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WADDINGTON produced a performance of league v M ^ T i * 1 standard when they vanquished V™ 1


of Blackburn Combination. • • On a “glue-pot” pitch with


a strong cross-wind making it difficult to control the ball, the visitors adapted them­ selves to the conditions and won through sheer effort and persistance. It was not a particularly


good- game and against a team struggling at the bottom of th e league Waddington ought to have played even better than they did, but the end product of two vital points indicated' th e ch a r a c te r o f the winners.


Waddington suffered a


blow by the early retirement of Graham Walker with a pulled muscle and without him the villagers are rather like an orchestra without a conductor. His broth e r , Roger,


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softened the blow two minutes later by capitalising on a defensive mix-up to give Waddington the lead. Player-manager John


Kirk, who had designated himself as substitute, came on in place of Graham. A goal-line clearance by John Nuttall kept Waddington in front. In th e s e co n d h a lf


Waddington searched for the all-important second goal and Kirk squandered a couple of good chances. A further blow was an injury


Rangers 9 win well deserved


ANOTHER good team performance and two goals in each half saw Whalley Rangers to a , well-deserved win against Clifton Athletic in the fourth division of Blackburn Combination.


WhaUey Rangers 4, Clifton Athletic 1


The villagers soon settled to


produce some good open football but early scoring chances were not taken. Keighley hit the bar, and when Byrom and Fort opened up the defence Bulcock shot narrowly outside the post. The pressure finally told and


Keighley latched on to a bad back- pass to open the scoring. Two minutes later the lead was surren­ dered, Clifton catching the home defence seemingly mesmerised and heading in from a comer-kick. Just before the interval the lead


was restored by Bulcock. Whalley returned in attacking


mood. Progress was made at last when Byrom laid on a long throw which Macintosh headed beauti­ fully into the top comer of the net. The home defence1 held firm and towards the end Keighley beat two men before crossing a perfect centre which Hosty (S) headed home. Hosty and Macintosh were ouststanding for Rangers.


^ ^wo c^ear goals in the Premier Division


to Paul McGuire, which reduced him to the role of passenger. With 20 minutes le f t , Roger Walker was again on target with a drive from the edge of the penalty area. Nigel Whiteside was again


the pick of the side and he and Roger Walker were the men of the match.


WhiteBide (N), Leach, Richards, N u t ta l l , Rimmer, McGuire, Reddin, Walker (R), Whiteside (S), Walker (G). Sub. Kirk.


Waddington: Underwood, Dennett saves


bigger defeat Waddington Res. 0, Bangor OB 4


WADDINGTON Reserves’ opponents in the Eddleston Cup semi-finals, Bangor Old Boys, won this “dress rehearsal” quite convinc­ ingly. Waddington can console them­


and but for the performance of Malcolm Dennett in goal might have had more. Malcolm Robinson and Tony


Waddington both played very well and along with Dennett were men of the match for the reserves.


Waddington Res.: Dennett,


Humphries, Robinson, Spencer, Bialecki, Lund, Waddington, Rush, Carter, Behan, McAUy. Sub. Sims.


TEAMS Waddington (v Helmshore,


home, kick-off 2-30 p.m.). From: Underwood, Whiteside (N), L e a c h , Rich a rd s , N u t ta l l , Rimmer, McGuire, Reddin, Kirk, Walker (R), Whiteside (S), Walker (G). Meet ground 1-30 p.m. Waddington Res. (v Mill Hill


Old Boys, at Pleasington, kick-off 2-30 p .m .) . From: Dennett, Humphries, Robinson, Spencer, Sims, Bialecki, Lund, Wadding- ton, Rush, Carter, Behan, McAUy, Bishop, Stoddart. Meet Waggon and Horses 1-30 p.m.


