Heroes' Garforth test

Peterlee have an attractive home tie against Colne, who reached the semi finals of the Vase last season. Durham City have a tough start, away to Maine Road, as do Tow Law at Clitheroe.

FA Cup extra preliminary round (Saturday August 28): Hebburn v Silsden, Maine Road v Durham City, Newcastle Blue Star v Liversedge, Curzon Ashton v Morpeth, Norton v Yorkshire Amateurs, Rossington Main v Washington Nissan, Nelson v Chester-le-Street, St Helens v Newcastle Benfield Saints, Peterlee v Colne, Parkgate v Kennek Ryhope CA.

Preliminary round (Saturday, September 4): South Shields v Blackpool Mechanics, Flixton v Parkgate or Kennek Ryhope CA, Willington v Woodley Sports, Maltby Main v Penrith. North Shields v Ashington, Consett v Crook, Jarrow Roofing v Retford, Prudhoe v Sheffield, Chadderton v Norton or Yorkshire Amateurs, Northallerton v Billingham Town, Marske v Colwyn Bay, Harrogate RA v Esh Winning, Pickering v Bedlington, Padiham v Billingham Synthonia, Hebburn or Silsden v Hallam, Clitheroe v Tow Law, St Helens or Newcastle Benfield Saints v West Auckland, Cheadle v Maine Road or Durham, Horden v AFC Telford, Ossett Albion v Washington, Seaham Red Star v Whickham, Guisborough v Brigg, Thornaby v Easington, Tadcaster or Fleetwood v Alnwick, Nelson or Chester-le-Street v Peterlee or Colne, Ramsbottom v Evenwood, Darwen v Brandon, Rossington Main or Washington Nissan v Dunston, Shildon v Garforth, Whitley Bay v Salford, Rossendale v Newcastle Blue Star or Liversedge, Winsford v Curzon Ashton or Morpeth

First qualifying round (Saturday, September 18): Frickley v Chadderton or Norton or Yorkshire Amateurs, Padiham or Billingham Synthonia v Whitby, Clitheroe or Tow Law v Wakefield Emley, Northallerton or Billingham Town v Ossett Town, Flixton or Parkgate or Kennek Ryhope CA v Rossington Main or Washington Nissan or Dunston, Hyde v Cheadle or Maine Road or Durham, St Helens or Newcastle Benfield Saints or West Auckland v North Shields or Ashington, Thornaby or Easington v Harrogate RA or Esh Winning, Nelson or Chester-le-Street or Peterlee or Colne v Prudhoe or Sheffield, Witton Albion v Winsford or Curzon Ashton or Morpeth, Burscough v Jarrow Roofing or Retford, Oldham Town or Atherton LR v Seaham Red Star or Whickham, Gateshead v Pickering or Bedlington, Ramsbottom or Evenwood v Marske or Colwyn Bay, Guisborough or Brigg v Whitley Bay or Salford City, Darwen or Brandon v Rossendale or Newcastle Blue Star or Liversedge, Bishop Auckland v Workington, Consett or Crook v Great Harwood or Glasshoughton, Spennymoor v Tadcaster or Fleetwood or Alnwick, Horden or AFC Telford v Warrington or Pontefract, Mossley or Selby v Ossett Albion or Washington, Armthorpe or Thackley v Maltby Main or Penrith, Bamber Bridge v South Shields or Blackpool Mechanics, Shildon or Garforth v Willington or Woodley Sports, Blyth v Skelmersdale or Brodsworth or Stocksbridge, Holker Old Boys or Hall Road Rangers v Hebburn or Silsden or Hallam.

The prize fund in the early rounds is unchanged. Extra preliminary round winners £500, Preliminary round winners £1,000, first qualifying round winners £2,250, Second qualifying round winners £3,750, third qualifying round winners £5,000, fourth qualifying round winners £10,000, first round proper winners £12,500, second round proper winners £18,000. Prize money for the later rounds has yet to be confirmed.

THE FA Vase first qualifying round has also been drawn and will take place on September 11.

