Clubs from Northern Ireland and Wales had participated in the competition over the past eight years
There will be no Irish League clubs in next season's SPFL Trust Trophy, which will revert to a Scottish-only tournament due to fixture issues. The Scottish Professional Football League announced on Monday that the cup competition will revert to being contested by home-based teams only.
Next season the tournament will be made up of all Championship, League One and League Two sides, along with 11 Premiership B teams, five from the Highland League and six from the Lowland League. There will also be record prize money up for grabs. Read next: Stuart Dallas on best mate Lee Johnston, love of road racing and oxygen chambers
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