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.
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.
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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)
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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