2022-23 EFL Trophy

The 2022-23 English Football League Trophy, known for sponsorship reasons as the Papa John's Trophy, is the seventh 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 2023.

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, Leeds United, Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham, Wolves

League One teams

Accrington Stanley, Barnsley, Bolton Wanderers, Bristol Rovers, Burton Albion, Cambridge United, Charlton Athletic, Cheltenham Town, Derby County, Exeter City, Fleetwood Town, Forest Green Rovers, Ipswich Town, Lincoln City, Milton Keynes, Morecambe, Northampton Town, Oxford United, Peterborough United, Plymouth Argyle, Portsmouth, Port Vale, Rochdale, Sheffield Wednesday, Shrewsbury Town, Wycombe Wanderers

League Two teams

Barrow, Bradford City, Carlisle United, Colchester United, Crawley Town, Crewe Alexandra, Doncaster Rovers, Gillingham, Grimsby Town, Harrogate Town, Hartlepool United, Leyton Orient, Mansfield Town, Newport County, Northampton Town, Rochdale, Salford City, Stockport County, Sutton United, Stevenage, Swindon Town, Tranmere Rovers, Walsall, Wimbledon

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Group Stage

North

Group A

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Harrogate Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Hartlepool United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Morecambe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Everton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


30 August 2022
Hartlepool Unoted 2-0 Harrogate Town
Victoria Park


30 August 2022
Morecambe 3-3 Everton
Weir 17'
Watts 34'
Rawson 84' 		McAllister 32'
Price 48'
Cannon 57'
  Penalties  
7-6
Mazuma Stadium


20 September 2022
Morecambe 0-0 Hartlepool United
  Penalties  
4-2
Mazuma Stadium


4 October 2022
Harrogate Town 1-1 Everton
Grant 72' Mills 10'
  Penalties  
2-4
EnviroVent Stadium


18 October 2022
Hartlepool United 0-6 Everton
Cannon 9', 45 +4'
Hunt 20'
Mills 28', 53'
Whitaker 71'
Victoria Park


18 October 2022
Harrogate Town 2-1 Morecambe
EnviroVent Stadium




Group B

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Bolton Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Crewe Alexandra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Tranmere Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Leeds United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


30 August 2022
Bolton Wanderers 4-1 Crewe Alexandra
University of Bolton Stadium


20 September 2022
Tranmere Rovers 2-2 Bolton Wanderers
  Penalties  
5-4
Prenton Park


5 October 2022
Tranmere Rovers 3-5 Leeds United
Lewis 12'
Hughes 19'
Byrne 45 +3' 		Perkins 26'
Gelhardt 28', 31'
Joseph 56'
Drameh 64'
Prenton Park


18 October 2022
Bolton Wanderers 3-0 Leeds United
Bodvarsson 14'
Bakayoko 78'
Sadlier 89'
University of Bolton Stadium


18 October 2022
Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Tranmere Rovers
Gresty Road


1 November 2022
Crewe Alexandra 0-0 Leeds United
  Penalties  
2-1
Gresty Road




Group C

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Port Vale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Shrewsbury Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Stockport County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


30 August 2022
Shrewsbury Town 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Hearnes 76' Hodge 79', 90 +3'
Montgomery Waters Meadow


30 August 2022
Port Vale 1-0 Stockport County
Vale Park


20 September 2022
Shrewsbury Town 0-4 Port Vale
Montgomery Waters Meadow


20 September 2022
Stockport County 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Jennings 90 +3' Harkin 20'
Roberts 71'
Edgeley Park


18 October 2022
Port Vale 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Benning 80'
Odubeko 87'
Vale Park


18 October 2022
Stockport County 1-0 Shrewsbury Town
Edgeley Park




Group D

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Accrington Stanley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Rochdale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Salford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Liverpool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


30 August 2022
Accrington Stanley 3-3 Rochdale
Wham Stadium


30 August 2022
Salford City 2-1 Liverpool
Berkoe 45'
Jenkins 59' 		Stewart 88'
Peninsula Stadium


20 September 2022
Salford City 0-0 Accrington Stanley
  Penalties  
4-2
Peninsula Stadium


20 September 2022
Rochdale 1-0 Liverpool
Campbell 82'
Spotland


18 October 2022
Accrington Stanley 3-2 Liverpool
Leigh 12', 46'
Astley 70' 		Ramsay 90 +1'
Doak 90 +3'
Wham Stadium


18 October 2022
Rochdale 2-2 Salford City
  Penalties  
2-4
Spotland




Group E

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 Lincoln City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Newcastle United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


