The draw for the first round of the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy takes place on Sky’s Soccer Am programme tomorrow.

It is split into four sections and Oxford are in the Southern Section West, along with Bournemouth, Aldershot, Exeter, Southampton, Swindon, Torquay and Yeovil.

Cheltenham and Wycombe are among the southern clubs gived a bye in the first round.

l OXFORD United are in the East Division of the tote-sport.com Football Combination this season.

Home matches are on Wednesday evenings (7pm) at Didcot Town’s npower Loop Meadow Stadium, with the first one taking place next Wednesday, when United entertain Southend.

Watford ran away with the East Division last season, finishing eight points clear of Ipswich at the top.

But as managers will tell you, the reserve league is not about where you finish in the table, but in helping to get players match sharp, and sometimes fit again after injuries, through competitive games.

OXFORD UTD RESERVES FIXTURES Aug 18 Southend (H). Sep 8 Ipswich (a), 15 Stevenage (H), 22 Watford (H). Oct 13 Colchester (a), 27 Luton (H). Dec 1 Colchester (H), 13 Watford (a). Jan 18 Luton (a), 25 Southend (a). Feb 9 Ipswich (H), 16 Stevenage (H).

l CHRIS Allen’s youth team begin their Football League Youth Alliance South West Conference fixtures at home to Plymouth tomorrow (11am).

OXFORD’S YOUTH TEAM FIXTURES Aug 14 Plymouth (H), 21 Bristol Rov (H), 28 Torquay (H). Sep 4 Hereford (a) Cup, 11 Cheltenham (H) Cup, 18 Swindon (H) Cup, 25 Cheltenham (a). Oct 2 Bournemouth (H), 16 Exeter (a), 23 Hereford (H). Nov 6 Yeovil (H), 13 Swansea (a), 20 Cheltenham (H), 27 Bournemth (a). Dec 18 Swindon (H). Jan 15 Swansea (H), 29 Yeovil (a). Feb 5 Swindon (a), 26 Cheltenham (a). Mar 5 Bournemth (H), 12 Plymouth (a), 26 Bristol Rov (a). Apr 2 Torquay (a), 9 Exeter (H), 30 Hereford (a).

l OXFORD United’s 6-1 win over Bristol Rovers equalled their biggest score in the competition. They also beat Walsall 6-1 at home in 1964-5 and Gillingham 6-0 in 1986-7.