Fleetwood Town will have to wait to discover Checkatrade Trophy opponents

Fleetwood Town will face the runner up of Group F in the second stage of the Checkatrade Trophy but they will have to wait until the end of November to discover their opponent.
By The Newsroom
Published 10th Nov 2017, 18:10 GMT
Updated 12th Dec 2017, 13:12 GMT
Wes Burns has scored in all 3 of Fleetwoods Checkatrade gamesWes Burns has scored in all 3 of Fleetwoods Checkatrade games
Wes Burns has scored in all 3 of Fleetwoods Checkatrade games

Town topped their first round table in Group A thanks to victories over Leicester U21s, Morecambe and Carlisle to secure a home tie.

Now they will host either League One side Rotherham, League Two club Chesterfield or Premier League team Manchester City’s U21 side with second place in Group F still up for grabs.

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Fleetwood’s fellow League One side Bradford City currently top Group F but there Is still one game left to play in the group.

The Group F tableThe Group F table
The Group F table

That game is Chesterfield v Manchester City and is scheduled to take place on Wednesday November 29.

Rotherham United are currently second on four points but with both Chesterfield and City on three and two points respectively the result of that game could easily see either climb over the Millers

The tie will take place on the week commencing December 4.

The road to Wembley is getting neare as just 32 teams are left in the competition with this round remaining split into North and South sections.

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