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The opening night of the Checkatrade Trophy saw record low attendances as fans boycotted the revamped competition.

The newly branded tournament got underway with Under-23 teams from the Premier League and Championship facing League One and League Two sides in the much-maligned tournament.

Supporters up and down the country were urged to boycott the matches, with the hashtag #BTeamBoycott being used on Twitter to urge fans not to attend the games.

And many obliged with some dismal attendances for a number of clubs.

Just 1,504 fans attended Bolton's defeat to Everton's youngsters - a record for the Macron Stadium.

Elsewhere, there were just 392 present for Fleetwood's clash with Blackburn, 461 at Wimbledon's win over Swansea and only 585 turning out for Accrington vs Crewe.

Everton, Norwich, Swansea, Stoke, Reading, Southampton, Wolves, West Ham, Blackburn, West Brom, Derby, Middlesbrough, Leicester and Brighton all fielded U23 sides.

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However, several were forced to name a team made up of teenagers or out-of-favour first teamers due to many players being away on international duty.

Wycombe and Exeter both named their managers on their bench with Gareth Ainsworth even coming on for the final few moments.

Bolton supporter, Matt Lawton, told Mirror Football: "I'm not going tonight but I will be going to our other two games in the competition.

"While I think the competition is a good one for clubs in League One and League Two with the potential of a Wembley final, I don't want to give support to a fixture that, if successful, will be used as a reason for U23 teams to continue their inclusion, or worse still, be added to the FA Cup or the EFL."

Full results

Bolton 0-2 Everton U23

Bury 4-1 Morecambe

Gillingham 1-2 Luton

Peterborough 1-6 Norwich U23

Accrington 0-3 Crewe

AFC Wimbledon 3-0 Swansea U23

Blackpool 2-1 Cheltenham

Bradford 1-0 Stoke U23

Bristol Rovers 2-3 Reading U23

Charlton 0-0 Southampton (5-4 pens)

Chesterfield 2-1 Wolves U23

Coventry 4-2 West Ham U23

Crawley 1-0 Colchester

Fleetwood 1-0 Blackburn U23

Leyton Orient 3-1 Stevenage

Mansfield 0-2 Doncaster

Millwall 2-0 West Brom U23

MK Dons 2-2 Barnet (5-3 pens)

Northampton 0-3 Wycombe

Oldham 4-5 Carlisle

Oxford 4-2 Newport

Port Vale 1-0 Derby U23

Scunthorpe 2-1 Middlesbrough U23

Sheffield United 0-0 Leicester (4-5 pens)

Shrewsbury 0-1 Cambridge

Southend 2-0 Brighton U23

Walsall 5-2 Grimsby

Yeovil 4-3 Portsmouth