Checkatrade Trophy | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | ![]() ![]() |
Teams | 64 |
Defending champions | Coventry City |
Final positions | |
Champions | Lincoln City (1st title) |
Runner-up | Shrewsbury Town |
The 2017–18 EFL Trophy, known as the Checkatrade Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 36th season in the history of the competition, a knock-out tournament for English football clubs in League One and League Two of the English football system, and also including 16 Premier League and Championship "B teams" with Category One status after the previous season's trial format was extended.[1]
Following the new format introduced in 2016–17, 64 teams entered the competition, including first time entries from the academy teams of Manchester City, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur, who all declined to enter in the previous season.[1] Coventry City were the reigning champions,[1] but were eliminated in the group stage on 7 November.
Participating clubs
- 48 clubs from League One and League Two.
- 16 invited Category One Academy teams.
- Category One teams relegated to League One missed out on having academies participate in the following tournament.
- Notes
Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United declined to participate.[1]
Eligibility criteria for players
- For EFL clubs; a minimum of 5 'First Team' players in the starting 11 as defined under the competition's existing rules.
- For invited clubs – 6 of the starting 11 to be U21 (as at 30 June 2016).
Competition format
Group stage
- Sixteen groups of 4 teams will be organised on a regionalised basis.
- All groups will include one invited club.
- All clubs will play each other once, either home or away (Academies play all group matches away from home).
- Clubs will be awarded 3 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
- In the event of a drawn game (after 90 minutes), a penalty shootout will be held with the winning team earning an additional point.
- The top two teams will progress to the Knockout Stage.
Northern Section
Group A
Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | L1 | Fleetwood Town (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Round 2 |
2 | ACA | Leicester City U21 (Q) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
3 | L2 | Carlisle United (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | L2 | Morecambe (E) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 |
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
29 August 2017 | Fleetwood Town | 3–0 | Leicester City U21 | Highbury Stadium |
19:45 BST | Ekpolo ![]() Cargill ![]() Burns ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 517 Referee: Martin Coy |
29 August 2017 | Morecambe | 0–2 | Carlisle United | Globe Arena |
19:45 BST | Report | Hope ![]() Kennedy ![]() |
Attendance: 1,228 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
3 October 2017 | Carlisle United | 0–1 | Leicester City U21 | Brunton Park |
19:45 BST | Report | Ndukwu ![]() |
Attendance: 1,009 Referee: Ben Toner |
3 October 2017 | Fleetwood Town | 2–1 | Morecambe | Highbury Stadium |
19:45 BST | Burns ![]() McGowan ![]() |
Report | Ekpolo ![]() |
Attendance: 768 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
7 November 2017 | Morecambe | 2–2 (4–2 p) | Leicester City U21 | Globe Arena |
19:45 GMT | Thompson ![]() Osborne ![]() |
Report | Ndukwu ![]() Knight ![]() |
Attendance: 432 Referee: Robert Jones |
Penalties | ||||
8 November 2017 | Carlisle United | 1–2 | Fleetwood Town | Brunton Park |
19:45 GMT | T. Miller ![]() |
Report | Sowerby ![]() Burns ![]() |
Attendance: 909 (42 away fans) Referee: Martin Coy |
Group B
Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | L1 | Blackpool (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Round 2 |
2 | L2 | Accrington Stanley (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | |
3 | L1 | Wigan Athletic (E) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 | |
4 | ACA | Middlesbrough U21 (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 0 |
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
29 August 2017 | Blackpool | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Wigan Athletic | Bloomfield Road |
19:00 BST | D'Almeida ![]() Sinclair-Smith ![]() |
Report | Merrie ![]() Gilbey ![]() |
Attendance: 1,532 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
Penalties | ||||
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19 September 2017 | Accrington Stanley | 3–2 | Middlesbrough U21 | Crown Ground |
19:00 BST | Brown ![]() Wilks ![]() Johnson ![]() Nolan ![]() |
Report | Reading ![]() ![]() Armstrong ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 587 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
3 October 2017 | Accrington Stanley | 1–2 | Blackpool | Crown Ground |
19:30 BST | Sousa ![]() |
