Newly promoted Penrith will start life in Division One of the Arngrove Northern League with a tough-looking trip to Consett.

Their fellow Cumbrians Whitehaven Amateurs, promoted to Division Two from the Wearside League, have a home game against Washington.

The opening day fixtures are: Division One - Bedlington Terriers v Sunderland Nissan; Billingham Synthonia v Northallerton Town; Billingham Town v West Allotment Celtic; Chester-le-Street v Seaham Red Star; Consett v Penrith; Newcastle Benfield v Dunston Federation; Ryton v Bishop Auckland; South Shields v Ashington;  Spennymoor Town v Shildon; West Auckland Town v Morpeth Town; Whitley Bay v Tow Law Town .           
Division Two - Birtley Town v Brandon United ; Esh Winning v Whickham; Guisborough Town v Jarrow Roofing; Horden CW v Team Northumbria; Marske United v Hebburn Town; North Shields v Stokesley SC; Norton & Stockton Ancients v Crook Town; Prudhoe Town v Sunderland RCA; Thornaby v Darlington RA; Whitehaven Amateurs v Washington .

Penrith and Consett also come face to face in the League Cup first round which was drawn as follows: Ashington v Dunston Federation; Billingham Synthonia v Crook Town; Brandon United v West Auckland Town; Darlington RA v Norton & Stockton Ancients; Northallerton Town v Sunderland RCA; North Shields v Morpeth Town; Penrith v Consett; Spennymoor Town v Newcastle Benfield; Stokesley SC v Sunderland Nissan; Team Northumbria v West Allotment Celtic

Second round: Shildon v Billingham Town; Team Northumbria/West Allotment Celtic v South Shields; Darlington RA/Norton & Stockton Ancients v Spennymoor Town/Newcastle Benfield; Chester-Le-Street v Brandon United/West Auckland Town; Ashington/Dunston Federation v Marske United; Jarrow Roofing v Guisborough Town; Thornaby v Billingham Synthonia/Crook Town; Bedlington Terriers v Northallerton Town/Sunderland RCA; Bishop Auckland v Seaham Red Star; Penrith/Consett v Hebburn Town; Horden CW v Tow Law Town; Esh Winning v Whitehaven Amateurs; Ryton v Birtley Town; Prudhoe Town v North Shields/Morpeth Town; Whitley Bay v Stokesley SC/Sunderland Nissan; Whickham v Washington.

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