Northern Premier League

RAINFORD TRIGGERS A LINNETS TRIUMPH

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
4 December 2022

DIV 1 WEST
By Dave Burnett

WIN-LINN: Runcorn Linnets’ Lewis Doyle celebrates scoring their second and, inset, Sam Heathcote heads clear under pressure from Leek Town’s Tim Grice
PICTURE: Gary Griffiths

LEEK TOWN 0 RUNCORN L’NETS 2
Rainford 15, Doyle 62
SECOND-PLACE Leek Town suffered only their second league defeat of the season as Runcorn Linnets continued their recent good form to put in a strong performance and move within a point of their promotion rivals.
Leek should have taken the lead after 14 minutes with a great chance when the ball fell to Tim Gri...

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