The Football League have today confirmed that the draw for the First Round of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy will take place on Sky Sports' Soccer AM on Saturday, 15 August.
A new policy has also been adopted in the determining of the 16 Round 1 byes following recommendations at club meetings. Clubs can no longer receive byes in any season, so any club who received a bye in 2008-09 will not be eligible for a bye in 2009-10.
Clubs who received byes last season were:
Northern Section: Bury, Carlisle United, Chester City, Darlington, Huddersfield Town, Lincoln City, Rochdale, Rotherham United.
Southern Section: Cheltenham Town, Gillingham, HEREFORD UNITED, Luton Town, Milton Keynes Dons, Peterborough United, Walsall, Wycombe Wanderers.
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