Coventry City awarded bye in Johnstone’s Paint Trophy first round.

Coventry City have been awarded a bye in the 2013/2014 Johnstone’s Paint Trophy first round.

Unlike last season however, City have been placed in the Southern Section of the draw which could mean possible trips to Portsmouth, Exeter City and Plymouth Arygle.

Last season, the Sky Blues progressed to the Area Final of the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy, where they were defeated by eventful winners Crewe Alexandra.

They also set a competition record for attendance when  31,0514 turned up the The Ricoh Arena for the first leg of the Area Final.

The regional groups for the first round are:

Northern Section – West
Accrington Stanley
Bury
Crewe Alexandra
Fleetwood Town
Oldham Athletic
Port Vale
Shrewsbury Town
Tranmere Rovers

Northern Section – East
Bradford City
Burton Albion
Hartlepool United
Notts County
Scunthorpe United
Sheffield United
Walsall
Wolverhampton Wanderers

Southern Section – West

Bristol City
Bristol Rovers
Cheltenham Town
Exeter City
Plymouth Argyle
Portsmouth
Torquay United
Wycombe Wanderers

Southern Section – East

AFC Wimbledon
Brentford
Colchester United
Dagenham & Redbridge
Gillingham
Leyton Orient
Milton Keynes Dons
Northampton Town

Byes awarded to:

Northern Section

Carlisle United
Morecambe
Preston North End
Rochdale
Chesterfield
Mansfield Town
Rotherham United

Southern Section

Crawley Town
Newport County
Oxford United
Swindon Town
COVENTRY CITY
Peterborough United
Southend United
Stevenage