Report | Philliskirk ![]() Clayton ![]() |
Attendance: 975 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
24 October 2017 | Wigan Athletic | 4–1 | Middlesbrough U21 | DW Stadium |
19:45 BST | Evans ![]() Maffeo ![]() Hunt ![]() Colclough ![]() |
Report | Armstrong ![]() |
Attendance: 876 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
1 November 2017 | Blackpool | 4–1 | Middlesbrough U21 | Bloomfield Road |
19:00 GMT | Philliskirk ![]() Longstaff ![]() D'Almeida ![]() Richards ![]() |
Report | Armstrong ![]() Brewitt ![]() |
Attendance: 691 Referee: Martin Coy |
7 November 2017 | Wigan Athletic | 0–4 | Accrington Stanley | DW Stadium |
19:45 GMT | Golden ![]() McGuffie ![]() |
Report | Edwards ![]() Sousa ![]() Wilks ![]() Leacock-McLeod ![]() |
Attendance: 1,473 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
Group C
Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | L1 | Rochdale (Q) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Round 2 |
2 | L1 | Bury (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | |
3 | L1 | Blackburn Rovers (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | ACA | Stoke City U21 (E) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 |
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
29 August 2017 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Stoke City U21 | Ewood Park |
19:45 BST | Nuttall ![]() |
Report | Banks ![]() Souttar ![]() Adam ![]() |
Attendance: 1,501 Referee: Darren Handley |
19 September 2017 | Bury | 0–4 | Rochdale | Gigg Lane |
19:45 BST | Danns ![]() Shotton ![]() |
Report | Bunney ![]() Inman ![]() Henderson ![]() Rafferty ![]() |
Attendance: 1,451 Referee: Mark Heywood |
3 October 2017 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–1 | Bury | Ewood Park |
19:45 BST | Platt ![]() Hart ![]() |
Report | Skarz ![]() Williams ![]() Bunn ![]() |
Attendance: 2,025 Referee: Scott Oldham |
3 October 2017 | Rochdale | 0–0 (4–5 p) | Stoke City U21 | Spotland Stadium |
19:45 BST | Ntlhe ![]() |
Report | Edwards ![]() Waddington ![]() |
Attendance: 731 Referee: Martin Coy |
Penalties | ||||
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Group D
Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | L2 | Port Vale (Q) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 8 | Round 2 |
2 | L1 | Oldham Athletic (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | |
3 | ACA | Newcastle United U21 (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | L2 | Crewe Alexandra (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 |
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
29 August 2017 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Newcastle United U21 | Gresty Road |
19:30 BST | Bowery ![]() |
Report | Smith ![]() Charman ![]() |
Attendance: 1,351 Referee: Robert Jones |
29 August 2017 | Oldham Athletic | 0–0 (2–4 p) | Port Vale | Boundary Park |
19:30 BST | Report | Attendance: 1,424 Referee: Michael Salisbury | ||
Penalties | ||||
3 October 2017 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Oldham Athletic | Gresty Road |
19:30 BST | Porter ![]() Stubbs ![]() |
Report | Byrne ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 976 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
3 October 2017 | Port Vale | 1–0 | Newcastle United U21 | Vale Park |
19:45 BST | Barnett ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 824 Referee: David Coote |
7 November 2017 | Oldham Athletic | 4–1 | Newcastle United U21 | Boundary Park |
19:30 GMT | Byrne ![]() Doyle ![]() |
Report | Aarons ![]() |
Attendance: 1,107 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
Group E
Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | L1 | Walsall (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Round 2 |
2 | L1 | Shrewsbury Town (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | L2 | Coventry City (E) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | |
4 | ACA | West Bromwich Albion U21 (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
29 August 2017 | Coventry City | 2–3 | Shrewsbury Town | Ricoh Arena |
19:45 BST | Andreu ![]() ![]() McNulty ![]() |
Report | Payne ![]() Gnahoua ![]() Bolton ![]() Godfrey ![]() Adams ![]() Riley ![]() |
Attendance: 1,968 Referee: Tom Nield |
19 September 2017 | Walsall | 3–1 | West Bromwich Albion U21 | Bescot Stadium |
19:45 BST | Flanagan ![]() Ismail ![]() Leahy ![]() |
Report | Tulloch ![]() Azaz ![]() Bradley ![]() |
Attendance: 1,055 Referee: Darren Handley |
3 October 2017 | Shrewsbury Town | 3–0 | West Bromwich Albion U21 | New Meadow |
19:45 BST | John-Lewis ![]() Morris ![]() Beckles ![]() Dodds ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 1,404 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
3 October 2017 | Walsall | 2–2 (3–4 p) | Coventry City | Bescot Stadium |
19:45 BST | Ismail ![]() Bakayoko ![]() Edwards ![]() Agyei ![]() |
