Port Vale to face Crewe and Wrexham in Football League Trophy group stages
Port Vale FC have been placed in Northern Group B of this season’s Football League Trophy competition – which sees them take on near neighbours Crewe Alexandra and Wrexham.
So far, only Football League teams have been announced with a B team from the higher divisions set to be appointed to each group. They will be added in a Sky Sports live draw on Thursday, June 22, at 11:30am.
The Group B games, yet to be finalised, are scheduled to take place on September 5/6, October 10/11, and November 14/15.
Northern Groups
Group A
- Barrow
- Blackpool
- Morecambe
Group E
- Bolton Wanderers
- Salford City
- Stockport County
Group B
- Crewe Alexandra
- Port Vale
- Wrexham
Group F
- Barnsley
- Bradford City
- Grimsby Town
Group C
- Accrington Stanley
- Carlisle United
- Harrogate Town
Group G
- Derby County
- Lincoln City
- Notts County
Group D
- Fleetwood Town
- Tranmere Rovers
- Wigan Athletic
Group H
- Burton Albion
- Doncaster Rovers
- Mansfield Town
Southern Groups
Group A
- Forest Green Rovers
- Shrewsbury Town
- Walsall
Group E
- Gillingham
- Leyton Orient
- Portsmouth
Group B
- Charlton Athletic
- Crawley Town
- Sutton United
Group F
- Milton Keynes Dons
- Northampton Town
- Oxford United
Group C
- AFC Wimbledon
- Stevenage
- Wycombe Wanderers
Group G
- Exeter City
- Reading
- Swindon Town
Group D
- Cambridge United
- Colchester United
- Peterborough United
Group H
- Bristol Rovers
- Cheltenham Town
- Newport County
Invited Northern B Teams
- Everton U21
- Liverpool U21
- Leicester City U21
- Manchester City U21
- Manchester United U21
- Newcastle United U21
- Nottingham Forest U21
- Wolverhampton Wanderers U21
Invited Southern B Teams
- Arsenal U21
- Aston Villa U21
- Brighton & Hove Albion U21
- Chelsea U21
- Crystal Palace U21
- Fulham U21
- Tottenham Hotspur U21
- West Ham United U21