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CLITHEROE and District Amateur Swimming Club claimed the victor’s crown when swimmers from various parts of the North West travelled to Ribblesdale Pool for the Five Towns’ Swimming Gala. The home team faced strong teams from Newton
Hall, Preston, Rosegrove and Horwich ASCs. With the programme involving over 35 separate
and ran away with the title — 43 points ahead of their nearest rivals. It was left to Horwich and Rosegrove to fight it
races, competition was busy and keenly contested. Clitheroe proved to be the strongest team by far
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out for second place. Horwich edged in front and claimed the runners-up spot just seven points ahead of Rosegrove. Final results: 1st, Clitheroe (211pts); 2nd, Hor
wich (168pts); 3rd, Rosegrove (161pts); 4th, Newton Hall (143pts); 5th, Preston (69pts). All proceeds from the competition, which was
sponsored by a variety of local people and busi nesses, will go to the Roefield Leisure Centre
Appeal. The winning trophy was presented to Clitheroe
by appeal chairman Mr Richard Greenwood. Our picture shows the swimmers at the gala.
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Mixed fortunes for tennis ace Ann
TALENTED tennis player Ann Driver had to dig deep into her reserves when she competed in a tough county championship at the weekend.
Lancashire squad, facing Essex, Surrey and Lin colnshire in group one of the Lawn Tennis Associa t ion ’s winter county championships. Split into 11 different
She was part of a strong ANN HOCKEY
Confident victory for the ladies
Lancaster Ladies 2nd XI 0, Clitheroe Ladies 1st XI 1
AFTER losing against Leyland, Clitheroe made the journey to Lancaster in determined mood. This attitude rubbed off
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was unavailable, letting Claire Briteliffe make her debut in the goals, and she performed extremely well.
been broken down, the away side eventually managed to take the lead after 22 minutes. Frances Griffiths pushed the ball between her markers and it rebounded off the post. Speedy Claire Mortimer sprinted in and pushed the ball over the line. Clitheroe’s regular ’keeper
in frost at the start, the ball moved fast over the hard sur face and Lancaster were given no chances by a Clitheroe side in total command of the situation. After a number of attacks had
Battling display but no
points Leyland Foxes 1st XI2,
Clitheroe Ladies’ 1st X I1
FREEZING conditions met Clitheroe when they travelled away to face Leyland Foxes. Playing on grass for the first
time this season, Clitheroe had one of those days when nothing seemed to go to plan. The pitch looked in a poor state, but played well, and Leyland put up a spirited display. The first half was mostly Ley-
caster did have more of the play, but Britcliffe was equal to all the home side’s attacks. Another player in Clitheroe’s team who played well was Joanne Garstang in the right- half position. Sne marked and tackled well, showed good anti- eiptaion and proved she could pass the ball.
pressure and played well, again making numerous chances, all of which ju s t missed or were saved. The side showed compo sure and style, moving the ball about well and not giving away possession with sloppy passes. As the match went on, the
Clitheroe kept up th e ir
temperature dropped and mist settled on the pitch, making play difficult, but this did not change the flow of the match and Clitheroe easily held out to win.
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Christmas, Clitheroe travel away to face Springfields 2nd
GOLF Turkey shoot
THE annual ladies’ section “Turkey Shoot” was held at Clitheroe Golf Club la s t
weekend. Competition was tough, with
the player in form to claim the event with a score of 40-8-32. Second place went to Pat Bren- nan and th ird to Doreen Underwood.
Mary Thompson emerging as
Mary Thompson (40-8-32); 2nd, Pat Brennan (49-15-34); 3rd, Doreen Underwood (46-12-34); 4th, Kathleen Tattersall (44-9.5- 34.5) 5 th , Doris Hindle (49-14.5-34.5).
Results: Turkey Shoot — 1st,
af ter a card play-off with Dorothy Dady, Joan Rhodes, Maralyn Fletcher and Kathleen
Best gross — Kim Rostron 44
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During the second half, Lan
land's, with Clitheroe having less opportunity than the home side and not really making the most of the chances. Leyland launched attack after
groups comprising of all 44 counties, the competition’s
early stages were played at a number of centres in various parts of the coun try, with Ann and her team-mates travelling to
Telford Racquet Centre for their matches.
