The fixtures for the Group Stage of the 2016/17 EFL Trophy have been released.
Each group consists of four teams, including a Category 1 Academy team. Each club will play each other once, either home or away.Groups: Click here to see the EFL Trophy Group Stage draw
Northern Group A
Match Day 1 – w/c 29th August 2016
Bolton Wanderers v Everton
Blackpool v Cheltenham Town
Match Day 2 – w/c 3rd October 2016
Cheltenham Town v Everton
Bolton Wanderers v Blackpool
Match Day 3 – w/c 7th November 2016
Cheltenham Town v Bolton Wanderers
Everton v Blackpool
Northern Group B
Match Day 1 – w/c 29th August 2016
Chesterfield v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Accrington Stanley v Crewe Alexandra
Match Day 2 – w/c 3rd October 2016
Crewe Alexandra v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Chesterfield v Accrington Stanley
Match Day 3 – w/c 7th November 2016
Crewe Alexandra v Chesterfield
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Accrington Stanley
Northern Group C
Match Day 1 – w/c 29th August 2016
Bradford City v Stoke City
Bury v Morecambe
Match Day 2 – w/c 3rd October 2016
Morecambe v Stoke City
Bradford City v Bury
Match Day 3 – w/c 7th November 2016
Morecambe v Bradford City
Stoke City v Bury
Northern Group D
Match Day 1 – w/c 29th August 2016
Fleetwood Town v Blackburn Rovers
Oldham Athletic v Carlisle United
Match Day 2 – w/c 3rd October 2016
Carlisle United v Blackburn Rovers
Fleetwood Town v Oldham Athletic
Match Day 3 – w/c 7th November 2016
Carlisle United v Fleetwood Town
Blackburn Rovers v Oldham Athletic
Northern Group E
Match Day 1 – w/c 29th August 2016
Port Vale v Derby County
Mansfield Town v Doncaster Rovers
Match Day 2 – w/c 3rd October 2016
Doncaster Rovers v Derby County
Port Vale v Mansfield Town
Match Day 3 – w/c 7th November 2016
Doncaster Rovers v Port Vale
Derby County v Mansfield Town
Northern Group F
Match Day 1 – w/c 29th August 2016
Rochdale v Sunderland
Notts County v Hartlepool United
Match Day 2 – w/c 3rd October 2016
Hartlepool United v Sunderland
Rochdale v Notts County
Match Day 3 – w/c 7th November 2016
Hartlepool United v Rochdale
Sunderland v Notts County
Northern Group G
Match Day 1 – w/c 29th August 2016
Scunthorpe United v Middlesbrough
Shrewsbury Town v Cambridge United
Match Day 2 – w/c 3rd October 2016
Cambridge United v Middlesbrough
Scunthorpe United v Shrewsbury Town
Match Day 3 – w/c 7th November 2016
Cambridge United v Scunthorpe United
Middlesbrough v Shrewsbury Town
Northern Group H
Match Day 1 – w/c 29th August 2016
Sheffield United v Leicester City
Walsall v Grimsby Town
Match Day 2 – w/c 3rd October 2016
Grimsby Town v Leicester City
Sheffield United v Walsall
Match Day 3 – w/c 7th November 2016
Grimsby Town v Sheffield United
Leicester City v Walsall
Southern Group A
Match Day 1 – w/c 29th August 2016
Bristol Rovers v Reading
Yeovil Town v Portsmouth
Match Day 2 – w/c 3rd October 2016
Portsmouth v Reading
Bristol Rovers v Yeovil Town
Match Day 3 – w/c 7th November 2016
Portsmouth v Bristol Rovers
Reading v Yeovil Town
Southern Group B
Match Day 1 – w/c 29th August 2016
AFC Wimbledon v Swansea City
Plymouth Argyle v Newport County
Match Day 2 – w/c 3rd October 2016
Newport County v Swansea City
AFC Wimbledon v Plymouth Argyle
Match Day 3 – w/c 7th November 2016
Newport County v AFC Wimbledon
Swansea City v Plymouth Argyle
Southern Group C
Match Day 1 – w/c 29th August 2016 *
Swindon Town v Chelsea *
Oxford United v Exeter City
Match Day 2 – w/c 3rd October 2016 *
Exeter City v Chelsea *
Swindon Town v Oxford United
Match Day 3 – w/c 7th November 2016
Exeter City v Swindon Town
Chelsea v Oxford United
*Note – Chelsea’s Fixture for Match Day 1 will take place during w/c 12th September and Match Day 2 will take place w/c 17th October.
Southern Group D
Match Day 1 – w/c 29th August 2016
Coventry City v West Ham United
Northampton Town v Wycombe Wanderers
Match Day 2 – w/c 3rd October 2016
Wycombe Wanderers v West Ham United
Coventry City v Northampton Town
Match Day 3 – w/c 7th November 2016
Wycombe Wanderers v Coventry City
West Ham United v Northampton Town
Southern Group E
Match Day 1 – w/c 29th August 2016
Charlton Athletic v Southampton
Crawley Town v Colchester United
Match Day 2 – w/c 3rd October 2016
Colchester United v Southampton
Charlton Athletic v Crawley Town
Match Day 3 – w/c 7th November 2016
Colchester United v Charlton Athletic
Southampton v Crawley Town
Southern Group F
Match Day 1 – w/c 29th August 2016
Peterborough United v Norwich City
Milton Keynes Dons v Barnet
Match Day 2 – w/c 3rd October 2016
Barnet v Norwich City
Peterborough United v Milton Keynes Dons
Match Day 3 – w/c 7th November 2016
Barnet v Peterborough United
Norwich City v Milton Keynes Dons
Southern Group G
Match Day 1 – w/c 29th August 2016
Southend United v Brighton & Hove Albion
Leyton Orient v Stevenage
Match Day 2 – w/c 3rd October 2016
Stevenage v Brighton & Hove Albion
Southend United v Leyton Orient
Match Day 3 – w/c 7th November 2016
Stevenage v Southend United
Brighton & Hove Albion v Leyton Orient
Southern Group H
Match Day 1 – w/c 29th August 2016
Millwall v West Bromwich Albion
Gillingham v Luton Town
Match Day 2 – w/c 3rd October 2016
Luton Town v West Bromwich Albion
Millwall v Gillingham
Match Day 3 – w/c 7th November 2016
Luton Town v Millwall
West Bromwich Albion v Gillingham