EVO-STIK Northern Premier League fans already looking forward to the start of the new season on the third Saturday in August can start penciling in a number of key cup dates for the coming campaign after they were confirmed by the Football Association.

Following the big kick-off to the 2015-16 campaign on Saturday 15 August, First Division North and South clubs will be the first to fly the flag for the EVO-STIK NPL when they kick off in the FA Cup's preliminary round on Saturday 29 August.

Top flight clubs enter the competition two weeks later in the FA Cup's first qualifying round on Saturday 12 September with rounds following every two weeks up to and including the first round proper on Saturday 7 November. The second round takes place on Saturday 5 December and the third round on Saturday 9 January with the final scheduled for Wembley Stadium on Saturday 21 May.

The EVO-STIK NPL's FA Trophy campaign also begins in the preliminary round with First Division North and South clubs kicking off on Saturday 3 October. The survivors will join the Premier Division's representatives in first qualifying round on Saturday 31 October with the remaining two qualifying rounds and the first round following fortnightly - the latter being played on Saturday 12 December.

The second round will be played on 16 January with the third and fourth rounds following three weeks later each time. The FA Trophy's two legged semi-finals are set to take place on Saturdays 12 March and 19 March with the final being played as part of a double-header with the FA Vase final at Wembley Stadium on Sunday 22 May.

Fans booking holidays should next look out for the official publication of next season's fixtures on Friday 17 July, a date that could be subject to change.

Like their counterparts at the EVO-STIK League Southern and Ryman League, the EVO-STIK NPL's officials must wait for the Football League and Football Conference to publish their fixtures due to the pairing requests of member clubs.