Quiz finalists


THE semi-finals of Waddington FC’s sports quiz at the village social club provided nail-biting finishes. Waddington CC beat Waggon


and Horses by one point (82-81) and TT Tornados defeated


Waddington FC by two points (66- 64). In both cases the decision rested on the answer to the final question. Waddington CC and Tornados


will fight out the final round at Waddington Social Club on Sunday evening (8-30 p.m.) Admission is free.


selves that they had three players missing through injury. One of them was leading goal-scorer Philip Bishop. Bangor scored twice in each half


win RIBBLE VALLEY FOOTBALL LEAGUE


King’s return to form is fillip for Chatburn


Chatburn 4, Sabden 1


Academicals 3, Hurst Green 2


LEAGUE leaders Academi­ cals completed the double for this season over the villa­ gers, when they snatched both points with a late - winner. The pitch, was in fine


condition, but neither side seemed to be able to settle down and play any construc­ tive football. H ow e v e r , a f t e r 10


minutes Academicals found their touch. Belton made it to the bye-line and his low hard cross was cracked into the net by Brown — a former Hurst Green player. A weekened Hurst Green


quickly responded with a period of constant pressure on the home side’s goal, w h ich paid o f f when Greenhalgh beat Owen with a fine 15-yard drive. In th e se con d half


Towneley — on in place of the injured Stevenson — made his present felt. In the 55th minute his cross put Belton clear and the winger made no mistake from 10 yards. Academicals pressed for


most of the half, but in a rare breakaway, one of the five Hurst Green players in the box went down and Young (P) converted the penalty.- N o t to be d e n ie d ,


Academicals came back and with only minutes remain­ ing, Waddington clinched the match with a 20-yard shot.


Ten minutes before this,


the visitors suffered a vital loss, with ‘keeper Young (A) having to leave the field with a suspected broken nose.


Academicals will be satis-


f ied with th e r e su l t , although they didn’t play as well as they can, and Bolton, Procter and Houldsworth all caught the eye.


Hurst Green will no doubt


be disappointed, for they matched the home side at times for skill but never really troubled Owen in goal for lengthy periods.


Academicals: Owen,T Mullen,


Houldsworth, Bolton, Barker, Waddington, Procter, Stevenson, Brown, Belton, Birch. Sub.: Towneley. H u r s t Green: Young (A),


Rogerson, Bradley, Livesey, Young (P), Cross, Wilkinson, Greenhalgh, Compton, Ecdes, Moon. Sub.: Hayhurst.


KEEN FIGHT FOR SNOOKER HONOURS


WITH only seven points separating the top four teams there is a close battle for the champion- s h ip t i t l e , in the Clitheroe and District Snooker League. Chal­ lenging for the honour are Rimington (191), Waddington A (190), Conservative A (189) and the Police (184). The final of the team


Rugby XV win


four in a row Clitheroe XV 7,.


Stonyhurst College XV 0.


CLITHEROE Rugby Union Club fielded an almost completely re:-formed back row with Greatorex being replaced by Parkinson and Fielding by Thornton. The pack also had its changes


with Byrne and Roberts playing open and blind side wing forwards respectively. Wilson (P) opened as scrum half but reverted to blind side wing forward and Roberts


, returned to scrum half and gave a creditable performance in his


usual position. Clitheroe received the ball and


packed well with good balls being given to the scrum half for most of


the game. The Stonyhurst pack showed


enthusiasm but were no match for the home pack with the second row and No. 8 providing all the push required. Dinsdale had an excep­ tional game, taking a large percen-'


tage of the ball. The first half produced no score


except for a penalty conceded by Stonyhurst, which was kicked by


Speirs. A magnificent piece of forward


play resulted in a try by Wilson (P), who took the ball from the maul and backed down to give Clitheroe their further four points and a fourth win in a row. P r e s e n t fo rm ’ in d ic a te s


C l i t h e r o e ’s f i tn e s s and enthusiasm, which must surely result in more successes before the end of the season.


Honour for Michael


AFTER coming second on making his debut in the national junior men’s cross-country race at Roundhay Park, Leeds, on Satur­ day, Waddington athlete Michael Morton (18) has been chosen to captain the junior men’s team for the international meeting in Glas­ gow on Easter Monday. There were 1,000 runners in the


Leeds six-mile event, which was won by Nicky Lees (21), the Derbyshire man who was compet­ ing in his last race as a junior. Michael’s success was all the


more welcome because he has been hampered by a leg injury, which fortunately did not trouble him on


Saturday. On the same day, hiB sister


Karen (16) was running as a member of the Lancashire team which took second place in the E n g lish schools’ meeting at Lincoln. She finished a creditable 14lBt out.of a field of 460.


knockout com p e t it ion between Waddington A and Billington A will be played on March 15th and 22nd.


