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OFF to coach in Ma jo r ca . . .Alan Gornall.


Shawbridge Topics


Shock news as Blues’ secretary


Shawbridge two years ago, taking over as secre­ tary when Stuart Ellison left for Accrington Stan­ ley. I ro n ic a l ly , i t is rumoured that Mr Cooke may be following the same route, as he has had an offer from an as y et unnamed club. As he lives in Accrington, it looks as if Clitheroe are about to lose out to Stanley once again. “Clitheroe are very


happy with the way the club has been run behind the scenes recently,” Mr Cooke said. “ I enjoyed my time working with Cyril Whiteside, but I feel he has been very badly treated. He transformed the club from nothing into a force to be reckoned with in non-league foot­ ball. Cyril and Clitheroe Football Club go together like bread and butter.” Mr Cooke came to


resigns CLITHEROE Football Club has been rocked by the news that secretary Dermot Cooke has decided to resign. “ I haven’t been too


MURRAY WALKER’S RIBBLE VALLEY SPORTS SCENE GREAT START TO THE SEASON


THE Kibble Val­ ley’s only profes­ sional cyclist, Alan Gornall, got his 1988 season off to a great start when he finished fourth


end may have cost him an even higher place.


in the Tour of the Marshes 85-mile road race in Kent. An error near the


“I was taking a drink


from my b ott ie when several riders split from the main group, so I was badly positioned to go with them,” he said.


200-metre gap by himself. In a counter attack near


But rather than give up the race, Alan bridged the


the end, eventual winner Mark Walsham and two others broke away. Then, 600m from the finish, Alan hit the front of the chasing pack, maintaining his posi­ tion over the finishing line.


“ I was very pleased


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Clilheroe Advertiser & Times, Ma rcli 17th, 1 !)SS 21 Cricket fixtures


RIBBLESDALE WANDERERS


with th e way th in g s worked out, particularly as my new sponsors. Park Cycle Centres, are based in Kent and were there watching and supporting me.” This week, Alan jets off


This summer’s Whitbread Ribblesdale League fixtures for Ribblesdale Wanderers Cricket Club:


FIRST XI APRIL


to Majorca for a fortnight — but not for a holiday. He is going as guest pro­ fessional to supervise training sessions organ­ ised by th e S cottish national coach. Teams and individuals


23rd, PADIHAM (h); 30th, Earby (a).


MAY


from Britain and Sweden are travelling to the island and Alan is hoping to get some sun on his back before he takes part in a stage race at Girvan over the Easter weekend. He has been selected for the Professional Cycling Asso­ ciation’s team, set to com­ pete against the might of the works’ squads. Alan returns to our tele­


NORTHERN (h); 14th, Clitheroe (Cup a); 21st, B a x en d en (a); 2 8 th , WHALLEY (H); 29th, Clitheroe (a).


7t'h. BLACKBURN JUNE


(h): l l th , Barnoldswick (a): 18th. READ (h): 2oth, Cherry Tree (a).


4th, GT HARWOOD JULY


Pa d ih am (a ) : IGth, EARBY (h): 23rd, Black­ burn Northern (a); 3Ulh, BAXENDEN (h). AUGUST


2nd. SETTLE (h): 9lh.


CLITHEROE (h): 13lh, Gt Harwood (a); 20th. BARNOLDSWICK (h);


27th, Read (a). SEPTEMBER


3rd, CHERRY TREE (h): 10th, Settle (a).


SECOND XI APRIL


23rd, Rawtenstall (a); 30th, PADIHAM (h). MAY


vision screens when he again crosses the border for Channel 4’s City Centre Cycle race around the streets of Glasgow on May 8th. He is hoping to establish


joining a major team ne.\t season, and performances like the one in Kent should set him well on his way.


CHATBURN (back, from left): Paul Bretherton, Kerrie Pratt, Neil Robinson, Keith Johnson, Michael Charnley, Peter Harri­ son, Michael Smalley (manager). Front: John McCarrick, Fred Smalley, John Hogdson, Mark Hargreaves, Paul Saunders.