30 August 2022
Doncaster Rovers 0-0 Newcastle United
Keepmoat Stadium


30 August 2022
Barnsley 0-3 Lincoln City
Oakwell


20 September 2022
Barnsley 2-0 Newcastle United
Butterfill 79'
Larkeche 85'
Oakwell


20 September 2022
Lincoln City 1-2 Doncaster Rovers
Sincil Bank


11 October 2022
Doncaster Rovers 2-4 Barnsley
Keepmoat Stadium


18 October 2022
Lincoln City 2-0 Newcastle United
Mandroiu 8'
Draper 84'
Sincil Bank




Group F

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Derby County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Grimsby Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Mansfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Manchester City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


30 August 2022
Derby County 3-1 Grimsby Town
Pride Park


30 August 2022
Mansfield Town 3-2 Manchester City
Akins 16'
Gale 50'
Lapslie 84' 		Borges 29'
Dickson 32'
One Call Stadium


20 September 2022
Grimsby Town 2-0 Mansfield Town
Blundell park


4 October 2022
Mansfield Town 1-1 Derby County
One Call Stadium


18 October 2022
Derby County 1-3 Manchester City
McGoldrick 38' Borges 27', 58', 90 +1'
Pride Park


8 November 2022
Grimsby Town 1-1 Manchester City
Simmonds '3 Dickson '17
  Penalties  
4-2
Blundell Park




Group G

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Barrow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Carlisle United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Fleetwood Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Manchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


30 August 2022
Fleetwood Town 1-1 Barrow
Highbury Stadium


30 August 2022
Carlisle United 1-2 Manchester United
Devitt 66' McNeill 40'
Forson 71'
Brunton Park


20 September 2022
Carlisle United 1-1 Fleetwood Town
Brunton Park


4 October 2022
Barrow 1-2 Manchester United
Fredricson 51' (og) McNeill 44' (pen)
Garnacho 90 +2'
SO Legal Stadium


18 October 2022
Barrow 2-0 Carlisle United
SO Legal Stadium


18 October 2022
Fleetwood Town 2-2 Manchester United
Mendes Gomes 63'
Garner 67' 		McNeill 21' (pen)
Shoretire 90 +2'
  Penalties  
5-4
Highbury Stadium




Group H

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Bradford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Burton Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Sheffield Wednesday 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Leicester City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


30 August 2022
Bradford City 3-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Valley Parade


30 August 2022
Burton Albion 4-2 Leicester City
Ahadme 4', 7'
Adeboyejo 9'
Powell 12' 		Maswanhise 38'
Fitzhugh 39'
Pirelli Stadium


20 September 2022
Sheffield Wednesday 2-3 Burton Albion
Hillsborough


4 October 2022
Bradford City 2-2 Leicester City
Oliver 11'
Sutton 49' 		Alves 62'
Maswanhise 66'
Valley Parade


18 October 2022
Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Leicester City
Paterson 8'
Trueman 52'
Hillsborough


18 October 2022
Burton Albion 4-0 Bradford City
Pirelli Stadium




South

Group A

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Charlton Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Colchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Gillingham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


31 August 2022
Charlton Athletic 3-0 Gillingham
The Valley


6 September 2022
Colchester United 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Nouble 80'
Sears 87' 		Moran 43'
Jobserve Community Stadium


4 October 2022
Gillingham 3-2 Brighton & Hove Albion
Walker 19', 71'
Wright 76' 		Ferguson 31'
Miller 63'
MEMS Priestfield Stadium


4 October 2022
Colchester United 2-1 Charlton Athletic
Jobserve Community Stadium


11 October 2022
Gillingham 1-1 Colchester United
  Penalties  
5-4


2 November 2022
Charlton Athletic 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Lavelle 45'
Payne 90 +2' 		Miller 54'
The Valley




Group B

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Wimbledon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Crawley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Portsmouth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Aston Villa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