ton B 1, Rimington 13; Calder- stones 2, Waddington A 12; Great Harwood Liberals B 8, Chatbum 6; Billington B 6, Social Club 8; Conservative B 6, Police 8; Pendle Club 12, Conservative A 2; British Legion 2, Great Harwood Liberals A 12. Details: Waddington B 348,


Latest league results: Wadding­


Jones 56; H. White 72, J. Marsden 80; A. Root 55, R. Turner 87; J. Hacking 87, N. Robinson 70; T. Hodgson 41, D. Speak 72; V. Higginson 85, A. Frankland 47. Billington B 441, Social Club


453. B. Thompson 88, T. Clews 81; G. R. Dell 76, J. Hall 54; G. Almond 67, B. Hargreaves 75; B. Dewhurst 63, J. Cowell 82; R. Wild 52, R. Bell 86; T. Peters 95, R. Cowking 75. Conservative B 392, Police 436.


Rimington 471. J. Titterington 61, D. Packer 65; A. Wilkinson 54, B. Walmsley 89; J. Waddington 63, D. Seed 79; B. Waddington 61, J. Spencer 61; B. Phillip 42, D. Booth 89; K. Walmsley 67, H. Thistlethwaite 108. Calderstones 339, Waddington


A 510. D. Fitzpatrick 33, F. Coar 91; H. Clayton 51, J. Herd 94; M. Joyce 76, S. Cox 60; T. Wilson 42, D. Nelson 84; P. Backhouse 52, J. Wooff 90; C. Graham 86, T. Makinson 91. Great Harwood Liberals B 424, Chatbum 412. J. Mellor 84, P.


A 391. S. Edmondson 96, D. Cowperthwaite 74; A. Pearce 97, F. Hall 61; C. Vear 61, G. Ireland 103; C. Bailey 78, D. Lord 65; T. Howarth 89, I. Tomlinson 62; C. Moorhouse 82, E. Tomlinson 36. B r i t is h Legion 2, Great


O. Lodge 63, R. Riley 73; R. P a rk e r 75, P. Craig 69; A. Middlebrough 57, L. McEntee 87; D. Nuttall 71, G. Griffiths 52; G. Dinsdale 85, I. Hartley 76; T. Makinson 51, T. Swift 79. Pendle Club 503, Conservative


HAVING lost to Sabden by the odd goal in seven at their first meeting, Chatbum gained revenge due largely to a Gary King hat-trick.


The visitors enjoyed the


early run of play but missed a couple of chances and then, when it appeared they never would score, a good move on the left ended with Lingard (K) op en in g Sabden’s account.


The re-start led to Young,


(who was having an excel­ lent game in midfield for Chatburn) being brought down in the penalty area. King made no mistake with the spot-kick.


Chatburn then took


command; Speak beat his man and crossed the ball for King to score from close range.


Sabdeh tried hard to get


back into the game in the second half but Chatbum defended well and Booth sent King away with a superb through ball which split the visitors’ defence.


K in g ran fo rw a rd , rounded the centre-half and


CLITHEROE MISS


CHANCES Leyland Motors 3, Clitheroe 0


CLITHEROE picked themselves up magnifi­ cently after last week’s defeat at the hands of Wren Rovers but came home empty handed. However,' the scoreline


doesn’t do the battling S h aw b r id g e team any justice whatsoever, for they always played the better football against Leyland — a side beaten only once in their last 13 outings. U n d o u b t e d l y


strengthened by the return of forward Jim Connell and midfield man Brian Gildert, Clitheroe dominated the early stages. Yet, as has so often been


GARY King hat-trick is game’s highlight.


crocked home a tremendous shot. After this it was all Chat-


bum’s game. King and Riley both came close but it was outside right Speak who scored the fourth goal in the 80th minute and made the game safe.


The return to form of top


scorer Gary King was a fillip for Chatbum. Rodney Booth


Fine show by league team


Darwen 0, Ribble Valley 3


IN perfect conditions the Ribble Valley representative team put three goals past Darwen without reply in an inter-league game, and will now meet a team representing the Bolton Sports Federation in the semi-final of the competition.


