| # | Group 1 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Salford | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:3 | 9 | |
| 2. | Stockport County | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7:7 | 5 | |
| 3. | Wolves U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7:10 | 3 | |
| 4. | Wigan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:5 | 1 | |
| # | Group 2 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Tranmere | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:4 | 8 | |
| 2. | Blackpool | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:3 | 6 | |
| 3. | Barrow | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3:7 | 3 | |
| 4. | Nottingham U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3:6 | 1 | |
| # | Group 3 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Doncaster | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:2 | 9 | |
| 2. | Bradford City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:5 | 6 | |
| 3. | Grimsby | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6:8 | 3 | |
| 4. | Everton U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5:12 | 0 | |
| # | Group 4 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Lincoln | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:0 | 9 | |
| 2. | Barnsley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6:6 | 3 | |
| 3. | Manchester Utd U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:8 | 3 | |
| 4. | Notts Co | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2:6 | 3 | |
| # | Group 5 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Bolton | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:2 | 9 | |
| 2. | Rotherham | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:5 | 6 | |
| 3. | Manchester City U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7:8 | 3 | |
| 4. | Oldham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5:14 | 0 | |
| # | Group 6 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Harrogate | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:1 | 9 | |
| 2. | Huddersfield | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:4 | 6 | |
| 3. | Newcastle Utd U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5:11 | 2 | |
| 4. | Mansfield | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3:6 | 1 | |
| # | Group 7 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Port Vale | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9:4 | 7 | |
| 2. | Fleetwood | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:5 | 7 | |
| 3. | Accrington | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5:6 | 4 | |
| 4. | Leeds U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3:11 | 0 | |
| # | Group 8 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Crewe | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:2 | 9 | |
| 2. | Chesterfield | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4:9 | 4 | |
| 3. | Burton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3:4 | 3 | |
| 4. | Liverpool U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2:6 | 2 | |
| # | Group 9 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Cardiff | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4:2 | 6 | |
| 2. | Exeter | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5:4 | 6 | |
| 3. | Newport | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2:3 | 3 | |
| 4. | Arsenal U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6:8 | 3 | |
| # | Group 10 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Bristol Rovers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:4 | 8 | |
| 2. | Plymouth | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:3 | 6 | |
| 3. | Cheltenham | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2:5 | 2 | |
| 4. | Tottenham U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8:12 | 2 | |
| # | Group 11 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Northampton | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:1 | 9 | |
| 2. | Walsall | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:2 | 5 | |
| 3. | Shrewsbury | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5:6 | 3 | |
| 4. | Chelsea U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1:6 | 1 | |
| # | Group 12 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Swindon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:5 | 6 | |
| 2. | West Ham U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:6 | 6 | |
| 3. | Reading | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6:4 | 6 | |
| 4. | MK Dons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1:10 | 0 | |
| # | Group 13 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Stevenage | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:4 | 9 | |
| 2. | AFC Wimbledon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6:7 | 6 | |
| 3. | Bromley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5:7 | 2 | |
| 4. | Crystal Palace U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6:11 | 1 | |
| # | Group 14 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Leyton Orient | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:2 | 9 | |
| 2. | Peterborough | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:6 | 6 | |
| 3. | Crawley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6:6 | 3 | |
| 4. | Aston Villa U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4:9 | 0 | |
| # | Group 15 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Colchester | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:2 | 9 | |
| 2. | Wycombe | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:3 | 6 | |
| 3. | Gillingham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5:6 | 3 | |
| 4. | Fulham U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2:9 | 0 | |
| # | Group 16 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Luton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:5 | 6 | |
| 2. | Cambridge Utd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6:4 | 6 | |
| 3. | Barnet | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5:7 | 5 | |
| 4. | Brighton U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:5 | 1 |