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WITH both sides enjoy-; ing a fruitful start to the season, this local derby lived up to expectations, but although fast play was the order of the aay goals proved not as easy to come •
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good crowd after being switched to a Friday eve ning to avoid a clash with Blackburn Rovers’ fixture with Barnsley the follow ing day, which Rovers won 5-0.
The match attracted a
Steve Mullen and dan- german Jeff Tyson caught the eye. With both s e ts of
well-disciplined Clitheroo defence. The closest either team
defenders working well, the first shot on goal did not come until the 22nd minute. Nippy winger Paul Keighley made a typical darting run for Clitheroe and fed Geoff Young, who connected with a glancing shot which did not t ro u b le the ’keeper. ' Darwen responded in style two minutes later
Anchor ground was cold, P.ut jutcr a good build up but the play soon warmed up the spectators, who were treated to a fast com petitive match,' played overall in good spirits. Having both won four
The temperature at the w^h a equally-fast attack,
the final shot went wide. Overall, Darwen had
• In th e o p e n i n g match continued in the [exchanges Steve Orrell same way. Darwen carried iand Lee R o g e r s o n on winning more of the impressed for Clitheroe, ball, with Clive Dunn and [showing skill and fight. Tyson particularly effec- ■For Darwen, former tive, but the side just Shawbridge favourite could hot find a way past a
and both defences had to Murphy replaced Niven be on their guard for the Howlett, who had suffered ,M 90 minutes.
matches each, it was evi dent that Clitheroe and Darwen could score goals
At half-time Steve a groin strain and the m
more of the ball, but Clith eroe, whenever they grabbed possesion, did not hang about, powering forward in search of an opening goal.
came to scoring was in the 68th minute. Mullen found himself in space midway into the Clitheroe half. He looked up, saw that no-one was making any real movement, took the ball forward and launched a thunderous shot th a t seemed destined for the top comer. Denis Under wood was equal to it and diving high to his right with both arms o u t stretched, managed to deflect it over the bar, when a lesser ’keeper would have struggled to even reach it.
of the play in the second half, but once again could not threaten in the penalty area, except when after .75 minutes Dunn found him self six yards out, the ball at his feet and only the ’keeper to beat. This gift of a situation proved too much and the player snatched at. the shot, spooning the ball into Underwood’s aims. In the final 10 minutes Clitheroe threatened to
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AFTER going out of the FA Cup at the hands of Ferryhill Athletic, Clith eroe will have a chance to make amends on Saturday when they face Bootle in the FA Vase. Although Bootle are
currently languising at the bottom of the Bass North-
West Counties’ first divi sion, they are not being regarded as a push-over by the club. Manger Dave Morris sees the fixture as a test and a chance for Bootle to steal some glory away from the league. “They are not a bad side, even though they are
Soccer supremos show their mettle
from Langho, Clitheroe’s Dave Mason (17) and Michael Frankland (17), from Gisbum, all pupils at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, were invlolved in an under-19s’ inter-county Icoaching and trials day.
THREE young Ribble Valley soccer stars travelled to Cheshire last Sunday to take part in an intensive training day fortop schoolboy players from the North of England. Andrew Stokes (16), pitch with an injury and
was replaced by Andrew, eager to get into the action.
played together before, were finding it difficult to
! It was held at King’s School, Chester, by the England Schools’ Football Asoociation (Region Two). [ Dave and Michael, who also attended one of the association’s courses in Nottingham in July, were joined by latecomer A ndrew , who a f te r impressing in a school match on Saturday, was invited to attend the course the following day.
• The event attracted squads from Cheshire, North Wales, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, West Midlands, Shropshire and •Lancashire. [ Each team was lined up against different counties
The side, who had never
se ttle and lost three matches and drew one. Although all three man aged to get involved, Dave was not pleased that he had to leave the pitch, but was not too despondent. The Lancashire team
bottom of the league and it will be a tough game,” said Morris. The match, kicks off at 3
Niven Howlett, Dave Wil- lets and Frank McDougall' out through injury, Bobby PizeliS serving a six week suspension, Lee Rogerson possibly on the brink of a move to Accrington Stan ley and Sean Round back at university, steps are also being ta k en to strengthen the squad. Clitheroe play their
against Darwen, the man ager was happy with the result, but in these days of three points for a win and one for a draw, it is often better to lose a match and then win one rather than remain unbeaten, drawing both. With Steve Marrow,
p.m. and if the scores are still level after 90.'minutes extra time will be played, with a replay next Satur day if needed. Regarding the match
Rally hopes on Meadows
began to look strong in the latter stages, which fur ther fuelled the claim that it would be a better prac tice if the teams were brought together sooner to get to know each other and work up an under standing between the players. Now that the course is
second leg match of this year’s John Duckworth Trophy against Accrington Stanley away on Sunday (k.o. 5-30 p.m.). Leading 3-2 after the first leg, the side have a ideal oppor tunity of retaining the tro phy for the third year in succession. The Blues continue a
jn 11-a-side matches, play ing 15 minutes each way.