A defiant Chatburn end Whalley run


Chatburn 2, Whalley Celtic 0


proving that their league position is not a false one. 'This was a clash between sides in second and third


CHATBURN ended Wlialley’s unbeaten league run,


lucky to have Dave Monas and Paul McGuire in charge, and I’ve no com­ plaints about the playing side of the club at all,” e.xplained Mr Cooke, ad- ding:'T hope Clitheroe blossoms. Perhaps the te am a re not world beaters at the moment, but they have a good foun­ dation to build on for the future.” Club chairman Chris


Musson remained philoso­ phical about the move.


door. In gold, alloy wheels.


see Dermot go,” Chris said. “ But he is seeing the season out at Shaw­ bridge and then, as he has been ap p ro a ch ed by another club, we e.xpect he’ll be moving on. “There is no split,” he continued, “and the matter


'TII certainly be soiTy to


has been conducted very amicably.” Favourite to replace Mr


Cooke is former first team secretary Colin Wilson, who is currently in charge of the reserve team’s administrative affairs.


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TOMORROW niRht, Clitheroe travel to Rossendnie for the beginnlnp of what will be a make or break weekend for them — and on Sunflay Rossen- dalc come back to Shawbridge for the return fixture. The Friday game at Dark


avoid clashing with the televised Merseyside derbv. Last Sunday, Shawbridge was


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work-rate, ami we seem to have hit the woodwork more times than we’ve hit the back of the net. But we've got to be honest with ourselves. We’re not losing games, but we are not scoring enough goals. We must put more of our chances away." Dave is stil trying to get in


touch with Paul Beck, and there is still a possibility’ that he may line-up for Clitheroe this weekend. Clitheroe’s squad: Under­


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Sharpies, Burke, Thompson, Young, Barrow, Camilleri, Hewlett, Jones and Waddicor. Paul McGuire’s reserve team


travel to Atherton Collieries in the Champions Cup on Satur­ day. Their match with Rossen­ dale Reserves was cancelled.


MORE SPORT ON


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VVHALLEY CELTIC (back, from left): Kevin Ainsworth (man­ ager), Dave Tattersall (trainer), Colin Elliott, Andrew Hartley, Jon Wilson, Sean McCullough, Stephen McCullough, Peter Doman. Front: Russell Keighley, Michael Heyes, Tony Finch, Ian Wareing, Donald Porter, Tony Bland, Shaun Sidebottom.


ONLY two games escaped the weather — but both results could have an important bearing on the destination of the Whitbread Ribble Val­ ley League Division One trophy.


Rest of the Ribble Valley action


on course for a league and Division Two — T. cup double after winning a Robinson (Low Moor) 17, hard-fought game 4-3 J. Nixon (Transport) 13, away a t R ib c h e s te r . D. Roberts (Calderstones) Reserves. They now leap- 13, P. White (Lord Nel- frog over Whalley Celtic son) 12, R. Prew (Grindle- and also have a game in ton) 11. haml on them. Waggon’s


Waggon and Horses are Horse) 10.


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the-table White Horse has yet to be rearranged after being postponed last week. Chatburn maintained


their second place, but have now played 18 games — maybe one of the disad­ vantages of having their own pitch. On the other hand, Chatburn can claim they have their points “in the bag,” and a fixture backlog for other teams, with the selection prob­ lems that often means, could work in their favour.


Goalscoring


goals only): Division One — S. Sidobottom (Wlialley Celtic) 15, A. Blackburn (Waggon and Horses) 13, P. Doman (Whalley Celtic) 12, S. Conti (White Horse) 10, S. Tomlinson (White


WHALLEY C e l t ic ’s Shaun Sidebottom is cur­ rently Division One’s lead­ ing targotman with 15, while Trevor Robinson of Low Moor is heading the Second Division’s list, also with 15. Leading scorers (leajme


White Horse play bottom club Langho, and in Divi­ sion Two, Transport take on Caldorstones. Both clubs are among a gi'oup of four — Grindleton and Low Moor are the others — at the top of the league with 17 itoints. Saturday’s fixtures and


ON Saturday, weather liermitting, Chatburn take on Ribchester Reserves in the quarter-final of the Whitbread Aitken Shield. In Division One, leaders


hall v Whalley Celtic (D. Marshall), Kings Arms v Sabden (N. Dinsdale), Waggon and Horses v Read Utd (D. Bush), White Horse v Langho (B. Allen). Division Two — Grind­


(P. Devine), Transport v Calderstones (T. Hobday).


