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Seventh heaven as Linnets ease home

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
5 October 2025

2ND QUALIFYING RND
By Andrew Simpson

RUNCORN LINN 7
BURY 0
LEWIS CRANE bagged a hat-trick as Runcorn recorded their biggest FA Trophy victory in this rearranged second qualifying round tie.
The teenage striker had been due to play for Ashton Town at Garstang in a North West Counties League fixture but diverted instead to Cheshire when that game was postponed.
He was introduced as a substitute shortly before Naim Arsan opened the scoring from the penalty spot against opponents who had announced four hours before kick-off that they planned to field their Under-21s team.
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