Report | McNulty ![]() Ponticelli ![]() |
Attendance: 1,517 Referee: Robert Lewis |
Penalties | ||||
7 November 2017 | Coventry City | 2–1 | West Bromwich Albion U21 | Coventry |
19:45 GMT | Stevenson ![]() Biamou ![]() |
Report | Burke ![]() |
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 1,429 Referee: John Busby |
7 November 2017 | Shrewsbury Town | 0–1 | Walsall | Shrewsbury |
19:45 GMT | Godfrey ![]() |
Report | Bakayoko ![]() |
Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 1,701 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
Group F
Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | L1 | Bradford City (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | Round 2 |
2 | L2 | Chesterfield (Q) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 | |
3 | L1 | Rotherham United (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
4 | ACA | Manchester City EDS (E) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
15 August 2017 | Rotherham United | 1–1 (2–4 p) | Manchester City EDS | New York Stadium |
19:00 BST | Vaulks ![]() Ball ![]() |
Report | Latibeaudiere ![]() Garre ![]() |
Attendance: 2,562 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
Penalties | ||||
29 August 2017 | Chesterfield | 2–4 | Bradford City | Proact Stadium |
19:00 BST | Dennis ![]() ![]() Sinnott ![]() Evatt ![]() |
Report | Patrick ![]() Jones ![]() ![]() Hanson ![]() |
Attendance: 1,099 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
3 October 2017 | Rotherham United | 1–2 | Chesterfield | New York Stadium |
19:00 BST | Vaulks ![]() |
Report | De Girolamo ![]() McCourt ![]() |
Attendance: 2,043 Referee: Darren Handley |
24 October 2017 | Bradford City | 2–1 | Manchester City EDS | Valley Parade |
19:30 BST | Thompson ![]() Jones ![]() |
Report | Francis ![]() Matondo ![]() Richards ![]() Pozo ![]() |
Attendance: 1,260 Referee: Scott Oldham |
7 November 2017 | Bradford City | 0–3 | Rotherham United | Valley Parade |
19:30 GMT | Report | Yates ![]() Clarke-Harris ![]() Towell ![]() |
Attendance: 931 Referee: Rob Lewis |
29 November 2017 | Chesterfield | 2–2 (4–3 p) | Manchester City EDS | Proact Stadium |
19:00 GMT | Rowley ![]() O'Grady ![]() |
Report | Oliver ![]() Francis ![]() Nmecha ![]() |
Attendance: 1,266 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
Penalties | ||||
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Group G
Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | L2 | Lincoln City (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 | Round 2 |
2 | L2 | Mansfield Town (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
3 | L2 | Notts County (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | ACA | Everton U21 (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
15 August 2017 | Notts County | 2–1 | Everton U21 | Meadow Lane |
19:45 BST | Forte ![]() Hollis ![]() |
Report | Donkor ![]() |
Attendance: 1,409 Referee: Scott Oldham |
29 August 2017 | Mansfield Town | 1–3 | Lincoln City | Field Mill |
19:45 BST | Potter ![]() MacDonald ![]() Digby ![]() |
Report | Whitehouse ![]() Palmer ![]() Eardley ![]() Waterfall ![]() Green ![]() |
Attendance: 2,495 Referee: David Webb |
24 October 2017 | Lincoln City | 2–1 | Everton U21 | Sincil Bank |
19:45 BST | Maguire-Drew ![]() ![]() Farman ![]() |
Report | Baxter ![]() Adeniran ![]() Lavery ![]() |
Attendance: 3,713 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
24 October 2017 | Notts County | 1–2 | Mansfield Town | Meadow Lane |
19:45 BST | Smith ![]() ![]() |
Report | Angol ![]() ![]() Mellis ![]() Hamilton ![]() |
Attendance: 2,290 Referee: Graham Horwood |
31 October 2017 | Mansfield Town | 1–0 | Everton U21 | Field Mill |
19:45 GMT | Butcher ![]() Spencer ![]() Diamond ![]() Potter ![]() |
Report | Adeniran ![]() |
Attendance: 964 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
7 November 2017 | Lincoln City | 2–1 | Notts County | Sincil Bank |
19:45 GMT | Bird ![]() Ginnelly ![]() |
Report | Forte ![]() Hollis ![]() Smith ![]() |
Attendance: 3,026 Referee: Tom Nield |
Group H
Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | L1 | Scunthorpe United (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Round 2 |
2 | L1 | Doncaster Rovers (Q) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 7 | |
3 | L2 | Grimsby Town (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | ACA | Sunderland U21 (E) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 |
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
29 August 2017 | Grimsby Town | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Doncaster Rovers | Blundell Park |
19:45 BST | Report |
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Attendance: 862 Referee: Mike Jones | |
Penalties | ||||
29 August 2017 | Scunthorpe United | 3–1 | Sunderland U21 | Glanford Park |
19:45 BST | Report | Attendance: 1,127 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
