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Welcome to the official website of Runcorn Linnets FC.
We are a Trust-based team formed in the 2006 off-season by the fans of the now defunct Runcorn FC (which was playing under the name "Runcorn FC Halton" at the time). We play in the Vodkat League. Having started out in North West Counties Division 2, we successfully secured promotion to Division 1 matching Winsford at the top of the table, but missing out on the League Title by goal difference.
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Latest Headlines 06 Feb : Runcorn beat Silsden 1-2 05 Feb : New signing : Jake Ellis 05 Feb : Press Release - Work Officially starts on new Millbank Linnets Stadium 05 Feb : Press Release - Club announces new main sponsor 30 Jan : The new Ground is named : The Linnets Stadium
What's New?
- 06 Feb : Match Report for the Silsden game has been added.
- 27 Jan : Match Report for the Northwich Victoria game has been added.
- 23 Jan : Match Report for the Wigan Robin Park game has been added.
**A Special Matchday Offer** The club are offering half price match ball sponsorship for the remainder of this season.
For just £50 you would receive four complimentary tickets to the match, use of the sponsors’ lounge before and after the match, refreshments before the match and at half time, mentions in the match day programme and over the tannoy, and as a small memento, a ball signed by the Runcorn team of the day.
This package is ideal as a gift for the holiday period or for a group of friends who would like to add something extra to their matchday experience.
For more information and to book your place, please call the club line on 07050 801733 or ask any board member on matchdays.
This offer is subject to availability and will be booked on a first come first served basis.
Latest News
06 Feb : Runcorn beat Silsden 1-2 | Runcorn beat Silsden in the Vodkat Premier League at Cougar Park with a score of 1-2. Michael Case in the 2nd minute. Equaliser in 65th, and Chris Blundell restored the lead in 70th.
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05 Feb : New signing : Jake Ellis | In what's turned out to be a very busy news day, the club has signed a new Centre Forward. Jake Ellis, an 18 year old who plays for Southport, has joined the Linnets today. Everybody at the club would like to wish him good luck! |
05 Feb : Press Release - Work Officially starts on new Millbank Linnets Stadium | The club has issued a joint press release with Halton Borough Council about the start of works on the new Millbank Linnets Stadium.
From left to right; John Hatton (HBC Leisure & Community Services Manager), Alan Jones (Honorary Club President), David Hopley (Managing Director of
Millbank Group the new club sponsor), Derek Greenwood (Chairman), and Cllr Rob Polhill ( Halton Borough Council's Deputy-Leader)
Work has kicked-off on Runcorn Linnets' new stadium due to be the club's new home from the 2010/2011 season - in a partnership deal with Halton Borough Council after Club officials signed a 30-year lease on the Council-owned site.
Constructions of the 1,600-capacity Millbank Linnets Stadium, at Halton Sports in Murdishaw, Runcorn, was officially launched with with a sod-cutting ceremony on Friday 5 February.
The new Ground was named "The Linnets Stadium" as an overwhelming winner from the poll of Trust members, receiving 47 of the 100 votes and twice as many as the second choice on the shortlist of five suggested names.
The new £230,000 facility, funded jointly by Runcorn Linnets FC, Halton Borough Council, and the Football Foundation will provide a home for the Linnets, who haven't had a base in the town since the previous club's ground at Canal Street was sold in 2001. The sale of the old Ground saw Runcorn AFC become somewhat nomadic until its demise in 2006, whereupon the fans formed the new Runcorn Linnets FC.
Halton Borough Council's Executive Board Member for Sport, Cllr Phil Harris, said: "Now the club has a home ground back in Runcorn they can start the hard work of increasing thier supporters base and moving back up the leagues.
"They will also add a much needed boost to the development of open age football in the borough."
The new 1,600 capacity facility will take a couple of months to construct, and will be the club's full-time home from the start of the 2010/2011 season.
Club Chairman, Derek Greenwood said "This is a momentous day for the club. To be able to start work on our new ground is something we've been dreaming of for a number of years now, and it's great to see it finally coming to fruition.
"We'd like to express our gratitude to both Halton Borough Council, and the Football Foundation, for grants that have made this project possible, and to our fans and supporters who have enabled us to contribute a considerable sum to the project via our own fundraising efforts.
"I'd also like to thank Millbank Group for becoming the club's main sponsor today, which incorporates both our new ground, and the shirts for at least the next three years.
"We are now looking forward to opening the ground once complete, and can't wait to play our first match here."
