The Bulls will face one of seven sides in the First Round of the South West section of the Johnstones Paint Trophy.
AFC Bournemouth, Bristol Rovers, Cheltenham Town, Exeter City, Plymouth Argyle, Torquay United, and Wycombe Wanderers will be one of the sides the Bulls will be drawn against when the draw is made on August 13th.Sixteen sides have been handed byes into the Second Round including Yeovil, Swindon, and Oxford. AFC Wimbledon have also been handed a bye meaning they will avoid a potential draw with MK Dons in the opening round, but they could still face the franchise side later on with both in the South East section.