Free child tickets to watch Paint Trophy

The Football League has announced more details about this seasons Johnstone's Paint Trophy.

The Trophy will only be for League One and Two clubs.

There will be measures to try and encourage more families to attend including free tickets for children under 16 when accompanied by a paying adult.

Extra time has been scrapped for this competition. If scores are level at the end of 90 minutes, then a penalty shoot-out will decide the winner. This will avoid very late finishes to matches.

Clubs will have to field a side which incudes at least six players that have appeared most often in first team games this season.

The total prize fund is £350,000. Winners of matches will receive prize money and the trophy winner will receive over £90,000.

Finally, as reported here earlier today, for the opening round of the competition teams are locally matched. For the second round winning clubs will be put in either a Southern or Northern section.

Round One games will take place in the week commencing October 16th with the draw tomorrow (Saturday) at 9.30am on Sky.

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