2018-19 Checkatrade Trophy

The 2018-19 English Football League Trophy, sponsored by Checkatrade, is the third season that the competition has invited Category One development teams to participate following a successful trial in 2016-17 and 2017-18. 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 8 April 2019.

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, Brighton & Hove Albion, Chelsea, Everton, Fulham, Leicester City, Manchester City, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, Southampton, Stoke City, Swansea City, Tottenham, West Brom, West Ham, Wolves

League One teams

Accrington Stanley, AFC Wimbledon, Barnsley, Blackpool, Bradford City, Bristol Rovers, Burton Albion, Charlton Athletic, Coventry City, Doncaster Rovers, Fleetwood Town, Gillingham, Luton Town, Oxford United, Peterborough United, Plymouth Argyle, Portsmouth, Rochdale, Scunthorpe United, Shrewsbury Town, Southend United, Sunderland, Walsall, Wycombe Wanderers

League Two teams

Bury, Cambridge United, Carlisle United, Cheltenham Town, Colchester United, Crawley Town, Crewe Alexandra, Exeter City, Forest Green Rovers, Grimsby Town, Lincoln City, Macclesfield Town, Mansfield Town, Milton Keynes, Morecambe, Newport County, Northampton Town, Notts County, Oldham Athletic, Port Vale, Stevenage, Swindon Town, Tranmere Rovers, Yeovil Town.

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Group Stage

North

Group A

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Sunderland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Morecambe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Carlisle United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Stoke City Under-23s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


4 September 2018
Sunderland v Stoke City Under-23s


4 September 2018
Carlisle United v Morecambe


9 October 2018
Morecambe v Stoke City Under-23s


9 October 2018
Sunderland v Carlisle United


13 November 2018
Morecambe v Sunderland


13 November 2018
Carlisle United v Stoke City Under-23s




Group B

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Fleetwood Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Rochdale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Bury 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Leicester City Under-23s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


4 September 2018
Rochdale v Bury


11 September 2018
Fleetwood Town v Leicester City Under-23s


9 October 2018
Fleetwood Town v Rochdale


16 October 2018
Bury v Leicester City Under-23s


7 November 2018
Rochdale v Leicester City Under-23s


13 November 2018
Bury v Fleetwood Town




Group C

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Accrington Stanley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Blackpool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Macclesfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 West Brom Under-23s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


4 September 2018
Macclesfield Town v Blackpool


9 October 2018
Blackpool v West Brom Under-23s


9 October 2018
Accrington Stanley v Macclesfield Town


6 November 2018
Accrington Stanley v West Brom Under-23s


13 November 2018
Macclesfield Town v West Brom Under-23s


13 November 2018
Blackpool v Accrington Stanley




Group D

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Shrewsbury Town 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
2 Manchester City Under-23s 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
3 Crewe Alexandra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Tranmere Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


28 August 2018
Shrewsbury Town 1-1 Manchester City Under-23s
Angol '51 Touaizi '90
  Penalties  
3-1

Attendance: 1,838


4 September 2018
Tranmere Rovers v Crewe Alexandra


25 September 2018
Crewe Alexandra v Manchester City Under-23s


9 October 2018
Shrewsbury Town v Tranmere Rovers


30 October 2018
Tranmere Rovers v Manchester City Under-23s


13 November 2018
Crewe Alexandra v Shrewsbury Town




Group E

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Burton Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Walsall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Port Vale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Middlesbrough Under-23s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


4 September 2018
Burton Albion v Walsall


9 October 2018
Walsall v Middlesbrough Under-23s


9 October 2018
Port Vale v Burton Albion


16 October 2018
Port Vale v Middlesbrough Under-23s


13 November 2018
Burton Albion v Middlesbrough Under-23s


13 November 2018
Walsall v Port Vale




Group F

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Barnsley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Bradford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Oldham Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Everton Under-23s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


4 September 2018
Oldham Athletic v Barnsley


9 October 2018
Barnsley v Everton Under-23s


9 October 2018
Bradford City v Oldham Athletic


16 October 2018
Bradford City v Everton Under-23s


30 October 2018
Oldham Athletic v Everton Under-23s


13 November 2018
Barnsley v Bradford City




Group G

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Doncaster Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Grimsby Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Notts County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Newcastle United Under-23s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


4 September 2018
Doncaster Rovers v Newcastle United Under-23s


4 September 2018
Grimsby Town v Notts County


9 October 2018
Notts County v Newcastle United Under-23s


9 October 2018
Doncaster Rovers v Grimsby Town


13 November 2018
Grimsby Town v Newcastle United Under-23s


13 November 2018
Notts County v Doncaster Rovers




Group H

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Scunthorpe United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Lincoln City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Mansfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Wolves Under-23s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


