JPT News 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
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