Cheltenham Town FC

The draw for the first round of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy takes place this weekend.

The Johnstone’s Paint Trophy round one draw will take place live on Soccer AM this Saturday (Saturday 16 August) at approximately 10.10am.

Cheltenham Town will be part of that first round draw having not received a bye for the competition.

We will of course bring you news of the draw here on www.ctfc.com when possible.

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

Clubs Awarded Byes

Bury | Port Vale | Tranmere Rovers | Walsall | Burton Albion | Doncaster Rovers | Hartlepool United | Sheffield United | Bristol City | Exeter City | Northampton Town | Plymouth Argyle | Colchester United | Dagenham & Redbridge | Luton Town | Milton Keynes Dons