Marske United went ahead in the 33rd minute with a goal from Curtis Round. Marske United got another in the 37th minute with a goal from Curtis Round. Marske United put us three goals down in the 49th minute with a goal from Louis Johnson. Lewis Maloney received a Yellow Card for Marske United in the 58th minute. Marske United scored again in the 60th minute with a goal from Louis Johnson. In the 61st minute the Linnets substituted Joshua Dobie for Jamie Rainford. In the 62nd minute the Linnets substituted Ryan Wade for Connor McCarthy. In the 72nd minute Marske United substituted Andrew Stephenson for Craig Gott. In the 72nd minute Marske United substituted Lewis Maloney for Brad Plant. Marske United got yet another in the 75th minute with a goal from Louis Johnson. In the 78th minute Marske United substituted Louis Johnson for Mathew Waters. Marske United scored in the 85th minute with a goal from Mathew Waters. Zac Aley scored from just outside the 6 yard box following a well-placed finish following a rebound in the 89th minute.

Match Report

In the 13th minute the Linnets were awarded a penalty. From a coolly taken penalty in the 14th minute Kurt Sherlock scored for the Linnets. Pontefract Collieries FC equalised in the 17th minute with a goal from Joe Lumsden. In the 21st minute the Linnets substituted Ryan Gibson for Ryan Wade. Pontefract Collieries FC scored in the 24th minute with a goal from Spencer Clarke. Jack Greenhough received a Yellow Card for Pontefract Collieries FC in the 34th minute. In the 1st minute of added time of the first half Tom Owens equalised. Peter Wylie scored for the Linnets following a cracking touch from inside the 6 yard box in the 56th minute. Paul Shanley received a Yellow Card for The Linnets in the 60th minute. In the 68th minute Pontefract Collieries FC substituted Fabian Bailey for Scott Brown. Spencer Clarke received a Yellow Card for Pontefract Collieries FC in the 69th minute. In the 78th minute Pontefract Collieries FC substituted Cody Cromack for Jameel Ible. In the 84th minute the Linnets substituted Kurt Sherlock for Declan McGivern. Following a brilliant header from just outside the 6 yard box Zac Aley put us a further goal clear in the 87th minute. Jamie Williams received a Yellow Card for Pontefract Collieries FC in the 2nd minute of added time of the second half. Scott Brown received a Yellow Card for Pontefract Collieries FC in the 2nd minute of added time of the second half. Louis Corrigan put us three ahead in the 3rd minute of added time of the second half following a dipping free-kick from just outside the area. Pontefract Collieries FC pulled one back in the 5th minute of added time of the second half.

Match Report

The draw for the next round of the Buildbase FA Trophy has handed us a home tie against Pontefract Collieries on Saturday, October 26th (ko 3pm).

The First Round Qualifying game will be the third meeting of the teams this season, following a 1-1 league draw at The Millbank on the opening day and our 1-0 defeat at Pontefract in the return match earlier this month.

Kurt Sherlock put the Linnets ahead from inside the 6 yard box from a lovely touch in the 11th minute. Ally Brown received a Yellow Card for The Linnets in the 29th minute. The Linnets benefit from a Trafford's own goal by Sam Baird in the 33rd minute. Joel Amado received a Yellow Card for Trafford in the 58th minute. In the 59th minute Trafford substituted Curtis Miller for Toyeeb Mustapha. In the 60th minute Trafford substituted Keil O'Brien for Darius Palma. In the 60th minute Trafford substituted Oli Roberts for Michael Jones. Jamie Rainford put us three ahead with a cracking strike from inside the area in the 62nd minute. In the 66th minute the Linnets substituted Kurt Sherlock for Kyle Hamid. In the 74th minute the Linnets substituted Zac Aley for Ryan Wade. In the 83rd minute the Linnets substituted Joshua Dobie for Warren Bellew.

Match Report

Runcorn Linnets have got the show on the road in style on debut in the Northern Premier League Football Academy (NPLFA).

The team yesterday secured a second away success in as many attempts with a fine 4-2 win at Belper Town (Yellow) in the Sports Trader Division.

Linnets had stormed into a 3-0 half-time lead with goals from Ross Avies and Harrison Thatcher, whose efforts were supplemented by Aiden Brown.

It was a good way for the team to bounce back from the previous week's 5-2 home defeat by a more-experienced Widnes FC side, which included some second year students.

Our lads had also led at the interval, this time 2-0 with Avies and Brown on target. As further consolation, Harrison Thatcher was named in the NPLFA "Team of the Week".

The derby, the first NPLFA game at The Millbank Linnets Stadium, attracted a Wednesday afternoon crowd of just below 50.

Admission to all NPL home games is free via main entrance to the stadium. The canteen will be open as a rule.

Runcorn Linnets' next two scheduled league games, both at the MLS, are on Wednesday, October 16th against Radcliffe (Black) and Wednesday, October 23rd against Skelmerdale United.

We also have a home draw against Stafford Rangers in the NPLFA Cup on Wednesday, November 6th.

All these games have 1pm kick offs.

Any fixture updates will appear on the Runcorn Linnets NPLFA twitter site @LinnetsNpl

The photo from the Widnes home game is by Andy Findlay.