Despite claiming two
victories, Ann was not in top form and lost three matches. Against Essex player Debbie Jarrett, Ann struggled and finally went down 6-2, 6-3. The match against Surrey’s Jane Langstaff proved to be a topsy-turvy affair. After starting in fine form and winning the first set 6-0, Ann got an attack of the jitters and lost the next two sets 7-66-1.
line Ashworth, the doubles SNOOKER
Teamed up with Caro
match against Jane Lang staff and former partner Michelle Oldham was a poor affair and the two Lancashire girls lost in two sets. . Ann’s two victories
shire could not find enough consistency to win their group and finished in third place.
came against Lincolnshire opponents. In her singles match a g a in s t Toni Powell, the Chatburn player was never in any real trouble and eventually won 7-5, 6-3. In her double match a g a in s t Tara Edwards and Sonya Ell- more, the Lancashire pair were too strong and claimed a comfortable 6-2, 6-2 victory. Unfortunately, Lanca
Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, December 7th, 19S9 2!) ■ 4
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FOUR local canoeing stars have paddled their way into the 1990 British junior team training squad.
Chatburn’s Dean
Thompson and Stephen Woodward, Clitheroe’s Stuart Brass and Billing- ton’s Gemma Hargreaves have been selected for th e s q u a d , a f t e r impressing talent scouts in a pre-selection race in November.
River Dee at Llangollen in Wales, attracted top competitors from various parts of the country, all striving for a place in the final British squad.
The event, held on the
put in fast times on the tough Serpent’s Tale run and impressed enough to gain places in the squad. Although a worthy achievement, the team is far from being selected and depending on form, paddlers who did not even make the training team could find themse- leves in the final squad.
The local paddlers all Dean, Stuart and Ste
phen take up three places of a strong 12-man te am and Gemma claimed the final place in a three-strong ladies’ team.
for the squad to go on three training weekends, held to assess the form of the paddlers. The first will be held at Llangollen on the River Dee this weekend, when all the local competitors will be hoping that they can once again impress the canoeing hierarchy.
The procedure now is
the squad members are trying to claim places in the final British Team travelling to Italy next summer for the World Championships.
In the early stages, all
TRIUMPHANT BLUES RETURN TO THE TOP
Clithcroe 3, Bootle 0
STRONG-WILLED Clitheroe put last, week’s league defeat well and truly behind them and bounced back to the top of the Bass North West Counties’ Division One with a confident display against Bootle.
Played on a bitterly cold
day, the Shawbridge faith ful turned out in force to see a team rampant for goals and looking like an outfit well capable of securing the Division One title and a possible excuri- son into the HFS Loans
vous and failed to arrive at Shawbridge until 1-50 p.m., just 10 minutes before the scheduled kick-off. The match began five minutes
League next season. Bootle must have been ner
ball. Clitheroe killed off Bootle witn a superb strike after 76 minutes. The goal stemmed from a Blues attack which ended in a free-kick awarded in the right-hand comer of the. pitch. This was taken by Orreu, but headed away by Tommy Barry in the Bootle defence. The ball was then chipped over the advancing defence to Orrell, who timed his run perfectly, took the ball into the box and beat the ’keeper with a low drive. Clitheroe totally controlled
Enjoying much more of the
late and Ciitheroe duly punished Bootle for making them wait, with a superb goal in the open ing two minutes. The impressive Duncan Edwards won the ball on the left wing and, after going on a strong run, slid the ball across to the waiting Gary Howarth, who checked and powered Clitheroe into the lead
Clitheroe needed and the team settled and began to control the play, with Lee Rogerson domi nant in midfield and Nigel Whi teside strong and assured in defence.
from 15 yards. This was just the start that
Two of the local can
oeists with experience of international competition are Stuart and Dean, who enjoyed a European tour last summer. Both paddlers went as mem bers of the official Brit ish team for the Pre- World Championships, held in Switzerland. They also competed in Italy and Austria on the month-long trip, gaining a lot of invaluable white water experience.
put together some enterprising moves, but seemed to run out of ideas and could not get to grips with a Clitheroe defence that re fused to bow down to anything.
showed, with an inconsistent display, why they are currently languishing in the lower reaches of tne table. The travelling team
An e r ra t ic Bootle side
Nick Hogan and Jim Brown, but the pair could not test Denis Underwood, who overall had a quiet game. As tne half went on, the Blues
Bootle were led in attack by
created a number of chances, but just faile'd to inflict that last killer touch. Geoff Young, Steve Orrell, Howarth and Rogerson all had opportunities, but were thwarted.