Brown almost scored with


a good header in the first minute, Valley settled quickly and played some


excellent football. Their midfield dominance was hardly challenged, Wadding­ ton b e in g a p i l la r of strength. The defence was also on


form and had no problems in rebutt ing the v is ito r s ’ attack. With 20 minutes gone Valley won a corner, and Ray Bell was on hand to score a very good goal. Darwen gained a couple of


comers which proved value­ less and the teams turned round with the visitors still a goal in front. Valley put Darwen under a great deal of pressure and


Super sub


turns game Waggon & Horses 1, Victoria 2


THE atmosphere on and off the field during this Ribble Valley Football League, Division Two, game was electrifying. Both sides played intelligent, flowing foot­ ball.


It was also a clean game with


few fouls but plenty of grit and hard tackling.


There were only 20 minutes left


when Waggon opened the scoring through Waddington, who pushed the ball home from close in.


End to end football continued


and Waggon appeared likely victors until Victoria brought on Coieboume as substitute . . . and what a super sub. he proved to be.


His first shot, a superb kick


from the wing produced the equal­ iser as the ball found the far comer of the net.


Harwood Liberals A 12. T. Williamson 76, R. Forshaw 65; B. Holden 64, P. Ried 112; walkovers for H. C. Clegg, S. Monk, A. Chew, P. Wiggins (60).


Likely champions


WITH all teams having played 20 matches, White Hart have a good chance of taking the champion-


shipsof Divisions Two and Three in the Clitheroe and, District Darts League. Read Club have a strong


hold on the Division One title and chief general interest in all divisions may well be the fight for runners-up positions.


The inter-town darts


match with West Craven w i l l be p l a y e d at Barnoldswick' on March 19th. There will be the usual coach from the Royal Oak Hotel.


Division One: Read Club 117


pts, Waddington SC 96, Commer­ cial 90, Dog and Partridge 88, Royal Oak A 86, Dog Inn 86, Craven Heifer 84, Pendle Witch 83, Horse Shoe A 79, Judge Walmesley 72, Billington BC A 70, White Horse 67, King’s Arms 55, Low Mcor Club 45. Highest finish, J . Ainsworth, White Horse,


THE first of the Ashley Smith semi-finals of the Ribble Valley Football League, between Ribbles­ dale SSC and Henthom will be played at Littlemoor on Sunday, kick-off 2-15' p.m. Clubs are asked to note the change of venue. The other s em i - f in a l in v o lv in g Academicals and Chatburn will be played later. Going down 3-2 to Academicals


in a Division One top-of-the-table clash, Hurst Green drop to third


place. In a similar clash in Division


Two, Victoria were winners. Gardner scored five of Academi­ cals seven goals against Read to keep his side on the leaders’ heels. West Bradford Reserves lost their


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yet to gain their first point. Division One: Chatburn 4,


Sabden 1; Academicals 3, Hurst Green 2; Read 2, Chipping 1; Whalley Arms 6, Grindleton 3; Royal Oak 1, Ribblesdale SSG 5


136. • Division Two: White Horse A lOOpts, Royal Oak B 96, Bridge Inn 95, Copy Nook 91, Cross Keys 86, Ribblesdale Wanderers 86, Waggon and Horses 82, Black Bull 81, Billington BC B 79, Victoria. 71, Buck Inn 70, Clitheroe CC 64, Joiners’ Arms 59, Whalley Arms 54. Highest finish R. Turner, Black Bull, 128. Division Three: White Hart B


114pts, Calderstones 96, Black Horse 93, Bay Horse 89, Bonny Inn 89, Catholic Club 90, Horse Shoe B' 83, Pendle Hotel 76, Spring Mill 73, British Legion 71, Centre! WMC 65, Victoria 62, Dog and Partridge 61, Station Hotel 58. Highest finish J. Wright, White Hart B, 166.


Note change of venue


Spring Mill 3, Lions 0. Division Two: Trinity 4, Whal­


ley Rangers B 0; Waggon and Horses 1, Victoria 2; Whalley Rangers A 3, Transport 0; Broc- khall 5, Rimington 1; Henthom Res 3, Chatbum Res 8; Hurst Green Res 4, Calderstones 6; Academicals Res 7, Read ReB 2; Cross Keys 5, West Bradford Res


.2. The Division One game between West Bradford and Henthom was postponed.


Division One: Hurst Green v


Spring Mill, Lions v Royal Oak, Henthom v Academicals, Chip­ ping v West Bradford, Grindleton v Read, Sabden v Whalley Arms.