3 October 2017 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–0 | Sunderland U21 | Keepmoat Stadium |
19:30 BST | Ben Khémis ![]() |
Report | Love ![]() |
Attendance: 1,520 Referee: Ross Joyce |
3 October 2017 | Scunthorpe United | 2–1 | Grimsby Town | Glanford Park |
19:45 BST | Report | Jaiyesimi ![]() |
Attendance: 1,987 Referee: Tom Nield |
31 October 2017 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–1 (3–2 p) | Scunthorpe United | Keepmoat Stadium |
19:30 GMT | Mandeville ![]() |
Report | Lewis ![]() Goode ![]() Adelakun ![]() |
Attendance: 1,717 Referee: Ben Toner |
Penalties | ||||
Mason ![]() Beestin ![]() Fletcher ![]() Mandeville ![]() Ben Khémis ![]() |
van Veen ![]() Madden ![]() Lewis ![]() Adelakun ![]() Goode ![]() |
8 November 2017 | Grimsby Town | 1–1 (6–7 p) | Sunderland U21 | Blundell Park |
19:45 GMT | Hooper ![]() |
Report | Love ![]() Bale ![]() |
Attendance: 248 Referee: Scott Oldham |
Penalties | ||||
Southern Section
Group A
Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | L1 | Portsmouth (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | Round 2 |
2 | L1 | Charlton Athletic (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | ACA | Fulham U21 (E) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 5 | |
4 | L2 | Crawley Town (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
16 August 2017 | Portsmouth | 3–3 (2–4 p) | Fulham U21 | Fratton Park |
19:45 BST | Lowe ![]() ![]() Naismith ![]() |
Report | Humphrys ![]() Williams ![]() Adebayo ![]() |
Attendance: 1,520 Referee: Antony Coggins |
Penalties | ||||
29 August 2017 | Crawley Town | 0–2 | Charlton Athletic | Broadfield Stadium |
19:45 BST | Kaby ![]() Yorwerth ![]() Sanoh ![]() |
Report | Reeves ![]() Lapslie ![]() |
Attendance: 1,666 Referee: Nick Kinseley |
3 October 2017 | Portsmouth | 3–1 | Crawley Town | Fratton Park |
19:45 BST | May ![]() Clarke ![]() Hawkins ![]() O’Keefe ![]() |
Report | Kaby ![]() Sanoh ![]() |
Attendance: 1,527 Referee: Tim Robinson |
1 November 2017 | Charlton Athletic | 3–2 | Fulham U21 | The Valley |
19:45 GMT | Reeves ![]() Dodoo ![]() Aribo ![]() |
Report | Þorsteinsson ![]() Thompson ![]() |
Attendance: 741 Referee: Craig Hicks |
7 November 2017 | Charlton Athletic | 0–1 | Portsmouth | The Valley |
19:45 GMT | Report | Main ![]() |
Attendance: 1,307 Referee: Nicholas Kinseley |
29 November 2017 | Crawley Town | 1–3 | Fulham U21 | Broadfield Stadium |
19:45 GMT | Meite ![]() |
Report | Adebayo ![]() Graham ![]() |
Attendance: 435 Referee: John Busby |
Group B
Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | L1 | Gillingham (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 9 | Round 2 |
2 | L1 | Southend United (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | L2 | Colchester United (E) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 | |
4 | ACA | Reading U21 (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 1 |
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
29 August 2017 | Colchester United | 2–2 (6–5 p) | Reading U21 | Colchester Community Stadium |
19:30 BST | Szmodics ![]() McKeown ![]() O'Sullivan ![]() |
Report | Andrésson ![]() Barrett ![]() Medford-Smith ![]() House ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 572 Referee: Gavin Ward |
Penalties | ||||
29 August 2017 | Gillingham | 2–1 | Southend United | Priestfield Stadium |
19:45 BST | Parker ![]() ![]() Ferdinand ![]() Ogilvie ![]() Wilkinson ![]() |
Report | McLaughlin ![]() White ![]() Ba ![]() McGlashan ![]() Oxley ![]() |
Attendance: 1,549 Referee: Andy Haines |
3 October 2017 | Colchester United | 0–1 | Gillingham | Colchester Community Stadium |
19:45 BST | Kent ![]() |
Report | Hessenthaler ![]() Ehmer ![]() ![]() Bingham ![]() |
Attendance: 684 Referee: John Brooks |
3 October 2017 | Southend United | 1–0 | Reading U21 | Roots Hall |
19:45 BST | Fortuné ![]() Robinson ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 1,148 Referee: Andy Haines |
7 November 2017 | Gillingham | 7–5 | Reading U21 | Gillingham |
19:45 GMT | Cundle ![]() Wilkinson ![]() Wagstaff ![]() ![]() O'Neill ![]() Mbo ![]() ![]() Oldaker ![]() |
Report | Rollinson ![]() Popa ![]() Holmes ![]() Medford-Smith ![]() Sheppard ![]() |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 1,039 Referee: Craig Hicks |
7 November 2017 | Southend United | 2–0 | Colchester United | Southend-on-Sea |
19:45 GMT | Wright ![]() Robinson ![]() Cox ![]() |
Report | Kent ![]() |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 2,781 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
Group C
Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | L2 | Swindon Town (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | Round 2 |
2 | ACA | West Ham United U21 (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | L1 | Bristol Rovers (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | L2 | Wycombe Wanderers (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 |
