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Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Group 7
Group 8
Group 9
Group 10
Group 11
Group 12
Group 13
Group 14
Group 15
Group 16
Promotion ~ EFL Trophy (Play Offs: )
1/16-finals
1/8-finals
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
2020/21 Main
Group 1
| Pl | W | W | L | L | Pts | |||
| 1 | Fleetwood | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:2 | 9 |
| 2 | Sunderland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:6 | 6 |
| 3 | Carlisle | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7:9 | 3 |
| 4 | Aston Villa U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2:14 | 0 |
Group 2
| Pl | W | W | L | L | Pts | |||
| 1 | Salford | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4:7 | 6 |
| 2 | Manchester Utd U21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6:4 | 5 |
| 3 | Rochdale | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3:3 | 4 |
| 4 | Morecambe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5:4 | 3 |
Group 3
| Pl | W | W | L | L | Pts | |||
| 1 | Shrewsbury | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:4 | 9 |
| 2 | Crewe | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:6 | 6 |
| 3 | Bolton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6:7 | 3 |
| 4 | Newcastle Utd U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2:7 | 0 |
Group 4
| Pl | W | W | L | L | Pts | |||
| 1 | Port Vale | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:3 | 8 |
| 2 | Tranmere | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5:4 | 6 |
| 3 | Wigan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9:6 | 4 |
| 4 | Liverpool U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5:13 | 0 |
Group 5
| Pl | W | W | L | L | Pts | |||
| 1 | Manchester City U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8:1 | 7 |
| 2 | Lincoln | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5:3 | 7 |
| 3 | Mansfield | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3:7 | 3 |
| 4 | Scunthorpe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:7 | 1 |
Group 6
| Pl | W | W | L | L | Pts | |||
| 1 | Oldham | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:1 | 9 |
| 2 | Wolves U21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:6 | 5 |
| 3 | Bradford City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2:4 | 2 |
| 4 | Doncaster | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1:4 | 2 |
Group 7
| Pl | W | W | L | L | Pts | |||
| 1 | Accrington | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:1 | 8 |
| 2 | Blackpool | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4:1 | 6 |
| 3 | Barrow | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:3 | 3 |
| 4 | Leeds U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:12 | 1 |
Group 8
| Pl | W | W | L | L | Pts | |||
| 1 | Hull | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6:2 | 6 |
| 2 | Leicester U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6:5 | 6 |
| 3 | Harrogate | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5:5 | 4 |
| 4 | Grimsby | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3:8 | 2 |
Group 9
| Pl | W | W | L | L | Pts | |||
| 1 | West Ham U21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:1 | 9 |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5:1 | 6 |
| 3 | Colchester | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6:4 | 3 |
| 4 | Southend | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2:12 | 0 |
Group 10
| Pl | W | W | L | L | Pts | |||
| 1 | Arsenal U21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5:3 | 8 |
| 2 | Gillingham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3:4 | 4 |
| 3 | Crawley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:4 | 3 |
| 4 | Ipswich | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3:4 | 3 |
Group 11
| Pl | W | W | L | L | Pts | |||
| 1 | MK Dons | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:5 | 6 |
| 2 | Northampton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6:3 | 5 |
| 3 | Stevenage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4:4 | 4 |
| 4 | Southampton U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3:8 | 3 |
Group 12
| Pl | W | W | L | L | Pts | |||
| 1 | Oxford Utd | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4:2 | 8 |
| 2 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7:6 | 5 |
| 3 | Walsall | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3:4 | 3 |
| 4 | Chelsea U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5:7 | 2 |
Group 13
| Pl | W | W | L | L | Pts | |||
| 1 | Exeter | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:5 | 9 |
| 2 | Forest Green | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5:4 | 3 |
| 3 | Swindon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6:7 | 3 |
| 4 | West Brom U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3:9 | 3 |
Group 14
| Pl | W | W | L | L | Pts | |||
| 1 | Cheltenham | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:0 | 9 |
| 2 | Norwich U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:3 | 6 |
| 3 | Plymouth | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5:6 | 3 |
| 4 | Newport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1:9 | 0 |
Group 15
| Pl | W | W | L | L | Pts | |||
| 1 | Leyton Orient | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6:5 | 6 |
| 2 | AFC Wimbledon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4:3 | 6 |
| 3 | Charlton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5:4 | 5 |
| 4 | Brighton U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3:6 | 1 |
Group 16
| Pl | W | W | L | L | Pts | |||
| 1 | Cambridge Utd | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:3 | 8 |
| 2 | Peterborough | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8:6 | 6 |
| 3 | Burton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6:8 | 3 |
| 4 | Fulham U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3:7 | 1 |
Promotion ~ EFL Trophy (Play Offs: )
2020/21 Play Offs
1/16-finals
| 1 | Oxford Utd | Forest Green | 2 : 1 |
| 2 | Cambridge Utd | Gillingham | 2 : 0 |
| 3 | Leyton Orient | Bristol Rovers | 1 : 2 |
| 4 | Arsenal U21 | AFC Wimbledon | 0 : 3 |
| 5 | Manchester City U21 | Tranmere | 1 : 2 |
| 6 | Salford | Leicester U21 | 3 : 4 |
| 7 | West Ham U21 | Peterborough | 0 : 3 |
| 8 | Cheltenham | Portsmouth | 0 : 3 |
| 9 | Exeter | Northampton | 1 : 2 |
| 10 | MK Dons | Norwich U21 | 6 : 0 |
| 11 | Oldham | Sunderland | 1 : 2 |
| 12 | Port Vale | Wolves U21 | 2 : 1 |
| 13 | Hull | Crewe | 1 : 0 |
| 14 | Fleetwood | Blackpool | 1 : 0 |
| 15 | Shrewsbury | Lincoln | 1 : 4 |
| 16 | Accrington | Manchester Utd U21 | 3 : 2 |
1/8-finals
| 1 | Oxford Utd | Cambridge Utd | 1 : 0 |
| 2 | Bristol Rovers | AFC Wimbledon | 0 : 1 |
| 3 | Tranmere | Leicester U21 | 4 : 2 |
| 4 | Peterborough | Portsmouth | 5 : 1 |
| 5 | Northampton | MK Dons | 0 : 2 |
| 6 | Sunderland | Port Vale | 2 : 0 |
| 7 | Hull | Fleetwood | 3 : 2 |
| 8 | Lincoln | Accrington | 4 : 0 |
Quarter-finals
| 1 | Oxford Utd | AFC Wimbledon | 3 : 1 |
| 2 | Tranmere | Peterborough | 2 : 1 |
| 3 | MK Dons | Sunderland | 0 : 3 |
| 4 | Hull | Lincoln | 1 : 2 |
Semi-finals
| 1 | Oxford Utd | Tranmere | 0 : 2 |
| 2 | Sunderland | Lincoln | 2 : 1 |
Final
| 1 | Tranmere | Sunderland | 0 : 1 |
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