T [?/ 22331 (Classified) 1 .9% (APR 7.5)


N ALL NEW IESTAS, ESCORTS


ND.ORIONS. OME MODELS AT RE-INCREASE


Clitheroe 22324 (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified) Shawbridge topics


Farnsworth impresses on Shawbridge debut


ONE of the brighter aspects of Saturday’s draw was the debut of


Gary Farnsworth. Farnsworth figured


CAPt s . mother. NO |


B SUPPLIED 1


1.6 Ghia...... ....£5895 .4 Ghia....... ....£7295


re 2.0 GL..... ....£7295 .6 Ghia....... ....£6995 XR3i, red..... ....£7995


ID Van, red.......£4595 ■rices do not include VAT


lor, 6,000 miles, full lilication, white


8,995


te vehicles areata •t to tliehlghest fandard


PARTS DEPT.


HOWARD & MARK


[ford sierra IE COSWORTH


strongly in last year’s suc­ c e s s fu l W a g g on and Horses team, but has spent most of this season in Clitheroe’s reserve side. Playing at left-back, Elles­ mere’s two-man attack allowed him more freedom


Clitheroe visit


CLITHEROE face one of their toughest tests of the season on Saturday when they tra v e l to Wren Rovers in the second round of the ATS Lanca­ shire Trophy. Manager Dave Morris is


seasiders


certainly taking this match seriously, with both him assistant Peter Lee having watched Rovers recently. Wren have been setting


the pace in the second d iv is ion o f the Bass NWCFL and look promo­ tion certainties, having only lost once. They have moved to the former Blackpool Borough Rugby League ground situated at the end of the M55. A la r g e c r ow d is


expected, boosted by the travelling Clitheroe con­ tingent. The match kicks off at 1-45 p.m. For those not making


the trip to the seaside, Clitheroe Reserves enter­ tain Rossendale on Satur­ day at Shawbridge (k.o. 2- 30 p.m.).


Henthorn in semis


Henthorn United 3, Burnley Boys 0


Henthorn under-12s have reached the final of the Accrington Lions Cup after this victory last Sunday. The match was played in


very muddy conditions, but it was an excellent game of football despite this. Henthorn got the better of the early play, scoring in the first ten minutes through Farmer. Play was from end to


0 SANCE


JXULT 11 Broadway Turquoise, 9,000 ........................ £5595


pAULT 11 Boston. 10 miles..........£5795 JlAULT 21 TS 1.7. |c roof, 9,000 miles ........................£6995


Re n a u l t 5 g t l },ht red, 29,000 miles ............... £4495


IN A U L T 21 GTX 2 . 0 I n j e c t i o n ,


jreen, 13,000 miles, fries pack.........£8995


INAULT Extra 1.4


|Vhite, 22,000 miles .£3495 + VAT


iUG EO T 30 9 GL Metallic blue, 3,000 ................£6995


| )R D Fie s ta XR2. sun roof, alloys, I s ........................£6495


|5L Manta GT. Red, > s ........................£5495


H3?


end until Henthorn scored their second from an e x ce l len t header by Ainger. In the second half,


Henthorn put on the pressure but failed to score on several occasions. - The home side were the stronger and clinched the game when Farmer scored his second. Henthorn: Mashiter,


Jones, Dawson, Tomlin­ son, Wilcocks, Sutcliffe, Rawsthorne, Farmer, C u nlif fe . Czapowski, Ainger. Subs: Bartlett, Turner.


Hockey Effortless


Clitheroe 2nd XI 1, Lancaster 4th XI 0


A STRONG wind blowing in from the sea meant that conditions were unfavour­ able for this coastal match played on the outskirts of


Morecambe. A previous victory of


14-0 left Clitheroe lacka­ daisical and unwilling to exert much effort, but Lancaster played well in the first half, managing to defend every attack. Several breaks up the


right by Taylor came close to the goal, but Clitheroe were unable to find a hole in th e o p p o s i t i o n ’ s


defence. By half-time, Clitheroe


still had not scored and were frustrated by their


inability to dominate the game. They went into the second half determined to re c t ify the situation. N e ed h am p r o d u c e d several good tackles and with R. Dugdale


