The Silkmen have missed out on a bye in the 1st Round of the Johnstones Paint Trophy and allocated to the Northern Section - West.

The Round One Draw to take place on Sky's Soccer AM programme on Saturday 16th August with ties to be played week commencing 1st September 2008.

The groups are as follows:-

Northern Section - West

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

Northern Section - East

Bradford City, Chesterfield, Grimsby Town, Hartlepool United, Leeds United, Leicester City, Notts County, Scunthorpe United

Southern Section - West

AFC Bournemouth, Aldershot Town, Brentford , Bristol Rovers, Exeter City, Shrewsbury Town, Swindon Town, Yeovil Town

Southern Section - East

Barnet, Brighton & Hove Albion, Colchester United, Dagenham & Redbridge, Leyton Orient, Millwall, Northampton Town, Southend United

Byes Awarded to -

Northern Section: Bury, Carlisle United, Chester City, Darlington, Huddersfield Town, Lincoln City, Rochdale, Rotherham United

Southern Section - Cheltenham Town, Gillingham, Hereford United, Luton Town, Milton Keynes Dons, Peterborough United, Walsall, Wycombe Wanderers