Road to Wembley is open after cup draw!

24 Aug 2015 By David Watters

The EVO-STIK Northern Premier League's clubs are running the rule over their opponents in the Emirates FA Cup after the draw for the first qualifying round was made at lunchtime on Monday.

With the EVO-STIK NPL's 44 clubs in First Division North and First Division South already looking forward to kicking off in the preliminary round of the world's oldest cup competition this weekend, the draw for the first qualifying round involving Premier Division clubs was made at Wembley.

In the newly sponsored Emirates FA Cup, £1925 in prize money and a place in the next round will be up for grabs this weekend before the winning clubs go on to compete for another £3000 in prize money in the first qualifying round over the weekend of Saturday 12 September.

Emirates FA Cup First Qualifying Round draw involving EVO-STIK NPL clubs

Bishop Auckland v Congleton Town or Handsworth Parramore or Jarrow Roofing Boldon CA
Buxton v Ramsbottom United
West Auckland Town or Washington v Runcorn Linnets or Pontefract Collieries
Silsden or Padiham v Marske United or Lancaster City
Harrogate Railway Athletic v Blyth Spartans or Spennymoor Town
Barton Town OBs or Droylsden v Ossett Albion or Maine Road
Runcorn Town or Northwich Victoria v AFC Blackpool or Ossett Town
Workington v Colwyn Bay
Consett or Scarborough Athletic v Tadcaster Albion or Colne
Matlock Town v Whitley Bay or Heaton Stannington
North Shields or Kendal Town v Holker Old Boys or Dunston UT
Glossop North End v Skelmersdale United or Prescot Cables
1874 Northwich or Maltby Main v Frickley Athletic
Salford City v Whitby Town
Darlington 1883 v Hyde United
AFC Liverpool or Radcliffe Borough v Armthorpe Welfare or New Mills
Ashton United v Guisborough Town or Newcastle Benfield
Ashington or Thackley v Abbey Hey or Warrington Town
Alsager Town v Burscough or AFC Emley or Shaw Lane Aquaforce
Trafford or Witton Albion v Stocksbridge Park Steels or Farsley Celtic
Brighouse Town v Newton Aycliffe or Morpeth Town or Atherton Collieries
Marine v Pickering Town or Clitheroe
Goole or Sheffield v Mossley or Bamber Bridge
Radford or Spalding United v Nantwich Town
Bromsgrove Sporting or Hinckley v Redditch United
Ilkeston v Rugby Town or Coventry Sphinx
Tividale or Hanley Town v Stourbridge
Leamington v Stamford
Market Drayton Town v Kettering Town or AFC Bridgnorth
Coleshill Town or Stafford Rangers v Newcastle Town or Continental Star
Sutton Coldfield Town v Harborough Town or Oadby Town
Sporting Khalsa or Cadbury Athletic v AFC Wulfrunians or Romulus
Clipstone Welfare v South Normanton Athletic or Lincoln United or Cleethorpes Town
Carlton Town or Shepshed Dynamo v Rushall Olympic
Kirby Muxloe or Holwell Sports v Bedworth United
Barwell v Westfields or Kidsgrove Athletic
Halesowen Town v Mickleover Sports
Loughborough Dynamo v Loughborough University or Long Eaton United or Basford United
Chasetown or Evesham United v Grantham Town
Stratford Town v Gresley or Coalville Town
Leek Town or Rocester v Deeping Rangers or Dereham Town

To view the full list of Emirates FA Cup round dates, prize money, entries and exemptions, visit: www.thefa.com/thefacup.

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