Congratulations to Lawty who has won the North West Counties Premier Division Player of the Month for January. You can visit the League website here.
Chris made his debut for Runcorn Linnets in November 2010, making 60 appearances for the club since then, and his performances during January are among the best he has produced in a Linnets jersey.Despite a frustrating month with two postponements, Runcorn Linnets emerged from January with a 100% record, winning all three of their games. The impact of their centre backs cannot be under-estimated in the team’s sequence of five wins from six games, with the only defeat coming in a game when Chris and central defensive partner Rob Bodie were missing from the starting line up.
Chris and Rob returned to the side on January 2nd after missing the Boxing Day defeat, and Chris’s determination to keep a clean sheet in the 3-0 victory over AFC Liverpool won him admiration from Linnets fans all around the ground. Despite being three goals to the good, Lawton’s goal line header in the final moments not only outlined his determination to keep the home goal intact, but also his physical and mental energy levels. This level of stamina was again shown just five days later when again Chris commanded a Linnets defence in a solid 2-1 victory over Bacup Borough.
Chris’s best performance in the month came against Squires Gate when strong winds made the job of defending an almost impossible task. Once again, and despite the Linnets being two goals down, Chris provided a mammoth effort in not only marshalling the defensive line, but also repeatedly leading forays into the opposition half, and scoring two goals from corners – the first a ferocious and unstoppable right foot volley, and the second an instinctive strike that showed the full range of talent in the tall defender's game.
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