Billington return to top with crushing display
win, but dropped two points and slip to second place. Third- placed Chatburn A beat Wad- dington B 12-2. In the second division, leaders
attack and managed several shots on goal, which were all well saved by Julie Burrows in the Clitheroe goal. Under intense pressure, Clitheroe’s defenders were too hot-headed and did not play in their usual smooth, calm s ty le . This pressure eventually resulted in a goal for Leyland. In the second half, the tables
AFTER last week’s dra matic defeat, Blllington B got back to winning ways with a fine 14-0 victory over Rimington B in the Clitheroe and District Snooker League. Social B also had a convincing
Club B (8) 435: A. Taylor 71, T. Clews 69; A. Proctor 43, A. Wright 70; S. Edmondson 74, J. Travis 43; A. Garner 58, R. Wil kinson 87; J. J. Bush 41, V. Adcroft 99; J. Holmes 79, G. Wilkinson 66.
Pendle Club (6) 366, Social
were turned and it was Clith eroe who tried their hand at attacking. Despite being forced to defend, Leyland managed to break away and go further into the lead with a goal totally against the run of play.
down, showed their character and began to play some fast, skilful hockey. Finding more space, the side worked well together, with both wings get ting into the action. With the players now looking for the ball and confident, the side launched a number of spirited attacks on the Leyland goal-mouth.
Clitheroe, despite being two
Carol White crossed a perfect ball from the right wing to Frances Griffiths, who picked it up 25 yards out and advanced into the circle. Her shot was saved by the ’keeper, but she followed up and struck the ball
With 10 minutes remaining,
into the goal. This gave Clitheroe the incen
sowrth, Bibby, Barker, Gar stang, Griffiths, Parker, For- shaw, Mortimer, Proctor, White.
Festive contest
THE winner of the the annual Turkey Shoot competition at Stonyhurst Park Golf Club was Mr Frank Foster.
impressive round and claimed the title by three clear shots.
Mr F o s t e r p u t in an
Frank Foster (90-25-65); 2nd, Harry Ronson (91-23-68); 3rd, Geoff Pallister (83-14-69). Best Gross — Geoff Pallister (83).
Results: Turkey Shoot — 1st,
tive for all-out attack in the final minutes and, although not scor ing, they came close to getting the draw they deserved. Clitheroe: Burrows, Farn-
Waddington A (2) 387, RBL A (12) 426: F. Coar 77, M. Peel 57; J. Wooff 62, P. Harrison 77; B. Waddington 51, B. Simms 52; A. Parsons 68, B. Hitchen 84; I. Jackson 63, I. Nuttall 65; M. Taylor 66, N. Garner 91. B i l l in g to n B (14) 485,
Billington A were involved in a close match against Siaidburn B, but eventually ran out 8-6 win ners. The two chasing teams, Catholic Social Club A and B, both won to keep up their challenges. Results: Division One —
277: P. Cross 78, A. Gudgeon 36; C. Steele 61, F. Webster 74; D. Laycock 75, I. Nash 42; M. Herrington 102, F. Watson 49; M. Parkinson 86, S. Briggs 56; G. Hincks 101, D. Coupe 40. Chatburn A (12) 402, Wad-
Rimington B (0) 297: D. Stewart 59, B. Conchie 53; N. Harris 114, B. Gawthorpe 36; D. Wilson 91, S. Winkley'41; P. Elliott 70, P. Winkley 57; I. Brown 79, R. Bolland 40; P. Conchie 72, A. Seed 70. Social A (12) 503, Cons B (2)
321, CSC A (12) 426: J. Peel 51, H. Hudson 67; D. Hargreaves 76, A. Hall 50; D. Walmsley 48, I. Tomlinson 89; R. Taylor 41, L. Dixon 74; M. Yates 50, P. Backhouse 88; G. Walmsley 55, J. Crowther 58. Siaidburn B (6) 393, Billing
dington B (2) 317: P. Clark 72, T. Swift 47: S. Harrison 89, J. Lambert 37; P. Whittaker 63, M. Dewhurst 45: D. Speak 57, A. Herd 53; P. Craig 73, T. H. Walmsley 51; N. Robinson 48, B. Phillip 84. Division Two — RBL B (2)
One — Billington B 6G, Social A 65, Chatburn A 64, RBL A 56, Cons B 46, Waddington B 46, Low Moor B 36, Waddington A 35, Rimington A 34, Rimington B 14.