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
15 August 2017 | Swindon Town | 2–3 | West Ham United U21 | County Ground |
19:45 BST | Report | Attendance: 2,082 Referee: John Busby |
29 August 2017 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1–5 | Bristol Rovers | Adams Park |
19:45 BST | Southwell ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 1,132 Referee: James Linington |
31 October 2017 | Bristol Rovers | 1–3 | West Ham United U21 | Memorial Stadium |
19:45 BST | Nichols ![]() Burn ![]() |
Report | Martinez ![]() Samuelsen ![]() |
Attendance: 1,508 Referee: Robert Jones |
31 October 2017 | Swindon Town | 1–0 | Wycombe Wanderers | County Ground |
19:45 BST | Preston ![]() Smith ![]() |
Report | Cowan-Hall ![]() Bean ![]() |
Attendance: 1,236 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
8 November 2017 | Bristol Rovers | 2–4 | Swindon Town | Memorial Stadium |
19:45 GMT | Sweeney ![]() Sercombe ![]() |
Report | Goddard ![]() Mullin ![]() Gordon ![]() McDermott ![]() Woolery ![]() |
Attendance: 1,657 Referee: Andre Marriner |
28 November 2017 | Wycombe Wanderers | 2–0 | West Ham United U21 | Adams Park |
19:45 GMT | de Havilland ![]() Scarr ![]() Jombati ![]() |
Report | Neufville ![]() Makasi ![]() |
Attendance: 699 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
Group D
Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | L2 | Yeovil Town (Q) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 8 | Round 2 |
2 | ACA | Chelsea U21 (Q) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | |
3 | L1 | Plymouth Argyle (E) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
4 | L2 | Exeter City (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 1 |
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
15 August 2017 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–2 (5–4 p) | Chelsea U21 | Home Park |
19:00 BST | Report |
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Attendance: 3,962 Referee: Brett Huxtable | |
Penalties | ||||
29 August 2017 | Exeter City | 1–3 | Yeovil Town | St James Park |
19:45 BST |
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Report | Attendance: 1,530 Referee: Oliver Langford |
3 October 2017 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–2 (5–3 p) | Exeter City | Home Park |
19:45 BST | Report | Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Chris Sarginson | ||
Penalties | ||||
25 October 2017 | Yeovil Town | 1–1 (5–3 p) | Chelsea U21 | Huish Park |
19:45 BST | Browne ![]() ![]() Santos ![]() |
McCormick ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 1,896 Referee: Kevin Johnson | |
Penalties | ||||
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28 November 2017 | Exeter City | 1–3 | Chelsea U21 | St James Park |
19:45 GMT | Reid ![]() |
Report | Hudson-Odoi ![]() James ![]() Grant ![]() |
Attendance: 1,294 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
28 November 2017 | Yeovil Town | 2–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Huish Park |
19:45 GMT | James ![]() Surridge ![]() |
Report | Taylor ![]() Bradley ![]() Songo'o ![]() Threlkeld ![]() |
Attendance: 1,110 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
Group E
Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ACA | Swansea City U21 (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Round 2 |
2 | L2 | Forest Green Rovers (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | L2 | Cheltenham Town (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | L2 | Newport County (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
15 August 2017 | Cheltenham Town | 1–2 | Swansea City U21 | Whaddon Road |
19:45 BST | Graham ![]() Storer ![]() Cranston ![]() |
Report | Marić ![]() Rodon ![]() Baker-Richardson ![]() Gorré ![]() Lewis ![]() |
Attendance: 801 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
29 August 2017 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–0 | Newport County | The New Lawn |
19:30 BST | Wishart ![]() Noble ![]() James ![]() |
Report | Willmott ![]() Owen-Evans ![]() |
Attendance: 1,090 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
3 October 2017 | Cheltenham Town | 1–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Whaddon Road |
19:45 BST | Bower ![]() Davey ![]() Hinds ![]() Cranston ![]() Wright ![]() |
Report | Brown ![]() ![]() Stevens ![]() |
Attendance: 1,576 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
10 October 2017 | Newport County | 1–2 | Swansea City U21 | Rodney Parade |
19:30 BST | Owen-Evans ![]() McCoulsky ![]() |
Report | Byers ![]() Gorré ![]() Lewis ![]() Foulston ![]() |
Attendance: 750 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
31 October 2017 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–2 | Swansea City U21 | The New Lawn |
