Notts County to face Doncaster Rovers, Grimsby Town and Newcastle United Under-21sin EFL Trophy

Notts County will take on Doncaster Rovers, Grimsby Town and Newcastle United's academy side in the group stage of the EFL Trophy.

The Magpies have been placed in Group G of the competition’s Northern section.

The 48 EFL clubs have been placed into pre-determined groups, with consideration given to ensure travel time is minimised for supporters and recovery time is maximised for players.

Players from EFL clubs who are out on loan in the National League and below are now eligible to feature in the competition.

Meanwhile, invited teams have been restricted to fielding two players over the age of 21 and more than 40 first-team appearances.

Lincoln City are currently the holders of the trophy after beating Shrewsbury Town at Wembley last season.

The EFL Trophy gets underway commencing the 3rd of September.

Northern section

Group A

Carlisle United
Morecambe
Sunderland
Stoke Under-21s

Group B

Bury
Fleetwood Town
Rochdale
Leicester Under-21s

Group C

Accrington Stanley
Blackpool
Macclesfield Town
West Brom Under-21s

Group D

Crewe Alexandra
Shrewsbury
Tranmere Rovers
Manchester City Under-21s

Group E

Burton Albion
Port Vale
Walsall
Middlesbrough Under-21s

Group F

Barnsley
Bradford City
Oldham Athletic
Everton Under-21s

Group G

Doncaster Rovers
Notts County
Grimsby Town
Newcastle Under-21s

Group H

Lincoln City
Mansfield Town
Scunthorpe United
Wolves Under-21s

Southern section

Group A

Crawley Town
Gillingham
Portsmouth
Tottenham Under-21s

Group B

Cambridge United
Colchester United
Southend United
Southampton Under-21s

Group C

Newport County
Plymouth Argyle
Swindon Town
Chelsea Under-21s

Group D

Bristol Rovers
Exeter City
Yeovil Town
West Ham Under-21s

Group E

Cheltenham Town
Coventry City
Forest Green Rovers
Arsenal Under-21s

Group F

Northampton Town
Oxford United
Wycombe Wanderers
Fulham Under-21s

Group G

AFC Wimbledon
Charlton
Stevenage
Swansea City Under-21s

Group H

Luton Town
Milton Keynes Dons
Peterborough United
Brighton Under-21s

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