... supS


crossed the ball to Brier- ley who finally managed to


score. This spurred Clitheroe


P W N E D C A R S


1...............Save £B00 £5995 J [


. 8-seal luxury.. £9995 3


.........Save £800 £12,625 ...........Save £500 £9995 ...........Save £800 £9995 ...........Save £500 £4995


£13,495 £14,995'


j


.........£4495 .........£6995 .......£11,295


j wheels, sun roof.^...£5995 I


on, hardly allowing Lan­ caster to gain possession of the ball in the last ten minutes. Before the final whistle, Clitheroe made a few promising attacks, but were unable to improve on


their lead. The game was slightly


disappointing for Clith­ eroe, who should have recorded a much easier victory. Good play by Tay­ lor, Needham, and R. Dugdale’ should have been' rewarded with a goal from


the right. Clitheroe: A. Lodge, L.


£7995 £6995


!>ED TOYOTA feposrr


CP Dep.


£2995 £600 £2995 £600 £3695 £1295


>PEN 7 DAYS ARK ENGINEERING 33 SCOTLAND ROAD


. in M65 towards Nelson


0282). 62441 -* yards from function 13


Sproston, T. Cooper, R. Dugdale, M. Dugdale, C. Bibby, C. T a y lo r , C. Needham, L. Caton, C. Ashley, S. Brierley.


Cubs’ soccer


THE Clitheroe and Dis- trict Cub Scouts’ Football League resumes on Satur­ day with Whalley v Loyola


(S. Briggs). • On Sunday, the District .


team practice takes place at the Castle all-weather pitch at 2 p.m. The finals of the annual five-a-side


competition will be held at St Mary’ s Hqll, Stony: hurst, n e x t Wednesday.


to push up to join the mid- field, and he put in some telling tackles, passes and crosses, particularly in the first half. Manager Dave Morris


w a s p a r t i c u l a r l y impressed, commenting: “Gary made a good debut. He was excellent in the first half, but he took a knock and that slowed him down a bit. He can be well pleased with his perfor­ mance and he will cer­ tainly be a part of my long term plans.” Farnsworth is in the


squad for next week, but Mr Morris would like a few new faces to be joining him. Shawbridge’s finan­ cial problems are certainly hampering his search for new blood. Losing the likes of Dave


Tattersall to second divi­ sion Great Harwood shows that players are willing to take a step down the foot­ balling ladder if they are to earn money, and who can blame them? L ik e i t o r n o t ,


non-league football seems to be increasingly run by the lure of hard currency and, if Clitheroe are to compete with the other major clubs in the area, they are going to have to pay for it. P la y e r s like Denis


Underwood, Geoff Young, Nigel Whiteside and now Gary Farnsworth show that there is a depth of talent in the Ribble Val­ ley, but in the past this has had to be augmented by that from outside the area. I f Clitheroe are not careful, the likes of Colne


Shooters outshot


Shooters 1, Higher Buck 3


BUCK made it seven wins out of eight in the Pendle Sunday Charity League


last weekend. Perfect playing condi­


tions helped Buck to play their usual attacking style and they opened the scor­ ing after ten minutes when Bradshaw latched onto Walker’s long pass to lob the ’keeper. Shooters replied with a


series of strong attacks, but the Buck defence shut down the Nelson team’s forwards, restricting their goal attempts to long- range shots. After a sustained period


of pressure in the Buck penalty area, the Blenkin- ship brothers came to the rescue, with Ian setting up Alan to score. Shooters pulled a goal back almost immediatley, but the Buck held on until half-time. After the break, the


Buck got into their stride. Tim Allen hit the bar, Bradshaw had a goal ruled offside and Shooters were penned in their own half. E v e n tu a l ly Raw son slipped the ball to Alan Blenkinship, who beat two defenders, rounded the ’keeper and scored his


second of the game. Two more points in the bag and, with league lead-


Dynamoes, Accrington S tan ley , R o s send ale United, Darwen and Great Harwood will be using Shawbridge as a nursery — w a tch in g p la y e r s develop, then luring them aw a y w i th a c a s h


incentive. Several good players


have been a v a i la b le recently, but Dave Morris has not had the financial resources to tempt them to Shawbridge. Mr Morris and his