19:45 GMT | Report | Blair ![]() King ![]() Gorré ![]() |
Attendance: 590 Referee: Graham Horwood |
7 November 2017 | Newport County | 1–2 | Cheltenham Town | Rodney Parade |
19:30 GMT | Reynolds ![]() |
Report | Graham ![]() Pell ![]() |
Attendance: 540 Referee: Simon Hooper |
Group F
Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | L2 | Luton Town (Q) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | Round 2 |
2 | L1 | AFC Wimbledon (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | L2 | Barnet (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | ACA | Tottenham Hotspur U21 (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 1 |
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
15 August 2017 | Luton Town | 2–2 (4–2 p) | Tottenham Hotspur U21 | Kenilworth Road |
19:45 BST | Gambin ![]() McQuoid ![]() Cook ![]() |
Report | Shea ![]() Loft ![]() |
Attendance: 2,699 Referee: Craig Hicks |
Penalties | ||||
29 August 2017 | Barnet | 3–4 | AFC Wimbledon | The Hive Stadium |
20:00 BST | Bover ![]() Coulthirst ![]() Blackman ![]() |
Report | Hartigan ![]() Kaja ![]() McDonald ![]() Clough ![]() |
Attendance: 696 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
3 October 2017 | AFC Wimbledon | 4–3 | Tottenham Hotspur U21 | Kingsmeadow |
19:45 BST | Sibbick ![]() Kaja ![]() Parrett ![]() |
Report | Tracey ![]() Shashoua ![]() Sterling ![]() |
Attendance: 608 Referee: Antony Coggins |
3 October 2017 | Luton Town | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Barnet | Kenilworth Road |
19:45 BST | Cook ![]() Shea ![]() Lee ![]() |
Report | Bover ![]() Tutonda ![]() Taylor ![]() |
Attendance: 1,530 Referee: John Busby |
Penalties | ||||
31 October 2017 | AFC Wimbledon | 1–2 | Luton Town | Kingsmeadow |
19:45 GMT | Taylor ![]() Meades ![]() |
Report | Shinnie ![]() D'ath ![]() |
Attendance: 581 Referee: Gavin Ward |
28 November 2017 | Barnet | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur U21 | The Hive Stadium |
20:00 GMT | Maghoma (o.g.) Nicholls ![]() |
Report | Harrison ![]() |
Attendance: 445 Referee: Lee Collins |
Group G
Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | L1 | Milton Keynes Dons (Q) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 8 | Round 2 |
2 | L1 | Oxford United (Q) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 4 | |
3 | L2 | Stevenage (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | |
4 | ACA | Brighton & Hove Albion U21 (E) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2 |
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
29 August 2017 | Milton Keynes Dons | 2–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | Stadium mk |
19:45 BST | McGrandles ![]() Ariyibi ![]() Nombe ![]() Tshibola ![]() |
Report | Mandroiu ![]() |
Attendance: 1,541 Referee: Craig Hicks |
29 August 2017 | Stevenage | 2–6 | Oxford United | Broadhall Way |
19:45 BST | Beautyman ![]() Conlon ![]() Samuel ![]() |
Report | Henry ![]() Hall ![]() Obika ![]() Xemi ![]() Rothwell ![]() Payne ![]() |
Attendance: 799 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
3 October 2017 | Milton Keynes Dons | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Stevenage | Stadium mk |
19:45 BST | McGrandles ![]() Nombe ![]() |
Report | Toner ![]() |
Attendance: 2,031 Referee: Nick Kinseley |
Penalties | ||||
3 October 2017 | Oxford United | 2–2 (4–5 p) | Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | Kassam Stadium |
19:45 BST | van Kessel ![]() |
Report | Tilley ![]() Mandroiu ![]() |
Attendance: 1,074 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
Penalties | ||||
7 November 2017 | Oxford United | 3–4 | Milton Keynes Dons | Kassam Stadium |
19:45 GMT | Payne ![]() Xemi ![]() Hall ![]() |
Report | Thomas-Asante ![]() ![]() Upson ![]() Lewington ![]() Ariyibi ![]() Seager ![]() Wootton ![]() Agard ![]() |
Attendance: 1,182 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
7 November 2017 | Stevenage | 3–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | Broadhall Way |
19:45 GMT | Samuel ![]() Wootton ![]() |
Report | Rosenior ![]() Murphy ![]() |
Attendance: 389 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
Group H
Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | L1 | Peterborough United (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Round 2 |
2 | L1 | Northampton Town (Q) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
3 | ACA | Southampton U21 (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
4 | L2 | Cambridge United (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
29 August 2017 | Northampton Town | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Cambridge United | Sixfields Stadium |
19:45 BST | Waters ![]() Revell ![]() |
Report | Mingoia ![]() Legge ![]() |
Attendance: 1,453 Referee: John Brooks |
Penalties | ||||
29 August 2017 | Peterborough United | 2–0 | Southampton U21 | London Road Stadium |
