The draws for the first two rounds of the Brooks Mileson Memorial League Cup and the Ernest Armstrong Memorial Cup have been released by the Northern Football League.

The two cup competitions return to the football calendar after being cancelled last term.

Twenty clubs were drawn to take part in Round 1 of the League Cup (which is for all 42 NL clubs), with the remaining 22 clubs receiving a bye to Round 2, where they will be joined by the winners of the first round ties.

Ryton & Crawcrook Albion will face Easington Colliery at Kingsley Park in the first round with the winners travelling to Prudhoe YC Seniors in the next round.

Meanwhile, 12 clubs were drawn to take part in Round 1 of the Ernest Armstrong Cup (the Division 2 cup), with the remaining 10 clubs given a bye to Round 2, where they will be joined by the winners of the first round ties.

Holders RACA will travel to Boldon in the first round with the winners then hosting Jarrow in Round 2.

If matches are level after 90 minutes in either competitions, ties will go straight to penalty shoot-outs.

The exact dates for the fixtures will be announced in due course.