Johnstone's Paint Trophy 2007-08 Winners: Milton Keynes Dons Runners-up: Grimsby Town Winners from previous season: Doncaster Rovers First round
| Northern section | Bury, Carlisle United, Darlington, Leeds United, Lincoln City, Port Vale, Rochdale and Stockport County given byes to the second round. | 4 September 2007 | Accrington Stanley | 2 | - | 3 | Oldham Athletic | 1,465 | Crown Ground, Accrington | 4 September 2007 | Chester City (won 4-3 on pens.) | 1 | - | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | 2,126 | Deva Stadium, Chester | 4 September 2007 | Chesterfield | 1 | - | 3 | Hartlepool United | 2,127 | Recreation Ground, Chesterfield | 4 September 2007 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 | - | 1 | Bradford City | 4,710 | Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster | 4 September 2007 | Grimsby Town | 4 | - | 1 | Huddersfield Town | 1,204 | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | 4 September 2007 | Mansfield Town | 0 | - | 1 | Rotherham United | 1,578 | Field Mill, Mansfield | 4 September 2007 | Tranmere Rovers | 0 | - | 1 | Morecambe | 2,557 | Prenton Park, Birkenhead | 18 September 2007 | Wrexham | 0 | - | 1 | Macclesfield Town | 1,503 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | Southern Section
| Barnet, Brighton & Hove Albion, Bristol Rovers, Cheltenham Town, Gillingham, Hereford United, Milton Keynes Dons and Wycombe Wanderers given byes to the second round. | 3 September 2007 | Notts County | 0 | - | 1 | Leyton Orient | 900 | Meadow Lane, Nottingham | 4 September 2007 | AFC Bournemouth | 2 | - | 0 | Walsall | 2,206 | Fitness First Stadium, Bournemouth | 4 September 2007 | Luton Town | 2 | - | 0 | Northampton Town | 2,532 | Kenilworth Road, Luton | 4 September 2007 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | - | 3 | Peterborough United | 3,102 | City Ground, Nottingham | 4 September 2007 | Southend United | 2 | - | 2 | Dagenham & Redbridge (won 7-6 on pens.) | 5,215 | Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea | 4 September 2007 | Swansea City | 3 | - | 2 | Milwall | 5,721 | Liberty Stadium, Swansea | 4 September 2007 | Swindon Town | 4 | - | 1 | Brentford | 3,118 | County Ground, Swindon | 4 September 2007 | Yeovil Town | 1 | - | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 1,669 | Huish Park, Yeovil | Second round | Northern section | 9 October 2007 | Carlisle United | 4 | - | 2 | Chester City | 3,154 | Brunton Park, Carlisle | 9 October 2007 | Darlington | 0 | - | 1 | Leeds United | 7,891 | Darlington Arena, Darlington | 9 October 2007 | Lincoln City | 2 | - | 5 | Hartlepool United | 936 | Sincil Bank, Lincoln | 9 October 2007 | Macclesfield Town | 0 | - | 1 | Stockport County | 2,248 | Moss Road, Macclesfield | 9 October 2007 | Morecambe (won 4-2 on pens.) | 2 | - | 2 | Port Vale | 1,644 | Christie Park, Morecambe | 9 October 2007 | Rochdale | 1 | - | 3 | Bury | 2,376 | Spotland, Rochdale | 9 October 2007 | Rotherham United | 1 | - | 1 | Grimsby Town (won 4-2 on pens.) | 2,362 | Millmoor, Rotherham | 23 October 2007 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | - | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 4,608 | Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster | Southern section | 9 October 2007 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | - | 1 | Barnet | 1,995 | Withdean Stadium, Brighton | 9 October 2007 | Bristol Rovers | 0 | - | 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 3,313 | Memorial Stadium, Bristol | 9 October 2007 | Gillingham | 4 | - | 3 | Luton Town | 1,417 | Priestfield, Gillingham | 9 October 2007 | Hereford United | 0 | - | 0 | Yeovil Town (won 4-2 on pens.) | 1,859 | Edgar Street, Hereford | 9 October 2007 | Leyton Orient | 0 | - | 1 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 2,397 | Brisbane Road, London | 9 October 2007 | Milton Keynes Dons | 3 | - | 1 | Peterborough United | 5,087 | Stadium: MK, Milton Keynes | 9 October 2007 | Swansea City | 2 | - | 0 | Wycombe Wanderers | 5,922 | Liberty Stadium, Swansea | 9 October 2007 | Swindon Town | 1 | - | 3 | Cheltenham Town | 3,765 | County Ground, Swindon | Quarter-finals | Northern section | 13 November 2007 | Carlisle United | 0 | - | 3 | Stockport County | 3,395 | Brunton Park, Carlisle | 13 November 2007 | Grimsby Town (won 5-4 on pens.) | 2 | - | 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 4,011 | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | 13 November 2007 | Hartlepool United | 1 | - | 1 | Morecambe (won 4-2 on pens.) | 2,776 | Victoria Park, Hartlepool | 13 November 2007 | Leeds United | 1 | - | 2 | Bury | 18,809 | Elland Road, Leeds | Southern section | 13 November 2007 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | - | 2 | Milton Keynes Dons | 3,247 | Fitness First Stadium, Bournemouth | 13 November 2007 | Gillingham | 4 | - | 0 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 2,904 | Priestfield, Gillingham | 13 November 2007 | Swansea City | 1 | - | 0 | Yeovil Town | 6,644 | Liberty Stadium, Swansea | 14 November 2007 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 | - | 1 | Cheltenham Town | 2,490 | Withdean Stadium, Brighton | Semi-Finals | Northern section | 8 January 2008 | Morecambe | 2 | - | 0 | Bury | 2,434 | Christie Park, Morecambe | 8 January 2008 | Stockport County | 1 | - | 2 | Grimsby Town | 3,679 | Edgeley Park, Stockport | Southern section | 8 January 2008 | Gillingham | 1 | - | 1 | Milton Keynes Dons (won 5-4 on pens.) | 3,717 | Priestfield, Gillingham | 8 January 2008 | Swansea City | 1 | - | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6,066 | Liberty Stadium, Swansea | Area Finals | Northern section: 1st leg | 26 February 2008 | Morecambe | 0 | - | 1 | Grimsby Town | 3,207 | Christie Park, Morecambe | Southern section: 1st leg | 19 February 2008 | Swansea City | 0 | - | 1 | Milton Keynes Dons | 10,125 | Liberty Stadium, Swansea | Northern section: 2nd leg | 4 March 2008 | Grimsby Town | 0 | - | 0 | Morecambe | 7,417 | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | (Grimsby Town win 1-0 on aggregate) | Southern section: 2nd leg | 25 February 2008 | Milton Keynes Dons | 0 | - | 1 | Swansea City | 9,757 | Stadium: MK, Milton Kenyes | (1-1 on aggregate, Milton Keynes Dons win 5-4 on pens.) | National final | 30 March 2008 | Milton Keynes Dons | 2 | - | 0 | Grimsby Town | 56,618 | Wembley Stadium, London |
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