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EFL Standings
| Group Northern Group A | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| Liverpool U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Morecambe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Barrow | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Group Northern Group B | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Wrexham | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
| Port Vale | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Newcastle United U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Group Northern Group C | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Accrington Stanley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| Nottingham Forest U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| Carlisle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Harrogate Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Group Northern Group D | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Wigan Athletic | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +6 | 7 |
| Fleetwood Town | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 7 |
| Leicester City U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -9 | 3 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Group Northern Group E | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 9 |
| Stockport County | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Salford City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 3 |
| Manchester United U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -8 | 2 |
| Group Northern Group F | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Bradford City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
| Barnsley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Manchester City U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 2 |
| Grimsby Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Group Northern Group G | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Derby County | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| Lincoln City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 3 |
| Notts County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| Group Northern Group H | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| Burton Albion | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| Mansfield Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Everton U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Group Southern Group A | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Forest Green Rovers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 6 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 6 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 5 |
| Walsall | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Group Southern Group B | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Crawley Town | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
| Charlton Athletic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| Sutton United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 3 |
| Aston Villa U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Group Southern Group C | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 9 |
| AFC Wimbledon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
| Stevenage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| Crystal Palace U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 |
| Group Southern Group D | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Peterborough United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| Colchester United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 6 |
| Tottenham Hotspur U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Cambridge United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Group Southern Group E | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Portsmouth | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 8 |
| Fulham U21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
| Gillingham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 3 |
| Leyton Orient | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Group Southern Group F | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
| Oxford United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +6 | 6 |
| Chelsea U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -8 | 2 |
| Northampton Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Group Southern Group G | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Reading | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +17 | 9 |
| Arsenal U21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| Exeter City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -13 | 3 |
| Swindon Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 1 |
| Group Southern Group H | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| West Ham U21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
| Bristol Rovers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| Newport County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Cheltenham Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -9 | 0 |