2024-25 EFL Trophy

The 2024-25 English Football League Trophy, known for sponsorship reasons as the Bristol Street Motors Trophy, is the ninth season that the competition has invited Category One development teams to participate following a successful trial period. Sixteen development teams will join the 48 club sides from League One and League Two, split into sixteen regionalised groups of four. Development teams are required to field a minimum of six Under-21 players in their starting eleven, while Football League clubs must field a certain number of first team players.

In the event of a group game ending in a draw, there will be a penalty shootout whereby the victors can earn an additional point. Each team will face each other once, either at home or away. Development teams will play all group games away from home. The top two from each group then progress to Round 2, a last-32 knockout round, which remains regionalised with group winners and runners-up meeting. Round 3 is also regionalised before the quarter-final becomes a 'free draw'. The final is due to take place at Wembley Stadium in April 2025.

Teams

There is a minimum of one development team, one club side from League One and one club side from League Two in each group.

Development teams

There are sixteen Category One development teams participating in this season's competition: Arsenal, Aston Villa, Brighton & Hove Albion, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Everton, Fulham, Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham, Wolves

League One teams

Barnsley, Birmingham City, Blackpool, Bolton Wanderers, Bristol Rovers, Burton Albion, Cambridge United, Charlton Athletic, Crawley Town, Exeter City, Huddersfield Town, Leyton Orient, Lincoln City, Mansfield Town, Northampton Town, Peterborough United, Reading, Rotherham United, Shrewsbury Town, Stevenage, Stockport County, Wigan Athletic, Wrexham, Wycombe Wanderers

League Two teams

Accrington Stanley, Barrow, Bradford City, Bromley, Carlisle United, Cheltenham Town, Chesterfield, Colchester United, Crewe Alexandra, Doncaster Rovers, Fleetwood Town, Gillingham, Grimsby Town, Harrogate Town, Milton Keynes, Morecambe, Newport County, Notts County, Port Vale, Salford City, Swindon Town, Tranmere Rovers, Walsall, Wimbledon

Group Stage

North

Group A

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Accrington Stanley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Stockport County	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Tranmere Rovers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Everton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Tranmere Rovers v Everton

20 August 2024

Tranmere Rovers	1-3	Everton
Davison 11’		Beto 86', 90 +2' Sherif 90 +5’

Prenton Park

Accrington Stanley v Stockport County

3 September 2024

Accrington Stanley	1-4	Stockport County

Wham Stadium

Stockport County v Everton

17 September 2024

Stockport County	4-1	Everton
Olaofe 30’, 51’ Fevrier 33’ Powell 62’		Benjamin 83’

Edgeley Park

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Group B

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Port Vale	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Salford City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Wrexham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Wolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Salford City v Port Vale

20 August 2024

Salford City	0-2	Port Vale

Peninsula Stadium

Port Vale v Wolves

3 September 2024

Port Vale	2-2	Wolves
Tolaj 59’ Curtis 89’		Edozie 26’ Holman 86’
	Penalties
	5-4

Vale Park

Wrexham v Salford City

10 September 2024

Wrexham	2-1	Salford City

Racecourse Ground

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Group C

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Carlisle United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Morecambe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Wigan Athletic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Nottingham Forest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Carlisle United v Nottingham Forest

4 September 2024

Carlisle United	1-2	Nottingham Forest
Allan 88’		Gardner 31’ Whitehall 90 +4’

Brunton Park

Wigan Athletic v Morecambe

3 September 2024

Wigan Athletic	1-2	Morecambe

Brick Community Stadium

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Group D

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Barrow	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Bolton Wanderers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Fleetwood Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Aston Villa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fleetwood Town v Aston Villa

3 September 2024

Fleetwood Town	2-3	Aston Villa
Coughlan 53’ Odubeko 58’		Buendía 28’, 40’ Pierre 88’

Highbury Stadium

Barrow v Bolton Wanderers

3 September 2024

Barrow	2-3	Bolton Wanderers

Dunes Hotel Stadium

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Group E

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Blackpool	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Crewe Alexandra	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Harrogate Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Liverpool	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Crewe Alexandra v Liverpool

27 August 2024

Crewe Alexandra	5-1	Liverpool
Roberts 3’ Long 30’, 43’ Cooney 51’ (pen) Thibaut 74’		Corness 10’ (pen)

Gresty Road

Blackpool v Crewe Alexandra

3 September 2024

Blackpool	4-1	Crewe Alexandra

Bloomfield Road

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Group F

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Barnsley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Doncaster Rovers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Huddersfield Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Manchester United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Barnsley v Manchester United

20 August 2024

Barnsley	2-3	Manchester United
Yoganathan 10’, 37’		Ennis 81’ J.Fletcher 84’, 87’

Oakwell

Doncaster Rovers v Huddersfield Town

3 September 2024

Doncaster Rovers	2-1	Huddersfield Town

Eco-Power Stadium

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Group G

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Chesterfield	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Grimsby Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Lincoln City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Manchester City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Chesterfield v Manchester City