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Division'Two: Chatbum Res v Brockhall, Whalley Rangers A v Rimington, Transport v Waggon and Horses, Victoria v Trinity, West Bradford Res v Academicals ach R ves j,iu Read Res v Hurst Green Calderstones v Henthom


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Res, Whalley Rangers B v- Cross Keys.


Sunday (at Littlemoor): Ashley


Smith Bemi-final — RibbleBdale SSC v Henthom.


Waggon’s shortage of match


pra c tic e began to tell. Five minutes from time the ball was hastily cleared during a goalmouth scramble in the Waggon goal­ mouth, and it landed at the feet of Humphries standing 20 yards away. He volleyed a tremendous shot into the roof of the net.


Outstanding for Victoria were


Humphries and Tomlinson. Waggon were well served by Mantle and Coulston.


Waggon and Horses: Walker,


Collinge, Thornber, Coulston, Mantle, Rigby, Briggs, Bradley, Steinhofel, Waddington, Driver (K). Sub.: Driver (R).


Sm i th , Robinson, Durban, Humphrey, Green, Tomlinson, Dean, Humphries, Knott. Sub.: Coieboume.


V ic to r ia : Davies, Kenyon, ' Football is a


credit to teams Academicals Res 7, Read Res 3


IN near perfect conditions Read opened as the stronger team and Harper scored with a good shot. Academicals replied with a fine run by Mansfield whose efforts led to Gardner levelling the scores.


Read immediately hit back with


a long range shot from Kitchen but Mansfield put Academicals again level with a fine solo effort. Play swung from end to end and Gard­ ner gave Academicals an interval


lead. Gardner made it 4-2 soon after


the teams changed round, but once again Read counter-attacked and Rushton scored.


best football of the match and added further goals from Comp­ ton and Gardner (2) who brought his tally to five.


Academicals then played their


credit to both sides. Academicals Res: Greenhalgh,


The standard of football was a


Boardman, Murphy, Geldard, P la n t , P ro c te r , B a rc ro f t, Compton, Gardner, Hollinrake, Mansfield. Sub: Simpson.


Read ReB: Lawson, Holt,


C o o k e , Ve rn o n , Redpath, Kitchen, Harper, Goodway, Rush- ton, Pollard, Tattersall. Sub: Towne.


in the 60th minute Bell made it 2-0 after another corner- kick. When Darwen tried to hit back they failed to trou­ ble a firm defence. Goalkeeper O’Neill, in


fact, had very little to do. From another corner


Belton scored direct with a lovely in-swinger. The victory underlined a good team performance.


Ribble Valley: O’Neill (RO), Dobson (Ch), Kiddie (SM), Bolton (Acad.), Bell (Read), Waddington, Brown (Acad.), Astley (SM), Belton, Birch (Acad.), King (Ch). Sub.: Scott (Ch).


GO-AHEAD FOR


AITKEN SHIELD THE Ribble Valley Football L e ag u e ’s A itk en Shield competition will go ahead as planned despite the current backlog of fixtures. That was the decision reached at an extraordinary fixture meet­ ing of all league clubs at the New Inn, Clitheroe, even though they faced a backlog of over 90 fixtures.


The competition will now


kick off on March 18th, after which it will revert to origi­ nal dates.


To combat the backlog


league secretary, Mr Cyril King said that after Easter mid-week evening games would be played in addition to th e normal Saturday clashes. He thought that Wednesdays would be the best dates, with perhaps one or two Monday evenings also being used as the daylight hours became longer. In this way Mr King felt


confident that the fixtures could be completed success­ fully by early May.


Keys make a flying start


Cross Keys 5, West Bradford 2


A WEAKENED Cross Keys side finally overcame a determined West Bradford. Keys made a flying start, leading scorer Shor- rock putting them ahead in the first minute.


However, West Bradford struck


back in decisive style to score twice and take a rather surprising lead. Keys gradually weathered the storm and scored a couple of goals to go in at half-time 3-2 up.


With the slope in their favour


Keys added two further goals through Waring and Shorrock and finished up winners of a most sporting game. Briggs and Barber were the West Bradford scorers. Waring scored three for Cross Keys and Shorrock two.


Cross Keys: Dinsdale, Lake­


land, Stott, Bolton, Parkinson, Nuttall, Waring, Forrest, Shor­ rock, Wilkinson, Heaney.