30 August 2022
Crawley Town 2-2 Portsmouth
Broadfield Stadium


30 August 2022
Wimbledon 2-1 Aston Villa
Kalambayi 11'
Davison 52' 		Hart 29'
Plough Lane


20 September 2022
Wimbledon 3-2 Crawley Town
Plough Lane


4 October 2022
Portsmouth 5-0 Aston Villa
Curtis 2'
Jacobs 7'
Koroma 53', 63'
Hackett-Fairchild 69'
Fratton Park


18 October 2022
Crawley Town 5-2 Aston Villa
Davis 28'
Oteh 40', 52'
Marshall 83'
Telford 90 +4' (pen) 		Revan 13'
Lutz 82'
Broadfield Stadium


1 November 2022
Portsmouth 1-1 Wimbledon
  Penalties  
3-1
Fratton Park




Group C

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Cheltenham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Milton Keynes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Walsall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 West Ham United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


30 August 2022
Milton Keynes 1-2 Cheltenham Town
stadium MK


30 August 2022
Walsall 0-1 West Ham United
Simon-Swyer 57'
Bescot Stadium


20 September 2022
Cheltenham Town 2-1 Walsall
Completely-Suzuki Stadium


4 October 2022
Milton Keynes 2-0 West Ham United
Dennis 63', 75' (pen)
Stadium MK


18 October 2022
Walsall 0-2 Milton Keynes
Bescot Stadium


18 October 2022
Cheltenham Town 1-2 West Ham United
Brown 16' Greenidge 34'
Potts 49'
Completely-Suzuki Stadium




Group D

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Peterborough United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Stevenage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Wycombe Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Tottenham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


30 August 2022
Peterborough United 1-2 Stevenage
Weston Homes Stadium


30 August 2022
Wycombe Wanderers 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur
Adams Park


20 September 2022
Stevenage 3-0 Wycombe Wanderers
Lamex Stadium


20 September 2022
Peterborough United 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur
Knight 19'
Jones 32'
Marriott 51'
Weston Homes Stadium


18 October 2022
Stevenage 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
Roberts 23'
Lamex Stadium


18 October 2022
Wycombe Wanderers 1-1 Peterborough United
  Penalties  
4-3
Adams Park




Group E

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Bristol Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Plymouth Argyle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Swindon Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Crystal Palace 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


30 August 2022
Plymouth Argyle 1-1 Bristol Rovers
Home Park


30 August 2022
Swindon Town 0-2 Crystal Palace
Gordon 71', 86'
County Ground


20 September 2022
Swindon Town 1-3 Plymouth Argyle
County Ground


4 October 2022
Bristol Rovers 2-0 Crystal Palace
Kilgour 45 +2'
Clarke 73'
Memorial Stadium


18 October 2022
Plymouth Argyle 1-0 Crystal Palace
Ennis 90 +1'
Home Park


18 October 2022
Bristol Roverrs 3-0 Swindon Town
Memorial Stadium




Group F

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Exeter City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Forest Green Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Newport County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Southampton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


30 August 2022
Exeter City 1-2 Newport County
St James Park


30 August 2022
Forest Green Rovers 3-1 Southampton
Cargill 37'
Bernard 45 +3'
Casey 59' 		Lancashire 32'
The New Lawn


20 September 2022
Newport County 1-2 Forest Green Rovers
Rodney Parade


4 October 2022
Exeter City 2-1 Southampton
Jay 40'
Chauke 45 +3' 		Ballard 18'
St James Park


18 October 2022
Forest Green Rovers 4-1 Exeter City
The New Lawn


18 October 2022
Newport County 2-1 Southampton
Bogle 11' (pen)
Waite 60' 		Bellis 76'
Rodney Parade




Group G

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Oxford United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Leyton Orient 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Sutton United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Chelsea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


30 August 2022
Oxford United 5-0 Leyton Orient
Kassam Stadium


31 August 2022
Sutton United 1-0 Chelsea
Fadahunsi '5
Gander Green Lane


20 September 2022
Leyton Orient 3-1 Sutton United
Brisbane Road


4 October 2022
Oxford United 1-0 Chelsea
Taylor 10' Burstow 78'
Hall 82'
Kassam Stadium


18 October 2022
Sutton United 2-0 Oxford United
Gander Green Lane


18 October 2022
Leyton Orient 2-3 Chelsea
Williams 71' (og)
Drinan 77' (pen) 		Hutchinson 54'
Mothersille 89', 90 +3'
Brisbane Road