19:45 BST | Morias ![]() Maddison ![]() Forrester ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 2,282 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
3 October 2017 | Cambridge United | 0–1 | Southampton U21 | Abbey Stadium |
19:00 BST | Carroll ![]() |
Report | Jones ![]() |
Attendance: 480 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
3 October 2017 | Peterborough United | 1–1 (2–4 p) | Northampton Town | London Road Stadium |
19:45 BST | Grant ![]() Miller ![]() Lloyd ![]() |
Report | Waters ![]() Baldwin ![]() Grimes ![]() |
Attendance: 2,745 Referee: Gavin Ward |
Penalties | ||||
7 November 2017 | Cambridge United | 0–2 | Peterborough United | Abbey Stadium |
19:45 GMT | Lewis ![]() |
Report | Taylor ![]() Edwards ![]() Marriott ![]() |
Attendance: 3,138 Referee: Gavin Ward |
Knockout stage
If scores are level after 90 minutes in Rounds 2, 3 and 4, the game will be determined by the taking of penalties.
Round 2
The Round 2 draw was made on 10 November 2017.[2] The 32 remaining teams were drawn into 16 ties; each group winner will be at home to a runner-up from a different group within their own region.
Northern Section
28 November 2017 | Rochdale | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Doncaster Rovers | Rochdale |
19:30 GMT | Gillam ![]() |
Report | Mandeville ![]() |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 786 Referee: Darren Handley |
Penalties | ||||
2 December 2017 | Walsall | 1–2 | Bury | Walsall |
12:30 GMT | Oztumer ![]() |
Report | Ajose ![]() |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 1,065 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
5 December 2017 | Bradford City | 0–1 | Oldham Athletic | Bradford |
19:45 GMT | Report | Obadeyi ![]() |
Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 1,036 Referee: David Webb |
5 December 2017 | Fleetwood Town | 2–0 | Chesterfield | Fleetwood |
19:45 GMT | Sowerby ![]() Reid ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 372 Referee: Ross Joyce |
5 December 2017 | Lincoln City | 3–2 | Accrington Stanley | Lincoln |
19:45 GMT | Palmer ![]() Green ![]() Raggett ![]() |
Report | Wilks ![]() Paul Farman ![]() |
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,026 Referee: Christopher Sarginson |
5 December 2017 | Port Vale | 1–2 | Shrewsbury Town | Stoke-on-Trent |
19:45 GMT | Montaño ![]() |
Report | Dodds ![]() Whalley ![]() |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 965 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
5 December 2017 | Scunthorpe United | 1–2 | Leicester City U21 | Scunthorpe |
19:45 GMT | van Veen ![]() |
Report | Thomas ![]() Hughes ![]() |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 824 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
6 December 2017 | Blackpool | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Mansfield Town | Blackpool |
19:00 GMT | Mellor ![]() |
Report | Butcher ![]() |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 587 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
Penalties | ||||
Southern Section
2 December 2017 | Portsmouth | 2–0 | Northampton Town | Portsmouth |
12:30 GMT | Evans ![]() O'Keefe ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 1,780 Referee: Tom Nield |
5 December 2017 | Gillingham | 1–2 | Oxford United | Gillingham |
19:00 GMT | Byrne ![]() |
Report | Payne ![]() Mowatt ![]() |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 1,224 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
5 December 2017 | Luton Town | 4–0 | West Ham United U21 | Luton |
19:45 GMT | D'Ath ![]() Jarvis ![]() Cotter ![]() Cook ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 1,670 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
5 December 2017 | Swansea City U21 | 2–3 | Charlton Athletic | Swansea |
19:00 GMT | Gorré ![]() Garrick ![]() |
Report | Hackett-Fairchild ![]() Ahearne-Grant ![]() |
Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 410 Referee: Lee Swabey |
5 December 2017 | Swindon Town | 0–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Swindon |
19:30 GMT | Anderson ![]() ![]() |
Report | Doidge ![]() Bennett ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,320 Referee: Rob Lewis |
5 December 2017 | Yeovil Town | 2–0 | AFC Wimbledon | Yeovil |
19:45 GMT | Davies ![]() Gray ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 886 Referee: Anthony Coggins |
6 December 2017 | Milton Keynes Dons | 0–4 | Chelsea U21 | Milton Keynes |
19:45 GMT | Report | Batshuayi ![]() Hudson-Odoi ![]() Musonda ![]() |
Stadium: stadium:MK Attendance: 1,549 Referee: Gavin Ward |
6 December 2017 | Peterborough United | 2–0 | Southend United | Peterborough |
19:45 GMT | Edwards ![]() Maddison ![]() |
Report | Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 1,707 Referee: John Busby |
Round 3
The Round 3 draw was made on 8 December 2017.
