Our first away game of 2026-27 takes us to South Mamchester as we make the trip to newly-promoted Wythenshawe. This is our second visit to a ground, which hosted an opening day NPL West fixture between the clubs in August 2024. It ended goalless with Linnets winning the return game in December 3-1. Wythenshawe are back at Step 4 after landing the North West Counties League Premier Division title last season with 106 points from 46 matches. Wythenshawe v RUNCORN LINNETS Saturd

Picture by Ben Jackson Congratulations to Jacques Welsh on making his 200th appearance for Runcorn Linnets last night. Jacques joins an elite list of eight other players to have completed the doubke century, four having now reached the landmark in the last two seasons. The full list is: 313 - Matt Atherton 313 (259 starts+54 sub) 261 - Kyle Hamid (236+25) 251 - Peter Wylie (223+28) 212 - Michael Ellison (202+10) - Mark Houghton (173+39) 206 - Lewis Doyle (178+28) 202

Runcorn Linnets 0 Bootle 2 Report by Dave Bettley; pictures by Ben Jackson Matty Whittingham tracks the run of Bootle skipper and former Linnets right back Jay Roberts. Linnets were left counting the cost of an erratic performance after losing their first midweek game of the season to a Bucks side enjoying a maiden runout. The hosts could ultimately have no complaints. They made too many mistakes against visitors, who didn't have to produce anything spectacular to take the po