Today The Football Association of England & Wales released the draws for the early rounds of The FA Cup and The FA Vase, which the Club's First Team will be competing in. The early start to The FA Cup means that the Extra Preliminary Round match will also act as the competitive season opener on Saturday 6th August.

​The Club's second foray into the country's premier cup competition will commence with another away match, this time at Erith & Belvedere FC with a 15:00 kick off at their ground in Welling, Kent. The winner of this tie will then host either Arundel or Chichester City in the Preliminary Round two weeks later.

​Meanwhile in The FA Vase, after two eventful runs in the competition already since entering it for the first time in 2014, The Magpies will kick off their next campaign in this competition with another road trip, this time to Croydon FC in the first qualifying round on Saturday 10th September with a 15:00 kick off.

​Coincidently should The Magpies be victorious in this round they could find themselves off to Welling again two weeks later as they would face the winners of the tie between Mile Oak and Erith & Belvedere.

​The Road to Wembley starts here with the onward round dates as follows...

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The FA Cup

Extra Preliminary Round - Saturday 6 August 2016
Preliminary Round - Saturday 20 August 2016
First Round Qualifying - Saturday 3 September 2016
Second Round Qualifying - Saturday 17 September 2016
Third Round Qualifying - Saturday 1 October 2016
Fourth Round Qualifying - Saturday 15 October 2016
First Round - Saturday 5 November 2016
Second Round - Saturday 3 December 2016
Third Round - Saturday 7 January 2017
Fourth Round - Saturday 28 January 2017
Fifth Round - Saturday 18 February 2017
Quarter-Finals - Saturday 11 March 2017
Semi-Finals - Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 April 2017
The Final - Saturday 20 May 2017

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The FA Vase

First Round Qualifying - Saturday 10 September 2016
Second Round Qualifying - Saturday 24 September 2016
First Round - Saturday 22 October 2016
Second Round - Saturday 12 November 2016
Third Round - Saturday 3 December 2016
Fourth Round - Saturday 7 January 2017
Fifth Round - Saturday 28 January 2017
Sixth Round - Saturday 18 February 2017
Semi-Final first leg - Saturday 11 March 2017
Semi-Final second leg - Saturday 18 March 2017
The Final - Sunday 21 May 2017

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