The teams who have been awarded Johnstone's trophy first round byes have been announced, unfortunately Walsall are not one of them. They were:
Northern Section | Southern Section |
Bury | Bristol Rovers |
Carlisle United | Cheltenham Town |
Port Vale | Hereford United |
Rochdale | Wycombe Wanderers |
Darlington | Barnet |
Leeds United | Brighton & Hove Albion |
Lincoln City | Gillingham |
Stockport County | Milton Keynes Dons |
The draw for Round One will be shown live on Soccer AM on Sky Sports 1 on Saturday 4th August.