Pictures by Kelly Jones Goalkeeper Cian O'Shea was handed his debut on loan from Stockport County for Saturday's 3-1 victory in the top-six clash at Vauxhall. Cian has been capped Republic of Ireland U19s and signed his first professional contract with Stockport at 17 years old in November 2024 - the deal running until 2027. Prior to that, he had been an Academy scholar at Edgeley Park, producing a string of impressive displays for the Under 18s. Cian joined County at U15s le

Ryan Brookfield has been drafted in as goalkeeper coach by Michael Ellison, having previously worked alongside the reappointed Runcorn manager at Widnes. He succeeds Adam Rigby, who had been installed by the previous manager Brad Cooke in July 2025. We thank Adam for his efforts during his six months with the club. Our incoming GK coach Ryan spent three years as a player with Chester City, where he rose through the youth ranks to the senior squad. He made one senior appearanc

Chris Lawton has returned to the backroom team at Runcorn Linnets as assistant manager. He received an early present for his birthday today (Sunday) from Saturday's 3-1 win at Vauxhall on his Linnets comeback. Lawty was originally part of the first-team coaching staff under Michael Ellison from 2018 to 2020 and fellow just short of 150 appearances as a player. In the interim, he has been alongside Ello in the dugouts at City of Liverpool and Widnes, sharing in the latter's NP