Points and positions: Division
71, CSC A 70, CSC B 54, RBL B 54, Pendle 49, Siaidburn A 48, Police 46, Low Moor A 44, Social B 40, Chatburn B 39, Siaidburn B 39. Tonight’s fixtures: Division
Division Two — Billington A
One — Low Moor B v Riming ton A; Rimington B v Wadding ton A; Cons B v RBL A; Chat- bum A v Billington B. Division Two — Police v CSC
B; Slaidbum A v Low Moor A; CSC A v Siaidburn B; RBL B v Pendle; Billington A v Chatbum B.
made it two with a fine solo goal from the battling Young. After receiving the ball on the edge of the box, Young powered his way forward, held off two defenders on either side and slid the ball under the advancing Gary Rawlands, the Bootle ’keeper.
After 57 minutes, Clitheroe
eroe, but were shut out straight away with Glyn Davies, a tower of strength alongside Whiteside.
Read in form
regular ’keeper, Read domin ated throughout the match. Goals from Martin (2), Blakeley and Passmore ensured that Read finished with two points.
FACING Hurst Green in their latest Whitbread Kibble Valley League Division One fixture, Read United were more than a match for their opponents. Despite being without their
Bootle came back at Clith
BOOTLE ’keeper Gary Rowlands just beats Clith eroe fonvard Gary Howarth to the ball
Shawbridge Topics
Future looking rosy again
THREE quality strikes put Clitheroe back on championsnip course at Shawbridge on Satur day and the future is now looking rosy for the side. Bootle just could not
cope with Clitheroe’s sturdy defence, enterpris ing midfield and dangerous forward line and returned to Merseyside in somber
mood. The Blues, knocked off the
CARNFORTH ARE SENT PACKING
Clitheroe A 12, Carnforth 4
A SOUND performance by scrum-half John Silcock behind a ram p an t C l i th e ro e pack accounted for rivals Carnforth at Littlemoor. Immediately from the kick
the lead in the first quarter of the match. Although Carnforth had one
"corner. Malcolm Heanon slotted the difficult conversion between the posts. No further points were scored in the first half and Clitheroe turned around six points ahead.
ton A (8) 383: G. Parker 60, J. Bolton 70; A. Rigby 46, J. Wil son 67; D. Cowking 98, S. Keighley 47; P. Griffiths 58, T. Rydeheard 77; N. Pinder 86, H. Dean 55; H. Carr 45, J. Wild 67. CSC B (10) 388, Chatburn B
(4) 309: B. Bithell 70, B. Jones 68; G. Tomlinson 64, R. Turner 38; C. Thome 67, A. Pearce 74; R. Watson 59, L. Whittaker 73; R. Driver 68, A. Wilson 56; C. Snape 60, J. Lockley 0. Low Moor A (4) 406, Police
(10) 451: A. Clements 60, P. Craig 64; M.. O’Rourke 71, J. Burke 89; A. Holmes 77, I. Hartley 59; G. Tyler 80, N. Thompson 70; N. Parkinson 50, S. Griffiths 94; M. Moss-Blun- dell 68, G. Davy 75.
the same mould as the first, with a constant flow of Clitheroe possession enabling their speedy backs to attack the visitors line. Again a couple of chances went begging, but Clitheroe even tually extended their lead when the game’s outstanding forward, Oliver McEntyre, burst through four tackles to touch down near the posts. The easy conversion attempt was a formality for Heanan. This second score seemed to
The second half continued in
eroe’s pressure deserved, came in the 29th minute, when Ian Fielding followed up his own chip ahead, outpaced the defenders ana scored near the
or two excursions into the Clith eroe half, excellent scrummag ing and a plentiful supply of bail in the line-outs ensured that most of the play was spent in the visitors half. The first score, which Clith
off, Clitheroe took the game to the visitors and, but for a couple of lapses of concentration at cru cial times, would have been in
by this quick attack, hit back straight away with some good forward play. Although not scoring again, the side forced Carnforth back and did not look
for an inconsistent Carnforth kicker. Clitheroe, obviously stunned
like conceding any more loose points. This was a good performance
from Clitheroe, who must remember that, against higher- class opposition, they must maintain concentration through out and not give away slack
Robinson, Hodges, Fielding (I), Rowley, Heanan, Silcock, Moore, Anderson, Thornber, Hitchen, Woodburn, Duxbury, Taylor, McEntyre.
