The first round draw for the JPT will be made this weekend...
The draw for Round One of this season’s competition will take place on Saturday, August 16.
As in previous seasons, the first round will see clubs divided into regional groupings with 16 clubs being awarded byes into Round Two.
Regional Groups:
Northern Section – West
Accrington Stanley
Carlisle United
Crewe Alexandra
Fleetwood Town
Morecambe
Preston North End
Rochdale
Shrewsbury Town
Northern Section – East
Barnsley
Bradford City
Chesterfield
Mansfield Town
Notts County
Oldham Athletic
Scunthorpe United
York City
Southern Section – West
Cheltenham Town
Coventry City
Newport County
Oxford United
Portsmouth
Swindon Town
Wycombe Wanderers
Yeovil Town
Southern Section – East
AFC Wimbledon
Cambridge United
Crawley Town
Gillingham
Leyton Orient
Peterborough United
Southend United
Stevenage
The following clubs will received byes:
Northern Section
Bury
Port Vale
Tranmere Rovers
Walsall
Burton Albion
Doncaster Rovers
Hartlepool United
Sheffield United
Southern Section
Bristol City
Exeter City
Northampton Town
Plymouth Argyle
Colchester United
Dagenham & Redbridge
Luton Town
Milton Keynes Dons