Vauxhall Motors FC

⚽️ NEXT UP ⚽️ We make the short trip up the M56 on Saturday to face Runcorn Linnets at the APEC Taxis Stadium. 🆚 @RuncornLinnets 🏟️ APEC Taxis Stadium 🗓️ 31/10/26 ⏰ 15:00 🎟️ £12/£9/U18s £3 #UTM

🌽 Club Connections 🚙 Nick Rushton A true Motors great. 83 appearances, 35 goals. Top scorer 2 years running. Players, Manager and Fans Player of the Season in 2024/25 and an all round top fella. He’s carried on that form with the Linnets where he’s currently top scorer this season with 6 league goals so far from 12 appearances.

🌽 Club Connections 🚙 Conor Harwood The “Prince of the Port” made 90 appearances, scoring 27 goals for the Motors over two spells at the Premier Jet Stadium, and was part of Mick McGraa’s 2022/23 team that won the NWCFL Premier Divison and NWCFL Challenge Cup. 📷 Marc Gibbs (NWCFL photos)

🌽 Club Connections 🚙 Lewis Buckley Buckley was part of Mick McGraa’s 2022/23 NWCFL title winning team, making 43 appearances and scoring 24 goals that season. He also won the NWCFL Challenge Cup the following season, beating Congleton Town in the season opener. 📷 Marc Gibbs

🌽 Club Connections 🚙 Toby Jones Toby made his way through the Vauxhall Motors youth setup before joining National League North side Marine. He returned to the club for two spells, making 59 appearances and scoring 4 goals. He joined the Linnets over the summer, where he’s made 7 appearances so far this season

🌽 Club Connections 🚙 Calvin Hare Goalkeeper Calvin Hare (18 appearances, 30 goals conceded) joined the Linnets over the summer following the departure of manager Danny Holmes and has established himself as the no.1 at the APEC Taxis Stadium.

🌽 Club Connections 🚙 There will be a few familiar faces in both squads tomorrow, with 6 players having represented both clubs over the years, including a few NWCFL title winners… Adam Rooney A fans favourite at the APEC Taxis Stadium, Rooney joined Linnets from the Motors at the start of the 2025/26 season, where he went on to make 26 appearances before moving on to Nantwich Town for the remainder of the season.

🗣️Hat trick hero Michael Burkey spoke to the media team after his match winning performance against Newcastle Town last night 🪄⚽️⚽️⚽️

🗣️Motors manager Chris Herbert spoke to the media team after last nights win against Newcastle Town Sponsored by Premier Jet Support ✈️

FULL TIME Newcastle Town 2-3 Vauxhall Motors. A Michael Burkey hat trick sees the Motors take home all 3 points home up the M6. Thanks to the travelling fans who made the long journey again midweek. 🔵 2-3 🟡 | #COYM Sponsored by Premier Jet Support ✈️

SUB Burkey gets a standing ovation from the visiting fans as he makes way for Johnny Lawless to make his debut ⬇️ Burkey ⬆️ Lawless 🔵 2-3🟡 | #COYM Sponsored by Premier Jet Support ✈️

Burkey beats his man, beats his man again, sits down a defender and lashes it against the underside of the crossbar to give the Motors a 3-2 lead! JUST HOLD ON LADS!

87’ GOAL MICHAEL BURKEY HAS HIS HAT-TRICK 🔵 2-3 🟡 | #COYM Sponsored by Premier Jet Support ✈️

85’ 🟨 Rooney goes into the book 🔵 2-2 🟡 | #COYM Sponsored by Premier Jet Support ✈️

78’ SUB Herbert makes the most of the feline enforced break to make a double substitution ⬆️ Ellison, Salvatore ⬇️ BDK, King 🔵 2-2 🟡 | #COYM Sponsored by Premier Jet Support ✈️

77’ Ref stops play due to a cat on the pitch 🔵 2-2 🟡 | #COYM Sponsored by Premier Jet Support ✈️

SUB Motors made a sub whilst all that was going on ⬆️ Liu ⬇️ O’Keefe 🔵 2-2 🟡 | #COYM Sponsored by Premier Jet Support ✈️

65’ GOAL Newcastle 🔵 2-2 🟡 | #COYM Sponsored by Premier Jet Support ✈️

Burkey wins the ball before the keeper right on the edge of the 6 yard box and the keeper is adjudged to have fouled the Motors forward. He steps up and scores his and the Motors second of the evening

GOAL MICHAEL BURKEY! 🔵 1-2 🟡 | #COYM Sponsored by Premier Jet Support ✈️