2023–24 EFL Trophy
Tournament details
Country England
 Wales
Teams64
Tournament statistics
Matches played108
Goals scored340 (3.15 per match)

The 2023–24 EFL Trophy, known as the Bristol Street Motors Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is the 42nd season in the history of the competition, and is a knock-out tournament for clubs in EFL League One and League Two, the third and fourth tiers of the English football league system, as well as the "Academy teams" of 15 Premier League and one Championship club with Category One status.[1] For the first time since 1984, the competition lacked a sponsor. Following the expiration of Papa Johns's sponsorship contract, the EFL attempted to find new sponsor but were unable to do so.[2] On 2 November 2023, EFL announced they had reached a sponsorship agreement with car dealership brand Bristol Street Motors and the tournament's name was changed to reflect that from that point.[3]

The defending champions are Bolton Wanderers who defeated Plymouth Argyle 4–0 in the previous season's final.

Participating clubs

League One League Two Academies
Clubs
Total 24 24 16

Eligibility criteria for players

For EFL clubs[4]
  • Minimum of four qualifying outfield players in their starting XI. A qualifying outfield player was one who met any of the following requirements:
    • Any player who started the previous or following first-team fixture.
    • Any player who is in the top 10 players at the club who has made the most starting appearances in league and domestic cup competitions this season.
    • Any player with forty or more first-team starting appearances in their career, including International matches.
    • Any player on loan from a Premier League club or any EFL Category One Academy club.
  • A club can play any eligible goalkeeper in the competition.
  • Any player out on a long loan term at a National League, National League North, or National League South team can play as long as the loaning team agree to allow the player to return for the match.
For invited teams[4]
  • Minimum of six players in the starting line-up who are aged under 21 on 30 June 2023.
  • Maximum of two players on the team sheet who are aged over 21 and have also made forty or more senior appearances.

Competition format

Group stage
  • Sixteen groups of four teams will be organised on a regionalised basis.
  • All groups will include one invited club.
  • All clubs will play each other once, either home or away (academy sides will play all group matches away from home).
  • Clubs will be awarded three points for a win and one point for a draw.
  • In the event of a drawn game (after 90 minutes), a penalty shoot-out will be held with the winning team earning an additional point.
  • Clubs expelled from the EFL will be knocked out of the tournament automatically.
  • The top two teams in each group will progress to the knockout stage.
Knockout stage
  • Rounds 2 and 3 of the competition will be drawn on a regionalised basis.
  • In Round 2, the group winners will be seeded and the group runners-up will be unseeded in the draw.
  • In Round 2, teams who played in the same group as each other in the group stage will be kept apart.[5]

Group stage

The group stage draw was finalised on 22 June 2023.[6]


Northern section

Group A

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Blackpool 3 3 0 0 0 9 3 +6 9 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Liverpool U21 3 1 0 0 2 6 7 1 3
3 L2 Morecambe 3 1 0 0 2 4 6 2 3
4 L2 Barrow 3 1 0 0 2 3 6 3 3
Updated to match(es) played on 14 November 2023. Source: EFL.com
5 September 2023 Barrow 0–2 Blackpool Barrow-in-Furness
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 1,436
Referee: Matthew Corlett
19 September 2023 Morecambe 0–3 Liverpool U21 Morecambe
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 1,607
Referee: Ollie Yates
10 October 2023 Blackpool 5–2 Liverpool U21 Blackpool
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 2,683
Referee: Scott Simpson
10 October 2023 Morecambe 3–1 Barrow Morecambe
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 2,203
Referee: Simon Mather
7 November 2023 Barrow 2–1 Liverpool U21 Barrow-in-Furness
19:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 1,463
Referee: Edward Duckworth
14 November 2023 Blackpool 2–1 Morecambe Blackpool
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 1,829
Referee: Martin Woods

