Friendlies calendar is filling up fast!

14 Jun 2017 By David Watters

The EVO-STIK Northern Premier League's pre-season friendlies calendar is expected to list well over three hundred fixtures by the weekend.

Dedicated exclusively to matches involving EVO-STIK NPL's 68 clubs, the annual guide for fans currently lists more than 250 upcoming matches in July and August with clubs starting to put the finishing touches to their warm-up campaigns.

Burnley, Leicester City, Stoke City and West Bromwich Albion from the Premier League have all confirmed lucrative fixtures kicking off from July 1 along with a host of Football League sides. With pre-season training getting underway this month, they already include Blackpool, Birmingham City, Chesterfield, Crewe Alexandra, Nottingham Forest, Port Vale, Preston North End, Rochdale and Sheffield United.

To view the latest fixtures throughout the summer ahead of the big kick-off to the 2017-18 EVO-STIK NPL season, click on the 'Match Info' tab on the home page. Club officials should continue to send amendments and fixtures as they are booked with kick-off times to: dwatters@evostikleague.co.uk.

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