Whittaker, Bristol, Harrison, Edmondson (M.), Wright, Briggs, Fancutt, Edmondson, Barber. Sub: Blenkinship.


WeBt Bradford: Blair, Peel,


KEVIN Lingard gave < Sabden early lead.


played a typical captain’s role and dominated the midfield. Sabden were left to bitterly regret wasting their early chances. Chatburn: Johnson, Dobson,


Jackson, Booth, Scott, Graham, Speak, Young, King, Dinsdale, Riley. Sub.: Buchanan. Sabden: Holden, Whitwell,


Wray, Lingard (T), Wiseman, Armitage, Bromiey, Warren, Lingard (K), Crompton, Balmbra. Sub.: Bibby.


Ribblesdale had method


Royal Oak 1, Ribblesdale SSC 5 ALTHOUGH Royal Oak were reduced to 10 men in the later stages of the game, there was no disputing that Ribblesdale fully deserved to win. They had plenty of method and their lively forwards were always on' target. Preedy scored two very


good goals and but for O’N eill would have had more. The others came from Sharp, Parkes and Holden. Oak were without two regular defenders and


. certainly missed Foulker. The midfield men could not gain control but Drachen­ berg played well up front and scored Oak’s goal in the first half. Stewart had to be carried


off half an hour from time with a damaged ankle. O’Neill and Drachenberg


were Oak’s best players, and Ward, Johnston and Holden


. served Ribblesdale well. Royal Oak: O’Neill, Sutcliffe,


Mc G u r k , Ri gg, Nadin, C o l e b o u r n e , Co t t er i l l , W a te rh ouse , Aspinwall (L), Drachenberg, Stewart. Ribblesdale SSC: Whittaker,


the case this season, chances were missed and — defi­ nitely against the run of play — the home side went in front just before the break. The main fault of the


Shawbridge side was their inability to take chances. Indeed, Leyland were often pinned in their own half for most of the first 45 minutes, but repeatedly let off the hook by poor finishing on the part of the Clitheroe forwards. Neil Robinson was the main culprit- He missed the best chance


of the match before Peet opened the scoring. Clitheroe again mounted


attack after attack in the second half, but they had no luck whatsoever, as is usually the case when you’re down at the bottom. Leyland went further in


front when Lewczenko put his name on the scoresheet. But to their credit, Clitheroe never sagged, inspired by Brian Gildert, and kept running to the final whistle. Coyle rubbed salt into Clitheroe’s wounds with a


late goal. Let it be said straight


away that Leyland, for all their recent record, were never three goals better than Clitheroe. And it seems that manager Adam Black- law’s words after last week’s shambles have had some effect on the side. Lcyland Motors: Menclows,


Staines, Gildert, Seedle, Gillib- rand, Fildes, Corbishley, Orrell, Connell, Robinson. Sub: Searle. Referee: Mr S. Mason (Nelson).


Adam pleased by team show


Holden, Parkes, Holgate, Sharp, Bush, Ward, Preedy, McLean, Johnston (S), Johnston (D), Smith (J).


Trinity well


on top Trinity 4,


Whalley Rangers B 0


TWO guals in each half gave Trin­ ity a fine 4-0 victory over Whalley Rangers B in Division Two of the Ribble Valley Football League. Trinity were without two key


p lay e rs through injury and manager Melvyn Edmondson turned out on the right wing, after being goalkeeper in the previous week’s encounter with Brockhall. Trinity dominated the whole


match. Geldard opened the scoring midway through the first half. The second goal produced such a cheer that a game on an adjacent pitch came to a momentary halt, Edmondson being the scorer. His persistence and effort was a


fine example to both teams. This goal, just before the interval, and another one from Pat Devine soon after the teams had turned round put paid to any challenge from Rangers. Devine scored with a well-placed shot after running on to a through ball from Meyler. David Astin put the issue


beyond doubt when he, too, ran on to a through ball and placed it past the keeper. For his good work, Edmondson


was applauded off the field when he made way for his brother Ian to come on as substitute. The win was a fine effort by a


team in which Michael Devine and Alan Meyler were outstanding. Trinity: Stirzaker, Penman,


Fishlock, Meyler, Devine (M), Wilson, Astin (R), Edmondson (M), Geldard, Astin (D), Devine (P). Sub.: Edmondson (I).


