Northern Premier League

CHASETOWN 1 RUNCORN LINNETS 2

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
18 January 2026

DIV 1 WEST
By Paul Noone

■ JUST as they did seven days earlier, Runcorn Linnets scored twice during the closing stages to claim a last-gasp victory.
It means Michael Ellison’s record remains unblemished since his return to the club as manager.
The visitors were denied an opening goal when Curtis Pond saved smartly to deny Scott Bakkor, and fell behind shortly before the interval when George Cater nodded in from close range.
The Scholars protected their lead largely untroubled in the second half until Bakkor blasted Linnets level after 88 minutes – his tenth league s...

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