tries. Clitheroe: Fielding (D),
A spirited display from gallant losers
Clitheroe 1st XV 3, Bury 18
CLITHEROE were forced to reshuffle their team for this first-round Lancashire Plate match. With Ricky Pallister and
Dave Slinger unavailable through ipjury, Martin Hodges came in on the wing and Andrew Drakeford took up the full back position. Following some good displays in the second team, Phil Proctor deservedly made his debut in the second row. From the kick-off, the early
the Bury stand-off enabled the away side’s forwards to secure possession and their number eight pulled off the edge of the maul to score near the comer. Stung by this setback, the
Doig in the centre. This caused havoc in the Bury defence. However well Clitheroe played, they could not score. After soaking up a lot of
pressure was Clitheroe’s and it came as no surprise when they went into the lead from a Mal colm Heanon penalty, following an obstruction by a. Bury defender. Further Clitheroe pressure
lull the home side into a false sense of security and Carnforth regrouped and swept their way up field to score near the posts. Tne conversion, placed in front of the posts, proved too much
Clitheroe forwards swept ■ straight back into the attack, winning some good, rucked ball and taking several strikes against the head in the set scrums. Unfortunately, they could not make, the crucial breakthrough, although Heanon went close, with a couple of pen alty attempts.
was enforced, but without a clear opening or scoring oppor tunity being made. This seemed to lift Bury, who from a series of drives, forced Clitheroe deep into their own half. A delightful chip and run by
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tors scored another try, follow ing a blindside move. Their full back converted the kick and Bury stood seven points ahead of a battling Clitheroe. The second half was almost a
Just before half-time, theivisi- ;
carbon copy of-the first, with Clitheroe hammering away at
pressure, Bury decided to come forward and, aided by some tre mendous kicks from the fly-half, gradually worked their way up
screw and, although Clitheroe's defence heldjfor a while, Bury managed to score two late tries, b o t h of w h i c h w e r e unconverted.
Slowly they began to turn the
; C l i th e ro e : D rak e fo rd , Hodges; Waterhouse, Ramsden,
eroe can take heart from the way they scrummaged and the performances of Doig in the centre; Drakeford at full-hack and scrum-half Graeme Tindall.
Bury’s line in an attempt to Heanan,! Tindall, Moore, Ish- reduce the arrears. A feature . werwood, Dubowski, Giles, of the play, during the period Pr °ctor> Townson, Holmes, was the strong running oi Dave Mchntyre.
Though disappointed, Clith
top spot last week when they went down at Nantwich Town, bounced straight back and now stand two points clear. On Saturday, Clitheroe have a welcome rest from league action
season when it comes to cup competitions and will have to be in their finest form if they are to
and face Southport in the first round of the ATS Trophy. Clitheroe have had a dismal
fo through to the next round,
ball in the HFS Loans League Premier Division, are a useful side who will certainly test Clitheroe in every department. The match kicks off at
outhport, who play their foot
1-45 p.m. to allow for extra time and admission is £1.80 for adults and 90p for OAPs and children. The inflated prices are not the doing of Clitheroe FC; they are set by Lancashire FA. Tomorrow, the club are hold
ing their buffet/supper in the clubhouse. At the event, the club raffle will be drawn, with the top prize being a flight for
two on Concorde. BNIVC
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Biathlon first
RIBBLESDALE Masters Swimming Club is hoping for a good turnout for Sunday morning’s first event in the biathlon series. There w ill be two
courses, a six-mile cycle and one-and-a-half-mile run or a 13-mile cycle and a five-and-a-half-mile run. The starting point is the
held on the second Sun days during January, February and March.-
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*A9 MONTHS MEMBERSHIP* Dean Whalley’s Gareth
lete at the selection race in Wales. However, all is not
Jones, who also went on the European tour, has had a quiet start to the season and did not comp
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lost for Gareth who could still find himself included in the squad if he puts in some impressive perfor mances in the Divison A and Shell Rapid Race 500 events. The packed canoeing
Stuart
calender is not as busy during December and the canoeists can enjoy a well-earned break. The next Division A race will not be held until March. For the real enthusi asts, the River North
Stephen
Tyne at Hexham will be I the venue for the annual | New Year’s Day Special. Of the local paddlers, Chatburn’s Stephen Woodward will be com peting in this popular | event.
