Football League Trophy 2014/15

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( Johnstone's Paint Trophy )

The Wembley Stadium in London , the venue for the Cup final

The Football League Trophy 2014/15 , also known by the name of the main sponsor Johnstone's Paint Trophy , was the 30th edition of this cup competition for the teams in Football League One and Football League Two , the third and fourth division in English football.

48 clubs participated in the games for the Football League Trophy 2014/15, which began on September 1, 2014 and ended on March 22, 2015 with the final at Wembley Stadium in London.

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The Football League Trophy is played in rounds. Only teams from Football League One and Football League Two take part, as well as selected invited clubs from Conference National . You play in the knockout system in simple games in a northern and southern region ( Northern and Southern Section ) to determine their winner. The two regional winners then compete against each other at Wembley Stadium to determine the cup winner.

First round

The draw for the first round took place on August 18, 2014. Sixteen clubs received a bye for the second round due to the unfavorable number of participating clubs . The games were played on September 1 and 23, 2014.

Northern Section

	Result
Preston North End	1-0	Shrewsbury Town
Accrington Stanley	1: 3	Carlisle United
Crewe Alexandra	0: 3	Rochdale AFC
Fleetwood Town	1: 3	Morecambe FC
Oldham Athletic	1-0	Bradford City
Barnsley FC	2-0	York city
Scunthorpe United	2-0	Chesterfield FC
Notts County	2-0	Mansfield Town

BYE: Burton Albion , Bury FC , Doncaster Rovers , Hartlepool United , Port Vale , Sheffield United , Tranmere Rovers , Walsall FC

Southern Section

	Result
Wycombe Wanderers	0: 1	Coventry City
AFC Newport County	1: 2	Swindon Town
Yeovil Town	1: 3	Portsmouth FC
Cheltenham Town	2-0	Oxford United
Crawley Town	2-0	Cambridge United
Peterborough United	2: 3	Leyton Orient
AFC Wimbledon	2: 2 (4: 2 i.E.)	Southend United
Stevenage FC	0: 1	Gillingham FC

BYE: Bristol City , Colchester United , Exeter City , Dagenham & Redbridge , Luton Town , Milton Keynes Dons , Northampton Town , Plymouth Argyle

Second round

The draw for the second round took place on September 6, 2014. The games were played on October 7th and 8th, 2014.

Northern Section

	Result
Oldham Athletic	2: 2 (4: 2 i.E.)	Barnsley FC
Scunthorpe United	1: 2	Notts County
Hartlepool United	1: 2	Sheffield United
Burton Albion	0: 3	Doncaster Rovers
Preston North End	3: 2	Port Vale
Bury FC	3: 1	Morecambe FC
Tranmere Rovers	1: 1 (5: 4 on account)	Carlisle United
Rochdale AFC	0: 1	Walsall FC

Southern Section

	Result
Luton Town	0: 1	Crawley Town
Dagenham & Redbridge	0: 2	Leyton Orient
Colchester United	3: 3 (2: 4 in good condition)	Gillingham FC
Milton Keynes Dons	2: 3	AFC Wimbledon
Plymouth Argyle	3: 2	Swindon Town
Cheltenham Town	1: 3	Bristol City
Portsmouth FC	1: 2	Northampton Town
Coventry City	3: 1	Exeter City

Quarter finals

The quarter-finals were drawn on October 11, 2014. The games were on 11/12/25. November 2014, as well as on December 9, 2014.

Northern Section

	Result
Bury FC	1: 2	Tranmere Rovers
Walsall FC	1-0	Sheffield United
Oldham Athletic	2: 2 (9:10 on account)	Preston North End
Doncaster Rovers	0: 1	Notts County

Southern Section

	Result
Crawley Town	1: 2	Gillingham FC
Leyton Orient	2-0	Northampton Town
Bristol City	2: 1	AFC Wimbledon
Coventry City	2-0	Plymouth Argyle

Semifinals

The draw for the semi-finals took place on November 13, 2014. The games were on 6/9/10. and December 16, 2014.

Northern Section

	Result
Tranmere Rovers	2: 2 (4: 5 on account)	Walsall FC
Notts County	0: 1	Preston North End

Southern Section

	Result
Gillingham FC	1-0	Leyton Orient
Bristol City	2-0	Coventry City

Regions finals

The finals of the Northern and Southern Section also serve as semi-finals for the entire competition. They were decided in a return match. The games were on 6./7. January and on 27./29. January 2015.