;In their first fixture, Lan cashire faced West Mid lands, but went down 1-0. ! In their second match, against North Wales, Dave had to leave the course.
over there is some confu sion to what the next step will be. The whole course was well set up and pro fessionally run, but after wards there seemed to be a lack of communication, said parent Mr Frank Mason. It now seems that if the
players will have to sit tight and wait and see what will arise from the
•Whitbread Ribble Valley League Leaders stay at the top
iLOW Moor and Whalley Division Two — Royal Hobday). ■remain locked at the top of' Oak 6, Read Reserves 2; Division One after scoring Clitheroe Reserves 5,
•12 goals between them last [Saturday.
reply three times, but still lost 7-3 to Low Moor, while in the battle of the villages, Whalley ran out convincing 5-0 winners at
Sabden managed to
•Read. Rimington moved into
•Waggon and Horses main tained, their 100% record •with a 6-0 hammering of [Hurst Green. The Clith- •eroe side have now moved [ominously into fourth .place, with four games in [hand over the leaders. [ ■ In Division Two, Royal •Oak increased their lead to tour points when they defeated Read Reserves- [6-2. Second-placed Brock- •hall slipped against : ICI- [Station, drawing 3-3. Cal- iderstones lost their chance {of joining, the leading
Transport Reserves 0; ICI-Station 3, Brockhall 3; Calderstones 0, Buck Inn 2.
■second place after their 4-0 n y /L Marshall! defeat of Grindleton, while I Z Moor y HuretGreen
referees: Division One — Rimington v Waggon and Horses (J. Swayne), Whal ley v Grindleton (A. Hack ing), Chatbum v Read (B. Dinsdale), Transport v
Saturday’s fixtures and
A rm s v C l i th e r o e Reserves (D. Fitzpatrick), Read Reserves v Waterloo Rangers (J. McCullough), Royal Oak v Buck Inn (T.
(P. Doman). Division Two — Kings
Whitbread rvfl DivisionOne
Transport................ .. 63 0 3 6 Hurst Green............ ... 5 2 0 3 4 Read...................... ... 5 2 0 3 4 Sabden.................... ... 6 l l 4 3 Ribchester.......... . ... .7 l 0 6 2 Grindleton............... ... 6 0 l 5 l
Low Moor....... ........ ... 8 5 • l 2 ll Whalley..'................ ... 7 5 l l n Rimington............... ... 6 4 l l -9 Waggon & Horses.... Chatbum..................
..440 ... 6 3 l
0 2
8 7
Whitbread RVFL Division Two
Royal Oak................... 7 6 l 0 13 Brockhall................ ... 6 4 l l 9 Rings Arms............. Calderstones............
Clitheroe Res.... ...... ... 6 3 l 2 7 ICLStation............. ... 8 2 2 4 6 Buck Inn................ ... 4 l 2 l 4 Read Reserves........ .... 7 l l 5 3 Transport Res......... ... 6 l 0 5 2 Waterloo Rangers.... :.. 5 l- o 4 2
... 6 4 l l 9 ... 6 3 l 2 7
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busy month, with away fixtures against Leyland Motors on October 11th and Skelmersdale United on October 17th.
Ladies’ golf
WINNER of the Doug Joss Shield competition held at Glitheroe Golf Club was Ann James. The past captain’s event
was secured by Pat Hay- dock and the Ruth Holt Trophy, for the • biggest reduction in handicap went to I rene Hinks, who dropped from 30 to 23.
last year’s rally as an offi cial works co-driver for Mitsubishi, has once again been selected for the Japanese team. Last year, he partnered
ANY hopes of Ribble Val ley glory in this year’s Lombard RAC Rally are firmly, resting on the shoulders of Clitheroe insurance broker John Meadows. John, who competed in
by Toby Chapman
the pair will be hard- pressed to win the event, but should provide some thrills and spills as the rally unfolds. In preparation for the
Kenjiro Shinozuka in the revolutionary new Mitsu bishi Galant and, although up against some treacher ous weather and condi tions, the pair managed to finish in a creditable 27th place overall. This year’s rally will
event, John will team up with his Oriental partner for the last round of the British Championship, to be held in Telford at the end'of this month. John’s brother, Martin,
who is currently compet ing in the Astra/Nova Challenge, will be reluc tantly watching the rally from the comfort of his armchair. The gamble of injecting so much money into just one event is just not worth it for Martin, who would realistically have to spend almost £10,000 to sustain a com petitive effort in the rally.
