2009–10 Football League Trophy
| Country | England | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 48 | ||
| Defending champions | Southampton | ||
| Champions | Southampton | ||
| Runners-up | Carlisle United | ||
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The Football League Trophy 2009–10, known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy 2009–10 for sponsorship reasons, is the 26th Football League Trophy, a knockout competition for English football clubs in Leagues One and Two, the third and fourth tiers of English football.
The format is similar to that which has been used since 1996, with four first round regions; North-West, North-East, South-West and South-East; which were used for the first time in the second region, before a two-region format from the area quarter-finals (3rd round); North and South. The resulting regional winners then meet in the final.
Luton Town had won the competition in 2008–09, but were not allowed to defend the trophy due to relegation to the Conference in the same season.
Sixteen teams were granted byes to the Second Round, which were drawn on 3 August, while the remaining teams were drawn for the First Round ties on Soccer AM on 15 August 2009. As part of new rules enforced this season, teams who received byes the previous season were not allowed to receive byes this season. The First Round matches were played in the week commencing 31 August 2009.
Grimsby Town, Hartlepool United, Leeds United, Macclesfield Town,
Notts County, Port Vale, Shrewsbury Town, Tranmere Rovers.
Aldershot Town, Brighton & Hove Albion, Charlton Athletic, Exeter City,
Leyton Orient, Southampton, Southend United, Swindon Town.
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