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NICK’S FAST START FIRES UP LINNETS

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
9 August 2026

By George Marshall

NPL WEST
RUNCORN LINNETS 4
STALYBRIDGE CELTIC 2
FAST starters Runcorn Linnets did not look back from the moment debutant Nick Rushton put them ahead inside 60 seconds.
He punished a defensive error to leave Stalybridge Celtic playing catch-up, adding a second after half an hour when he was first to a loose ball after Jay Harris curled an effort against the crossbar.
Jon Macken’s men did rally, and Linnets goalkeeper Calvin Hare produced his best to keep out Josh Granite’s header and a close-range effort by Ruben Jerome. Dec McLoughlin converted a ...

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