Coventry City have been handed a bye in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy First Round.
WIth the likes of Wolves and Mansfield coming into the competition, City have been placed in the Southern half of the competiton which saw them reach the Area Final last season.
The regional groups for the First Round are:
Northern Section - West
Accrington Stanley
Bury
Crewe Alexandra
Fleetwood Town
Oldham Athletic
Port Vale
Shrewsbury Town
Tranmere Rovers
Northern Section - East
Bradford City
Burton Albion
Hartlepool United
Notts County
Scunthorpe United
Sheffield United
Walsall
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Southern Section - West
Bristol City
Bristol Rovers
Cheltenham Town
Exeter City
Plymouth Argyle
Portsmouth
Torquay United
Wycombe Wanderers
Southern Section - East
AFC Wimbledon
Brentford
Colchester United
Dagenham & Redbridge
Gillingham
Leyton Orient
Milton Keynes Dons
Northampton Town
Byes awarded to:
Northern Section
Carlisle United
Morecambe
Preston North End
Rochdale
Chesterfield
Mansfield Town
Rotherham United
Southern Section
Crawley Town
Newport County
Oxford United
Swindon Town
COVENTRY CITY
Peterborough United
Southend United
Stevenage
Read more at http://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/article/city-awarded-bye-for-jpt-first-round-894977.aspx#Fri2XUp53XsuqfyD.99
Source: Coventry MAD
Source: FOOTYMAD
