Runcorn (inc Halton & Linnets)
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68. Runcorn (inc Halton & Linnets)


Total Matches Played: 152 Won 57 Drawn 32 Lost 63 Goals 267-313

League Matches Played 108 - (Home) Won 27 Drawn 14 Lost 13 Goals 122-103 - (Away) Won 13 Drawn 9 Lost 32 Goals 77-140

Pictured is John Coleman in the Cheshire Senior Cup 2-1 win on March 10th 1990.

First Home Encounter: November 22nd 1919 Cheshire County League 2-1 att. n/k

First Away Encounter: December 13th 1919 Cheshire County League 0-3 att. 2,000

Last Home Encounter: January 1st 2024 N.P.L. First Division 1-0 att. 767

Last Away Encounter: September 9th 2023 F.A. Trophy 1st Qual. 0-0 (4-3 pens) att. 663

Biggest Home Wins: January 28th 1922 Cheshire County League 5-1 att. n/k
April 5th 1933 Cheshire County League 5-1 att. n/k
April 10th 1948 Cheshire County League 5-1 att. 4,500

Biggest Away Win: September 14th 1946 Cheshire County League 5-0 att. 3,508
Heaviest Home Defeats: January 25th 1936 Cheshire County League 3-7 att. 2,100
April 19th 1965 Cheshire County League 3-7 att. 1,400

Heaviest Away Defeat: November 24th 1934 Cheshire County League 1-9 att. 834

Highest Home Attendance*: November 7th 1953 F.A. Cup 4th Qualifying Rd. 2-0 att. 5,097

Lowest Home Attendance*: December 9th 1998 NPL President’s Cup Replay 1-3 att. 139

Highest Away Attendance*: February 3rd 1951 Cheshire Senior Cup Rd. 1 3-0 att. 4,609

Lowest Away Attendance*: March 22nd 2006 N.P.L. Premier Division 4-0 att. 145

* Attendances only regularly recorded since 1949

Goal Scorers: (267): 13: HAROLD HOWARD. 9: Billy Challenger & Joe Dale. 8: Frank Fidler.
7: Eric Hyde. 6: Jackie Cheetham & Jack Christopher. 5: Bill Whitehead, Bill Tynan & Trevor Ogden.
4: Charles Ramsden, Alf Ashley, Harry McCann, Archie Elsby & Gerry Duffy.
3: Ernie Kershaw, John Pearson, Fred Eastwood, Walter Hough, Ernie Brain, George Stubbs, Reg Dorsett, Les Sutton, John White, Jim McCluskie, Mike Moseley & Joe Duckworth.
2: Bill Pepper, Harry Gregory, Howarth, Harry Winnington, Joe Jones, Ralph Piercy, Jack Ratcliffe, John Wainwright, Henry Williams, John Wilkinson, Ian Duthie, Reg Tapley, Len Stephenson, George Johnson, Bill Taylor, Jim McLean, Tony Lee, Lenny Dickinson, Fred Taberner, Dave Carrick, Don Ratcliffe, Brian Griffin, John Walker, Phil Spencer, Mark Edwards, Karl Thomas, Nigel Gleghorn & Connor Hughes.
1: Smith, H. Seddon, John Eyres, Smith, Wright, Tommy Haspell, Lydiate, Tom Woodcock, Frank Kenyon, John Harris, Bill Houston, Harry Middleton, Jack Kay, Fred Flavell, Walter Lees, James Lowe, Harry Watson, Steven Morris, George Dagnall, George Higgins, Bill Taylor, Herbert Belcher, H. Lowe, Harry Warburton, Jack Whitfield, A. Watkinson, John Harrison, Tommy Latham, Bill Foulkes, Dick Allmark, Billy Rudd, Fred Brooks, Des Lacey, Ralph Gregory, Gordon Smith, Albert Johnson, Brian Siddall, Jack Wilkinson, Ken Yearsley, Eric Barber, Colin Barnes, John Houghton, Stan Smith, Ken Chaytor, Alan Rogers, Ray Gryba, Chris Chrimes, Doug Gallimore, Tony Bailey, Bobby Lodge, Paddy Daly, Chris Riley, Ron Hewitt, Ken Barnes, Bobby Cunliffe, Barry Wheatley, Richard Cwiklinski, Alan Haspell, Dave Farron, Tony Keyes, Ted White, Noel Bradley, Brendan Burke, Carl Alford, Jim Connor, Steve Senior, Steve Tobin, Liam Watson, Marc Hawkes, Mike Turner, Steve Mallinson, Danny Byrne, Ian Latham, Michael Bowler, Shaun Whalley, Elliot Rokka & Brandon Newell. + 4 Own Goals: Spencer (13/3/1926), Lightfoot (29/4/1953), Mitchell (20/2/1971) & Scott (26/2/1980).

4 Goals in Match: Harold Howard (28/1/1922 home in 5-1 Cheshire League)

Hat-Tricks: (5)
Bill Whitehead (30/12/1939 home in 4-6 Cheshire League), Archie Elsby (18/8/1956 away in 4-3 Cheshire League), Les Sutton (12/9/62 home in 4-4 Cheshire League), Trevor Ogden (22/10/1969 home in 4-2 NW Floodlit League) & Mike Moseley (22/3/2006 away in 4-0 NPL)

Goalkeeper Clean Sheets: (28): 4: JOHNNY SOUTHERN & BOB FLETCHER.
3: George Scales. 2: Jim Bell, George Ashbrook & Keith Mason.
1: Fred Bryce, Les Newton, Mark Radcliffe, Tony Yoxall, Ged Johnson, Les Aston, John Bell, Jon Kennedy, Jon Worsnop, Harry Wright & Ollie Martin.