Johnstone's Paint Trophy 2015-16 Winners: Barnsley Runners-up: Oxford United Winners from previous season: Bristol City First round
| Northern section | Blackpool, Bradford City, Chesterfield, Crewe Alexandra, Fleetwood Town, Rochdale, Wigan Athletic and York City given byes to the second round. | 1 September 2015 | Accrington Stanley | 1 | - | 2 | Bury | 1,344 | Crown Ground, Accrington | 1 September 2015 | Doncaster Rovers (won 5-3 on pens.) | 0 | - | 0 | Burton Albion | 2,956 | Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaeter | 1 September 2015 | Hartlepool United | 1 | - | 1 | Sheffield United (won 4-3 on pens.) | 2,221 | Victoria Park, Hartlepool | 1 September 2015 | Morecambe | 2 | - | 0 | Walsall | 1,332 | Globe Arena, Morecambe | 1 September 2015 | Notts County | 3 | - | 1 | Mansfield Town | 2,696 | Meadow Lane, Nottingham | 1 September 2015 | Port Vale | 1 | - | 0 | Carlisle United | 2,571 | Vale Park, Burslem | 1 September 2015 | Scunthorpe United | 1 | - | 2 | Barnsley | 1,796 | Glanford Park, Scunthorpe | 1 September 2015 | Shrewsbury Town | 2 | - | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 1,817 | New Meadow, Shrewsbury | Southern Section
| Bristol Rovers, Coventry City, Crawley Town, Gillingham, Oxford United, Southend United, Stevenage and Wycombe Wanderers given byes to the second round. | 1 September 2015 | AFC Wimbledon | 2 | - | 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 1,251 | Kingsmeadow Stadium, Kingston-upon-Thames | 1 September 2015 | Cambridge United | 0 | - | 2 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 1,618 | Abbey Stadium, Cambridge | 1 September 2015 | Exeter City | 2 | - | 0 | Portsmouth | 2,323 | St James's Park, Exeter | 1 September 2015 | Luton Town | 2 | - | 1 | Leyton Orient | 1,953 | Kenilworth Road, Luton | 1 September 2015 | Millwall | 1 | - | 0 | Peterborough United | 2,050 | The New Den, London | 1 September 2015 | Newport County | 1 | - | 1 | Swindon Town (won 7-6 on pens.) | 1,434 | Rodney Parade, Newport | 1 September 2015 | Northampton Town | 3 | - | 2 | Colchester United | 1,366 | Sixfields Stadium, Northampton | 1 September 2015 | Yeovil Town | 1 | - | 0 | Barnet | 1,203 | Huish Park, Yeovil | Second round | Northern section | 6 October 2015 | Bury | 0 | - | 1 | Morecambe | 1,508 | Gigg Lane, Bury | 6 October 2015 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | - | 3 | Wigan Athletic | 2,168 | Gresty Road, Crewe | 6 October 2015 | Fleetwood Town | 2 | - | 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 1,267 | Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood | 6 October 2015 | Port Vale | 1 | - | 2 | Blackpool | 2,720 | Vale Park, Burslem | 6 October 2015 | Rochdale | 2 | - | 1 | Chesterfield | 1,042 | Spotland, Rochdale | 6 October 2015 | Sheffield United | 5 | - | 1 | Notts County | 5,497 | Bramall Lane, Sheffield | 7 October 2014 | Scunthorpe United | 1 | - | 2 | Notts County | 1,509 | Glanford Park, Scunthorpe | 13 October 2015 | Bradford City | 1 | - | 2 | Barnsley | 4,127 | Valley Parade, Bradford | Southern section | 6 October 2015 | Bristol Rovers | 2 | - | 0 | Wycombe Wanderers | 3,243 | Memorial Stadium, Bristol | 6 October 2015 | Crawley Town | 0 | - | 3 | Southend United | 1,139 | Broadfield Stadium, Crawley | 6 October 2015 | Gillingham | 2 | - | 1 | Luton Town | 3,428 | Priestfield, Gillingham | 6 October 2015 | Millwall | 2 | - | 0 | Northampton Town | 2,254 | The New Den, London | 6 October 2015 | Oxford United | 2 | - | 0 | Swindon Town | 9,013 | Kassam Stadium, Oxford | 6 October 2015 | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | - | 0 | Exeter City | 9,441 | Home Park, Plymouth | 6 October 2015 | Yeovil Town (won 4-3 on pens.) | 0 | - | 0 | Coventry City | 1,605 | Huish Park, Yeovil | 7 October 2015 | Stevenage | 1 | - | 2 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 1,401 | The Lamex Stadium, Stevenage | Quarter-finals | Northern section | 10 November 2015 | Barnsley | 2 | - | 1 | York City | 3,360 | Oakwell, Barnsley | 10 November 2015 | Fleetwood Town (won 4-1 on pens.) | 0 | - | 0 | Sheffield United | 1,587 | Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood | 10 November 2015 | Rochdale | 0 | - | 1 | Morecambe | 1,428 | Spotland, Rochdale | 10 November 2015 | Wigan Athletic | 4 | - | 0 | Blackpool | 5,224 | DW Stadium, Wigan | Southern section | 10 November 2015 | Gillingham | 1 | - | 1 | Yeovil Town (won 5-4 on pens.) | 1,832 | Priestfield, Gillingham | 10 November 2015 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | - | 5 | Millwall | 5,869 | Home Park, Plymouth | 11 November 2015 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 0 | - | 2 | Oxford United | 1,011 | Victoria Road, Dagenham | 11 November 2015 | Southend United | 1 | - | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 3,495 | Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea | Semi-Finals | Northern section | 5 December 2015 | Wigan Athletic | 2 | - | 2 | Barnsley (won 4-2 on pens.) | 6,628 | DW Stadium, Wigan | 8 December 2015 | Fleetwood Town | 2 | - | 0 | Morecambe | 1,715 | Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood | Southern section | 8 December 2015 | Oxford United | 3 | - | 2 | Yeovil Town | 2,532 | Kassam Stadium, Oxford | 8 December 2015 | Southend United | 0 | - | 2 | Millwall | 5,972 | Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea | Area Finals | Northern section: 1st leg | 9 January 2016 | Barnsley | 1 | - | 1 | Fleetwood Town | 11,403 | Oakwell, Barnsley | Southern section: 1st leg | 14 January 2016 | Millwall | 0 | - | 2 | Oxford United | 7,275 | The New Den, London | Northern section: 2nd leg | 4 February 2016 | Fleetwood Town | 1 | - | 1 | Barnsley | 3,705 | Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood | (1-1 on aggregate; Barnsley win 4-2 on pens.) | Southern section: 2nd leg | 2 February 2016 | Oxford United | 0 | - | 1 | Millwall | 10,138 | Kassam Stadium, Oxford | (Oxford United win 2-1 on aggregate) | National final | 3 April 2016 | Barnsley | 3 | - | 2 | Oxford United | 59,230 | Wembley Stadium, London |
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