| # | Group 1 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Leicester U21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5:3 | 8 | |
| 2. | Scunthorpe | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6:2 | 7 | |
| 3. | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:7 | 3 | |
| 4. | Grimsby | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4:7 | 0 | |
| # | Group 2 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Accrington | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:3 | 9 | |
| 2. | Fleetwood | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7:5 | 5 | |
| 3. | Oldham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5:10 | 3 | |
| 4. | Liverpool U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5:9 | 1 | |
| # | Group 3 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Salford | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:0 | 6 | |
| 2. | Tranmere | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:3 | 3 | |
| 3. | Aston Villa U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:4 | 0 | |
| 4. | Bury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 | |
| # | Group 4 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Port Vale | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:4 | 9 | |
| 2. | Shrewsbury | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:3 | 6 | |
| 3. | Macclesfield | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5:7 | 3 | |
| 4. | Newcastle Utd U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2:7 | 0 | |
| # | Group 5 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Everton U21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5:3 | 6 | |
| 2. | Mansfield | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4:3 | 5 | |
| 3. | Crewe | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4:6 | 4 | |
| 4. | Burton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:5 | 3 | |
| # | Group 6 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Manchester City U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5:4 | 6 | |
| 2. | Bolton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5:3 | 5 | |
| 3. | Rochdale | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:4 | 5 | |
| 4. | Bradford City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3:5 | 2 | |
| # | Group 7 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Blackpool | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:3 | 6 | |
| 2. | Wolves U21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6:5 | 5 | |
| 3. | Morecambe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6:8 | 4 | |
| 4. | Carlisle | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5:8 | 3 | |
| # | Group 8 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Manchester Utd U21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:1 | 9 | |
| 2. | Doncaster | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6:6 | 3 | |
| 3. | Lincoln | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:4 | 3 | |
| 4. | Rotherham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3:7 | 3 | |
| # | Group 9 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Colchester | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5:3 | 7 | |
| 2. | Ipswich | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6:2 | 6 | |
| 3. | Gillingham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:7 | 3 | |
| 4. | Tottenham U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2:5 | 2 | |
| # | Group 10 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Portsmouth | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:3 | 8 | |
| 2. | Oxford Utd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8:4 | 7 | |
| 3. | Norwich U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:6 | 3 | |
| 4. | Crawley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2:7 | 0 | |
| # | Group 11 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Brighton U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5:1 | 7 | |
| 2. | Leyton Orient | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:4 | 5 | |
| 3. | AFC Wimbledon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:5 | 3 | |
| 4. | Southend | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3:5 | 3 | |
| # | Group 12 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Walsall | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7:0 | 7 | |
| 2. | Coventry | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3:2 | 6 | |
| 3. | Forest Green | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:8 | 5 | |
| 4. | Southampton U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4:7 | 0 | |
| # | Group 13 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Exeter | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:1 | 9 | |
| 2. | Newport | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:11 | 3 | |
| 3. | West Ham U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:11 | 3 | |
| 4. | Cheltenham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8:11 | 3 | |
| # | Group 14 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Bristol Rovers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4:2 | 7 | |
| 2. | Chelsea U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5:4 | 6 | |
| 3. | Plymouth | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4:2 | 5 | |
| 4. | Swindon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2:7 | 0 | |
| # | Group 15 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | MK Dons | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5:2 | 6 | |
| 2. | Stevenage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:4 | 5 | |
| 3. | Fulham U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3:3 | 4 | |
| 4. | Wycombe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3:4 | 3 | |
| # | Group 16 | MP | W | WP | LP | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Peterborough | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:1 | 9 | |
| 2. | Northampton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:3 | 5 | |
| 3. | Arsenal U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:3 | 3 | |
| 4. | Cambridge Utd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:4 | 1 |