| ROUND | R | R1 | |||||
| r1N | r1S | r2N | r2S | r3N | r3S | ||
| Season archive |
| Group A | Overall | |||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | ||||
| 1 | 1 | Salford City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | WW-- | |
| 2 | 1 | Stockport County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | +0 | 3 | LW-- | |
| 3 | Wolves U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 3 | WL-- | ||
| 4 | Wigan Athletic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 | LL-- | ||
| Northern Section | |||||
| Tuesday, 7 October 2025 | |||||
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 1-2 | Wolves U21 | ||
| 29 | Asamoah | 11 | Edozie | ||
| 88(p) | Mané | ||||
| 2 | Salford City | 3-1 | Stockport County | ||
| 34 | Austerfield | 85 | Bailey | ||
| 55(p) | Bird | ||||
| 70 | Cesay | ||||
| Group B | Overall | |||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | ||||
| 1 | Blackpool | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 | WW-- | ||
| 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | WX-- | ||
| 3 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 | LX-- | ||
| 4 | Barrow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0 | LL-- | ||
| Northern Section | |||||
| Tuesday, 7 October 2025 | |||||
| 2 | Barrow | 1-2 | Tranmere Rovers | ||
| 8 | Newby | 22 | Whitaker | ||
| 80 | Whitaker | ||||
| Tuesday, 14 October 2025 | |||||
| 2 | Blackpool | 2-1 | Nottingham Forest U21 | ||
| 6 | Hansson | 45 | Thompson | ||
| 75 | Bowler | ||||
| Group C | Overall | |||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | ||||
| 1 | Bradford City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | WW-- | ||
| 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | WW-- | ||
| 3 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 | LL-- | ||
| 4 | Everton U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 0 | LL-- | ||
| Northern Section | |||||
| Tuesday, 7 October 2025 | |||||
| 2 | Grimsby Town | 0-3 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| 7 | Gotts | ||||
| 14 | Gotts | ||||
| 90(og) | McJannett | ||||
| Tuesday, 14 October 2025 | |||||
| 2 | Bradford City | 5-1 | Everton U21 | ||
| 7 | Kavanagh | 73(og) | Wright | ||
| 14 | Humphrys | ||||
| 21 | Humphrys | ||||
| 41 | Lapslie | ||||
| 86 | Pattison | ||||
| Group D | Overall | |||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | ||||
| 1 | 1 | Lincoln City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 6 | WW-- | |
| 2 | 1 | Barnsley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 | LW-- | |
| 3 | 1 | Notts County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 | WL-- | |
| 4 | 1 | Manchester United U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 0 | LL-- | |
| Northern Section | |||||
| Tuesday, 30 September 2025 | |||||
| 2 | Lincoln City | 3-0 | Manchester United U21 | ||
| 47 | Hamer | ||||
| 67 | Ring | ||||
| 88 | Hackett-Fairchild | ||||
| 2 | Notts County | 2-1 | Barnsley | ||
| 9 | Luker | 50 | Keillor-Dunn | ||
| 89 | Hall | ||||
| Group E | Overall | |||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | ||||
| 1 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | WW-- | |
| 2 | 1 | Manchester City U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | LW-- | |
| 3 | Rotherham United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 3 | WL-- | ||
| 4 | Oldham Athletic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 0 | LL-- | ||
| Northern Section | |||||
| Tuesday, 23 September 2025 | |||||
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-0 | Manchester City U21 | ||
| 9 | Dalby | ||||
| 14 | McAtee | ||||
| 23 | Morley | ||||
| Tuesday, 7 October 2025 | |||||
| 2 | Rotherham United | 3-2 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| 52 | Spence | 1 | Hannant | ||
| 87(og) | Leake | 36 | Ogle | ||
| 90+1 | James | ||||
| Group F | Overall | |||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | ||||
| 1 | 1 | Harrogate Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 | WW-- | |
| 2 | 1 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 3 | LW-- | |
| 3 | 1 | Newcastle United U21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 2 | XL-- | |
| 4 | 1 | Mansfield Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 | XL-- | |
| Northern Section | |||||
| Tuesday, 30 September 2025 | |||||
| 2 | Harrogate Town | 1-0 | Huddersfield Town | ||
| 11 | Taylor | ||||
| Wednesday, 15 October 2025 | |||||
| 2 | Mansfield Town | 2-2 | Newcastle United U21 | ||
| 24 | Dickov | 4 | Heffernan | ||
| 67 | Flanagan | 90+2 | McArthur | ||
| Group G | Overall | |||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | ||||
| 1 | Port Vale | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | WW-- | ||
| 2 | Fleetwood Town | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 | WX-- | ||
| 3 | Accrington Stanley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 | LX-- | ||
| 4 | Leeds United U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 0 | LL-- | ||
| Northern Section | |||||
| Tuesday, 7 October 2025 | |||||
| 2 | Accrington Stanley | 0-2 | Port Vale | ||
| 82 | Hall | ||||
| 85 | Faal | ||||
| 2 | Fleetwood Town | 4-0 | Leeds United U21 | ||
| 4 | Norwood | ||||
| 30 | Davies | ||||
| 52 | Norwood | ||||
| 87 | Norwood | ||||
| Group H | Overall | |||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | ||||
| 1 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 | WW-- | ||
| 2 | Burton Albion | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | LW-- | ||
| 3 | 1 | Chesterfield | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 3 | WL-- | |
| 4 | 1 | Liverpool U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | LL-- | |
| Northern Section | |||||
| Tuesday, 7 October 2025 | |||||
| 2 | Chesterfield | 1-0 | Burton Albion | ||
| 79 | Bonis | ||||
| Tuesday, 14 October 2025 | |||||
| 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 2-0 | Liverpool U21 | ||
| 11(p) | Tezgel | ||||
| 30 | Rankine | ||||
| 4 | +3 | James NORWOOD (Fleetwood Town) |
| +1 | Emre TEZGEL (Crewe Alexandra) | |
| 3 | David McGOLDRICK () | |
| 2 | Ben RADCLIFFE (Crawley Town) | |
| Zach MARSH (Crystal Palace U21) | ||
| Gassan AHADME (Stevenage) | ||
| Nathan LOWE (Stockport County) | ||
| +2 | Stephen HUMPHRYS (Bradford City) | |
| +2 | Charlie WHITAKER (Tranmere Rovers) | |
| Fabrizio CAVEGN (Bristol Rovers) | ||
| +1 | Odin BAILEY (Stockport County) | |
| Andy COOK (Bradford City) | ||
| Callum MARSHALL (West Ham United U21) | ||
| +1 | Mo FAAL (Port Vale) | |
| Joe TAYLOR (Huddersfield Town) | ||
| +2 | Robbie GOTTS (Doncaster Rovers) | |
| Lorent TOLAJ (Plymouth Argyle) | ||
| +1 | Kalum THOMPSON (Nottingham Forest U21) | |
| +1 | Tom EDOZIE (Wolves U21) | |
| +1 | Mateus MANÉ (Wolves U21) | |
| Scott BANKS (Blackpool) | ||
| +1 | Luke HANNANT (Oldham Athletic) |