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challenge ALTHOUGH not top, Waggon and Horses have moved into a commanding position in the Whitbread Kibble Valley Foot ball League’s first division. Standing in second snot, they
, Chatburn comfortably beat Kib- j Chester 3*0 and Waggon over- j came Transport 4-1. Fourth- placed Rimington overcame third-spot Low Moor 3-2 in a thrilling match. The second division title race
i ing six games in hand! I Also creeping up the table, I and with six games in hand on | the leaders, are Whalley, who have won six of their eight matches. At the weekend, leaders
are four points behind leaders Chatburn, but have an asLound-
is a close affair, with leaders Kings Arms and second-placed Royal Oak separated by just one point. In their latest matches, Kings Arms crushed Transport reserves 5*2 and Royal Oak beat Clitheroe Reserves in less con vincing style. Results: Division One — Waggon and Horses 4, Trans-
8ort 1; Chatburn 3, Ribchester
Reserves 1, Royal Oak 2; Kings Arms 5, Transport Reserves 2; Brockhall 0, Ruck Inn 2. Fixtures: Division One —
; Rimington 3, Low Moor 2; Read 4, Hurst Green 2. Division Two — Clitheroe
Waggon and Horses v Sabden (D. Bush), Grindleton v Read (D. Fitzpatrick), Transport v Rimington (J. Swayne), Low Moor v Whalley (B. Hinsdale). Ribchester Reserves v Hurst Green (1). Green). Division Two — Waterloo
Rangers v Brockhall (B. Jones), Royal Oak v ICI/Station (A. Hacking), Calderstones v Trans port (N. Clark).
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the rest of the match and, although they did not score again, the side at last looked like a championship winning team. C l i th e ro e : Underwood,
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MIDFIELD marvel Lee Rogerson holds off a Boo tle player during Clitheroe’s impressive 3-0 victory
Lady Blues prove too strong
Clithcroe Ladies 3, Lady Blues 5
LEAGUE leaders Lady Blues found the going tough against Clitheroe, who must nave been disappointed not to have taken a point off the strong Manchester side.
the two teams, but it was the visitors who opened the scoring after 17 minutes. Clitheroe were not deterred and went on to equalise through right winger Gill Brooker following a left- wing cross.
Clitheroe began the better of
two goals in quick succession to give them a two-goal cushion at half-time, why they are top of the league and dominating the division.
Lady Blues then showed, with
start to the second half and their efforts were rewarded when the referee awarded the home side a penalty. Gill Brooker stepped up and scored to put her side back in the hunt.
Clitheroe made a determined
strongly and scored again to revive their two-goal lead. Clitheroe were not prepared to sit back and accept defeat and finished an excellent move on the left with a close-range goal from Brooker.
Lady Blues came back
hat-trick for Gill, playing against her former club. With only a few minutes remaining, Lady Blues scored their fifth to secure the match.
This completed an impressive
This was a much-improved display from Clitheroe, wno face another stern test this Sunda' when they travel to Robin Pari to face Wigan, league champions.
Wi the current 2
Hughes, Room, O’Connor, Feather, Brooker, Ferguson, Goulden, Ward, Parker. Subs: Tilley, Ralph.
Clithcroe: Jackson, Barton,
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Calderstones............ .... 12 ti 2 4 U ICI/Station................ .... 12
Koval Oak................. .... ID Brockhall.................. .... 12 0
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A 10-goal thriller
Henthorn Old Hoys ft, Hour Glass Celtic ft
TWO goals in the opening live minutes signalled that this match would be a high-scoring affair, and it certainly lived up to its early drama. Henthorn found themselves a
goal down after two minutes, but hit back straight away with a successful penalty from Spur geon after a Blenkinship sh.»t had been handled.
start, Henthorn scored again. Blcnkinship’s through-hali annul Hargreaves, who scored easily. At this point, Henthorn were in total command, but could not find the back of the net tim ing this impressive spell. Geltic managed to fight their way back into the match and score a goal, but this was immediately fol lowed by another Hargreaves strike, which put Henthorn back in control.
f‘eaves (G), Walker, Spurgeon,
Ratcliffe, Bamber, Blenkinship, Hargreaves (A). Sub: Barlow.
radshaw, Allen, Charnley,
Henthorn started to relax and this proved to be a terrible mis take. Celtic found a new lease of life and scored two quick goals, to make the final result 5-5. Henthorn: Barnes, Har-
With only seven minutes left,
!a.,e the lead again c . :• minutes, but Henthora eatim back, equalising when Celtic defender scored an own goal. Just before half-time, Spurgeon was fouled in the penalty box and the subsequent nenaltv was scored, to put HentWn in the lead for the first time. Within a minute of the re
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