Statistics

Match Summary
Biggest Home Win	6-1	30/08/17 v Northwich Victoria (Premier Division)
Biggest Away Win	5-2	10/03/18 v Burscough (Premier Division)
Biggest Home Defeat	0-5	26/12/17 v Runcorn Linnets (Premier Division)
Biggest Away Defeat	0-4	13/01/18 v Padiham (Premier Division)
Highest Drawn Game	3-3	18/10/17 v Alsager Town (H) (The Macron Cup)
		06/03/18 v Bootle (A) (Premier Division)
Highest Aggregate Scoreline	7	18/09/17 5-2 v Maine Road (A) (Premier Division)
		10/03/18 5-2 v Burscough (A) (Premier Division)
		12/08/17 4-3 v Maine Road (H) (Premier Division)
		30/09/17 5-2 v Congleton Town (H) (Premier Division)
		21/10/17 2-5 v Alsager Town (A) (The Buildbase FA Vase)
		30/08/17 6-1 v Northwich Victoria (H) (Premier Division)

 

Season at a Glance
	Home		Away		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Played	23		20		43
Won	15	65.22%	10	50.00%	25	58.14%
Drawn	2	8.70%	5	25.00%	7	16.28%
Lost	6	26.09%	5	25.00%	11	25.58%
Scored	52	2.26	43	2.15	95	2.21
Conceded	36	1.57	35	1.75	71	1.65

 

Progression in Cup Competitions
The Emirates F.A Cup	Preliminary Round	1-2	Frickley Athletic	(A)
The Buildbase FA Vase	1st Round	2-5	Alsager Town	(A)
The Macron Cup	1st Round South	3-3	Alsager Town	(H)
Cheshire Senior Cup	Preliminary Round	0-2	Witton Albion	(H)

 

Home Attendance Summary
Highest Attendance	704	26/12/17 v Runcorn Linnets (Premier Division)
Lowest Attendance	74	21/02/18 v West Didsbury & Chorlton (Premier Division)
Average Attendance	23 games	159

 

Number of Games Since
Last Win	1 game
Last Defeat	7 games
Goalless Draw	16 games
Score Draw	0 games
Scored A Goal	0 games
Fail To Score	13 games
Clean Sheet	2 games

 

Scored / Conceded This Season
	Scored		Conceded
	#	%	#	%
None	7	16.28%	9	20.93%
One	10	23.26%	8	18.60%
Two	8	18.60%	20	46.51%
Three	9	20.93%	3	6.98%
Four	4	9.30%	1	2.33%
Five or more	5	11.63%	2	4.65%

 

When the Goals Went In
	For		Against		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%
0-15	9	9.57%	17	24.29%	26	15.85%
16-30	19	20.21%	10	14.29%	29	17.68%
31-45	16	17.02%	12	17.14%	28	17.07%
46-60	14	14.89%	13	18.57%	27	16.46%
61-75	12	12.77%	10	14.29%	22	13.41%
76-90	24	25.53%	8	11.43%	32	19.51%
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 are celebrating their 50th season in football in 2017/18, and have come a long way from that very first season 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.

The club changed name to Mond in 1970, reflecting the Mond Division of ICI of which ran the Castner Keller plant, and in 1973 they 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 amalgamating with struggling ICI Weston, who played in the WDL Division One, added Rangers to their name 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.

Mond established themselves as a good, 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.

Ahead of the 2005/06 season, the club changed their name to Runcorn Town in order to try and bring a more professional look to the club in general, and hopefully increase support from both businesses and individuals in the local community. A decision was also made to try and improve facilities at the club with a view to joining the North West Counties League.

The 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.

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.

The 2013/14 season saw Town finish fifth, and they disappointingly lost 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, with Town parting company with Simon Burton by mutual consent. Chris Herbert was appointed manager and he started the 2016/17 season with a brand new squad with not one player retained. 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.

Town go into the 2017/18 season with renewed optimism, with the Holy Grail of promotion to the Evo-Stik still the ultimate aim for the club.