It is: Squires Gate v Norton, Ryton v Abbey Hey, Murton v St Helens, Ramsbottom v Shotton, North Shields v Hebburn, West Auckland v Chester-le-Street, Darwen v Horden

Second qualifying round (September 25): Winsford v Marske, North Shields or Hebburn v Thackley or Maine Road, Morpeth v Liversedge, Chadderton v Seaham Red Star, Newcastle Benfield Saints v Ramsbottom or Shotton, Evenwood v Consett, Holker Old Boys v Whickham, Peterlee v Clipstone, Washington v Brandon, Pontefract v Prudhoe, Retford v South Shields, Ryton or Abbey Hey v Flixton, Northallerton v Crook, Selby or Winterton Rangers v Alnwick, Thornaby v West Auckland or Chester-le-Street, Washington Nissav Whitley Bay, Atherton LR v Darwen or Horden, Penrith v Squires Gate or Norton, Armthorpe or Blackpool Mechanics v Esh Winning, Salford v Willington, Goole v Guisborough, Jarrow Roofing v Nelson, Bacup Borough v Tow Law, Shildon v Ashington, Newcastle Blue Star v Easington, Kennek Ryhope CA v Murton or St Helens Town.

Bedlington, Dunston and Durham have all received exemptions thanks to their finishing position in the league last season, while Billingham Synthonia, Billingham Town and West Allotment have all got exemptions to the second round because of their performances last season.

These are the forthcoming pre-season fixtures for Northern League clubs: 14th July: Durham City v Darlington, Evenwood v Bishop Auckland. 15th July: Gateshead v Bedlington. 16th July: Shildon v Newcastle United XI. 17th July: Annfield Plain v Consett, Billingham Town v Dumbarton, Chester-le-Street v Falkirk, Hartlepool v Horden, Marske v Bishop Auckland, Seaton Delaval v Dunston, Whitley Bay v Blyth.20th July: Billingham Town v Hartlepool, Bishop Auckland v Darlington, Northallerton v Whitby. 21st July: Marske v Guisborough. 24th July: Ashington v West Allotment, Boldon CA v Whickham, Catterick v Seaham Red Star, Chester-le-Street v Garforth, Consett v Bishop Auckland, Marske v Horden, Norton v Guisborough, Shildon v Notts Count, Tow Law v Gretna. 26th July: Seaham Red Star v Durham City. 27th July: Hebburn v Bishop Auckland. 28th July: Billingham Synthonia v Darlington, Seaham Red Star v Whitby, Tow Law v Coxhoe, Whickham v Dunston. 29th July: West Allotment v Whitley Bay. 31st July: Annfield Plain v Whickham, Ashington v Rosyth, Billingham Synthonia v Leeds United XI, Durham v Radcliffe Borough, Esh Winning v Blyth, Newcastle Blue Star v Whitley Bay, Norton v Tow Law, South Shields v Bishop Auckland, Washington v Consett, Wolviston v Seaham Red Star. 2nd August: Guisborough v Darlington. 3rd August: Ashington v North Shields, Seaham Red Star v Spennymoor. 4th August: Ernest Armstrong Trophy; Consett v Tow Law, Wolviston v Tow Law. Billingham Synthonia v Middlesbrough. 6th August: Crook v Tayport, Horden v Bishop Auckland, North Shields v Whitley Bay. 7th August: Norton v Billingham Synthonia, Seaham Red Star v Spennymoor. 10th August: Dunston v Bishop Auckland

Northern League chairman Mike Amos has criticised some aspects of the new National Rule book. The publication, which the league had to adopt at its AGM in early June, makes several new provisions, some of which haven't gone down too well with the chairman. While he agrees that there are one or two good ideas, such as a club's requirement to register pitch dimensions with the league at the start of the season, there are others which he says "are a product of people who cannot leave well alone."

One rule in particular has incurred Amos' wrath - the requirement for a club to produce a proper match programme for every game.

He said: "This is a classic example of people in high places forgetting, if they ever knew, the realities of life at the mucky end.

"They have forgotten that there are people who already do a considerable amount of work for clubs, and this is a huge amount of extra work on top of that.

"A simple piece of paper isn't enough, the FA say that a programme must be produced." Other new rules want clubs to hand in their team sheets 45 minutes before kick-off, instead of the current 30, that all clubs must have e-mail, and that all ground inspections will incur a non-returnable fee. But one of the biggest changes is the abolition of the much-criticised February 1st rule, and instead registrations will be valid for one season only.

Seaham Red Star have appointed Rob Spink as assistant to manager Peter Mulcaster. Spink replaces Andy Boynton, who quit last month.