[2] Mansfield Town announced they will compete with Vitória, Bradford Park Avenue, Derby County, Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday and Rotherham United during pre-season.
Source: BBC On 21 June 2018, the League Two fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.
[5][6] The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.
[9] On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.
[10] The draw for the second round was made live on Talksport by Leon Britton and Steve Claridge on 16 November.