Dry summer spell leaves local
involve more competitors and will be sh o r te r , tougher and, it is hoped, more closely contested than ever before. Starting on November 19th, the event winds its' way for 1,675 gruelling miles through England, Scot land and Wales, attracting 190 entrants from all over the world. The' rally, making up
canoeists adrift
WHILE the nation .was enjoying the glorious summer weather, canoeists all over the coun try were looking on anxiously as the water
levels went down and down. The rivers have lost such a lot of water that
Britain’s round of the FIA World Rally Champion ship, is widely regarded as one of the toughest in the world and th is year includes some stages never used before in the history of the event.
sixth appearance in the rally, this time co-driving for Japan’s Yamouchi, and he is hoping- for a better finish than last year, with a place in the final top 10 as his ultimate aim. Up against top teams
from Lancia, Mazda, Volkswagen and Vauxhall,
PW D L p Merlin magic
THE Merlin Rocket of Clitheroe’s R. Smith was triumphant again at Bur- wain Sailing Club on Sun day, coming first in the opening and third races of tne handicap fleet.
igroup when they were •defeated 2-0 by Buck Inn.: ------
Crafty Cockney at the oche
•[ Transport Reserves are Bristow certainly demon- [•finding their first season in strated his guile at an •[the league difficult and exhibition on Friday ■conceded five goals with- night. • {out reply to fellow new- [c om e rs C l i th e r o e 'Reserves.
CRAFTY Cockney Eric _ „
Transport 5, Ribchester 1; Read 0, Whalley 5; Grind leton 0, Rimington 4; Low
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his best behaviour at the match, held at Calder stones Hospital Ballroom. Bristow dominated the
Lynne Gallagher who stole the limelight from her m o r e.- i 1 l u s t r i o u s counterpart.
But it was local woman She was the only one of
Moor 7, Sabden 3; Hurst. 18 opponents to defeat the Green 0, Waggon and superstar, who has a vola- Horses6
tile reputation but was on
dart world throughout the 1980s and has recently relinquished the number one spot. But he is deter mined to win it back, and demonstrated h is . class with a dazzling display of darts. :
.Ribble Valley Ladies’ !
- At Calderstones, he played 16 members of the
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a round of this year’s Shell Rapid Race 500 Series has had to be cancelled, with the chances of others following suit. In the first meeting of the British Canoe
Union White Water Championship, held on the River Aire, Bradford, Clitheroe’s Stuart Brass claimed second place and Chatburn’s Stephen Woodward secured third spot. In the second race of the season, which also
John will be making his can 0nly count his or her best five finishes,
“I t ’s a big gamble and th e re are too many chances of things going wrong,” Martin told me.
West Bradford’s Bill Hon eywell competed as a co-driver in a. Vauxhall Astra, but failed to finish due to mechanical prob lems. Sawley’s John Mor ton was also involved, driving a Subaru RX Turbo, but was not lucky and came to halt before the end. This year, how ever, both John and Bill will not be challenging.
In last year’s event,
Large entry for ‘witch’ contests
CLITHEROE Golf Club’s AM-PM competition attracted a healthy entry of 130.
. The Lancashire Witch Trophy for the best gross over 36 holes went to G. Winter with a score of 142, equalling the standard scratch score.
incorporated the Shell series, a competition made up of seven races, of which each paddler
the Ribble Valley had a strong turnout. Dean Thompson, of Chatburn, Whalley’s
Gareth Jones, Billington’s Gemma Hargreaves and Clitheroe’s Jon and Nigel Royle and Stuart and Stephen all competed in the two-race event held on , the River Trent and Holme
PierrePoint. The local paddlers were all in form and put
in impressive displays in the tough event. The next race should have been held at
Washburn, near Harrogate, on October 14th, but has been cancelled due to lack of water. This is a development that does' not happen often, but causes a lot of problems for the championship. Weather permitting, the next time the earn
oeists will be in' action will be at Washburn again, this time on October 28th.
phy, awarded to the. best nett pair over 18 holes, was won by P. Greaves and A. Wright.
D. Wilson (68 and 73), M. Finney and J. Rhodes (69.3), and T. Poole and M. Fletcher (71), to give them a combined total of 281.3.
The team award went to Results: Lancashire
Witch Trophy — G. Win ter (142). Best morning 18 holes — D. Wilson (71)., Best afternoon 18 holes —’ M. J. Ellison (71).