deputy, Peter Lee, are widely respected in non­ lea gu e fo o tb a l l and, although both seem happy at Clitheroe, it must be a frustrating situation for them to be working in. They have worked won­ ders keeping the squad


together, but it might well be a different story come the end of the season. The Shawbridge com­


mittee is currently nego­ tiating on several fronts to ease its financial problems, and chairman Peter Carter is confident that the neces­ sary improvements can be carried out to keep the club in the Bass NWCFL. Shortly it is going to be


necessary for the commit­ tee to sit down and decide on the c lu b ’ s fu tu re direction. Most o f the other clubs in the area have progressed recently, while C litheroe have almost gone backwards. Without a doubt,Mr


Carter and his meil have a difficult few months ahead of them.


Murray Walker’s Ribble Valley sports scene


The Blues struggle Clitheroe 1, Ellesmere Port and Neston 1


AT one stage, the visitors were so far out of this game that they nearly needed a ticket to get back into the ground. So, what went wrong?


Clitheroe had the better


of the early exchanges and it seemed only a matter of time before the floodgates were opened and the small crowd could celebrate what has become a rare s ig h t — a C l ith e r o e victory. Sure enough, Clitheroe


took the lead midway through the first half. Ellesmere employed crude offside tactics, and a tre­ mendous crossfield ball from Niven Howlett put fullback Mel Burke in the clear. He pushed the ball to


the side of the ’keeper and then tripped over his out-


Bradford end run


Embsa yResl, West Bradford Res 2


WEST Bradford ended a depressing run of four con­ secutive defeats with a hard-fought victory in the Embsay mud.


suited more to planting potatoes thait to staging a . football match, Bradford made most of the early running. They took the lead after 15 minutes w h en , f o l low in g an attempted clearance from a corner, Cononley fed Blenkinship. His cross was met at the far post by Hodgson, who side-footed home.


Both Hodgson and Blen­


kinship went close to adding to their lead as Em bsa y ’ s goal led a charmed life. Bradford defended against the slope in the second half and, after soaking up a lot of p r e s s u r e , E m b s a y


equalised. Bradford continued to


ers IDL providing the press forward and, with opposition next week, tired limbs on a by now Buck will hope to keep gluepot pitch, clinched the their good run going. Buck: A. Hargreaves,


G. Hargreaves, Walker, Allen, Meyler, Spurgeon, Rawson,Bradshaw, A. Blenkinship, I. Blenkin­ ship, Barlow. Subs: Black- ledge, Case.


Snooker


THE leaders of the Clitheroe and District Snooker League, Social A, inflicted a demora-


Beware of the Social call


porting'welh Wtlfonly Using 14-0 defeat on Conservative A last week minutes left, Dugdale to go 12 points clear at the top.


In Division Two, Wad­


dington B had a close game with the Catholic Social Club but still lead


by 14 points. Division One — Cons U (12)


421, Rimington A (2) 314: A. Gudgeon 72, D. Riley 49; E. Wallace 81, A. Riley 36; F. Webster 71, D. Bannister 45; P. Swales 59, F. Wrathall 64; F. Watson 68, S. Pe t ty 59; J. Marsden 70, A. Hartley 61. Catholic A (4) 349, Slaidburn


A (10) 386: L. McEntee 42, B. Dixon 84; I. Tomlinson 49. B. Walker 64; P. Backhouse 58, C. Tedstone 61; A. Hall 65, W. Jones 63; L. Dixon 54, J. Whi- twell 57; J. Crowther 81, J. Jac­


ques 57. Billington B (10) 417, Chat-


Simkin 58; N. Harris 84, G. Clark 47; P. Conchie 68, P. Whittaker 88; I. Brown 60, P. Clark 58; D. Stewart 53, D.


Speak 48. Social A (14) 431, Cons A (0)


319: G. Hincks 68, S. Taylor 54; S. Kerr 68, D. Smith 33; M. Vamom 55, B. Hargreaves 43;


C. Steele 67, M. Parkinson 66; D. Laycock 91, T. Sunter 44; J.


Roberts 82, M. Wensley 79. Division Two — Waddington


B (8) 423, Catholic (6) 354: A. J. Herd 59, R. Watson 65; T. H. Walmsley 100, S. Hope 72; M. Dewhurst 60, C. Thome 39; B. Phillip 64, B. Bithell 71; D. Houlker 52, K. Eccles 62; J.


