Johnstone's Paint Trophy 2010-11 Winners: Carlisle United Runners-up: Brentford Winners from previous season: Southampton First round
| Northern section | Bradford City, Burton Albion, Bury, Carlisle United, Crewe Alexandra, Huddersfield Town, Peterborough United and Stockport County given byes to the second round. | 31 August 2010 | Hartlepool United | 4 | - | 0 | Northampton Town | 1,359 | Victoria Park, Hartlepool | 31 August 2010 | Macclesfield Town | 1 | - | 0 | Morecambe | 720 | Moss Rose, Macclesfield | 31 August 2010 | Oldham Athletic | 0 | - | 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 2,703 | Boundary Park, Oldham | 31 August 2010 | Port Vale | 2 | - | 1 | Rochdale | 2,442 | Vale Park, Burslem | 31 August 2010 | Rotherham United | 1 | - | 0 | Lincoln City | 1,677 | Don Valley Stadium, Rotherham | 31 August 2010 | Tranmere Rovers | 1 | - | 1 | Accrington Stanley (won 5-3 on pens.) | 2,020 | Prenton Park, Birkenhead | 31 August 2010 | Walsall | 1 | - | 2 | Chesterfield | 1,793 | Bescot Stadium, Walsall | 1 September 2010 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | - | 1 | Notts County | 10,551 | Hillsborough, Sheffield | Southern Section
| Barnet, Bristol Rovers, Cheltenham Town, Colchester United, Hereford United, Milton Keynes Dons, Plymouth Argyle and Wycombe Wanderers given byes to the second round. | 31 August 2010 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | - | 0 | Torquay United (won 3-0 on pens.) | 3,140 | Fitness First Stadium, Bournemouth | 31 August 2010 | Aldershot Town | 2 | - | 0 | Oxford United | 1,607 | Recreation Ground, Aldershot | 31 August 2010 | Charlton Athletic | 1 | - | 0 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 4,630 | The Valley, London | 31 August 2010 | Southampton | 0 | - | 3 | Swindon Town | 8,333 | St Mary's Stadium, Southampton | 31 August 2010 | Southend United (won 4-3 on pens.) | 0 | - | 0 | Gillingham | 3,073 | Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea | 31 August 2010 | Stevenage | 0 | - | 1 | Brentford | 1,916 | The Lanex Stadium, Stevenage | 31 August 2010 | Yeovil Town | 1 | - | 3 | Exeter City | 2,954 | Huish Park, Yeovil | 1 September 2010 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | - | 2 | Leyton Orient | 3,124 | Withdean Stadium, Brighton | Second round | Northern section | 5 October 2010 | Bury (won 6-5 on pens.) | 0 | - | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 1,944 | Gigg Lane, Bury | 5 October 2010 | Carlisle United (won 4-3 on pens.) | 2 | - | 2 | Port Vale | 2,273 | Brunton Park, Carlisle | 5 October 2010 | Hartlepool United | 1 | - | 0 | Bradford City | 1,728 | Victoria Park, Hartlepool | 5 October 2010 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | - | 2 | Peterborough United | 2,904 | Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield | 5 October 2010 | Macclesfield Town | 2 | - | 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 1,103 | Moss Rose, Macclesfield | 6 October 2010 | Burton Albion | 1 | - | 2 | Rotherham United | 1,360 | Pirelli Stadium, Burton-on-Trent | 6 October 2010 | Sheffield Wednesday (won 8-7 on pens.) | 2 | - | 2 | Chesterfield | 15,003 | Hillsborough, Sheffield | 26 October 2010 | Tranmere Rovers (won 4-3 on pens.) | 0 | - | 0 | Stockport County | 2,223 | Prenton Park, Birkenhead | Southern section | 5 October 2010 | Barnet | 1 | - | 3 | Southend United | 1,356 | Underhill, London | 5 October 2010 | Bristol Rovers | 1 | - | 0 | Aldershot Town | 4,050 | Memorial Stadium, Bristol | 5 October 2010 | Cheltenham Town | 0 | - | 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 1,597 | Whaddon Road, Cheltenham | 5 October 2010 | Colchester United | 0 | - | 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 2,379 | Weston Homes Community Stadium, Colchester | 5 October 2010 | Hereford United | 0 | - | 3 | Exeter City | 1,286 | Edgar Street, Hereford | 5 October 2010 | Leyton Orient | 0 | - | 0 | Brentford (won 5-4 on pens.) | 1,152 | Brisbane Road, London | 5 October 2010 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1 | - | 2 | Charlton Athletic | 3,773 | Stadium: MK, Milton Keynes | 5 October 2010 | Swindon Town | 2 | - | 0 | Torquay United | 3,625 | County Ground, Swindon | Quarter-finals | Northern section | 9 November 2010 | Bury | 0 | - | 1 | Tranmere Rovers | 1,961 | Gigg Lane, Bury | 9 November 2010 | Carlisle United | 3 | - | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | 2,142 | Brunton Park, Carlisle | 9 November 2010 | Rotherham United | 2 | - | 5 | Huddersfield Town | 2,185 | Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield | 10 November 2010 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | - | 1 | Hartlepool United | 10,909 | Hillsborough, Sheffield | Southern section | 9 November 2010 | Plymouth Argyle | 1 | - | 2 | Exeter City | 9,431 | Home Park, Plymouth | 9 November 2010 | Southend United | 0 | - | 1 | Charlton Athletic | 4,373 | Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea | 9 November 2010 | Swindon Town | 1 | - | 1 | Brentford (won 4-2 on pens.) | 3,469 | County Ground, Swindon | 9 November 2010 | Wycombe Wanderers | 3 | - | 6 | Bristol Rovers | 1,591 | Adams Park, High Wycombe | Semi-Finals | Northern section | 30 November 2010 | Carlisle United | 3 | - | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3,149 | Brunton Park, Carlisle | 14 December 2010 | Tranmere Rovers | 0 | - | 2 | Huddersfield Town | 2,598 | Prenton Park, Birkenhead | Southern section | 14 December 2010 | Brentford (won 3-1 on pens.) | 0 | - | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 2,783 | Griffin Park, London | 14 December 2010 | Bristol Rovers | 2 | - | 2 | Exeter City (won 5-4 on pens.) | 3,881 | Memorial Stadium, Bristol | Area Finals | Northern section: 1st leg | 18 January 2011 | Carlisle United | 4 | - | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 3,706 | Brunton Park, Carlisle | Southern section: 1st leg | 17 January 2011 | Brentford | 1 | - | 1 | Exeter City | 3,093 | Griffin Park, London | Northern section: 2nd leg | 8 February 2011 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | - | 0 | Carlisle United | 6,528 | Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield | (Carlisle United win 4-3 on aggregate) | Southern section: 2nd leg | 7 February 2011 | Exeter City | 1 | - | 2 | Brentford | 5,322 | St James's Park, Exeter | (Brentford win 3-2 on aggregate) | National final | 3 April 2011 | Carlisle United | 1 | - | 0 | Brentford | 40,476 | Wembley Stadium, London |
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