4 September 2018
Scunthorpe United v Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-23s


4 September 2018
Lincoln City v Mansfield Town


9 October 2018
Mansfield Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-23s


9 October 2018
Scunthorpe United v Lincoln City


6 November 2018
Lincoln City v Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-23s


13 November 2018
Mansfield Town v Scunthorpe United




South

Group A

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Gillingham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Portsmouth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Crawley Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Tottenham Under-23s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


4 September 2018
Crawley Town v Tottenham Under-23s


4 September 2018
Portsmouth v Gillingham


9 October 2018
Gillingham v Tottenham Under-23s


9 October 2018
Crawley Town v Portsmouth


13 November 2018
Portsmouth v Tottenham Under-23s


13 November 2018
Gillingham v Crawley Town




Group B

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Southend United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Cambridge United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Colchester United United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Southampton Under-23s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


4 September 2018
Colchester United v Southampton Under-23s


4 September 2018
Southend United v Cambridge United


9 October 2018
Cambridge United v Southampton Under-23s


9 October 2018
Colchester United v Southend United


13 November 2018
Cambridge United v Colchester United


14 November 2018
Southend United v Southampton Under-23s




Group C

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Chelsea Under-23s 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 3
2 Plymouth Argyle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Newport County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Swindon Town 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0


7 August 2018
Swindon Town 0-4 Chelsea Under-23s
Brown '16, '58
Musonda (pen) '30
Ugbo '89
County Ground


11 September 2018
Swindon Town v Newport County


25 September 2018
Newport County v Chelsea Under-23s


9 October 2018
Plymouth Argyle v Swindon Town


30 October 2018
Plymouth Argyle v Chelsea Under-23s


13 November 2018
Newport County v Plymouth Argyle




Group D

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 Yeovil Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 West Ham Under-23s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


4 September 2018
Yeovil Town v Exeter City


18 September 2018
Bristol Rovers v West Ham Under-23s


25 September 2018
Exeter City v West Ham Under-23s


9 October 2018
Bristol Rovers v Yeovil Town


6 November 2018
Yeovil Town v West Ham Under-23s


13 November 2018
Exeter City v Bristol Rovers




Group E

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Coventry City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Cheltenham Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Forest Green Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Arsenal Under-23s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


4 September 2018
Forest Green Rovers v Cheltenham Town


12 September 2018
Coventry City v Arsenal Under-23s


9 October 2018
Coventry City v Forest Green Rovers


30 October 2018
Cheltenham Town v Arsenal Under-23s


7 November 2018
Forest Green Rovers v Arsenal Under-23s


13 November 2018
Cheltenham Town v Coventry City




Group F

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Oxford United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Wycombe Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Northampton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Fulham Under-23s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


4 September 2018
Oxford United v Fulham Under-23s


4 September 2018
Northampton Town v Wycombe Wanderers


18 September 2018
Wycombe Wanderers v Fulham Under-23s


9 October 2018
Oxford United v Northampton Town


6 November 2018
Northampton Town v Fulham Under-23s


6 November 2018
Wycombe Wanderers v Oxford United




Group G

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Stevenage 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 3
2 AFC Wimbledon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Charlton Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Swansea City Under-23s 1 0 0 1 0 5 -5 0


28 August 2018
Stevenage 5-0 Swansea City Under-23s
Kennedy '44, '45
Guthrie '69, '81, '90


4 September 2018
Charlton Athletic v AFC Wimbledon


18 September 2018
AFC Wimbledon v Swansea City Under-23s


9 October 2018
Stevenage v Charlton Athletic


6 November 2018
AFC Wimbledon v Stevenage


20 November 2018
Charlton Athletic v Swansea City Under-23s




Group H

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Luton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Peterborough United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Milton Keynes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Brighton Under-23s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


4 September 2018
Luton Town v Brighton & Hove Albion Under-23s


4 September 2018
MK Dons v Peterborough United


9 October 2018
Peterborough United v Brighton & Hove Albion Under-23s


9 October 2018
Luton Town v MK Dons


13 November 2018
MK Dons v Brighton & Hove Albion Under-23s


13 November 2018
Peterborough United v Luton Town




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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.

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Round Three

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

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Quarter-Finals

The eight winners from Round 3 advance to this stage of the competition, where the draw is non-regionalised for the first time.

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Semi-Finals


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Final


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Top Goalscorers

Player Club Goals


See a complete list of the 2018-19 Checkatrade Trophy goalscorers here (for development teams only)


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Last modified on 4 September 2018, at 14:38