Kings Arms Res


leton v Waddington Res (B. Jones), Lord Nelson v ICI (T. Wallbank), Low Moor V


referees: Whitbread Ait­ ken Sliield quarter-final — Chatburn v Ribchester Res (J. Swayne). Division One — Brock-


' DivisiimOno


White Horse........... Chalbum................ Waguon & Horses.., Whailey Celtic....... Kiminglon.............. Kibchester Kes...... Sabden................... HrockhnII................ Kings Arms............ Head Utd................ Langho...................


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position in Division One of the Whitbread Ribble Val­ ley League. Despite being two points ahead of Whal­ ley, Chatburn had played seven more games — the most in the division — and looked in danger of sliding down the league as the clubs behind them began to fulfil their fixtures. However, Chatburn showed they are determined to


gave Chatburn an eai-ly lead, slotting the ball home with ease. Whalley pressed forward, but the home


side’s defence stood firm to keep the score at 1-0 until the interval. Whalley squandered several chances early in the


ANN


stay in the title race with an outstanding all-round per­ formance in the mud. After rounding Jon Wilson in goal, John Hodgson


they had at Chatburn, but good defending and fine goalkeoping from veteran Keith Johnson saw Chatburn safely home to victory. Outstanding for Chatburn were Paul Saunders,


second half and they were soon made to ])ay. Referee Hobday, who controlled the match well, awarded a foul to Chatburn after Michael Cliarnley had been brought down. From the free kick, Hodgson was again on hand to score from short range. In the final 10 minutes, Whalley threw everything


Peter Harrison and goalscorer Hodgson. For Whalley, Michael Heyes and Russell Keighley worked tirelessly.


himself as a force to be reckoned with on the pro­ fessional circuit this year, perhaps in readiness for


(cup prelim, rnd h); 7th, Baxenden (a):14th, Rolls Royce 1 v Ribblesdale W. or Barnoldswick (cup 1st rnd a): 2 1 s t ,R O L L S ROYCE 2 (h): 28th, Whal- lev (a): 29th. OSWALD- TWISTLE I.(h). JUNE


1st. BARNOLDSWICK


l l th . READ (h): 18th, R o l ls R o y c e 1 (a ) : 25th,LUCAS5(h).


4th, BarnoUlswick (a); 6th, Whalley (a): 7lh,


JULY


RAWTENSTALL (h): IGth, Padihum (a): 23rd, BAXENDEN (h): 30th,


Rolls Royce 2 (a). AUGUST


7th, Oswaldtwislle 1. (a): 13th. BARNOLDSWICK (h):20th, Read (a): 27th, ROLLS ROYCE 2(h).


6th. WHALLEY (h): SEPTEMBER


3rd. Lucas (a): lOth, EDENFIELD (h).


Next week: Clitheroe


at the ready A


EAST LANCS LEAGUE


IN the East Lancashire League, Whalley drew with third-place Great Harwood 0-0 and Read went down 2-0 against Padiham. Sabden’s match against Oswaldtwistle was postponed due to the weather. Results: Cup replay — Foxhill 4, Trawden 2. League: Great Harwood


Presidents Cup 1st round — Whalley v G re a t Harwood. Pres ident’s Cup 2nd


0, Whalley 0; Gar^ave 1, Barnoldswick 1; Clifton 4, Ribchester 4; Read United 0, Padiham 2. S atu rd ay ’s fixtures:


ro u n d — F o x h i l l v Sabden. League — Keighley


TWO of the Ribble Val­ ley’s rising tennis starlets, Ann Driver and Emma Silcock, begin the new season happy in the know­ ledge that coach John Schofield has secured a sponsorship deal for them.


junior events. For Emma (10), of Eaves Hall Lane, West Bradford, this will be her first full season and she will be comiteting in the under-12s section.


