Statistics

Match Summary
Biggest Home Win	7-0	24/10/20 v Ashton Athletic (Premier Division)
Biggest Away Win	2-0	10/10/20 v AFC Darwen (The Buildbase FA Vase)
Biggest Home Defeat	0-3	17/10/20 v Skelmersdale United (Premier Division)
Biggest Away Defeat	0-2	04/11/20 v Northwich Victoria (Cheshire Senior Cup)
Highest Drawn Game	3-3	04/09/20 v AFC Liverpool (A) (The Macron Cup)
Highest Aggregate Scoreline	7	24/10/20 7-0 v Ashton Athletic (H) (Premier Division)

 

Season at a Glance
	Home		Away		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Played	5		7		12
Won	3	60.00%	1	14.29%	4	33.33%
Drawn	1	20.00%	4	57.14%	5	41.67%
Lost	1	20.00%	2	28.57%	3	25.00%
Scored	12	2.40	8	1.14	20	1.67
Conceded	5	1.00	10	1.43	15	1.25

 

Progression in Cup Competitions
The Emirates F.A Cup	1st Qualifying Round	0-0	Lancaster City	(A)
The Buildbase FA Vase	1st Round	0-2	Guisborough Town	(A)
The Macron Cup	Final	v	1874 Northwich	(H)
	To be played on Sat 26/09/20
Cheshire Senior Cup	1st Round	0-2	Northwich Victoria	(A)

 

Home Attendance Summary
Highest Attendance	183	12/09/20 v Brighouse Town (The Emirates F.A Cup)
Lowest Attendance	98	27/10/20 v Irlam (Premier Division)
Average Attendance	5 games	134

 

Number of Games Since
Last Win	2 games
Last Defeat	0 games
Goalless Draw	8 games
Score Draw	4 games
Scored A Goal	2 games
Fail To Score	0 games
Clean Sheet	2 games

 

Scored / Conceded This Season
	Scored		Conceded
	#	%	#	%
None	4	33.33%	4	33.33%
One	2	16.67%	3	25.00%
Two	4	33.33%	3	25.00%
Three	1	8.33%	2	16.67%
Four	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Five or more	1	8.33%	0	0.00%

 

When the Goals Went In
	For		Against		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%
0-15	2	10.00%	1	6.67%	3	8.57%
16-30	3	15.00%	4	26.67%	7	20.00%
31-45	1	5.00%	4	26.67%	5	14.29%
46-60	4	20.00%	1	6.67%	5	14.29%
61-75	2	10.00%	3	20.00%	5	14.29%
76-90	8	40.00%	2	13.33%	10	28.57%
90-105	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
105-120	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%

 

History

Runcorn Town have come a long way from their very first season in 1968 when the club were one of the founder members of the Runcorn Sunday League. They were formed as CKD, a works team from 'D' section of the local Castner Kellner plant.

It’s fair to say that the club has had a few identities over the years. The club changed name to Mond in 1970, reflecting the Mond Division of ICI of which ran the Castner Keller plant, and three years later added the Rangers to their name. In 2005 came the latest name change to Runcorn Town in order to try and bring a more professional look to the club in general, as well as trying to improve facilities at the club with a view to joining the Non-League Pyramid. This they would achieve five years later but we are jumping ahead, so let’s start at the beginning.

The early years of the club were not that great with Runcorn having a thriving Sunday League at the time. So in 1973 the club made the decision to try Saturday football in the impressive Warrington and District League (WDL), joining in Division Five. At the end of that first season, they amalgamated with struggling ICI Weston who played in the WDL Division One, and became one of the strongest sides in the league. They remained in the WDL until 1984 when they were elected to join the West Cheshire League (WCL) Division Two.

The club established themselves as a solid mid-table team and in 1991/92 won their first silverware in the West Cheshire Bowl. The following two seasons saw third place finishes, also reaching two more Bowl Finals of which they won one. Promotion finally came in 1994/95 when they finished second in the league scoring 118 goals. They also reached the Final of the Cheshire Amateur Cup but lost to Poulton Victoria in a match played at Prenton Park, Tranmere.

