The draw for the first round of the 2008/09 Johnstone's Paint Trophy will take place tomorrow morning on Sky Sports' Soccer AM programme, which begins at 9.00am.

This season, County failed to receive a bye in the initial draw made last weekend, and so will compete against another North West club in the first round. The Hatters reached the Northern semi-final last season, having knocked Macclesfield & Carlisle out before succumbing to eventual finalists Grimsby. The teams in the hat for this season are as follows -

Johnstone's Paint Trophy First Round: Northern Section - West

Accrington Stanley
Crewe Alexandra
Macclesfield Town
Morecambe
Oldham Athletic
Port Vale
Stockport County
Tranmere Rovers

Byes given to (Northern Section) - Bury, Carlisle United, Chester City, Darlington, Huddersfield Town, Lincoln City, Rochdale, Rotherham United.