Group B

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Wrexham 3 3 0 0 0 6 1 +5 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Port Vale 3 1 1 0 1 3 3 0 5
3 L2 Crewe Alexandra 3 1 0 0 2 2 5 3 3
4 ACA Newcastle United U21 3 0 0 1 2 2 4 2 1
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2023. Source: EFL.com
5 September 2023 Wrexham 1–0 Newcastle United U21 Wrexham
19:30 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 7,988
Referee: Thomas Parsons
5 September 2023 Port Vale 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Burslem
19:45 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 2,846
Referee: Steven Copeland
10 October 2023 Crewe Alexandra 0–3 Wrexham Crewe
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,751
Referee: Aaron Jackson
10 October 2023 Port Vale 1–1
(3–2 p)
Newcastle United U21 Burslem
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
  • Stanton 90'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 1,197
Referee: Jacob Miles
Penalties
  • soccer ball with check mark Diallo
  • soccer ball with red X Stanton
  • soccer ball with red X Crossley
  • soccer ball with check mark Huntley
  • soccer ball with red X Ndiweni
7 November 2023 Wrexham 2–1 Port Vale Wrexham
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 7,870
Referee: Lewis Smith
21 November 2023 Crewe Alexandra 2–1 Newcastle United U21 Crewe
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 551

Group C

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Accrington Stanley 3 2 0 0 1 7 5 +2 6 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Nottingham Forest U21 3 2 0 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3 L1 Carlisle United 3 1 0 0 2 2 3 1 3
4 L2 Harrogate Town 3 1 0 0 2 5 8 3 3
Updated to match(es) played on 14 November 2023. Source: EFL.com
5 September 2023 Accrington Stanley 1–0 Carlisle United Accrington
19:45 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 888
Referee: Scott Jackson
5 September 2023 Harrogate Town 2–1 Nottingham Forest U21 Harrogate
19:45 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Wetherby Road
Attendance: 1,178
Referee: Edward Duckworth
10 October 2023 Carlisle United 0–2 Nottingham Forest U21 Carlisle
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Report
  • Powell 69'
  • Perry 77'
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 1,268
Referee: Thomas Kirk
10 October 2023 Harrogate Town 3–5 Accrington Stanley Harrogate
19:45 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Wetherby Road
Attendance: 959
Referee: Marc Edwards
14 November 2023 Carlisle United 2–0 Harrogate Town Carlisle
19:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 716
Referee: Dale Baines
21 November 2023 Accrington Stanley 1–2 Nottingham Forest U21 Accrington
19:45 GMT Report
  • Thompson 18'
  • Larsson 39'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 687

Group D

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Wigan Athletic 3 1 2 0 0 10 4 +6 7 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Fleetwood Town 3 2 0 1 0 9 3 +6 7
3 ACA Leicester City U21 3 1 0 0 2 2 11 9 3
4 L2 Tranmere Rovers 3 0 0 1 2 0 3 3 1
Updated to match(es) played on 14 November 2023. Source: EFL.com
5 September 2023 Fleetwood Town 2–0 Tranmere Rovers Fleetwood
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 664
Referee: Scott Simpson
19 September 2023 Wigan Athletic 7–1 Leicester City U21 Wigan
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 2,073
Referee: Scott Simpson
10 October 2023 Wigan Athletic 3–3
(4–3 p)
Fleetwood Town Wigan
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: Scott Tallis
Referee: 1,600
Penalties
10 October 2023 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Leicester City U21 Birkenhead
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Report
  • Thomas 9'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 678
Referee: Adam Herczeg
7 November 2023 Fleetwood Town 4–0 Leicester City U21 Fleetwood
19:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 425
Referee: Michael Barlow

Group E

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Bolton Wanderers 3 3 0 0 0 13 1 +12 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Stockport County 3 1 0 1 1 4 4 0 4
3 L2 Salford City 3 1 0 0 2 5 9 4 3
4 ACA Manchester United U21 3 0 1 0 2 5 13 8 2
Updated to match(es) played on 14 November 2023. Source: EFL.com
22 August 2023 Stockport County 1–1
(3–5 p)
Manchester United U21 Stockport
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Matt Corlett
Penalties
5 September 2023 Bolton Wanderers 3–0 Salford City Horwich
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,983
Referee: Aaron Jackson
26 September 2023 Bolton Wanderers 8–1 Manchester United U21 Horwich
19:45 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,007
Referee: Scott Jackson
10 October 2023 Salford City 1–3 Stockport County Salford
19:30 BST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 1,355
Referee: David Bourne
31 October 2023 Salford City 4–3 Manchester United U21 Salford
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 1,799
Referee: David Rock
14 November 2023 Stockport County 0–2 Bolton Wanderers Stockport
19:30 GMT Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 3,427
Referee: Scott Oldham

