Part two of 23/24 EFL Trophy group stage draw complete as B Teams enter

Part two of the EFL Trophy group stage draw is now complete as B Teams enter the mix, and placed in pre-determined groups.

Final details have been confirmed with a separate draw done live on Sky Sports News for B Teams on Thursday the 22nd of June 2023.

The Invited U21 teams, named below, will be placed into their respective Northern and Southern section groups, with EFL sides already drawn into groups a day earlier.

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Northern and Southern Groups with sides from Leagues One and Two plus the Invited Clubs, have been confirmed for the EFL Trophy, as follows:

NORTHERN GROUPS:

Group A
Barrow
Blackpool
Morecambe
Liverpool U21

Group B
Crewe Alexandra
Port Vale
Wrexham
Newcastle U21

Group C
Accrington Stanley
Carlisle United
Harrogate Town
Nottingham Forest U21

Group D
Fleetwood Town
Tranmere Rovers
Wigan Athletic
Leicester U21

Group E
Bolton Wanderers
Salford City
Stockport County
Man Utd U21

Group F
Barnsley
Bradford City
Grimsby Town
Man City U21

Group G
Derby County
Lincoln City
Notts County
Wolves U21

Group H
Burton Albion
Doncaster Rovers
Mansfield Town
Everton U21

Invited Clubs – Northern
1 – Everton U21
2 – Liverpool U21
3 – Leicester City U21
4 – Manchester City U21
5 – Manchester United U21
6 – Newcastle United U21
7 – Nottingham Forest U21
8 – Wolverhampton Wanderers U21

SOUTHERN GROUPS:

Group A
Forest Green Rovers
Shrewsbury Town
Walsall
Brighton U21

Group B
Charlton Athletic
Crawley Town
Sutton United
Aston Villa U21

Group C
AFC Wimbledon
Stevenage
Wycombe Wanderers
Crystal Palace U21

Group D
Cambridge United
Colchester United
Peterborough United
Tottenham U21

Group E
Gillingham
Leyton Orient
Portsmouth
Fulham U21

Group F
Milton Keynes Dons
Northampton Town
Oxford United
Chelsea U21

Group G
Exeter City
Reading
Swindon Town
Arsenal U21

Group H
Bristol Rovers
Cheltenham Town
Newport County
West Ham U21

Invited Clubs – Southern
1 – Arsenal U21
2 – Aston Villa U21
3 – Brighton & Hove Albion U21
4 – Chelsea U21
5 – Crystal Palace U21
6 – Fulham U21
7 – Tottenham Hotspur U21
8 – West Ham United U21

List of EFL Trophy finals

1982 – Grimsby Town 3-2 Wimbledon – venue: Blundell Park – 3,423 att 
1983 – Millwall 3-2 Lincoln City – venue: Sincil Bank – 3,142 att 
1984 – Bournemouth 2–1 Hull City – venue: Boothferry Park – 6,544 att 
1985 – Wigan Athletic 3–1 Brentford – venue: Wembley Stadium (original) – 39,897 att 
1986 – Bristol City 3–0 Bolton Wanderers – venue: Wembley Stadium (original) – 54,502 att 
1987 – Mansfield Town 1–1 Bristol City – venue: Wembley Stadium (original) – 58,586 att 
1988 – Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Burnley – venue: Wembley Stadium (original) – 80,841 att 
1989 – Bolton Wanderers 4–1 Torquay United – venue: Wembley Stadium (original) – 46,513 att 
1990 – Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Bristol Rovers – venue: Wembley Stadium (original) – 48,402 att 
1991 – Birmingham City 3–2 Tranmere Rovers – venue: Wembley Stadium (original) – 58,750 att 
1992 – Stoke City 1–0 Stockport County – venue: Wembley Stadium (original) – 48,339 att  
1993 – Port Vale 2–1 Stockport County – venue: Wembley Stadium (original) – 35,885 att  
1994 – Swansea City 1–1 Huddersfield Town – venue: Wembley Stadium (original) – 47,773 att 
1995 – Birmingham City 1–0 Carlisle United – venue: Wembley Stadium (original) – 76,663 att 
1996 – Rotherham United 2–1 Shrewsbury Town – venue: Wembley Stadium (original) – 35,235 att 
1997 – Carlisle United 0–0 Colchester United – venue: Wembley Stadium (original) – 45,077 att 
1998 – Grimsby Town 2–1 Bournemouth – venue: Wembley Stadium (original) – 62,432 att 
1999 – Wigan Athletic 1–0 Millwall – venue: Wembley Stadium (original) – 55,349 att 
2000 – Stoke City 2–1 Bristol City – venue: Wembley Stadium (original) – 75,057 att 
2001 – Port Vale 2–1 Brentford – venue: Millennium Stadium – 25,654 att 
2002 – Blackpool 4–1 Cambridge United – venue: Millennium Stadium – 20,287 att 
2003 – Bristol City 2–0 Carlisle United – venue: Millennium Stadium – 50,913 att 
2004 – Blackpool 2–0 Southend United – venue: Millennium Stadium – 34,031 att 
2005 – Wrexham 2–0 Southend United – venue: Millennium Stadium – 36,216 att 
2006 – Swansea City 2–1 Carlisle United – venue: Millennium Stadium – 42,028 att 
2007 – Doncaster Rovers 3–2 Bristol Rovers – venue: Millennium Stadium – 59,024 att 
2008 – Milton Keynes Dons 2–0 Grimsby Town – venue: Wembley Stadium (new) – 56,618 att 
2009 – Luton Town 3–2 Scunthorpe United – venue: Wembley Stadium (new) – 55,378 att 
2010 – Southampton 4–1 Carlisle United – venue: Wembley Stadium (new) – 73,476 att 
2011 – Carlisle United 1–0 Brentford – venue: Wembley Stadium (new) – 40,476 att 
2012 – Chesterfield 2–0 Swindon Town – venue: Wembley Stadium (new) – 49,602 att 
2013 – Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Southend United – venue: Wembley Stadium (new) – 43,842 att 
2014 – Peterborough United 3–1 Chesterfield – venue: Wembley Stadium (new) – 35,663 att 
2015 – Bristol City 2–0 Walsall – venue: Wembley Stadium (new) – 72,315 att 
2016 – Barnsley 3–2 Oxford United – venue: Wembley Stadium (new) – 59,230 att 
2017 – Coventry City 2–1 Oxford United – venue: Wembley Stadium (new) – 74,434 att 
2018 – Lincoln City 1–0 Shrewsbury Town – venue: Wembley Stadium (new) – 41,261 att 
2019 – Portsmouth 2–2 Sunderland – venue: Wembley Stadium (new) – 85,021 att 
2020* – Salford City 0–0 Portsmouth – venue: Wembley Stadium (new) – 0 att 
2021* – Sunderland 1–0 Tranmere Rovers – venue: Wembley Stadium (new) – 0 att 
2022 – Rotherham United 4–2 Sutton United – venue: Wembley Stadium (new) – 30,688 att 
2023 – Bolton Wanderers 4–0 Plymouth Argyle – venue: Wembley Stadium (new) – 79,389 att 

* – Covid pandemic