The first part of the 2022/23 season’s Papa John’s Trophy Group Stage Draw is now completed with just the B Teams left to do.
Further details have been confirmed ahead of the Papa John’s Trophy Round One draw on Thursday the 24th of June 2021.
The Invited U21 teams, named below, will be placed into their respective Northern and Southern section Groups, but for now, EFL sides have been drawn into groups.
Northern and Southern Groups, and Draw Numbers for Invited Clubs, have been confirmed for the Papa Johns Trophy 2022/23, as follows:
Northern Group
Group A
Harrogate Town
Hartlepool United
Morecambe
Group B
Bolton Wanderers
Crewe Alexandra
Tranmere Rovers
Group C
Port Vale
Shrewsbury Town
Stockport County
Group D
Accrington Stanley
Rochdale
Salford City
Group E
Barnsley
Doncaster Rovers
Lincoln City
Group F
Derby County
Grimsby Town
Mansfield Town
Group G
Barrow
Carlisle United
Fleetwood Town
Group H
Bradford City
Burton Albion
Sheffield Wednesday
Invited Clubs
1 Everton U21
2 Leeds United U21
3 Leicester City U21
4 Liverpool U21
5 Manchester City U21
6 Manchester United U21
7 Newcastle United U21
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21
Southern Groups
Group A
Charlton Athletic
Colchester United
Gillingham
Group B
AFC Wimbledon
Crawley Town
Portsmouth
Group C
Cheltenham Town
Milton Keynes Dons
Walsall
Group D
Peterborough United
Stevenage
Wycombe Wanderers
Group E
Bristol Rovers
Plymouth Argyle
Swindon Town
Group F
Exeter City
Forest Green Rovers
Newport County
Group G
Oxford United
Leyton Orient
Sutton United
Group H
Cambridge United
Ipswich Town
Northampton Town
Invited Clubs
1 Arsenal U21
2 Aston Villa U21
3 Brighton & Hove Albion U21
4 Chelsea U21
5 Crystal Palace U21
6 Southampton U21
7 Tottenham Hotspur U21
8 West Ham United U21
21/22 FINAL RESULT:
Rotherham United 4–2 (a.e.t.) Sutton United
21/22 SEMI FINAL RESULTS:
Wigan Athletic 1–1 (6–7 p) Sutton United
Hartlepool United 2–2 (4–5 p) Rotherham United
2021/22 QUARTER FINAL RESULTS:
Milton Keynes Dons 0–3 Sunderland
Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Peterborough United
Oxford United 3–1 AFC Wimbledon
Hull City 1–1 (3–4 p) Lincoln City
2021/22 ROUND THREE RESULTS:
Sunderland 2–0 Port Vale
Lincoln City 4–0 Accrington Stanley
Hull City 3–2 Fleetwood Town
Tranmere Rovers 4–2 Leicester City U21
Bristol Rovers 0–1 AFC Wimbledon
Northampton Town 0–2 Milton Keynes Dons
Oxford United 1–0 Cambridge United
Peterborough United 5–1 Portsmouth
2021/22 ROUND TWO RESULTS:
Hull City 0–0 (3–2 p) Crewe Alexandra
Shrewsbury Town 1-4 Lincoln City
Salford City 3–3 (5–6 p) Leicester City U21
Port Vale 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21
Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Manchester City U21
Accrington Stanley 3–2 Manchester United U21
Oldham Athletic 1–2 Sunderland
Fleetwood Town 0–0 (5–4 p) Blackpool
AFC Wimbledon 3–0 Arsenal U21
Milton Keynes Dons 6–0 Norwich City U21
Peterborough United 3–0 West Ham United U21
Oxford United 1–1 (4–1 p) Forest Green Rovers
Exeter City 1–2 Northampton Town
Cheltenham Town 0–3 Portsmouth
Leyton Orient 1–2 Bristol Rovers
Cambridge United 2–0 Gillingham
HOW DID 2021/22 GROUP STAGE PLAY OUT?
