Football League Trophy 2015/16

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( Johnstone's Paint Trophy )

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

The Football League Trophy 2015/16 , also known by the name of the main sponsor Johnstone's Paint Trophy , was the 31st edition of this cup competition for the teams in Football League One and Football League Two , the third and fourth leagues in English football.

48 clubs took part in the games for the Football League Trophy 2015/16, which began on September 1, 2015 and ended on April 3, 2016 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 8, 2015. Sixteen clubs received a bye for the second round due to the unfavorable number of participating clubs . The games were played on September 1, 2015.

Northern Section

	Result
Accrington Stanley	1: 2	Bury FC
Doncaster Rovers	0: 0 (5: 3 on behalf)	Burton Albion
Hartlepool United	1: 1 (3: 4 on account)	Sheffield United
Morecambe FC	2-0	Walsall FC
Notts County	3: 1	Mansfield Town
Port Vale	1-0	Carlisle United
Scunthorpe United	1: 2	Barnsley FC
Shrewsbury Town	2-0	Oldham Athletic

BYE: Blackpool FC , Bradford City , Chesterfield FC , Crewe Alexandra , Fleetwood Town , Rochdale AFC , Wigan Athletic , York City

Southern Section

	Result
Cambridge United	0: 2	Dagenham & Redbridge
Exeter City	2-0	Portsmouth FC
Luton Town	2: 1	Leyton Orient
Millwall FC	1-0	Peterborough United
AFC Newport County	1: 1 (6: 7 on account)	Swindon Town
Northampton Town	3: 2	Colchester United
AFC Wimbledon	2: 3	Plymouth Argyle
Yeovil Town	1-0	Barnet FC

Bye: Bristol Rovers , Coventry City , Crawley Town , Gillingham FC , Oxford United , Southend United , Stevenage FC , Wycombe Wanderers

Second round

The draw for the second round took place on September 5, 2015. The games were played on October 6th and 7th, 2015 and October 13th, 2015.

Northern Section

	Result
Bradford City	1: 2	Barnsley FC
Bury FC	0: 1	Morecambe FC
Crewe Alexandra	2: 3	Wigan Athletic
Fleetwood Town	2: 1	Shrewsbury Town
Port Vale	1: 2	Blackpool FC
Rochdale AFC	2: 1	Chesterfield FC
Sheffield United	5: 1	Notts County
York city	2-0	Doncaster Rovers

Southern Section

	Result
Bristol Rovers	2-0	Wycombe Wanderers
Crawley Town	0: 3	Southend United
Gillingham FC	2: 1	Luton Town
Millwall FC	2-0	Northampton Town
Oxford United	2-0	Swindon Town
Plymouth Argyle	2-0	Exeter City
Stevenage FC	0: 2	Dagenham & Redbridge
Yeovil Town	0: 0 (4: 3 on perk)	Coventry City

Quarter finals

The quarter-finals were drawn on October 10, 2015. The games were played on November 10th and 11th, 2015.

Northern Section

	Result
Barnsley FC	2: 1	York city
Fleetwood Town	0: 0 (4: 1 on account)	Sheffield United
Rochdale AFC	0: 1	Morecambe FC
Wigan Athletic	4-0	Blackpool FC

Southern Section

	Result
Gillingham FC	1: 1 (4: 5 i. E.)	Yeovil Town
Plymouth Argyle	3: 5	Millwall FC
Dagenham & Redbridge	0: 2	Oxford United
Southend United	1-0	Bristol Rovers

Semifinals

The draw for the semi-finals took place on November 14, 2015. The games were played on December 5th and 8th, 2015.

Northern Section

	Result
Wigan Athletic	2: 2 (2: 4 on behalf)	Barnsley FC
Fleetwood Town	2-0	Morecambe FC

Southern Section

	Result
Oxford United	3: 2	Yeovil Town
Southend United	0: 2	Millwall FC

Regions finals

The finals of the Northern and Southern Section also served as the semifinals for the entire competition. They were decided in a return match. The games were played on January 9th and 14th and February 2nd and 4th, 2016.