| # | Group 1 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Everton U21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10:4 | 6 | |
| 2. | Hartlepool | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:0 | 1 | |
| 3. | Morecambe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 | |
| 4. | Harrogate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:2 | 0 | |
| # | Group 2 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Leeds U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5:6 | 4 | |
| 2. | Tranmere | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1:0 | 3 | |
| 3. | Bolton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2:2 | 1 | |
| 4. | Crewe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:4 | 0 | |
| # | Group 3 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Wolves U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4:4 | 6 | |
| 2. | Port Vale | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:0 | 3 | |
| 3. | Stockport County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:1 | 0 | |
| 4. | Shrewsbury | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:1 | 0 | |
| # | Group 4 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Salford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:2 | 2 | |
| 2. | Rochdale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3:3 | 1 | |
| 3. | Accrington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:0 | 1 | |
| 4. | Liverpool U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3:6 | 0 | |
| # | Group 5 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Lincoln | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:0 | 3 | |
| 2. | Barnsley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:2 | 3 | |
| 3. | Doncaster | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 3 | |
| 4. | Newcastle Utd U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0:4 | 1 | |
| # | Group 6 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Manchester City U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6:5 | 4 | |
| 2. | Derby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 | |
| 3. | Grimsby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:3 | 0 | |
| 4. | Mansfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:2 | 0 | |
| # | Group 7 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Manchester Utd U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6:4 | 7 | |
| 2. | Barrow | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:1 | 2 | |
| 3. | Fleetwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 | |
| 4. | Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:2 | 0 | |
| # | Group 8 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Burton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:2 | 3 | |
| 2. | Leicester U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:8 | 2 | |
| 3. | Sheffield Wed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:3 | 0 | |
| 4. | Bradford City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:4 | 0 | |
| # | Group 9 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Colchester | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 | |
| 2. | Charlton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 | |
| 3. | Brighton U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4:7 | 0 | |
| 4. | Gillingham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:3 | 0 | |
| # | Group 10 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Portsmouth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2:2 | 1 | |
| 2. | AFC Wimbledon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 | |
| 3. | Crawley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:3 | 0 | |
| 4. | Aston Villa U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3:12 | 0 | |
| # | Group 11 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | West Ham U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3:3 | 6 | |
| 2. | MK Dons | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:0 | 3 | |
| 3. | Cheltenham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 3 | |
| 4. | Walsall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 | |
| # | Group 12 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Stevenage | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 3 | |
| 2. | Peterborough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 | |
| 3. | Tottenham U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0:4 | 1 | |
| 4. | Wycombe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:3 | 0 | |
| # | Group 13 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Plymouth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:1 | 3 | |
| 2. | Crystal Palace U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2:3 | 3 | |
| 3. | Bristol Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 | |
| 4. | Swindon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:3 | 0 | |
| # | Group 14 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Forest Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 3 | |
| 2. | Newport | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 3 | |
| 3. | Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:4 | 0 | |
| 4. | Southampton U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3:7 | 0 | |
| # | Group 15 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Chelsea U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5:4 | 6 | |
| 2. | Sutton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:3 | 0 | |
| 3. | Oxford Utd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:2 | 0 | |
| 4. | Leyton Orient | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:5 | 0 | |
| # | Group 16 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Arsenal U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5:3 | 6 | |
| 2. | Cambridge Utd | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:0 | 3 | |
| 3. | Ipswich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:1 | 0 | |
| 4. | Northampton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:6 | 0 |