EFL Trophy: Draw details for Sheffield Wednesday, Barnsley FC, Bradford City, Huddersfield Town, Doncaster Rovers + League 2 duo
BRADFORD City, Rotherham United and York City have been drawn alongside each other at the northern section group stages of the 2026-27 EFL Trophy – in group C.
Sheffield Wednesday will compete in Group A alongside Red Rose duo Salford City and Accrington Stanley.
Yokrhsire rivals Huddersfield Town and Doncaster Rovers will be in Group H alongside Rochdale.
Barnsley will be in Group G with Oldham Athletic and Fleetwood Town.
The draw will be completed on Thursday, June 25, from 2.30pm, live on Sky Sports News following the reveal of the EFL league fixtures.
Sky Sports’ Dharmesh Sheth will host the draw with Kevin Nolan and Luke Chambers picking out the balls, determining the under-21 side joining in each group.
Sixteen invited sides from Premier League clubs with Category One academies will join League One and League Two clubs in their respective regionalised groups.
This season’s under-21 sides hail from Arsenal, Aston Villa, Brentford, Brighton & Hove Albion, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Everton, Fulham, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Sunderland and Tottenham Hotspur.
Group stage matches will commence in early September with dates to be confirmed following the EFL’s fixture release day.