Group F

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Bradford City 3 3 0 0 0 10 2 +8 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Barnsley 3 2 0 0 1 6 6 0 6
3 ACA Manchester City U21 3 0 1 0 2 3 8 5 2
4 L2 Grimsby Town 3 0 0 1 2 3 6 3 1
Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2023. Source: EFL.com
29 August 2023 Grimsby Town 2–2
(2–4 p)
Manchester City U21 Cleethorpes
19:30 BST (UTC+1)
Report
  • Dickson 9'
  • Ndala 28'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 1,101
Penalties
5 September 2023 Barnsley 2–0 Grimsby Town Barnsley
19:30 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 2,439
Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo
26 September 2023 Barnsley 3–1 Manchester City U21 Barnsley
19:30 BST (UTC+1)
Report
  • Dickson 43'
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 2,051
Referee: Martin Woods
10 October 2023 Grimsby Town 1–2 Bradford City Cleethorpes
19:30 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 747
Referee: Paul Howard
31 October 2023 Bradford City 3–0 Manchester City U21 Bradford
19:30 GMT
Report Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 1,750
Referee: Ben Toner
21 November 2023 Bradford City 5–1 Barnsley Bradford
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 1,770

Group G

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Derby County 3 3 0 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Lincoln City 3 2 0 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3 ACA Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 3 1 0 0 2 3 7 4 3
4 L2 Notts County 3 0 0 0 3 2 6 4 0
Updated to match(es) played on 8 November 2023. Source: EFL.com
12 September 2023 Notts County 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 Nottingham
19:45 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 1,459
Referee: Paul Howard
19 September 2023 Derby County 2–0 Lincoln City Derby
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 2,726
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
10 October 2023 Lincoln City 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 Lincoln
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 1,384
Referee: Scott Jackson
10 October 2023 Notts County 1–2 Derby County Nottingham
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 5,946
Referee: Christopher Pollard
7 November 2023 Lincoln City 2–0 Notts County Lincoln
19:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 2,018
Referee: Aaron Jackson
8 November 2023 Derby County 4–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 Derby
19:00 GMT
Report
  • Esen 49'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 1,952
Referee: Scott Simpson

Group H

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Doncaster Rovers 3 2 0 0 1 6 4 +2 6 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Burton Albion 3 2 0 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3 L2 Mansfield Town 3 1 0 0 2 4 5 1 3
4 ACA Everton U21 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 3 3
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2023. Source: EFL.com
19 September 2023 Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Everton U21 Doncaster
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 1,067
26 September 2023 Burton Albion 2–0 Everton U21 Burton upon Trent
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 473
Referee: Scott Tallis
10 October 2023 Mansfield Town 3–2 Doncaster Rovers Mansfield
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 1,486
Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo
7 November 2023 Doncaster Rovers 2–1 Burton Albion Doncaster
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 1,068
Referee: Matthew Corlett
7 November 2023 Mansfield Town 0–1 Everton U21 Mansfield
19:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 819
Referee: Neil Hair
21 November 2023 Burton Albion 2–1 Mansfield Town Burton upon Trent
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 855

Southern section

Group A

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Forest Green Rovers 3 1 1 1 0 4 1 +3 6 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Brighton & Hove Albion U21 3 1 1 1 0 3 2 +1 6
3 L1 Shrewsbury Town 3 1 1 0 1 3 5 2 5
4 L2 Walsall 3 0 0 1 2 5 7 2 1
Updated to match(es) played on 14 November 2023. Source: EFL.com
22 August 2023 Walsall 2–3 Brighton & Hove Albion U21 Walsall
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 1,780
Referee: Tom Parsons
5 September 2023 Forest Green Rovers 3–0 Shrewsbury Town Nailsworth
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 709
Referee: Farai Hallam
19 September 2023 Shrewsbury Town 0–0
(4–1 p)
Brighton & Hove Albion U21 Shrewsbury
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 1,027
Referee: Paul Howard
Penalties
10 October 2023 Walsall 1–1
(2–4 p)
Forest Green Rovers Walsall
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 1,516
Referee: Stephen Parkinson
Penalties
14 November 2023 Shrewsbury Town 3–2 Walsall Shrewsbury
19:00 GMT
Report Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 1,409
Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo

