Eight teams from the Northern Section and eight teams from the Southern section have been given byes, meaning they will immediately pass through to the Second Round. Tranmere Rovers are bemusingly not one of these teams.
Then, the football league have split the groups up into four groups (instead of two from last year). There is now a Northern Section East and West and a Southern Section East and West. Tranmere Rovers are in the Northern Section West.
More prize money is now being given out to teams who win in successive rounds as well, with the winner netting around £90,000 out of a prize fund of roughly £350,000.
Extra time has been scrapped, meaning draws after 90 minutes go straight to penalty shoot out, in the attempt to miss late-finishes, hoping to attract more families to the games.
Children under the age of 16 and under will also be able to get free-tickets to the games, aslong as they enter with a full paying adult.
The Draw Numbers for the Northern Section:
Northern Section West:
1. Accrington Stanley
2. Bury
3. Carlisle United
4. Macclesfield Town
5. Rochdale
6. Stockport
7. Tranmere Rovers
8. Wrexham
Northern Section East:
1. Bradford City
2. Doncaster Rovers
3. Grimsby Town
4. Hartlepool United
5. Huddersfield Town
6. Lincoln City
7. Rotherham United
8. Scunthorpe United
Northern Section Byes:
1. Blackpool
2. Chester City
3. Chesterfield
4. Crewe Alexandra
5. Darlington
6. Mansfield Town
7. Oldham Athletic
8. Port Vale