Sponsored as the "Johnstone's Paint Trophy".
First Round
Byes : Grimsby Town, Hartlepool United, Leeds United, Macclesfield Town, Notts County, Port Vale, Shrewsbury Town, Tranmere Rovers
Aldershot Town, Brighton & Hove Albion, Charlton Athletic, Exeter City, Leyton Orient, Southampton, Southend United, Swindon Town
Northern Section (West)
- Oldham Athletic 1-2 Accrington Stanley
- Crewe Alexandra 1-4 Stockport County
- Walsall 0-0 Bury (Bury won 5-4 on penalties)
- Morecambe 2-2 Carlisle United (Carlisle won 4-2 on penalties)
Northern Section (East)
- Darlington 1-0 Lincoln City
- Rochdale 1-2 Bradford City
- Rotherham United 1-2 Huddersfield Town
- Burton Albion 1-5 Chesterfield
Southern Section (West)
- Wycombe Wanderers 2-2 Northampton Town (Northampton won 3-0 on penalties)
- Cheltenham Town 1-3 Torquay United
- Hereford United 0-0 Bristol Rovers (Hereford won 4-2 on penalties)
- AFC Bournemouth 2-1 Yeovil Town
Southern Section (East)
- Barnet 2-0 Millwall
- Norwich City 1-0 Brentford
- Milton Keynes Dons 3-1 Dagenham & Redbridge
- Gillingham 1-1 Colchester United (Gillingham won 4-3 on penalties)
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