Runcorn Linnets Ladies return to league action this Sunday with a trip to Manchester Laces in North West Women's Regional League's South Division. The match sees third-placed Linnets face a Laces team, who lie fourth. With so few games left, this one will go some way to deciding the final positions with Linnets seeking to consolidate their current ranking. Earlier in the season, the Manchester team left APEC Taxis Stadium with bragging rights by winning a tight affair against

A pat on the back for second goalscorer Ben Crane from man of the match Cam Schofield. Pictures by Kelly Jones . Hyde United Under 21s (Prem) 0 Runcorn Linnets Under 21s 3 Runcorn Linnets reached the semi-finals of the North West Under 21s Development League's Premier Division Trophy at their first attempt with an emphatic victory on Tameside. Goals from the division's leading marksman Lewis Crane (with a penalty), namesake substitute Ben Crane and Cameron Schofield gave Li

Ryan Brooke after pouncing for Runcorn's third and final goal. Darlaston Town 0 Runcorn Linnets 3 Report by Dave Bettley with pictures from Neil Thornton Linnets capitalised on two fellow promotion-contending sides dropping points with a more than comfortable victory over a Darlaston team deep in relegation trouble. As Lower Breck joined Vauxhall Motors in drawing their weekend games, unchanged Runcorn climbed back up to third spot by inflicting a sixth successive defeat on t