| ROUND | R1 | |||||
| r1N | r1S | r2N | r2S | r3N | r3S | |
| Season archive |
| Group A | Overall | |||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | ||||
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | WW-- | ||
| 2 | Accrington Stanley | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 4 | XX-- | ||
| 3 | 1 | Salford City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 | XL-- | |
| 4 | 1 | Sunderland U21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 | LX-- | |
| Northern Section | |||||
| Tuesday, 6 October 2026 | |||||
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2-0 | Sunderland U21 | ||
| 21 | Heskey | ||||
| 80 | Bannan | ||||
| 2 | Accrington Stanley | 1-1 | Salford City | ||
| 90+8 | Tutonda | 51 | Udoh | ||
| Group B | Overall | |||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | ||||
| 1 | Wigan Athletic | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | WW-- | ||
| 2 | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | WX-- | |
| 3 | 1 | Blackpool | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 | LX-- | |
| 4 | Aston Villa U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 0 | LL-- | ||
| Northern Section | |||||
| Tuesday, 22 September 2026 | |||||
| 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 4-1 | Aston Villa U21 | ||
| 31 | Offord | 85 | Jenner | ||
| 40 | Thibaut | ||||
| 48 | Lankester | ||||
| 88 | Lankester | ||||
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 3-2 | Blackpool | ||
| 3 | Barrett | 72(p) | Bloxham | ||
| 57 | Hogan | 90 | Yates | ||
| 78 | Murray | ||||
| Group C | Overall | |||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | ||||
| 1 | Bradford City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | WW-- | ||
| 2 | Newcastle United U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | LW-- | ||
| 3 | 1 | Rotherham United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 2 | XL-- | |
| 4 | 1 | York City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 | XL-- | |
| Northern Section | |||||
| Tuesday, 22 September 2026 | |||||
| 2 | Bradford City | 2-1 | Newcastle United U21 | ||
| 59 | Powell | 42 | |||
| 71 | Powell | ||||
| 2 | York City | 1-1 | Rotherham United | ||
| 44 | Medley | 57 | Buyabu | ||
| Group D | Overall | |||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | ||||
| 1 | 1 | Chesterfield | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | WX-- | |
| 2 | 1 | Port Vale | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | WX-- | |
| 3 | 2 | Manchester City U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 3 | LW-- | |
| 4 | Mansfield Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 | LL-- | ||
| Northern Section | |||||
| Tuesday, 15 September 2026 | |||||
| 2 | Chesterfield | 5-3 | Manchester City U21 | ||
| 12 | Randall | 16 | |||
| 23 | Bryden | 38 | Lamb | ||
| 49 | Dunkley | 90+3 | |||
| 75 | Eccleston | ||||
| 90+2 | Marsh | ||||
| Tuesday, 6 October 2026 | |||||
| 2 | Port Vale | 2-0 | Mansfield Town | ||
| 4 | Gabriel | ||||
| 58 | Asamoah | ||||
| Group E | Overall | |||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | ||||
| 1 | Stockport County | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | WW-- | ||
| 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | W--- | ||
| 3 | 1 | Everton U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 0 | L--- | |
| 4 | 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | LL-- | |
| Northern Section | |||||
| Tuesday, 6 October 2026 | |||||
| 2 | Shrewsbury Town | 0-2 | Stockport County | ||
| 75 | Adigun | ||||
| 85 | Gardner | ||||
| 2 | Tranmere Rovers | - | Everton U21 | ||
| Group F | Overall | |||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | ||||
| 1 | Notts County | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | WW-- | ||
| 2 | 1 | Burton Albion | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 3 | OX-- | |
| 3 | 1 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 2 | LX-- | |
| 4 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | OL-- | ||
| Northern Section | |||||
| Tuesday, 6 October 2026 | |||||
| 2 | Grimsby Town | 0-0 | Burton Albion | ||
| Tuesday, 13 October 2026 | |||||
| 2 | Notts County | 5-1 | Nottingham Forest U21 | ||
| 11 | Smyth | 90+2 | Sanneh | ||
| 66 | Bedeau | ||||
| 69 | Ndlovu | ||||
| 74 | Grant | ||||
| 79 | Roberts | ||||
| Group G | Overall | |||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | ||||
| 1 | 1 | Oldham Athletic | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | WW-- | |
| 2 | 2 | Fleetwood Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 | WL-- | |
| 3 | 2 | Leeds United U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 3 | LW-- | |
| 4 | 1 | Barnsley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 0 | LL-- | |
| Northern Section | |||||
| Tuesday, 6 October 2026 | |||||
| 2 | Fleetwood Town | 4-1 | Barnsley | ||
| 59(p) | Coughlan | 81 | Brownlie | ||
| 62 | Davies | ||||
| 67 | Loupalo-Bi | ||||
| 87 | Sawkins | ||||
| Tuesday, 13 October 2026 | |||||
| 2 | Oldham Athletic | 4-2 | Leeds United U21 | ||
| 27(p) | Chilvers | 32 | Mills | ||
| 53 | Drummond | 51 | Njinko | ||
| 66 | Hawkes | ||||
| 68 | Payne | ||||
| Group H | Overall | |||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | ||||
| 1 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 | WW-- | ||
| 2 | 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 | WL-- | |
| 3 | 1 | Liverpool U21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 | LX-- | |
| 4 | 1 | Rochdale | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 1 | LX-- | |
| Northern Section | |||||
| Tuesday, 6 October 2026 | |||||
| 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 1-0 | Liverpool U21 | ||
| 45+1 | O'Reilly | ||||
| 2 | Huddersfield Town | 5-0 | Rochdale | ||
| 13 | Gooch | ||||
| 15 | Smith-Sway | ||||
| 56 | Ashia | ||||
| 79 | Tovide | ||||
| 90+4 | Spencer | ||||
| 4 | +1 | Callum MILLS (Leeds United U21) |
| 3 | Malik MOTHERSILLE (Stockport County) | |
| Tom KNOWLES (Barnet) | ||
| Michael MELLON (Stevenage) | ||
| Jordan CLARK (Luton Town) | ||
| +2 | Nick POWELL (Bradford City) | |
| 2 | +1 | Jamie SPENCER (Huddersfield Town) |
| +2 | Jack LANKESTER (Crewe Alexandra) | |
| Tom WATSON (Leicester City) | ||
| Braiden GRAHAM (Everton U21) | ||
| +1 | Noah CHILVERS (Oldham Athletic) | |
| +1 | Louie MARSH (Chesterfield) | |
| Harry ASHFIELD (Peterborough United) | ||
| Ian HENDERSON (Rochdale) | ||
| +1 | Cal ROBERTS (Notts County) | |
| Will SWAN (Bradford City) |