Football dates for your diaries

[silent majority]

FOOTBALL DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES

 
Tuesday 18 August (time TBC) Draw for the Carabao Cup Round One will take place on Sky Sports News

Tuesday 18 August (13:30) The Group Stage draw for the EFL Trophy on Talk SPORT 2.

Friday 21 August (09:00) Sky Bet EFL fixtures released

Saturday 5 September: Carabao Cup (EFL Cup) Round One fixtures (divided into a northern and southern section but will remain unseeded). NB If drawn against a Club that has players on international Duty the match maybe brought forward a week.

•   Round Two -15/16 September 2020
•   Round Three -22/23September 2020
•   Round Four -29/30 September 202O
•   Round Five-22/23December 2020
•   Semi-Finals -5/6January 2021(tie to be played at the venue of Club drawn out first)
•   Final -28 February 2021

Week commencing 7 September EFL Trophy* (recently known as the Leasing.com and Johnson Paint Trophy)

•   Matchday 1 8/9 September 2020
        Matchday 2 6/7 October 2020
•   Matchday 3 10/11 November2020
•   Round of 32 8/9 December 2020
•   Round of 16 12/13 January 2021
•   Quarter-Finals 2/3 February 2021
•   Semi-Finals -16/17February2021
•   Final – Sunday 14 March 2021 at Wembley

Saturday 12 September Sky Bet EFL league programme starts (L1 & L2 11 midweek matches; Championship 13; across the season)

October assuming pandemic remains under control socially distanced supporters might be allowed in stadiums to watch matches.

Friday 16 October – Transfer Window closes. The summer 2020 transfer window started on 27 July and is open for 10 weeks, ending on 5 October. A domestic only window, during which Premier League clubs can only trade with those in the EFL, will run from 5 October to 17:00 BST on 16 October.

Saturday 7 November – First Round of the FA Cup. There will be no replays and prize money has been halved from 2019-20 because of the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The winners will receive £1.8m, down from £3.6m last season.

•   Preliminary round: Saturday 12 September 2020         
•   First round qualifying: Tuesday 22 September 2020 
•   Second round qualifying: Saturday 3 October 2020   
•   Third round qualifying: Tuesday 13 October 2020     
•   Fourth round qualifying: Saturday 24 October 2020
•   First round proper: Saturday 7 November 2020
•   Second round proper: Saturday 28 November 2020
•   Third round proper: Saturday 9 January 2021   
•   Fourth round proper: Saturday 23 January 2021
•   Fifth round proper: Wednesday 10 February 2021
•   Quarter-finals: Saturday 20 March 2021
•   Semi-finals: Saturday 17 April 2021
•   The Final: Saturday 15 May 2021 

8 May L1 & L2), 9 May (Championship) 2021 EFL season ends.

Spring Bank Holiday weekend 29-31 May 2021 Sky Bet Play-Off Finals taking place at Wembley
 
*Category One Invited Clubs taking part in EFLTrophy: Arsenal; Aston Villa; Brighton & Hove Albion; Chelsea; Fulham; Leeds United; Leicester City; Liverpool; Manchester City; Manchester United; Newcastle United; Norwich City (EFL); Southampton; West Bromwich Albion; West Ham United; and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

[Campsall rover]

Thanks for that SM

You are much better than the BBC for getting info out to us. 

[silent majority]

Thanks for that SM

You are much better than the BBC for getting info out to us. 

To be fair Campsall I nicked it off the FSA email loop! The hard work was done by the SLO at Exeter City.

[RedRover45]

When is Matchday 2 of the EFL Trophy please ?

[silent majority]

When is Matchday 2 of the EFL Trophy please ?

6/7 October

[drfchound]

When is Matchday 2 of the EFL Trophy please ?

There is a list of our fixtures to date on the DROS.

[elmsallrover]

Efl trophy final 14th of march they haven't played last season final yet