League positions before and after Checkatrade Trophy final over the past 10 seasons

Pompey take on Sunderland for the right to be crowned 2019 Checkatrade Trophy champions.
Portsmouth celebrate the Checkatrade Trophy semi-final win over Bury. Picture by Daniel Chesterton/phcimages.com/PinPepPortsmouth celebrate the Checkatrade Trophy semi-final win over Bury. Picture by Daniel Chesterton/phcimages.com/PinPep
Portsmouth celebrate the Checkatrade Trophy semi-final win over Bury. Picture by Daniel Chesterton/phcimages.com/PinPep

The League One promotion rivals are set to do battle in front of more than 80,000 supporters at Wembley. And the final is almost certain to be the highest attended match in the competition’s history. Here we take a look at the finalists’ league positions before and after the Checkatrade Trophy showpiece in the past 10 years.