| NORTHERN Group A | |||||||||||
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | L1 | Fleetwood Town | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | L1 | Sunderland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| 3 | L2 | Carlisle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 3 |
| 4 | ACA | Aston Villa U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 |
RESULTS
1 September 2020 – Carlisle United 1–3 Fleetwood Town
8 September 2020 – Sunderland 8–1 Aston Villa U21
6 October 2020 – Fleetwood Town 3–0 Aston Villa U21
6 October 2020 – Sunderland 5–3 Carlisle United
10 November 2020 – Fleetwood Town 2–1 Sunderland
17 November 2020 – Carlisle United 3–1 Aston Villa U21
| Group B | |||||||||||
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | L2 | Salford City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 6 |
| 2 | ACA | Manchester United U21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | L1 | Rochdale | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | L2 | Morecambe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
RESULTS
8 September 2020 – Morecambe 1–2 Rochdale
9 September 2020 – Salford City 0–6 Manchester United U21
29 September 2020 – Rochdale 0–0 (4–5 p) Manchester United U21
29 September 2020 – Salford City 2–0 Morecambe
10 November 2020 – Rochdale 1–2 Salford City
18 November 2020 – Morecambe 4–0 Manchester United U21
| Group C | |||||||||||
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | L1 | Shrewsbury Town | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | L1 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | L2 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 |
| 4 | ACA | Newcastle United U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
RESULTS
8 September 2020 – Bolton Wanderers 2–3 Crewe Alexandra
22 September 2020 – Shrewsbury Town 3–0 Newcastle United U21
29 September 2020 – Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Newcastle United U21
6 October 2020 – Shrewsbury Town 2–1 Bolton Wanderers
10 November 2020 – Crewe Alexandra 3–4 Shrewsbury Town
17 November 2020 – Bolton Wanderers 3–2 Newcastle United U21
| Group D | |||||||||||
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | L2 | Port Vale | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | L2 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | L1 | Wigan Athletic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | ACA | Liverpool U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 0 |
RESULTS
8 September 2020 – Port Vale 0–0 (4–3 p) Tranmere Rovers
22 September 2020 – Wigan Athletic 6–1 Liverpool U21
29 September 2020 – Tranmere Rovers 3–2 Liverpool U21
6 October 2020 – Wigan Athletic 1–3 Port Vale
10 November 2020 – Port Vale 4–2 Liverpool U21
11 November 2020 – Tranmere Rovers 2–2 (3–1 p) Wigan Athletic
| Group E | |||||||||||
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | ACA | Manchester City U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | L1 | Lincoln City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | L2 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 |
| 4 | L2 | Scunthorpe United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
RESULTS
8 September 2020 – Mansfield Town 0–3 Manchester City U21
8 September 2020 – Lincoln City 1–1 (4–2 p) Scunthorpe United
29 September 2020 – Scunthorpe United 0–4 Manchester City U21
6 October 2020 – Mansfield Town 1–3 Lincoln City
10 November 2020 – Scunthorpe United 1–2 Mansfield Town
17 November 2020 – Lincoln City 1–1 (4–3 p) Manchester City U21
| Group F | ||||||||||||
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L2 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | ACA | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 5 | |
| 3 | L2 | Bradford City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | L1 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 |
RESULTS
8 September 2020 – Doncaster Rovers 0–0 (4–1 p) Bradford City
15 September 2020 – Oldham Athletic 4–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21
6 October 2020 – Bradford City 1–1 (3–5 p) Wolverhampton Wanderers U21
6 October 2020 – Oldham Athletic 2–0 Doncaster Rovers
10 November 2020 – Doncaster Rovers 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21
10 November 2020 – Bradford City 1–3 Oldham Athletic
| Group G | |||||||||||
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | L1 | Accrington Stanley | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| 2 | L1 | Blackpool | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | L2 | Barrow | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
| 4 | ACA | Leeds United U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 1 |
RESULTS
8 September 2020 – Accrington Stanley 7–0 Leeds United U21
8 September 2020 – Blackpool 0–0 (5–3 p) Barrow
5 October 2020 – Barrow 2–2 (4–3 p) Leeds United U21
6 October 2020 – Accrington Stanley 1–1 (4–3 p) Blackpool
10 November 2020 – Barrow 0–1 Accrington Stanley
11 November 2020 – Blackpool 3–0 Leeds United U21
| Group H | |||||||||||
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | L1 | Hull City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | ACA | Leicester City U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | L2 | Harrogate Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | L2 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 |
RESULTS
8 September 2020 – Hull City 1–2 Leicester City U21
8 September 2020 – Grimsby Town 2–2 (5–4 p) Harrogate Town
6 October 2020 – Harrogate Town 3–1 Leicester City U21
10 November 2020 – Grimsby Town 1–3 Leicester City U21
10 November 2020 – Harrogate Town 0–2 Hull City
17 November 2020 – Hull City 3–0 Grimsby Town
