Northern Premier League

RUNCORN LINNETS 1 SHIFNAL TOWN 2

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
19 October 2025

DIV 1 WEST
By Andy Simpson

■ JOSH Green’s stunning free-kick secured maximum points for Shifnal Town at the expense of Runcorn Linnets.
The full-back curled a perfectly placed strike into the top corner after 73 minutes – moments after Sean Miller had hauled the hosts level from the penalty spot. The same player almost found a second equaliser in stoppage time, but Lewis Crane’s looping header clipped the crossbar.
Runcorn had been chasing the game since the eighth minute when Kevin Monteiro volleyed home from a Kane Lewis corner. Shifnal goalkeeper Andy Wyche...

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