(6) 417: S. Harrison 76. J. Peel 64; R. Turner 64, D. Walmsle,


Lambert 88, P. Bithell 45. Chatburn B (8) 392, RBL B


48; J. Ingham 60, M. Yates 7a L. Whittaker 75, K. Walmslev G4; M. Billington 48, A. Smith 108; A. Pearce 69, A. Pollard


60. Pendle Club (8) 464, Social B


(6) 442: A. Proctor 51. J. Travis 08; R. Knibbs 67, T. Ciewes 112; S. Edmondson 102, V. Adcroft 45; W. Wright 81, B. Wilding 72; H. Tobin 74. A. Beck 79; J. Schofield 89, J. Burgess 66. Rimington B (10) 485, Police


(4) 408: A. Smith 103, R. Brown 49; B. Conchie 73, G. Griffiths 67; D. Ash 92,-J. Burke 62; S.


Wincklev 86. S. Griffiths 82; D. Seed 73, I. Hartley 78; P. Winckley 58, P. Craig 70. Low Moor A (4) 334, Billing­


ton A (10) 184: A. Holmes 59. R. Hilton 119; P. Bradley 52, J. Bolton 98; N. Parkinson 77, A. Dean 62; M. Alston 17, J. Wil­ son 82; G. Tyler 45, K. Garrett 87; A. Clements 84, G. Dell 36. Slaidburn B (2) 333, Low Moor B (12) 473: N. Pinder 39,


burn A""(4)"388: B. Thompson M. Holmes 89: G. Parker 59, S. 57, P. Craig 89; D. Wilson 95, G. Thompson (,!'j L Griffiths 5G, E


Kenyon 82; H. Carr 66, N. Law- ton 54; P. Maher 49. D. Dean


106; T. Robinson 64, P. Traynor 76.


Points and positions: Division


One — Social A 104, Billington B 92, Rimington A 86, Cons B 86, RBL A 84, Chatburn A 78, Waddington A 78, Cons A 72, CSC A 70, Slaidburn A 62. Division Two — Waddington


B 140, Low Moor B 126, RBL B 116, Rimington B 114, Police 110, Billington A 94, CSC B 90, Social B 86. Low Moor A 82, Pendle 78, Slaidburn B 70, Chatburn B 66. Tonight’s fixtures: Division


One — Slaidburn A v Cons A, Cons B v RBL A, Rimington A v CSC A, Waddington A v Social A.


.Walmsley Division Two — CSC B v Low . Yates 73; Moor A, RBL B v Police, Pen- die v Slaidburn B, Low Moor B v Waddington B, Social B v Chatburn H, Billington B v Rimington B.


ii* .t + + 4 t t ' f 4 * 4 A - * * ' * A *» K' « «


LEADERS Royal British Legion clinched one half of the double last week when they won the Division Two knock-out trophy. The final was held at the Kings Arms, with the


In the league. Royal Horses}ioe 3; Brown Cow Heifer 6. Oak A are now 14 points 2,'White Horse A 6; Dog


.


Ip(rron taking on under-, ^ tJlose ,behlnd rinms B la c k V £ l l Old falll.ng t0 T ke any slBnlf‘-.


Laneho There was to be cant ground.


the two teams lining up ley A 4; Royal Oak A 5, Buli B 5, Black . Bull 3; before they commenced Kings Arms B 3; Black White Horse B 1, Station play. T


i,n uie *.?■?.!,ln uV1,?-101?T?ne’ and Partridge 3, Black Points and positions: BullA5.