Rally round


CLITHEROE branch of Black- bum Rovers’ Development Associ­ ation are following up their recent donation of £100 with a further one of £500, which will be handed over this weekend. The branch is also sponsoring the home game with Bristol Rovers. In conjunction with other branches, Clitheroe will take part in a sponsored walk on Good Friday from Clitheroe to Ewood Park, with a chance to meet players and directors before the game. Also arranged is a trip to the Stoke game on March 18th.


CENTENARY APPEAL RESPONSE DISAPPOINTS


READ Cricket Club’s plans to mark its centenary this year by renovating the old cricket pavilion ana provid­ ing a new scorebox has met w i th a d isa p p o in t in g response.


The improvements will cost


about £1,000, but up to date there is only £200 in the kitty. Mr Jack Harwood, a former


vice-chairman and now on the committee, took on the job of launching an appeal for funds just before Christmas. He told the Advertiser ,and


Times that he had sent out 50 letters to various bodies, including the Ribble Valley Council, the Sports Council, breweries and f irm s , asking for monetary support. The result had been disappoint­


ing. He had pointed out in the letters that Read was the only club


with an unbroken membership since the Ribblesdale League was formed in 1892. They had only managed to stay


in the league by support from the village ana through the hard work of generations of committee men. Mr Harwood said that although


CLITHEROE manager Adam Blacklaw was over the moon this week with his team’s show at Leyl and. “We played some smashing stuff, and just didn’t deserve to go down by three goals. I thought Brian Gildert and Jim Connell both had outstanding returns to the field,’ he said. Mr Biacklaw believes that


Clitheroe badly need match prac­ tice, rather than countless train­ ing sessions. “We trained solidly for six


weeks before the Wren game and got hammered, yet after the match against Wren we went to Leyland and the lads gave me everything,” he added. Supporters at Shawbridge will


be h o p i n g t h a t the t e am continues to make progress on Saturday, when Clitheroe enter­ tain’ Atherton Colleries, a side unbeaten this year in their league fixtures.


TIGERS TOP


WITH maximum points from nine games, Trinity Tigers lead the Clitheroe and District Cub Scout. Football League table. However, their margin of three points leaves no room for complacency although second-placed Pendle have played one game more. Loyola are well- placed with two games in hand on the leaders, and Waddington have one.


RESULTS Pendle 2, St Mary’s 2; Chatbum


5, Gisburn 6; Whalley 1, Ribbles­ dale 2; Waddington 9, Chatbum 2; Loyola 6, Ribblesdale 3; Trinity Tigers 7, Waddington 4.


FIXTURES


Tigers (J. Barratt), Loyola v Chip­ ping (J. Rowley), Chatbum v Trin­ ity Panthers (L. Poole), Wadding­ ton v St Mary’s (D. Taylor). Sunday — Whalley v Loyola, Trin­ ity Panthers v Pendle.


Saturday — St Paul’s v Trinity


DEREK LEIGH NO DEPOSIT


■ LEAGUE TABLE P W D L


Trinity Tigers............ 9 9 0*0 18 Pendle....................... 10 7 Loyola....................... 7 6 Waddington.............. 8 6 Chipping................... 9 5 Ribblesdale............... 10 4 Trinity Panthers....... 7 4 Whalley...................... 10 4 Gisbum...................... 9 2 St Mary’s ................... 9 1 Chatbum................... 9 1 St Paul’s .................... 9 0


Biking brothers THE cycling Gornall brothers


.from Meariey were among 265 starters in what is believed to be the biggest ever field for a British cycle, race. And 17-year-old Alan Gomall


came back from Aintree with the trophy for the fastest junior. He finished 15th overall in the race on the Aintree motor cycle circuit. Younge r b rother Mark, a


Ribblesdale school pupil, finished in the first 60 in his first race as a


junior. The brothers, who live at Laneside Farm, are members of .. the North Lancashire Road Club.


the money received was very welcome, it was nowhere near as much as he had hoped for. A start on renovating the pavil­


ion is to be made soon) Thought had been been given to having a new pavilion, but the present one was being retained for sentinmen- tal value. Repairs are needed mainly to


the roof. Gutterings need replac­ ing and it is proposed to remove some internal walls. Fund-raising events are being


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arranged to meet the cost and Mr Harwood is hoping that there will be a rally-round so that the club can continue flourishing for another 100 years.'


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