Emma, but she works hard and has come a long way in a short time,” John said. “It will be a case of her learning as she goes along, with her playing in the regional tournaments. I will be hoping that she will make the North West age-group stpiad by next winter.”


“ I t ’s early days for


Green v Read United. PW D L P


Bamoldsuick Utd..... ... 22 11 8 3 30 Johnsons SC............. .... 21 12 4 4 30


Gt Harwood Utd....... ... 22 13 3 6 29 Clifton Ath................ .... 25 12 4 9 28 Fo.xhill..........;........... ... 21 11 5 5 27 Trawden Celtic......... .... 18 10 6 2 26 ^bden...................... .... 19 lU 0 4 2b Garprave....................... 24 11 3 10 25 Nelson GSOB............ ... 25 7 9 9 23 Padiham Wand.......... ... 21 8 6 7 22 Ribchesler................ .... 21 7 6 8 20 Oswaldlwistle I........ .... 23 7 6 10 20 WTiallev.................... .... 17 t) 6 b 16 Helmsliore Utd........ .... 19 5 6 8 16 Colne Lerion............ .... 23 4 3 16 11 Keiphley Green.........


00 4 2 16 10 Read Utd.................. .... 21 0 4 17 4 Taylor made victory


CLITHEROE Golf Club’s singles stroke medal attracted an entiy of 78 last weekend, and L.E. Tay­ lor won the Division One section with a round of 79-9-70. A.S. Taylor was runner-up with 79-8-71. G. Dyer was first in Division Two (82-16-66), nar­


rowly pipping R. Edmondson (81-14-67). In Division Three, P. ShoiTocks (94-28-66) took the honours from C. Simms (97-28-69) in second place.


EMPRESS Squash Men’s 1st team scored a fine 5-0 victory at home to Breck Ists. Robert Fielding won 3-0


and Russell Cowking, Dave Matthews, Steve Turner and Jeff Watson triumphed 3-1. The 2nds, at home to


EMPRESS SQUASH


Pendle 2nds, lost 2-3. Mike Barrett and Martin Hill won 3-0. John Willis went d ow n 2 - 3 , C o n o r McLaughlin 1-3 and Eddie Vidler 0-3. The 3 rd s . away to


to Longridge, won 4-1. Sharon Willis won 3-0, Sue Cartledge 3-1 and Sue Beg gs and M a r ily n Fletcher both won 3-2. Anne Cowking looked like making a comeback in the third game but went down 0-3.


was on form in the Wad­ dington goal. Both sides looked on top


s id e u n d e r a lo t of second goal and suffered pressure, hut Hargreaves the consequences. The ................... back four were caught


G ra s s in g to n pu shed forward and put the local


became a l i t t le more urgent now and they con­


form, with Pickles and Gardner the most danger­ ous for Waddington. 'The f i r s t goal came from Gardner, who scored from a very tight angle after the ’keeper liad fumbled a long througli-ball. W a d d i n g t o n ’ s j) 1 a y


tinued to pressure for the'


just outside the six-yard box. Waddington pulled themselves together and went back into the lead within five minutes. Hut­ chinson knocked in a cor­ ner and Thompson stabbed tlie ball home.


Grassington scored the equaliser from a free kick


Five minutes later,


Waddington 3, Graasington 2 WADDINGTON booked themselves a place in the semi-final of the Craven League Division One Cup with an impressive display of soccer in a very exciting m a t c h a g a i n s t Grassington. In the first 15 minutes,


A semi-final place for Waddington


rest of the half. Although they had all the ))lay, the score remained the same


dington went a little closer to a place in the semi­ finals when Gardner rose above the defence to head home the second for both him and his team. They seemed to relax after the


until half time. In the second half, Wad­


square and Grassington grabbed a goal that never should have been.