1st, P. Greaves and A. Wright (75-9:66); 2nd, D. E. Underwood and K. Underwood (a.p.o. 80-12- 68); 3rd, D. Eglin and T. Brown (75-7-68).
'Pendle Witch Trophy — The Pendle Witch Tro
steal the points with a number of impressive breaks that had Darwen defending in numbers. On 79 minutes a Rogerson header was frantically cleared and a f te r 90 minutes Young rose well to connect with a Keighley cross, but could not keep i down. In
between.the
FIELDING a side with five changes, Clitheroe soon settled down in this local derby and had the home team penned behind their own 22 metre line for the opening exchanges.
Malcolm Heanon made a superb break to score under the posts. The fly half converted his own try and Clitheroe looked good value for their- six point lead.
It was no surprise when
overall a fair one, although a couple a goals would not have gone a miss. Clitheroe:' Underwood,
Whiteside, Orrell, Davies, Howlett, McDougall (D), Rogerson, Owen, Young, McDougall (F), Keighley. Subs: M u r p h y , Farnsworth. .
attacks, Frank McDougall had to leave the pitch with some broken ribs, after a 50-50 challenge on a Dar wen midfield player. The final .result was
Forward moves at Littlemoor
CLITHEROE striker Frank McDougall (above) gets the better of two Darwen defenders, before being forced to leave the pitch with two broken ribs later in the match, and (below) midfield marvel Lee Rogerson shows why he is the target for Accrington Stanley with a typical run through the middle.
Henthorn are out of range
Preston Rangers 2, Henthorn United 4
WITH Frankland, Stokes and Mason playing in the English schools’ trials, Henthom were forced into fielding an under-strength team. They started off well
tions were short lived however and following a mistake at the kick-off, Clitheroe were forced to defend in numbers. Unfor tunately for the claret and golds, their defence was not up to scratch and opposition flanker Dave Dewhurst eluded five tackles to score near the posts. This was converted by Dewhurst and the home side were back on level terms. Rossendale continued to
The away side’s celebra
Clitheroe RUFC 2nd XV 20, Rossendale RUFC 2nd XV 21
TWO second-half incidents dominated this match and led to Clitheroe’s narrow defeat.
the referee, who was pos sibly unsighted due to a Clitneroe player, did not confirm the opinion of the home side that it was a forward pass that enabled the visitors to regain the lead with a converted try.
The first occurred when
pressure and from the restart hammered at the Clitheroe defensive line. Just when it seemed as if the storm had been weath ered the Rossendale right winger breaked through to score on the blind side of the scrum. Luck seemed to be with Rossendale and the conversion struck the post, but went over. Clitheroe battled on and
through the half when a defensive blunder allowed a clear shot from the edge of the area, giving the Henthorn ’keeper Barnes no chance. Shortly af terwards
and within five minutes went ahead when Wood powered his way from the half-way line to score. Disaster struck midway
although they managed to cross the Rossendale line twice in an impressive p e r io d , th e y w ere thwarted each time, losing the ball to the final tackle. Their frustration was
Preston made it 2-1 from the penalty spot, after Primrose had handled to save an obvious goal. This unsettled Henthorn and they were lucky not to concede another goal before Kearsley equalised with a strong deflected shot.
•second halfand Doth sides could have scored, espe cially Henthorn who wasted a penalty. Substi tute Clegg was brought into the action and Henth orn began to take control. Clegg linked up well with Dewhurst and Wood on the right, Robinson and Hitchen took command of the midfield and Har greaves kept the defence in order. Chances began to be
Play was fairly even in the opening stages of the
) Rossendale’s captain Alec Jackson dealt Clitheroe a cruel blow by scoring near the post. This was con verted and Rossendale stood 12 points clear. Once again Clitheroe
further increased when against the run of play,
face Park Lane Rangers at West Bradford (k.o. 2-15).
Girls net top spots
FOUR members of Trinity Netball Club have been chosen to re p re s e n t Lancashire.
miss the county’s first match, as they are going on holiday — to play netball!
Unfortunately, they will
been selected for the senior squad, while Angela Taylor, Lindsay Roberts and Eleanor Sowerby will be joining the under-21 team. .
Debbie Seymour has
game is this Saturday, but the girls have already booked to join the rest of the Trinity team at a net- ball weekend which is being held at Llandudno.
The first representative
have been sympathetic to their plight and the girls will join the squads at the next opportunity.
