The draw numbers for First Round of the 2015/16 Johnstone’s Paint have been announced this morning.
The draw will take place on Saturday 8th August 2015 live on Sky Sports’ Soccer AM at approximately 10.15am.For Rounds 1 and 2, clubs remain together in the four regional groups. Then, from the Area Quarter-Finals onwards, they are grouped in two sections - north and south - with the winner of each section progressing to the final at Wembley on 3rd April.
The Round 1 draw numbers are as follows:
Northern Section - East
1 - Barnsley
2 - Burton Albion
3 - Doncaster Rovers
4 - Hartlepool United
5 - Mansfield Town
6 - Notts County
7 - Scunthorpe United
8 - Sheffield United
Byes awarded to:
Bradford City
Chesterfield
Rochdale
York City
Northern Section - West
1 - Accrington Stanley
2 - Bury
3 - Carlisle United
4 - Morecambe
5 - Oldham Athletic
6 - Port Vale
7 - Shrewsbury Town
8 - Walsall
Byes awarded to:
Blackpool
Crewe Alexandra
Fleetwood Town
Wigan Athletic
Southern Section - East
1 - Cambridge United
2 - Colchester United
3 - Dagenham & Redbridge
4 - Leyton Orient
5 - Luton Town
6 - Millwall
7 - Northampton Town
8 - Peterborough United
Byes awarded to:
Crawley Town
Gillingham
Southend United
Stevenage
Southern Section - West
1 - AFC Wimbledon
2 - Barnet
3 - Exeter City
4 - Newport County
5 - Plymouth Argyle
6 - Portsmouth
7 - Swindon Town
8 - Yeovil Town
Byes awarded to:
Bristol Rovers
Coventry City
Oxford United
Wycombe Wanderers
Round 1 ties will be played week during the commencing 31st August 2015.