Hyndburn, also lost 2-3. Richard Bedford won 3-0 and Peter Thompson 3-2. Rick Ashton and Dave McKenzie suffered 2-3 defeats and George Senior went down 0-3. The Ladies’ team, away


Place, Chatburn, is cur­ rently playing for the North West under-16s team, putting her in the top six in Lancashire, Cheshire and Cumbria.


Ann (15), of Rydal


all the national champion­ ships and, as she is in the last year of her section, I am expecting her to have a good year," said John, a full-time tennis coach for the last three years. “A lot depends on what the girls want to achieve.”


“Ann will be playing in


Easter with the first tour­ nament at Birkenhead.


The season begins at Snooker


BRITISH LEGION A are the champions of the Clitheroe and District Snooker League. Tliey have completed


Legion crowned as champions


their programme and have an unassailable lead at the top of Division One. with all the other teams having one game rem a in in g tonight. Any two of the bottom five clubs could be relegated and the nmners- up spot will be contested between Cons A and Rimington A. Bi l l i n g t o n B look


335, Billington A (10) 420: P. Sutcliffe 53. G. Lomas 95: B. Wilding 76. I. Brown 41; J. Bur­ ges s 54. P. Conchie 66: IL (Curtis 42. D. Wilson 79; A. Wright 57. A. Rydeheard 79; T. Clews 73. P. Elliott 60.


Division Two — Social B (4)


(6) 372: T. P e te r s 66, D. Fletcher 70: K. Garrett 75, S. Griffiths 81; B. Thompson 82, A. Parker49;J. Bolton 55, I. Hart­ ley 54; D. Stewart 68, T. Swift 41; J. Wild 56. Craig 77.


let their lead slip and held on until the end. Waddington have now


This time they did not


qualified for two semi-final places, the other being the Craven Cup, which will be played on of April 9th. Waddington: Hargi-eaves, Sumner, Hutchinson, Bishop, ’Threlfall, Keigh- ley,Waddington, Hutchin­ son, Gardner, Pickles, Thompson. Subs: Hosty, Astin.


Pendle Tigers 1, St Mary’s 2; Loyola 1, Rowland 2. 3/4 place play-off: Pendle Tigers 2. Loyola 3. Final: St Mary’s 4, Rowland 1. League: Chatburn 2, Hod- der/Leopards 5.


ST MARY’S took the hon­ ours in the Clitheroe and District Cub Scouts’ six-a- side competition. Results: Semi-finals —


Cubs’ soccer


. Latest results: Division One — Waddinpton B (0) 294. JRs A (14) 469; A. Wilkinson 51. M. Whittaker 73: A. Parsons 38. J. Birkbeck 9S; J. Baines 52. M. Jezierski 55: T.H. Walmsiey 67, P. Swales 79; B. Phillip 49. S. McCullough 61: A.J. Herd 37. T. Amin 103. Rimington A (6) 400, RUL A


(8) 464; K. Ratclife 57. D. Parker 93: A. Hartley 6S. P.


68. Social A (6) 377, Catholic A


Harrison 62; D. Riley 74, B. Sims 100: A. Riley 43. N. Scho­ field 73: J.Lund 81, 1. Nuttall 78; D. Bannister 72, B. Hitchen


(8) 473: V. Adcroft 76. L. McEntce 66: G. Hincks 33, M. Holmes 88; M. Vnrnom 38. J. Crowther 109; M. Davies 99. I. Tomlinson 64; I. Chariton 74. H. Hudson 58; J. Roberts 57. A. Halt 68. Catholic A (7) 440, Cons A


(7) 410: I. Tomlinson 79. B. Hargreaves 51; A. Hall 79, 'T. Sunter 84; L. McEntee 64. S. Taylor 64; J. Crowther 54. D. Smith 93; M. Holmes 95, M. Wensley H. Hudson 69, J. Smith SO.


A (4 ) 354: R. Hartleburj’ 71, T. Mnkinson 51; J. Miller SO. I. Waddincton 60; D. Walmsiey 90, B. Wnddington 39; S. Kerr 87, S. Hatton W: N. Garner 49, J. Wooff 71; G. Walmsiey 65. D. Boothman79.


