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