Group B

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Crawley Town 3 2 0 1 0 7 5 +2 7 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Charlton Athletic 3 2 0 0 1 10 6 +4 6
3 L2 Sutton United 3 0 1 1 1 2 5 3 3
4 ACA Aston Villa U21 3 0 1 0 2 6 9 3 2
Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2023. Source: EFL.com
5 September 2023 Crawley Town 4–3 Charlton Athletic Crawley
19:45 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,973
Referee: Aji Ajibola
19 September 2023 Sutton United 2–2
(4–5 p)
Aston Villa U21 Sutton
19:45 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Gander Green Lane
Attendance: 859
Referee: Jacob Miles
Penalties
  • soccer ball with check mark Munroe
  • soccer ball with check mark Rowe
  • soccer ball with check mark Patterson
  • soccer ball with check mark Moore
  • soccer ball with check mark Broggio
10 October 2023 Charlton Athletic 4–2 Aston Villa U21 Charlton
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
  • Moore 73'
  • Alcock 81'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 1,273
Referee: Neil Hair
10 October 2023 Sutton United 0–0
(5–4 p)
Crawley Town Sutton
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Gander Green Lane
Attendance: 928
Referee: Kirsty Dowie
Penalties
7 November 2023 Crawley Town 3–2 Aston Villa U21 Crawley
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 865
Referee: Sunny Gill
21 November 2023 Charlton Athletic 3–0 Sutton United Charlton
19:00 GMT Blackett-Taylor 11'
McGrandles 50'
May 68'
Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 1,377
Referee: Carl Brook

Group C

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Wycombe Wanderers 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 +3 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 AFC Wimbledon 3 1 1 0 1 3 2 +1 5
3 L1 Stevenage 3 1 0 1 1 6 4 +2 4
4 ACA Crystal Palace U21 3 0 0 0 3 2 8 6 0
Updated to match(es) played on 14 November 2023. Source: EFL.com
5 September 2023 AFC Wimbledon 1–1
(6–5 p)
Stevenage Wimbledon
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 1,317
Referee: Stephen Parkinson
Penalties
19 September 2023 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Crystal Palace U21 High Wycombe
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 442
Referee: Sam Purkiss
10 October 2023 Stevenage 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers Stevenage
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 902
Referee: Daniel Middleton
7 November 2023 AFC Wimbledon 2–0 Crystal Palace U21 Wimbledon
19:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 895
Referee: Christopher Pollard
14 November 2023 Stevenage 5–2 Crystal Palace U21 Stevenage
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 607
Referee: Daniel Middleton
18 November 2023 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 AFC Wimbledon High Wycombe
12:30 GMT
Report Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 664
Note: Was originally playing on 21 November 2023 but was moved forward due to both Clubs having league games postponed due to international break

Group D

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Peterborough United 3 2 0 0 1 5 2 +3 6 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Colchester United 3 2 0 0 1 3 6 3 6
3 ACA Tottenham Hotspur U21 3 1 0 0 2 7 7 0 3
4 L1 Cambridge United 3 1 0 0 2 5 5 0 3
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2023. Source: EFL.com
12 September 2023 Peterborough United 2–0 Cambridge United Peterborough
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 3,687
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
19 September 2023 Colchester United 0–5 Tottenham Hotspur U21 Colchester
19:30 BST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 1,895
Referee: Sunny Singh Gill
17 October 2023 Cambridge United 1–2 Colchester United Cambridge
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 991
Referee: Jamie O'Connor
31 October 2023 Peterborough United 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur U21 Peterborough
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 2,094
Referee: Carl Brook
7 November 2023 Cambridge United 4–1 Tottenham Hotspur U21 Cambridge
19:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 1,311
Referee: Jacob Miles

Group E

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Portsmouth 3 2 1 0 0 10 5 +5 8 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Fulham U21 3 1 0 2 0 6 5 +1 5
3 L2 Gillingham 3 1 0 0 2 3 7 4 3
4 L1 Leyton Orient 3 0 1 0 2 4 6 2 2
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2023. Source: EFL.com
22 August 2023 Portsmouth 3–3
(5–4 p)
Fulham U21 Portsmouth
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 3,596
Referee: Carl Brook
Penalties
5 September 2023 Gillingham 2–1 Leyton Orient Gillingham
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report 1 Report 2
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,388
Referee: Ben Atkinson
19 September 2023 Leyton Orient 2–2
(5–4 p)
Fulham U21 Leyton
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 780
Referee: Darren Drysdale
Penalties
10 October 2023 Portsmouth 5–1 Gillingham Portsmouth
19:45 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 5,066
Referee: Farai Hallam
7 November 2023 Gillingham 0–1 Fulham U21 Gillingham
19:00 GMT Report
  • Loupalo-Bi 43'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,226
Referee: Craig Hicks
7 November 2023 Leyton Orient 1–2 Portsmouth Leyton
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 2,371
Referee: Stephen Parkinson