KBL U (10) 442, Waddington


favourites to lift the Divi­ sion Two trophy as they are 11 points clear, but second-placed Slaidburn A will need a 14-0 victory when the two teams meet tonight if they are to take the title — an extremely t a l l o r d e r, bu t not impossible.


burn A (8) 128: R. Knibbs 31, W. Jone.s 87; J. Schofield 89. J. Jacques 51: W. Wright 82. H. Dixon 61: A. Proctor 72. B. Dixon 74; S. Edmondson 83. E. Rigby 65: J. Holmes 35. B. Walker 90.


Moor A (S) 415: R. Turner 57. A. Clements 65; G. Simkin 78. I. Perry 57; S. Harrison 57. D. Dean 108: P. Craig 44. S. Traynor 68; L. Whittaker 91. G. Tvler 46; J. Ingham 81. M. Alston 70.


SInidburn B (1) 3SU, Riming-


Ion B (10) 455: P. Collinson 65. A. Smith 62: T. Robinson 59. J. Thornton 77: D. Cowking 45. B. Conchie 84: P. Maher 58. P. Winckley 71: H. Carr 84. S. Winckley 79; N. Pinder 69. H. Thistletnwaite 82. Low Moor B (4) 393, Catho­


lic B (10) 441: J. Shears 76. P. Bithel! 41: N. Parkinson 54. K. Eccles SO: D. McDonnell 73. .M. Lawton 99; M. O’Rourke 70. C. Sowerby 51; N. Brown 71). J.R. Watson SO; M. Moss-Blumlell 50, D. Loflhouse 90.


Points and positions: Division


One — RBL A 184, Corns A 159. Rimington A 152. Catholic A 130, Chntburn A 128. Cons B 123. Social A 12P. RBL B 116. Waddington A 114, JRs A lOS, Waddington B 107. •'Two points deducted. Division Two — Billington B


203. Slaidburn A 192, Cltalburn B 179, Billington A 175. Low Moor A 167. Police 150. Pendle 140. Rimington B 138, Catholic B 132. Slatdburn B 112. Low Moor B 90. Social B 88. Tonight’s fixtures: Division


. Chatburn B (6) 407, Low Pendlc Club (6) 392. Slaid­ Billington B (S) 402. Police


holme Bronze Powders, of Darwen, will cover the costs of his tournament squad, which will travel to compete in LTA open


The deal, with Wolsten- E.MMA Pool


ONE POINT FOR THE TITLE


WITH one game remain­ ing, White Bull need only one point to be sure of carrying off the Gishurn and District Pool League title.


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assured of a share of the title at the very least. But as they are playing bot­ tom- club Rimington, the championship is almost certainly theirs, despite the fact they suffered an upset last week when they lost to Fosters A.


They a re a l re a d y


WTiite Bull 3: Pendle Hotel 6. Fosters B 3: New Inn 2,Dog and Partridge 7; Buck Inn 7. Greystones 2: Three Rivers 6. Bucca­ neers 3.


Results: Fosters A 6,


While Bull........... Dog& I'artritlgo.. Fosters A............ New Inn.............. Buck Inn............. Buccaneers......... Greystones........... Fcndle Hotel....... Fosters B............ Three Rivers....... Rimingion............


19 \b 4 115 IS 12 6 97 18 11 7 9.1 18 11 7 90 18 10 S SI 19 9 10 IS 9 9 SO IS 8 10 73 18 5 13 62 18 6 12 6U 18 5 13 59


P W L P


Starlets’ rackets


2nd. Edenfietd (a): 9th.


One — Rimington A v Cons B: Chntburn A v Waddington B; JRs A v RBL B; Waddington A v Catholic A; Cons A v Social A: RBL A bye. Division Two — Social B v


Low Moor B; Catholic B v Pen­ dle: Billington A v SInidburn B: SInidburn A v Billington B: Police v Chutburn B: Low Moor A v Rimington B.


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