Group H

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Cambridge United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Ipswich Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Northampton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Arsenal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


30 August 2022
Ipswich Town 6-0 Northampton Town
Portman Road


30 August 2022
Cambridge United 0-2 Arsenal
Butler-Oyedeji 26', 57'
The Abbey Stadium


20 September 2022
Ipswich Town 2-0 Arsenal
Ball 3'
Ladapo 85'
Portman Road


20 September 2022
Northampton Town 1-0 Cambridge United
Sixfields Stadium


18 October 2022
Northampton Town 1-3 Arsenal
Tomlinson 8' Awe 56'
Cozier-Duberry 74'
Butler-Oyedeji 90 +5'
Sixfields Stadium


18 October 2022
Cambridge United 1-0 Ipswich Town
Abbey Stadium




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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.

North

22 November 2022 Burton Albion 1-1
(5-4 pens) 		Tranmere Rovers Pirelli Stadium
22 November 2022 Lincoln City 1-1
(4-3 pens) 		Morecambe Sincil Bank
22 November 2022 Grimsby Town 0-1 Accrington Stanley Blundell Park
22 November 2022 Bolton Wanderers 3-2 Barrow University of Bolton Stadium
22 November 2022 Salford City 1-0 Bradford City Peninsula Stadium
23 November 2022 Port Vale 2-1 Barnsley Vale Park
30 November 2022 Everton 2-1 Mansfield Town Goodison Park
Higgins 90 +1'
Cannon 90 +4' 		Oates 6'



South

22 November 2022 Forest Green Rovers 1-1
(3-4 pens) 		Cheltenham Town The New Lawn
22 November 2022 Milton Keynes 3-1 Newport County stadium MK
22 November 2022 Plymouth Argyle 3-2 Charlton Athletic Home Park
22 November 2022 Stevenage 3-2 Arsenal Lamex Stadium
Amoo 51'
Sweeney 69'
Read 75' 		Butler-Oyedeji 6'
Cozier-Duberry 74'
22 November 2022 Peterborough United 2-4 Chelsea Weston Homes Stadium
Clarke-Harris 26'
Jack Taylor 61' 		Mothersille 18', 45 +1'
Casadei 23'
Elliott 75'
22 November 2022 Wimbledon 1-0 Sutton United Plough Lane
22 November 2022 Ipswich Town 0-2 Portsmouth Portman Road
23 November 2022 Colchester United 1-2 Bristol Rovers Jobserve Community Stadium



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Round Three

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

North

13 December 2022 Burton Albion 2-4 Accrington Stanley Pirelli Stadium
13 December 2022 Lincoln City 4-2 Everton Sincil Bank
Poole 33'
Diamond 54' (pen), 90 +8'
Roughan 72' 		Okoronkwo 48'
Cannon 50'
13 December 2022 Bolton Wanderers 4-0 Manchester United University of Bolton Stadium
Afolayan 68'
Morley 76'
Bakayoko 90 +3'
Bradley 90 +5'
20 December 2022 Salford City 1-0 Port Vale Peninsula Stadium


South

13 December 2022 Cheltenham Town 4-0 Chelsea Completely-Suzuki Stadium
Brown 4', 90'
Sercombe 87'
Broom 90 +4'
13 December 2022 Portsmouth 3-0 Stevenage Fratton Park
13 December 2022 Bristol Rovers 4-1 Milton Keynes Memorial Stadium
21 December 2022 Plymouth Argyle 3-3
(4-3 pens) 		Wimbledon Home Park


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Quarter-Finals

10 January 2023
Lincoln City 2-2 Accrington Stanley
  Penalties  
1-3
Sincil Bank


10 January 2023
Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Portsmouth


10 January 2023
Bristol Rovers 0-2 Plymouth Argyle
Memorial Stadium


10 January 2023
Cheltenham Town 3-1 Salford City
Completely-Suzuki Stadium


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Semi-Finals


21 February 2023
Plymouth Argyle 1-1 Cheltenham Town
  Penalties  
3-2
Home Park


22 February 2023
Accrington Stanley 0-2 Bolton Wanderers
Wham Stadium


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Final

2 April 2023
Plymouth Argyle 0-4 Bolton Wanderers
Wembley


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Top Goalscorers

Player Club Goals



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