The Group Stage of this season's Leasing.com Trophy has come to a close, and it's certainly been one to remember, with some fantastic fixtures taking place across the country.
From Salford City's first-ever victory in the competition to Newport County's thrilling 7-4 win at Cheltenham Town, and Oxford United's record-breakers to a surprise elimination in Sunderland, we've recapped the outcomes of the respective Leasing.com Trophy groups below.
Goals galore!
There was entertainment by the bucket load during the Group Stage, with goals flying in throughout the round. Between 19 fixtures on 12/13 November alone, teams found the net 72 times, with Newport's Taylor Maloney and Tristan Abrahams, Walsall's Josh Gordon and Oxford's Robert Hall all scoring hat-tricks.
U's history-makers
Oxford's clash against Crawley Town saw 17-year-old Nico Jones become United's youngest-ever captain, and he stepped up to the challenge, leading his side to a 4-1 away victory away at 10-man Crawley Town. Meanwhile, 16-year-old Tyler Goodrham became the club's youngest-ever player since it turned professional in 1949, breaking the record set by Graham Atkinson.
Last year's finalists bow out
Sunderland would have been hoping to go one better this season having lost to Portsmouth in the Final of this competition in 2018/19, but fell at the first hurdle following a 3-0 defeat at Scunthorpe United. It was a result which highlighted just how competitive this year's instalment of the competition has been.
Final standings:
| Northern Group A | |
| Leicester City U21 | 8pts |
| Scunthorpe United | 7pts |
| Sunderland AFC | 3pts |
| Grimsby Town | 0pts |
| Northern Group B | |
| Accrington Stanley | 9pts |
| Fleetwood Town | 5pts |
| Oldham Athletic | 3pts |
| Liverpool U21 | 1pts |
| Northern Group C | |
| Salford City | 6pts |
| Tranmere Rovers | 3pts |
| Aston Villa U21 | 0pts |
| Northern Group D | |
| Port Vale | 9pts |
| Shrewsbury Town | 6pts |
| Macclesfield Town | 3pts |
| Newcastle United U21 | 0pts |
| Northern Group E | |
| Everton U21 | 6pts |
| Mansfield Town | 5pts |
| Crewe Alexandra | 4pts |
| Burton Albion | 3pts |
| Northern Group F | |
| Manchester City U21 | 6pts |
| Bolton Wanderers | 5pts |
| Rochdale | 5pts |
| Bradford City | 2pts |
| Northern Group G | |
| Blackpool | 6pts |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | 5pts |
| Morecambe | 4pts |
| Carlisle United | 3pts |
| Northern Group H | |
| Manchester United U21 | 9pts |
| Doncaster Rovers | 3pts |
| Lincoln City | 3pts |
| Rotherham United | 3pts |
| Southern Group A | |
| Colchester United | 7pts |
| Ipswich Town | 6pts |
| Gillingham | 3pts |
| Tottenham Hotspur U21 | 2pts |
| Southern Group B | |
| Portsmouth | 8pts |
| Oxford United | 7pts |
| Norwich City U21 | 6pts |
| Crawley Town | 0pts |
| Southern Group C | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 7pts |
| Leyton Orient | 5pts |
| AFC Wimbledon | 3pts |
| Southend United | 3pts |
| Southern Group D | |
| Walsall | 7pts |
| Coventry City | 6pts |
| Forest Green Rovers | 5pts |
| Southampton U21 |
0pts |
| Southern Group E | |
| Exeter City | 9pts |
| Newport County | 3pts |
| West Ham United U21 | 3pts |
| Cheltenham Town | 3pts |
| Southern Group F | |
| Bristol Rovers | 7pts |
| Chelsea U21 | 6pts |
| Plymouth Argyle | 5pts |
| Swindon Town | 0pts |
| Southern Group G | |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 6pts |
| Stevenage | 5pts |
| Fulham U21 | 4pts |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 3pts |
| Southern Group H | |
| Peterborough United | 9pts |
| Northampton Town | 5pts |
| Arsenal U21 | 3pts |
| Cambridge United | 1pts |
The draw for Round Two will take place on Saturday 16 November, live on Sky Sports’ Soccer Saturday from 2pm.