The match scheduled to be played on Tuesday 16th October against Kidsgrove has been postponed to assist the preparations for their FA Cup tie.

New to our website as an extension of the Historical Archive is a section dedicated to Linnets matchday programmes - from Runcorn AFC through to the present-day Runcorn Linnets.

It is the work of former club chairman, Derek Greenwood (now one of our vice-presidents) who has meticulously put together and published (with a little technological assistance from our media officer and webmaster Steve Pritchard!) an archive featuring a cross-section of material from different eras.

We are sure you will enjoy this nostalgic trawl through time, revisiting well-remembered matches while also getting a flavour of games played 'before your time!'.

The Programme Archive can be viewed here.

We have been drawn away to Leek Town or Newcastle Town in the second round of our league's Integro Cup.

The date for the tie is still to be decided.

Leek will host the first round tie against Newcastle on Tuesday, October 23rd.

Are you or do you know anyone in Year 11?

Runcorn Linnets are looking for talented, committed and ambitious local footballers who wish to join a semi-professional academy in the Evo-Stik League where they will #Study, #Train and #Play full time after leaving school in 2019.

Our students study for a BTEC in Sport qualification (Level 2 or 3), train every day with an UEFA qualified coach and play in the NPL Football Academy League with opportunities to play in the FA Youth Cup.

Starting in September 2019, the Runcorn Linnets 'Education and Football Academy' is an alternative to college and is ideal for any 16/17 year old who want to gain a great education and develop as a footballer at the same time.

TRIALS are taking place in the forthcoming half term holidays:-

DATE: Thursday 25th October
TIME: 1pm – 3pm
VENUE: Runcorn Linnets FC, Millbank Linnets Stadium, Stockham Lane, Runcorn, WA7 6GJ

If you would like to attend, please register your details at nplfa.co.uk/register

At the Runcorn Linnets Academy you will study, train and play full time.

STUDY:
- Alternative to college
- BTEC in Sport 3 (equivalent to 2/3 A Levels)
- Two year programme
- Study in the classroom with your team mates
- Opportunities to gain experience at the football club

TRAIN:
- Experienced & UEFA qualified coaches
- Train three/four times a week
- Improve technical ability and fitness on a daily basis
- Opportunities to train with the first team

PLAY:
- In the NPL Football Academy League
- Opportunities to play in the FA Youth Cup
- Games played at Evo-Stik League stadiums
- Opportunities to progress to the first team
- Opportunities to play for the inter-league team against professional clubs (https://youtu.be/599ijooPbrg)

EXTRAS:
- All matches are filmed, analysed and shown in a weekly highlights package online with our video partners FilmMyMatch (https://youtu.be/3T_q_C28oQg)
- Opportunities to take part in online challenges against other students (https://youtu.be/SQfRyXeSYUc)
- Opportunities to study, play and coach in the USA by gaining a scholarship
- Progress onto our three-year university degree course (nplfa.co.uk/degree/)

Take a look at the NPLFA's success stories - nplfa.co.uk/graduates/ - and activate your ambition now by applying at nplfa.co.uk/register

Follow the NPLFA:
facebook.com/NPLFootballAcademy
twitter.com/NPLFA
instagram.com/NPLFA
youtube.com/NPLFA

We are pleased to announce that in addition to the new bar being constructed, the clubhouse now has BT Sport installed.

On Saturday November 3rd, the club is holding a Race Night in the clubhouse at the Millbank Linnets Stadium.

The event starts at 8pm after our EVO-STIK League home match against Leek Town and the Arsenal v Liverpool match on BT Sport (this will be televised in the clubhouse at 5.30pm).

We hope that the first-team squad and management team will be in attendance for the race night.

Admission to the race night is free and the bar will be open with hot food being sold from the kitchen.

In addition to on-the-night betting on the filmed horse races, you can help YOUR club through sponsorship.

You can sponsor a race at £25 while for £5 you can be an owner or jockey of a particular horse - all the runners are named after Linnets players of past and present.

The contribution of race sponsors will be acknowledged throughout the evening.

They can also present the awards to any winners from the race
(horse or jockey sponsors will receive a prize if their horse wins).

Sponsorship can be pledged online on the Race Night page

Alternatively, please speak to one of the following on match days: Mike Bignall, Jon Urquhart, Hedley Edwards, Kel Hoose, Josh Christian or Paul Tandy.

As always, we ask that you support the event as much as YOU possibly can as this is an important fundraising evening in aid of YOUR club.

Let's make it a big success!