Despite sharing the Bill Weight Memorial Trophy in that first season, Division One proved a struggle and they were relegated for the first time in the clubs history in 2001/02. Success returned in 2004/05 with the team finishing as runners up in Division Two, winning the Runcorn Senior Cup and reaching the final of the Bowl.

Back in Division One, the new season got off to a good start with the Bill Weight Memorial Cup won early on and the Runcorn Cup added, but on the final day of the season, they slipped into the relegation places for the first time to suffer a heart-breaking relegation. Town quickly regrouped and bounced back the next season by winning Division Two for the first time, this also being the club’s first Championship.

The following three seasons saw top four finishes, although the main progression was off the field as the ground was transformed. Hard standing, seating and floodlights were installed for the first time, with the dressing rooms also upgraded. This enabled the club to be elected to the North West Counties League at the start of the 2010/11 season, with the club also entering the FA Vase and the Cheshire Senior Cup for the first time in their history.

It is fair to say that the first season in the league exceeded all expectations under Simon Burton's leadership, with the team losing just two league matches as they secured promotion to the Premier Division as runners-up, with James McShane finishing as the league's overall leading scorer with 43 goals. The Quarter Final of the Division One Trophy was also reached as well as the Semi Final of the Challenge Cup.

In the clubs' FA Vase debut season, the club also wrote headlines as they progressed through four successive away ties before bowing out in the in the Last 32 stage against Dunston UTS, the last remaining North West Counties League side in the competition.

The first season in the Premier Division saw Town continue in the same vein that they left Division One, with the team losing out on the title on the last day of the season to Ramsbottom United. James McShane once again topped the league scoring charts with Town scoring over 120 goals in all competitions.

The club were also once again the last remaining NWCL side in the FA Vase, this time reaching a replay in the Last 32 before bowing out, as well as making their debut in the FA Cup, winning two games before bowing out to Evo-Stik League side Ashton United.

The 2012/13 season saw Town finish fourth in the league, with the main highlight of the season coming in the FA Vase. This saw the club reach the Last 16 for the first time, losing in extra time to Walsall Wood. Another good scalp came in the Cheshire Senior Cup with a 5-0 away win at Warrington which earned the "Team of the Round" award.

A fifth place finish followed the next season, with the club disappointingly losing at holders Whitley Bay in the Second Round of the FA Vase, but the club had its first decent FA Cup run. Wins against Bootle, Goole and Witton Albion set up a tie at Conference North leaders Barrow, 83 places above them in the pyramid. Town shocked their hosts with a 1-0 win thanks to Andy Potter's stunning goal, with Town losing in the Third Qualifying Round to Norton United.

Two poor seasons followed finishing 13th in both, with Chris Herbert appointed manager at the start of the 2016/17 season. It was an uphill battle to get a squad together, with only one player retained from the previous season. There were no real cup runs this year, but Town bounced back in the league to finish third, level on points with runners-up Bootle.

The 2017/18 saw the club get off to a record breaking start as they won their first 11 games of the season, with the first defeat coming in November. But the bad weather over winter saw momentum halted, playing just once in 35 days, and in ten league games until February, Town picked up just seven points. The end to the season was almost as good as the start, but they left themselves too much to do and finished third once more, albeit with a club record 93 points.

2018/19 saw Runcorn Town in and amongst the leading sides until Christmas, but midway through the season, Herbert left the club to take a full time role at National League side Salford City. Midfilder Paul McManus accepted the role on a caretaker basis, and was appointed as permanent player-manager prior to the final game of the season. Many of the squad were retained for 2019/20, reaching the Semi Finals of the Macron Cup for the third time in nine years before coronavirus halted the season.

Runcorn Town go into the 2020/21 season raring to go, with the Holy Grail of promotion to the Northern Premier League still the ultimate aim for the club.