Work to transform an existing brick building into a clubhouse has already begun thanks to volunteer electrician and Linnets supporter Ste Bignall.
The club will need other volunteers to come forward to work on the renovation of the clubhouse - financially supported by Halton council, the Football Foundation, Linnets fans and two area forums.
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05 Feb : Press Release - Club announces new main sponsor | The club has issued press release about the club's new sponsor, Millbank Group, who have committed to sponsoring the new Ground, and the first team shirts for the next three years starting next season, with an option to extend to five years.
The new Millbank Linnets Stadium
Runcorn Linnets FC and The Millbank Group, a UK market leading resource management solution provider who operate from headquarters in Runcorn, are pleased to announce a multi-year club sponsorship arrangement. The three year deal, with in-built options to extend to five years, will see the Resource Management specialist provided with branding opportunities at the club for an undisclosed, but substantial annual investment. The Millbank name and logo will feature in the name and signage associated with the club's new stadium; The Millbank Linnets Stadium, whose construction started this week at Halton Sports near Murdishaw, and Millbank will take on the mantle as the club's shirt sponsor in the 2010/2011 season which will see the club playing in Runcorn for the first time since its inception in 2006.
Linnets' Chairman, Derek Greenwood said "This is a fantastic opportunity for the club. This multi-year sponsorship deal with the Millbank Group allows the club to make financial plans with a level of certainty that isn't possible without arrangements like this in place. However, it's not just money that Millbank bring to the relationship. Their organisation has a turnover of over fifty million pounds per year, and with that they have a whole host of expertise and experience that we can call upon. Now that the club is moving back to the Town, we hope that this will be just the first of many local companies that will take an interest in supporting the club, which will help us to further develop our plans for local football in the community. I'd like to thank the Millbank Group for joining us at this exciting time. The construction of our own ground, and the opportunity to move the club to a base in Runcorn, is something that we've been working hard to achieve over the last few years, and now that it's all happening, it's great to be able to announce a local business of the calibre of Millbank as a partner."
Millbank Managing Director David Hopley said "We at the Millbank Group are delighted to be able to sponsor Runcorn Linnets in this way. Ever since their initial approach to us last year, we have been impressed by their professionalism, even though they are a volunteer organisation, and we want to help them flourish and develop their plans for local football. The Millbank Group are keen to support the local community, and this sponsorship deal is a fantastic way to deliver this. We hope to do more with the club over the coming months and years, as Derek says, this is just the start of the relationship, and we have experience, resources, and expertise that we can make available to the club. For instance, we are considering sponsoring a Runcorn Linnets Soccer School for local kids in the summer."
Runcorn Linnets FC were formed in 2006 off-season by the fans of the defunct Runcorn AFC, playing at that time as Runcorn FC Halton. In their first year they gained promotion from, what at the time was called the North West Counties Second Division into what's now known as the Vodkat Premier Division. The previous club spent time playing in Widnes and Prescot after leaving its Runcorn home of Canal Street in 2001, and the new club's return to the Town next season represents a significant milestone.
The Millbank Group is a UK market leader in the provision of resource management solutions and since it's inception in the mid 1970's has grown to become a leading supplier to clients operating within the nuclear, energy, process and transportation sectors throughout the UK and also on an international level. In recent years, Millbank have entered high profile business partnerships with a number of world leading businesses which sees Millbank managing their end to end resourcing activities and the recruitment supply chain. For more details regarding the Millbank Group, please visit the company's website at www.millbank.com.
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30 Jan : The new Ground is named : The Linnets Stadium | Despite the scheduled match being called off, the count for the naming of the new ground went ahead, and the winner by a long way was "The Linnets Stadium".
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Recent Headlines 28 Jan : Player News - A trio of Matthews 26 Jan : Runcorn lose to Northwich Victoria 7-1 25 Jan : Club announces new Shirt Sponsor - Warrington Trophy World 23 Jan : Runcorn lose to Wigan Robin Park 3-2 19 Jan : Runcorn lose to AFC Blackpool 4-1 12 Jan : New signings : Adam Hunter and Andrew Edgar 07 Jan : Derek Greenwood on BBC Radio Merseyside 05 Jan : It’s a Happy New Year for Runcorn Linnets FC thanks to £93,331 funding success 02 Jan : Runcorn Supporters Club Christmas Draw 2009 15 Dec : Runcorn beat Witton Albion 0-1
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