| SOUTHERN Group A | |||||||||||
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | ACA | West Ham United U21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | L1 | Portsmouth | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | L2 | Colchester United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | L2 | Southend United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
RESULTS
8 September 2020 – Southend United 1–3 West Ham United U21
8 September 2020 – Portsmouth 2–0 Colchester United
29 September 2020 – Colchester United 0–1 West Ham United U21
6 October 2020 – Southend United 0–3 Portsmouth
10 November 2020 – Colchester United 6–1 Southend United
10 November 2020 – Portsmouth 0–1 West Ham United U21
| Group B | |||||||||||
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | ACA | Arsenal U21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | L1 | Gillingham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
| 3 | L2 | Crawley Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | L1 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
RESULTS
8 September 2020 – Gillingham 2–1 Crawley Town
8 September 2020 – Ipswich Town 1–2 Arsenal U21
6 October 2020 – Ipswich Town 2–0 Gillingham
13 October 2020 – Crawley Town 1–2 Arsenal U21
10 November 2020 – Crawley Town 2–0 Ipswich Town
10 November 2020 – Gillingham 1–1 (2–4 p) Arsenal U21
| Group C | |||||||||||
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | L1 | Milton Keynes Dons | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | L1 | Northampton Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | L2 | Stevenage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | ACA | Southampton U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 |
RESULTS
8 September 2020 – Milton Keynes Dons 3–1 Northampton Town
22 September 2020 – Stevenage 2–1 Southampton U21
6 October 2020 – Northampton Town 5–0 Southampton U21
6 October 2020 – Stevenage 2–3 Milton Keynes Dons
11 November 2020 – Milton Keynes Dons 1–2 Southampton U21
17 November 2020 – Northampton Town 0–0 (4–2 p) Stevenage
| Group D | |||||||||||
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | L1 | Oxford United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | L1 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | L2 | Walsall | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
| 4 | ACA | Chelsea U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 2 |
RESULTS
8 September 2020 – Bristol Rovers 2–2 (2–4 p) Walsall
8 September 2020 – Oxford United 2–1 Chelsea U21
29 September 2020 – Walsall 1–1 (3–5 p) Chelsea U21
6 October 2020 Oxford United 1–1 (4-3 p) Bristol Rovers
10 November 2020 – Walsall 0–1 Oxford United
18 November 2020 – Bristol Rovers 4–3 Chelsea U21
| Group E | |||||||||||
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | L2 | Exeter City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | L2 | Forest Green Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | L1 | Swindon Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 |
| 4 | ACA | West Bromwich Albion U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 |
RESULTS
8 September 2020 – Exeter City 3–2 Forest Green Rovers
8 September 2020 – Swindon Town 2–3 West Bromwich Albion U21
6 October 2020 – Forest Green Rovers 3–0 West Bromwich Albion U21
6 October 2020 – Swindon Town 3–4 Exeter City
10 November 2020 – Forest Green Rovers 0–1 Swindon Town
17 November 2020 – Exeter City 4–0 West Bromwich Albion U21
| Group F | |||||||||||
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | L2 | Cheltenham Town | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | ACA | Norwich City U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | L1 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 |
| 4 | L2 | Newport County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
RESULTS
8 September 2020 – Newport County 0–1 Cheltenham Town
8 September 2020 – Plymouth Argyle 2–3 Norwich City U21
6 October 2020 – Newport County 0–5 Norwich City U21
6 October 2020 – Cheltenham Town 2–0 Plymouth Argyle
10 November 2020 – Plymouth Argyle 3–1 Newport County
10 November 2020 – Cheltenham Town 1–0 Norwich City U21
| Group G | |||||||||||
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | L2 | Leyton Orient | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | L1 | AFC Wimbledon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | L1 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | ACA | Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
RESULTS
1 September 2020 – AFC Wimbledon 2–1 Charlton Athletic
8 September 2020 – Leyton Orient 3–2 Brighton & Hove Albion U21
22 September 2020 – AFC Wimbledon 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion U21
30 September 2020 – Charlton Athletic 1–1 (4–1 p) Brighton & Hove Albion U21
6 October 2020 – Leyton Orient 2–0 AFC Wimbledon
10 November 2020 – Charlton Athletic 3–1 Leyton Orient
| Group H | |||||||||||
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | L2 | Cambridge United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | L1 | Peterborough United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | L1 | Burton Albion | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 |
| 4 | ACA | Fulham U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
RESULTS
8 September 2020 – Peterborough United 3–3 (5–4 p) Burton Albion
8 September 2020 – Cambridge United 2–0 Fulham U21
6 October 2020 – Burton Albion 2–4 Cambridge United
6 October 2020 – Peterborough United 4–2 Fulham U21
10 November 2020 – Burton Albion 1–1 (4–1 p) Fulham U21
10 November 2020 – Cambridge United 1–1 (3–1 p) Peterborough United
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