The
2014–15 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup is the 45th season of the
Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, the main cup competition in the
Northern Premier League. It will be sponsored by Doodson Sport for a fourth consecutive season. 68 clubs from England will enter the competition, beginning with the preliminary round on 1 September, and all ties will end will end after 90 minutes and conclude with penalties. The defending champions are
AFC Fylde, who defeated
Skelmersdale United 1–0 in the
2014 Final. Fylde will be unable to defend their title as they were promoted to the
Conference North through the play–offs.
Calendar Preliminary round Eight teams from the
Northern Premier League Division One North or
Northern Premier League Division One South have to compete in the Preliminary round to win a place in the competition proper. The draw for this round was made on 23 July 2014. Source:
First round Teams that were not in the preliminary round from
Northern Premier League Division One North or
Northern Premier League Division One South entered at this stage as well as teams from the
Northern Premier League Premier Division, along with the winners from the preliminary round. The draw for this round was made on 23 July 2014. Source: Source:
Third round The 16 winners from the second round were entered into the third round draw on 4 December 2014. The ties are originally scheduled to be played between 12 and 20 January. Source: Source:
Semi-finals The 4 winners from the Quarter-finals were entered into the Semi-final draw on 18 February 2015. The ties are originally scheduled to be played between 24 March and 8 April. Source:
Final The
Challenge Cup Final was played at
Edgeley Park, the home ground of
Stockport County. This was
Farsley's first final appearance and the second final appearance for
Warrington Town (they advanced to the final in 1993 but were defeated by
Winsford United). This was the first final in which both teams were from lower divisions. Source: ==See also==