The 16 clubs awarded a bye for Round 1 of this season's Johnstone's Paint Trophy have been confirmed as follows:-

Northern Section
Chesterfield
Macclesfield Town
Morecambe
Notts County
Oldham Athletic
Preston North End
Rochdale
Rotherham United

Southern Section
AFC Wimbledon
Aldershot Town
Charlton Athletic
Gillingham
Oxford United
Stevenage
Swindon Town
Yeovil Town

The date for the draw of Round 1 will be announced in due course and will be split into four sections as below: -

Northern Section - West
Accrington Stanley
Bury
Carlisle United
Crewe Alexandra
Port Vale
Shrewsbury Town
Tranmere Rovers
Walsall

Northern Section - East
Bradford City
Burton Albion
Hartlepool United
Huddersfield Town
Northampton Town
Scunthorpe United
Sheffield United
Sheffield Wednesday

Southern Section - West
AFC Bournemouth
Bristol Rovers
Cheltenham Town
Exeter City
Hereford United
Plymouth Argyle
Torquay United
Wycombe Wanderers

Southern Section - East
Barnet
Brentford
Colchester United
Crawley Town
Dagenham & Redbridge
Leyton Orient
Milton Keynes Dons
Southend United

Ties to be played week commencing 29th August 2011.