20 August 2024

Chesterfield	1-1	Manchester City
Oldaker 79’		Wright 52’
	Penalties
	4-2

SMH Group Stadium

Lincoln City v Chesterfield

3 September 2024

Lincoln City	0-1	Chesterfield

LNER Stadium

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Group H

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Bradford City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Mansfield Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Rotherham United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Manchester United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Rotherham United v Mansfield Town

20 August 2024

Rotherham United	2-0	Mansfield Town

AESSEAL New York Stadium

Bradford City v Newcastle United

3 September 2024

Bradford City	2-2	Newcastle United
Sanderson 42’ Cook 76’		Parkinson 40’ Donaldson 90 +2’
	Penalties
	3-4

University of Bradford Stadium

Mansfield Town v Bradford City

17 September 2024

Mansfield Town	0-3	Bradford City

One Call Stadium

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South

Group A

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Birmingham City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Shrewsbury Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Walsall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Fulham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Shrewsbury Town v Fulham

20 August 2024

Shrewsbury Town	1-2	Fulham
Nsiala 51’		Osmand 60’ Gordon 88’

Croud Meadow

Birmingham City v Walsall

3 September 2024

Birmingham City	1-1	Walsall
	Penalties
	3-4

St Andrews @ Knighthead Park

Walsall v Fulham

17 September 2024

Walsall	1-0	Fulham
Johnson 49’

Poundland Bescot Stadium

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Group B

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Wimbledon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Crawley Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Wycombe Wanderers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Brighton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Wimbledon v Wycombe Wanderers

20 August 2024

Wimbledon	1-0	Wycombe Wanderers

Plough Lane

Crawley Town v Brighton & Hove Albion

20 August 2024

Crawley Town	2-2	Brighton & Hove Albion
Barker 13’ Papadopoulos 55’		Peupion 10’ Duffus 84’
	Penalties
	4-3

Broadfield Stadium

Wycombe Wanderers v Brighton

17 September 2024

Wycombe Wanderers	5-3	Brighton
Lubala 13’, 30’, 36’, 50’ Sadlier 27’		Howell 45 +3’ (pen), 80’ (pen) Ifill 56’

Adams Park

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Group C

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Bromley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Cambridge United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Charlton Athletic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Chelsea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Bromley v Cambridge United

3 September 2024

Bromley	3-3	Cambridge United
	Penalties
	5-4

RELOC8 EM Community Stadium

Cambridge United v Charlton Athletic

17 September 2024

Cambridge United	1-2	Charlton Athletic

Abbey Stadium

Bromley v Chelsea

24 September 2024

Bromley	2-3	Chelsea
Amantchi 6’ Charles 81’		McNeilly 3’ Vale 27’, 77’

RELOC8 EM Community Stadium

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Group D

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Gillingham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Peterborough United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Stevenage	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Crystal Palace	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Stevenage v Crystal Palace

20 August 2024

Stevenage	1-0	Crystal Palace
Simpson 32’

Lamex Stadium

Gillingham v Peterborough United

3 September 2024

Gillingham	1-2	Peterborough United

Priestfield Stadium

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Group E

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Colchester United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Leyton Orient	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Milton Keynes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Arsenal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Leyton Orient v Arsenal

3 September 2024

Leyton Orient	1-2	Arsenal
Happe 26’		Robinson 3’ Kabia 55’

Gaughan Group Stadium

Colchester United v Milton Keynes

17 September 2024

Colchester United	2-1	Milton Keynes

Jobserve Community Stadium

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Group F

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Burton Albion	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Northampton Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Notts County	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Leicester City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burton Albion v Leicester City

20 August 2024

Burton Albion	3-1	Leicester City
Bennett 68’ Sweeney 83’ Orsi 84’		Richards 57’

Pirelli Stadium

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Group G

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Bristol Rovers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Exeter City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Swindon Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Tottenham Hotspur	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Bristol Rovers v Tottenham Hotspur

20 August 2024

Bristol Rovers	3-3	Tottenham Hotspur
Hutchinson 08’ Shaw 56’ McCormick 76’		Lankshear 27’ Moore 50’ Ajayi 70’
	Penalties
	5-6

Memorial Stadium

Exeter City v Swindon Town

3 September 2024

Exeter City	2-1	Swindon Town

St James Park

Exeter City v Tottenham Hotspur

24 September 2024

Exeter City	2-0	Tottenham Hotspur
Alli 56’ Richards 90 +4’

St James Park

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Group H

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Cheltenham Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Newport County	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Reading	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	West Ham United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Reading v West Ham United

20 August 2024

Reading	3-1	West Ham United
Wareham 22’ Abrefa 31’ Sackey 85’		Dean 38’ og

Select Car Leasing Stadium

Newport County v Cheltenham Town

3 September 2024

Newport County	1-2	Cheltenham Town

Rodney Parade

Newport County v West Ham United

17 September 2024

Newport County	1-0	West Ham United
Greaves 83’

Rodney Parade

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Round Two

The last-32 knockout round remains regionalised and pits group winners against runners-up in a one-off tie, with the group winners afforded home advantage. In the event of a draw after 90 minutes, a penalty shootout determines the winner.

Round Three

The 16 winners from the previous knockout round advance to the final regionalised round of the competition.