The All Important Numbers For The First Vertu Trophy Draw
After Rotherham United wrapped up top spot in Northern Group H in the final game of the group stage, the Round of 32 draw for the Vertu Trophy will take place this evening on Sky Sports News.
The draw will be the first since the competition was rebranded from the Bristol Street Motors Trophy and will feature 31 clubs from across League One and League Two, as well as the Aston Villa U21s; the only Academy side still remaining in the competition.
At this stage, the draw remains regionalised with those teams to have won their group being drawn against a runner-up from another group.
To ensure that takes place, both the Northern and Southern sections will be split in two for the draw, which has already thrown up the potential for some intriguing games in the the first knock-out phase of the competition.
The all-important balls to look out for are as follows:
| NORTHERN SECTION - DRAW A | |||
| Winners Pot | Runner up Pot | ||
| 1 | Stockport County | 13 | Crewe Alexandra |
| 2 | Wrexham | 14 | Huddersfield Town |
| 3 | Morecambe | 15 | Lincoln City |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | Bradford City |
| NORTHERN SECTION - DRAW B | |||
| Winners Pot | Runner up Pot | ||
| 5 | Blackpool | 9 | Tranmere Rovers |
| 6 | Doncaster Rovers | 10 | Port Vale |
| 7 | Chesterfield | 11 | Wigan Athletic |
| 8 | Rotherham United | 12 | Aston Villa U21 |
| SOUTHERN SECTION - DRAW A | |||
| Winners Pot | Runner up Pot | ||
| 1 | Walsall | 13 | Leyton Orient |
| 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 14 | Northampton Town |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | Swindon Town |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 16 | Reading |
| SOUTHERN SECTION - DRAW B | |||
| Winners Pot | Runner up Pot | ||
| 5 | Colchester United | 9 | Birmingham City |
| 6 | Burton Albion | 10 | AFC Wimbledon |
| 7 | Exeter City | 11 | Cambridge United |
| 8 | Cheltenham Town | 12 | Stevenage |