Group F

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Milton Keynes Dons 3 3 0 0 0 8 3 +5 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Oxford United 3 2 0 0 1 8 2 +6 6
3 ACA Chelsea U21 3 0 1 0 2 3 11 8 2
4 L1 Northampton Town 3 0 0 1 2 5 8 3 1
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2023. Source: EFL.com
29 August 2023 Milton Keynes Dons 4–1 Chelsea U21 Milton Keynes
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report 1 Report 2
Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 1,704
Referee: J Miles
5 September 2023 Northampton Town 1–3 Oxford United Northampton
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 1,608
Referee: Garreth Rhodes
19 September 2023 Oxford United 0–1 Milton Keynes Dons Oxford
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 1,588
Referee: Alan Young
26 September 2023 Northampton Town 2–2
(3–4 p)
Chelsea U21 Northampton
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 2,004
Referee: David Rock
Penalties
7 November 2023 Oxford United 5–0 Chelsea U21 Oxford
19:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 1,298
Referee: James Durkin
21 November 2023 Milton Keynes Dons 3–2 Northampton Town Milton Keynes
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 1,648

Group G

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Reading 3 3 0 0 0 19 2 +17 9 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Arsenal U21 3 1 1 0 1 9 7 +2 5
3 L1 Exeter City 3 1 0 0 2 1 14 13 3
4 L2 Swindon Town 3 0 0 1 2 2 8 6 1
Updated to match(es) played on 14 November 2023. Source: EFL.com
22 August 2023 Swindon Town 2–2
(4–5 p)
Arsenal U21 Swindon
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,352
Referee: Lee Swabey
Penalties
19 September 2023 Exeter City 0–9 Reading Exeter
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 1,871
Referee: Carl Brook
10 October 2023 Reading 5–0 Swindon Town Reading
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 6,121
Referee: Aji Ajibola
10 October 2023 Exeter City 0–5 Arsenal U21 Exeter
19:15 BST (UTC+1) Report
  • Sagoe Jr. 61'
  • Ferdinand 79', 90+7'
  • Edwards 82'
  • Henry-Francis 90'
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,311
Referee: Edward Duckworth
14 November 2023 Reading 5–2 Arsenal U21 Reading
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 3,015
Referee: Alan Young
21 November 2023 Swindon Town 0–1 Exeter City Swindon
19:00 GMT Report
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 644

Group H

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA West Ham United U21 3 3 0 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Bristol Rovers 3 2 0 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3 L2 Newport County 3 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 3
4 L1 Cheltenham Town 3 0 0 0 3 1 10 9 0
Updated to match(es) played on 14 November 2023. Source: EFL.com
5 September 2023 Bristol Rovers 4–1 Cheltenham Town Bristol
19:45 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,184
Referee: Daniel Middleton
19 September 2023 Bristol Rovers 1–3 West Ham United U21 Bristol
19:45 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 978
Referee: Scott Tallis
10 October 2023 Cheltenham Town 0–2 Newport County Cheltenham
19:30 BST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 1,175
Referee: Matthew Russell
31 October 2023 Newport County 0–1 West Ham United U21 Newport
19:30 GMT Report
  • Kodua 62'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 800
Referee: Craig Hicks
7 November 2023 Cheltenham Town 0–4 West Ham United U21 Cheltenham
19:30 GMT Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 1,090
Referee: Tom Reeves
14 November 2023 Newport County 0–1 Bristol Rovers Newport
19:45 GMT Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 1,346
Referee: Farai Hallam

Round of 32

The draw for the Round of 32 was made on Friday 24 November 2023, with ties scheduled to take place on the week commencing 4 December.[7]