Northern Section
9 January 2018 | Bury | 2–3 | Fleetwood Town | Bury |
19:30 GMT | Bunn ![]() Wai-tsun ![]() |
Report | Hiwula ![]() ![]() Grant ![]() |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 698 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
9 January 2018 | Rochdale | 0–1 | Lincoln City | Rochdale |
19:45 GMT | Report | Palmer ![]() |
Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 1,171 Referee: Ben Toner |
10 January 2018 | Shrewsbury Town | 0–0 (4–2 p) | Blackpool | Shrewsbury |
19:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 1,362 Referee: Chris Sarginson | ||
Penalties | ||||
Payne ![]() Morris ![]() Riley ![]() John-Lewis ![]() |
Philliskirk ![]() Cooke ![]() Roache ![]() Delfouneso ![]() |
17 January 2018 | Oldham Athletic | 4–2 | Leicester City U21 | Oldham |
19:30 GMT | Davies ![]() ![]() Gerrard ![]() Obadeyi ![]() |
Report | Knight ![]() Musa ![]() |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,192 Referee: Darren Handley |
Southern Section
9 January 2018 | Yeovil Town | 2–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Yeovil |
19:45 GMT | N. Smith ![]() C. Smith ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 1,395 Referee: John Busby |
9 January 2018 | Portsmouth | 1–2 | Chelsea U21 | Portsmouth |
19:45 GMT | Pitman ![]() |
Musonda ![]() |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 3,116 Referee: Gavin Ward |
9 January 2018 | Charlton Athletic | 1–1 (0–3 p) | Oxford United | Charlton, London |
19:45 GMT | Ahearne-Grant ![]() |
Report | Thomas ![]() |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 1,146 Referee: Andy Haines |
Penalties | ||||
Jackson ![]() Mavididi ![]() Hackett-Fairchild ![]() |
Mowatt ![]() Obika ![]() Ledson ![]() Mehmeti ![]() |
Round 4
Eight teams participated in this round with ties originally scheduled to take place in the week commencing 22 January 2018.
23 January 2018 | Lincoln City | 4–2 | Peterborough United | Lincoln |
19:45 GMT | Rowe ![]() Rhead ![]() Anderson ![]() Green ![]() |
Report | Eardley ![]() Lloyd ![]() |
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 6,663 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
23 January 2018 | Shrewsbury Town | 2–1 | Oldham Athletic | Shrewsbury |
19:00 GMT | Payne ![]() Rodman ![]() |
Report | Amadi-Holloway ![]() Gardner ![]() |
Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 1,984 Referee: Darren Handley |
23 January 2018 | Chelsea U21 | 3–0 | Oxford United | Fulham, London |
19:30 GMT | St Clair ![]() Redan ![]() Castilo ![]() Sammut ![]() |
Report | Ricardinho ![]() Ledson ![]() Raglan ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 2,643 Referee: John Brooks |
6 February 2018 | Yeovil Town | 3–2 | Fleetwood Town | Yeovil |
19:45 GMT | Bolger ![]() Whelan ![]() Zoko ![]() |
Report | Bolger ![]() McAleny ![]() Sowerby ![]() Schwabl ![]() Hiwula ![]() |
Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 1,314 Referee: Gavin Ward |
Semi-finals
Four teams participated in this round, which consisted of single ties played at the stadium of the club drawn first in each tie.
6 February 2018 | Lincoln City | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Chelsea U21 | Lincoln |
19:45 GMT | Waterfall ![]() |
Report | Chalobah ![]() Redan ![]() |
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,444 Referee: David Webb |
Penalties | ||||
6 March 2018 | Shrewsbury Town | 1–0 | Yeovil Town | Shrewsbury |
19:45 GMT | Morris ![]() Whalley ![]() |
Report | Khan ![]() |
Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 4,118 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
Final
Match proceeds
After deduction of match expenses, all proceeds were split:
- 45% Home club
- 45% Away club
- 10% to the pool account
Top goalscorers
Notes
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Tottenham and Man City enter Checkatrade Trophy". BBC Sport. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ↑ "Checkatrade Trophy: Round Two draw". EFL. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.