Runcorn Linnets 1
Nantwich Town 1
League (NPL Division 1 West)


Runcorn Lins 

1 - 1
HT: 0-0

Nantwich Town


League
(NPL Division 1 West)
Saturday, January 31st, 2026
APEC Taxis Stadium, Murdishaw.
Attendance: 620


Goalscorers
Joe Collins (58)

Team Managers
Luke Goddard

Starting Eleven
Ben Garratt .1
Aidy Roxburgh .2
James Baillie .3
Joe Collins .4
Ben Hockenhull .5
Paddy Kennedy .6
Alex Panter .7
Joel Connolly .8
Byron Harrison .9
Paddy Jarrett .10
Byron Moore .11

Bench
Callum Saunders .12
Jordan Hodkin .14
Joe Robbins .15
Reece Vaughan .16
Harry Bower .17

Substitutions
Callum Saunders for Byron Moore (59)
Jordan Hodkin for Paddy Jarrett (59)


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Match Report


In strong winds and what turned into torrential rain, the home side largely controlled things in the first half in this match up between 2 of the form sides in the NPL West.

After a few early skirmishes, the biggest chance of the first half came when Sean Miller burst through into the Dabbers box and saw his low shot ery well saved by Ben Garratt who spread himself superbly.

In the second half, the pattern of Runcorn control was spectacularly broken, but not before Paddy Kennedy managed to clear a shot off the line in a goalmouth scramble in the Nantwich 6-yard box.

A couple of minutes later, a smart Dabbers move progressed down the right. Alex Panter and Aidy Roxburgh traded passes, with Roxburgh then squaring the ball to Joe Collins who hit it first time looping into the top corner. A magnificent first Nantwich goal for Collins who celebrated wildly and rightly so.

Jordan Hodkin hit the side netting as Nantwich pressed on and carried out another slick move on the counter.

Nantwich were holding out very well but Runcorn began to up the pressure and it paid off in the last 10 minutes.

A deep cross into the Nantwich box ended up unintentionally bouncing off Paddy Kennedy and into the path of Ryan Brooke who fired high into the net from a narrow angle.

Runcorn Linnets: Bayleigh Passant, Joseph Ferguson, Naim Arsan, Jacques Welsh (C), Peter Wylie, Steve Irwin (Ryan Brooke, 69), Harry McGee (Elliot Rokka, 62), Isaac Graham (Declan McLoughlin, 82), Scott Bakkor, Sean Miller, James Steele (Lewis Doyle, 69)
Sub not used: Adam Rooney
Goal: Brooke (84)

Nantwich Town: Ben Garratt, Aidy Roxburgh, James Baillie, Joe Collins, Ben Hockenhull, Paddy Kennedy, Alex Panter, Joel Connolly (C), Byron Harrison, Paddy Jarrett (Callum Saunders, 59), Byron Moore (Jordan Hodkin, 59)
Subs not used: Joe Robbins, Reece Vaughan, Harry Bower
Goal: Collins (58)

Attendance: 620

Match report written by Liam Price (www.nantwichtownfc.co.uk)



Squad Statistics (as at January 31st, 2026)


2025-26 All Time
League Cups All
Ben Garratt (GK) 28 - 10 - 93 -
James Baillie 15 - 2 - 28 -
Ben Hockenhull 23 - 9 - 411
Paddy Kennedy 25 - 101644
Aidy Roxburgh 2618 - 431
Joel Connolly 27110 - 911
Paddy Jarrett 2216 - 321
Joe Collins 1412 - 161
Alex Panter 28141055522
Byron Moore 254104358
Byron Harrison 28710216050
Callum Saunders (sub) 2366117655
Jordan Hodkin (sub) 2 - 0 - 2 -