Northern section

5 December 2023 Blackpool 2–1BarnsleyBlackpool
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 1,296
Referee: Daniel Middleton
5 December 2023 Derby County 3–0Fleetwood TownDerby
19:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 1,981
Referee: Lewis Smith
5 December 2023 Doncaster Rovers 3–0Nottingham Forest U21Doncaster
19:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
Attendance: 1,252
Referee: Simon Mather
5 December 2023 Bradford City 4–0Liverpool U21Bradford
19:30 GMT
Report Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 1,907
Referee: Adam Herczeg
5 December 2023 Wrexham2–3 Burton Albion Wrexham
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: STōK Cae Ras
Attendance: 4,963
Referee: Scott Tallis
5 December 2023 Bolton Wanderers 2–0Port ValeHorwich
19:45 GMT
Report Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,103
Referee: Matthew Corlett
6 December 2023 Wigan Athletic 2–0Stockport CountyWigan
19:00 GMT
Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 3,051
Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill
12 December 2023 Accrington Stanley 1–0Lincoln CityAccrington
19:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,159
Note: original Match on 5 December was postponed due to a frozen pitch.

Southern section

5 December 2023 Wycombe Wanderers 3–2Fulham U21High Wycombe
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 323
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
5 December 2023 MK Dons0–4 Brighton & Hove Albion U21 Milton Keynes
19:00 GMT Report
  • Chouchane 50'
  • Knight 67'
  • McConville 88'
  • Bashir 90+1'
Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 789
Referee: Neil Hair
5 December 2023 Forest Green Rovers0–1 Oxford United Nailsworth
19:00 GMT Report Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 494
Referee: Ollie Yates
5 December 2023 Peterborough United 3–0Arsenal U21Peterborough
19:30 GMT Report Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 2,151
Referee: Lee Swabey
5 December 2023 Colchester United0–4 West Ham United U21 Colchester
19:30 GMT Report
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 1,149
Referee: Jacob Miles
5 December 2023 Crawley Town 2–1Bristol RoversCrawley
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 896
Referee: Alan Young
6 December 2023 Reading 1–1
(4–2 p)
Charlton AthleticReading
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 1,809
Referee: Peter Wright
Penalties
19 December 2023 Portsmouth2–5 AFC Wimbledon Portsmouth
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 7,922
Referee: Craig Hicks

Round of 16

The Draw was made on Friday 8 December 2023, with ties scheduled to take place on the week commencing 8 January 2024.[8]

Northern section

9 January 2024 Derby County0–1 Bradford City Derby
19:00 GMT Report Stubbs 67' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 3,831
Referee: Carl Brook
10 January 2024 Blackpool 2–1Burton AlbionBlackpool
19:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 1,534
10 January 2024 Accrington Stanley1–3 Bolton Wanderers Accrington
19:45 GMT Report
Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 3,441

Southern section

9 January 2024 Brighton & Hove Albion U21 0–0
(3–2 p)
ReadingFalmer
19:00 GMT Report Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 990
Referee: Will Finnie
Penalties
9 January 2024 Wycombe Wanderers 2–1West Ham United U21High Wycombe
19:00 GMT Orford 5' (o.g.)
Kone 32'
Report Kodua 58' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 881
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
9 January 2024 AFC Wimbledon 2–0Oxford UnitedWimbledon
19:45 GMT Tilley 21', 50' Report Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 1,316
Referee: Declan Bourne
10 January 2024 Peterborough United P–P Crawley Town Peterborough
19:00 GMT Stadium: London Road Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to a Frozen Pitch.

Quarter Finals

The draw was made on Friday 12 January 2024 with ties scheduled to take place on the week commencing 29 January 2024[9]

Northern Section

Southern Section

30 January 2024 Wycombe Wanderers v Brighton & Hove Albion U21s High Wycombe
Stadium: Adams Park
Note: Brighton were Drawn as the Home side but were granted Special Dispensation by the EFL to play Away from Home

References

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  2. Mann, Chris (March 25, 2023). "Papa Johns to End EFL Trophy Sponsorship". Burnden Aces. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  3. "Bristol Street Motors drives EFL Trophy into new era". EFL. 2023-11-02. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  4. 1 2 EFL: "EFL Trophy Rules Season 2021/22"
  5. "EFL Trophy explained". www.thepremierleague.com. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  6. "EFL Trophy Group Stage draw confirmed". www.efl.com. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  7. "Bristol Street Motors Trophy: Round of 32 draw". www.efl.com. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  8. "Bristol Street Motors Trophy Round of 16 draw confirmed". EFL.
  9. EFL (2024-01-12). "Bristol Street Motors Trophy: Quarter-Final draw confirmed". EFL. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
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