portsmouth |
19:45 GMT | Harness McGeehan Marquis |
Report | Taylor Burgess |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 14,735 Referee: Craig Hicks |
Final
editPortsmouth | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Salford City |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
2–4 |
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