Have your photo taken with the Cheshire Senior Cup at our free Family Fun Day

Club captain James Short and matchnight skipper Jacques Welsh raise aloft the Cheshire Senior Cup surrounded by victorious team-mates. Picture by Peter Cantwell.

The Cheshire Senior Cup will be on display at our free Family Fun Day tomorrow.

Runcorn Linnets won the competition for the first time on Tuesday, as 3-0 victors over Pitching In Northern Premier League West rivals Stalybridge Celtic.

Linnets lifted the trophy which was claimed 12 times by predecessors Runcorn AFC, whose inaugural success came exactly 100 years ago.

Founded in 1918, they defeated Crewe Alexandra 1-0 in the 1925 final but after winning it again in 1936, fans had a long wait for their maiden post-WW2 success.

The trophy was claimed three times in the 1960s and in two consecutive years in the following decade - notably 50 years ago in 1975.

The height of achievement, however, was in the 1980s. Linnets took the Cheshire crown five times in a row between 1984 and 1989.

Despite two final appearances in the 1990s, there would be no further Cheshire honours before the club's eventual demise at the end of 2005-06 season.

The former club finished as runners-up seven times in all.

Adam Moseley (left) on his way to a match-winning hat-trick in Tuesday's final. Picture by Peter Cantwell.

Runcorn Linnets succeeded them in 2006-07 and until this season, our best performance was reaching the semi-finals in 2010 and 2023.

The current trophy was first contested in 1886, although the competition itself dates back to 1880.

Northwich Victoria were allowed to keep the original as recognition for winning the cup in each of its first six seasons.

We'll also be showing off the trophies won by our Under 21s men's team as 2024-25 league and cup double winners in the North West U21s Development League.

Am APEC Taxis Stadium crowd of 300 saw the players lift the Division B Championship to seal promotion to the Premier Division and also the Divisional Trophy.

We sold 869 advance tickets for the Senior Cup final at Chester with other fans paying at the turnstiles.

Oh, what a night! Picture by Peter Cantwell.