Kieran Nolan made his Linnets debut in February 2017 and made 68 appearances, including eight as a substitute, has joined league rivals Mossley AFC.

Nolan, 21, had joined Runcorn in January 2017 after leaving Northwich Victoria, where he had been captain.

He had previously played for Ramsbottom United and Salford City and also appeared in 2015/16 for Alsager Town in the North West Counties League Premier Division.

The player was at Bolton Wanderers from 2013 before being released from the under-18 squad in May 2015.

He arrived at Linnets as primarily a centre-half who could play anywhere across the back four, Kieran was converted by Michael Ellison into a holding midfield player and has been a big success in the pivotal position.

He matured greatly as a player in his time with the club, proving an effective shield for the defence and his presence giving the more attack-minded midfield players chance to push forward in support of the strikers.

He made 40 appearances in Runcorn's NWCL title-winning campaign of 2017/18 out of a total of 68 appearances for the club.