Editing EFL Trophy (section)

====1981 to 1983====
32 invited teams from the four levels of the football league were split into eight regional groups of four teams each, with three round-robin games played by each side. The eight group winners qualified for the quarter-finals, and the knockout stages were played as a single leg, with the game going to extra time and penalties if necessary. The final was played on the home ground of one of the two teams.<ref name=812-1>{{cite web |url-status=dead |url=http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/football-league-trophy/1981-1982/results/r1-g1 |title=English Football League Trophy 1981-1982 First Round Group 1 |website=statto.com  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225072658/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/football-league-trophy/1981-1982/results/r1-g1 |archive-date=25 December 2013 }}</ref>