2020-21 EFL Trophy

The 2020-21 English Football League Trophy, currently without a sponsor, is the fifth 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 202`.

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, Fulham, Leeds United, Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Norwich City, Southampton, West Brom, West Ham, Wolves

League One teams

Accrington Stanley, Blackpool, Bristol Rovers, Burton Albion, Charlton Athletic, Crewe Alexandra, Doncaster Rovers, Fleetwood Town, Gillingham, Hull City, Ipswich Town, Lincoln City, Milton Keynes, Northampton Town, Oxford United, Peterborough United, Plymouth Argyle, Portsmouth, Rochdale, Shrewsbury Town, Sunderland, Swindon Town, Wigan Athletic, Wimbledon

League Two teams

Barrow, Bolton Wanderers, Bradford City, Cambridge United, Carlisle United, Cheltenham Town, Colchester United, Crawley Town, Exeter City, Forest Green Rovers, Grimsby Town, Harrogate Town, Leyton Orient, Mansfield Town, Morecambe, Newport County, Oldham Athletic, Port Vale, Salford City, Scunthorpe United, Southend United, Stevenage, Tranmere Rovers, Walsall

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Group Stage

North

Group A

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Carlisle United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Fleetwood Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Sunderland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Aston Villa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


1 September 2020
Carlisle United 1-3 Fleetwood Town
Brunton Park


8 September 2020
Sunderland 8-1 Aston Villa
Wyke '15, '50
Feeney '21
Scowen '75
Power '77
Graham '82
Dobson '84
O'Brien '90 		Vassilev '47 (pen)
Stadium of Light


6 October 2020
Sunderland v Carlisle United
Stadium of Light


6 October 2020
Fleetwood Town v Aston Villa
Highbury Stadium


10 November 2020
Carlisle United v Aston Villa
Brunton Park


10 November 2020
Fleetwood Town v Sunderland
Highbury Stadium




Group B

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Morecambe 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 Manchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


8 September 2020
Morecambe 1-2 Rochdale
Globe Arena


9 September 2020
Salford City 0-6 Manchester United
Mejbri '8
Puigmal '29
Helm '46, '73
McCann '70
Elanga '74
Peninsula Stadium



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Group C

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 Shrewsbury Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Newcastle United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


8 September 2020
Bolton Wanderers 2-3 Crewe Alexandra
University of Bolton Stadium


22 September 2020
Shrewsbury Town v Newcastle United
Montgomery Waters Stadium



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Group D

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Port Vale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Tranmere Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Wigan Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Newcastle United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


8 September 2020
Port Vale 0-0 Tranmere Rovers



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Group E

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


8 September 2020
Mansfield Town 0-3 Manchester City
Bernabe '25
Delap '89, '90+1
One Call Stadium


8 September 2020
Lincoln City 1-1 Scunthorpe United
Sincil Bank



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Group F

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Bradford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Doncaster Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Oldham Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Wolves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


8 September 2020
Doncaster Rovers 0-0 Bradford City
  Penalties  
4-1



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Group G

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Accrington Stanley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Barrow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Blackpool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Leeds United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


8 September 2020
Blackpool 0-0 Barrow
  Penalties  
5-3
Bloomfield Road


8 September 2020
Accrington Stanley 7-0 Leeds United
Uwakwe '5, '22, '72
Burgess '14
Charles '30
Cassidy '38, '55
Wham Stadium



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Group H

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Grimsby Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Harrogate Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Hull City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Leicester City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


8 September 2020
Grimsby Town v Harrogate Town
Blundell Park


8 September 2020
Hull City 1-2 Leicester City
Lewis-Potter '66 Wright '50
Hirst '90+5 (pen)
KCOM Stadium



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South

Group A

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Colchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Portsmouth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Southend United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 West Ham United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0



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Group B

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Crawley Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Gillingham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Ipswich Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Arsenal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0



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Group C

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Milton Keynes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Northampton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Stevenage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Southampton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0



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Group D

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Bristol Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Oxford United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Walsall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Chelsea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0



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Group E

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 Swindon Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 West Bromwich Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0



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Group F

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 Plymouth Argyle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Norwich City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0



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Group G

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Wimbledon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Charlton Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Leyton Orient 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0



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Group H

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Burton Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Cambridge United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Peterborough United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Fulham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0



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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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South


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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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South


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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



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