The county management
created and from one of these Hitchen put the away side ahead. Brindle made it four after a strong solo ran from the half-way line. On Sunday, Henthorn
to be an exciting end to end affair with both sides creating and missing chances. Following a short period of su s ta in e d pressure, Clitheroe won some good rucked ball, with Richard Waterhouse and Richard Tindall com bining well for the latter to score under the posts. Heanon converted to reduce the arrears to just three points. Rossendale saw this danger and struck back to go further ahead and put Clitheroe out of touch. Despite losing, the side
showed their character and just before half-time pulled some points back with a successful Heanon penalty. The second half proved
Wood, Waterhouse, Tin dall (R), Hyde, Heanon, Tindall (G), Moore, Isher wood, Dubowski, Giles, Byrne, Townson, Doig, Holmes.
showed a lot of promise, especially in the scrum. Also impressive were hooker Phil Isherwood and man-of-the-match Tony Dubowski. Clitheroe: Ramsden,
Rugby squad
CLITHEROE RUFC 1st XV (v Chorley 1st XV, Sat., 2-15 p.m., home): P. Ramsden, B. Hyde, R. Tindall, R. Waterhouse, I. Fielding, M. Heanon, G. Tindall, K. Moore, P. Isherwood, T. Dubowski, G. Giles, M. Byrne, D. Doig, R. Holmes.
was immediate. Full back Slinger, making a rare 2nd XV appearance, raced half the'length of the field to score an excellent individ ual try.
Clitheroe’s response
fied when the same player was involved in an off-the- ball incident which saw Rossendale retake the lead.
the scoring with a try in the first five minutes when a lapse in defence allowed them to score quite easily.
' The visitors had opened
Slinger, who converted one and was also suc cessful with two penalties, enabled Clitheroe to turn round leading 16-12, despite conceding another try.
Tries by Taylor and
in the second half ensured a fast and furious final 20 minutes as the lighter Clitheroe pack tried to provide possession for their three-quarters.
The explosive incidents
by keeping the ball tight and their heavier pack always managed to keep sufficient control of it.
The visitors responded
side have demonstrated their ability to make good use of possession, but the chances are rare.
The young Clitheroe
bility, especially in the front row. This is not denying the commitment and effort of the present incumbents,- but at this level they will often meet older and wiser heads who, although lacking mobility, will have the edge in the set pieces.
effective in the loose, where the speed and determination of players like Tattersall and Field ing was on display, but there is a'need for bigger forwards if this side is to achieve the results it deserves.
The forwards were
being catered for with mini-rugby on Sunday mornings, but the hunt is on for forwards.
The long-term future is
Clitheroe: Slinger, Beare (Silcock), Bannister, Row- ley, Kingslake, Drakeford, Pallister, Proctor, Tatter sall, Thornber, Drakeford, Hitchen, Taylor, Wiggett, Fielding.
Entries down but standards likely to be high
ENTRIES are down for Sunday’s eighth Rib ble Valley Reebok Triathlon, but the standard of competition is likely to be exceedingly high.
Ribble Valley Council’s ensure a smooth path for They had to undergo a
rigorous test of their abili- • less than a month ago and ties during_the selection has faced an uphill task co procedure. The first trial took place at the beginning of last month, and tne final one was on Sunday at Ribblesdale School. The four locals were informed immediately afterwards that they had been picked.
new tourism manager, Mr Keith Taylor, took office
ordinating entries and fac ing minor organisational problems. • Since his -arrival in the
Ribble Valley, he has had |ittle time to devote to his own running activities, but on Sunday he hopes to
Peter Phillips, of Hapton, a member of Pendle Triathlon Club, is compet ing, along with club col leagues Nick Bower and Russell Birtwistle. All three, have achieved con
the 42 competitors. Last year’s winner,
siderable success in com-- petitions this year. Entering the event for the first time is Martin
.mark on the national scene.
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'Lee, a Northern-based tri athlete who is making his
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amateurs enjoyed was-a 200 start, with Bristow having to begin on 701, while his opponents started at 501. Our photograph shows
Darts League, which hosted the event: He also played two men from the Clitheroe and District' Darts League. . The only advantage the
■ include several previous section winners who will be battling, for .first place among the over 40s and, unless the situation radi cally alters; Dewsbury’s .Alison Bullivant will be t h e . l o n e f e ma l e contestant. Sponsorship has been
Veteran competitors ’ll-* There is a need for sta However, this was nulli
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provided by Reebok and Hargreaves Cycles'-of Moor Lane, Clitheroe. Proceeds from the event
Bristow (seated, right) • signing, autographs^for fans and opponents.
. i which incorporates a 1500m swim,33km cycle
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, and,15.4km run are to go ‘to’ the Ribble Valiev ^Mayor’s charity appeal:-' *
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