Horse 4, Pendle Witch 4; 7; CCWMC 4, New Inn 4; _ . Wilpshire Hotel A - 5, Royal Oak C 2, Craven


Division One — Royal Oak Division Two — Roya Kings Arms A 67, Judge ' ■ , A 84, White Horse A 70,


no upset as the Legion Last week’ s results: British Legion 5 Royal. Walmesley A 65, Kings took the cup 7-2. ' '


Our photograph shows Arms A 4, Judge Walmes- B 5. Cross Keys 3; Black Hotel A 59, Pendle Witch Division- One — Kings Oak B 3; Judge Walmesley Arms B 59^ Wilpshire Lj TdSWvriP-V


winner when Hodgson scored from close range following a free-kick. To their credit, Embsay


never gave up, but on this occasion found the Brad­ ford side difficult to break down.


stretched body. Referee There were some bright E a s tw o o d , who had spots for Clitheroe. The already given several bizarre decisions, pointed to the penalty spot. Last week’ s villain, Peter Tilley, who missed


.**?*-•'


performance of local man Gary Farnsworth was par­


ticularly encouraging, and he adapted very quickly. Niven Howlett gave some


the penalty that would stability to the centre of have brought Clitheroe defence, although Steve victory at Knowsley, made Murphy, playing as a no mistake this time.


sweeper, seemed to be Despite several more staying too far back at


opportunities, Clitheroe times, which left a big gap could not capitalise on their dominance in the first half. The second period was a


in the middle of the park. The Ellesmere players


tale of woe for the Clith­ eroe strikeforce as chances came and went. Paul Baker, in particular, could have finished the game with five goals to his name. It seemed inevitable


On a pitch that was mere defence and i v iu u o c u — — — — i - ----------------T t


that the Merseysiders would snatch something from this game, and they duly did. More and more Clitheroe players joined the attack as they tried to seal the match, and Elles­ mere caught them on the break. Tilley ran at


the ’keeper stranded, hut the ball bounced back off the bar. Geoff Young was following up and looked set to score. However, he tripped just as he was about to head it in and the ball went out of play. From the goal-kick, the


will no doubt feel that Clitheroe took a point as a result of a disputed pen­ alty. But Clitheroe created plenty of other chances that they really should have put away. Playing against a team that has only lost once this


THE hands of Denis Underwood have served Clitheroe Football Club extremely well over the years, but last week he showed that he can use them for things other than goalkeeping.


In recent weeks, members of Clitlitioes


Sabden keep on rolling along


Rolls Roycc 0, Sabden 5_


SABDEN had new signing Chris Chisholm in the line-up for their first ever visit to Rolls. The former Clitheroe, From this point the


Accrington and Darwen jrame deteriorated, with defender found himself in Rolls’ tactics spoiling any a midfield role and was involved in Sabden’s first goal after two minutes. He beat three men out wide on the left-hand touchline, and Pilkington finished off the move in c l in ica l fashion, his 18th goal of the season. Rolls attacked Sabden


CHISHOLM


season, as Wren Rovers have, Clitheroe will need to take every opportunity presented to them, or they will be waving their cup hopes goodbye. Clitheroe: Underwood,


Murphy, Marrow, Jones, Burke, Howlett, Baker, Farnsworth, Young, Til­ ley, Orrell. Sub: Pizellis.


Whitbread RVFL favourites


go through


the Elies- THERE were no shocks in the Whitbread Ait- ad released ken Shield preliminary round matches, with


Baker. His clever chip left one of the favourites, White Horse, salely ............ through to the first round at the expense of


r « i . .


Sabden. In the league, leaders


ball was cleared upfield. Paul Jones was caught in possession and an Elles­ mere striker rounded Denis Underwood to score. What should have been 2-0 to Clitheroe was turned round to 1-1.


The Blues continued to


press and the persistence of new boy Gary Farns­ worth paid off when he put


Steve Orrell free. He in turn set up Baker, who


forced a tremendous save from the ’keeper. Just before this, Baker hit the ball straight at the ’keeper from eight yards when he had the goal at his mercy. It was just one of those days when Clitheroe could


not score, and had it not been for the intervention of Underwood, Ellesmere could have snatched vic­ tory in the last minute. That really would have been an injustice.


At the end of the day,


this was a point lost. With their dominance, Clitheroe should have had the game sewn up long before the visitors equalised.


Waggon and Horses took full advantage of their ri­ vals' absence by trouncing Kings Arms. Rimington also had a convincing vic­ tory over Chatburn to keep their championship hopes alive. In Division Two, Lord


Nelson had the better of a ten -g o a l b a t t le with Waterloo Rangers, but Hurst Green’s cup demoli­ tion o f Brockhall shows that the top two will have to be wary despite their big lead. On Sunday, Shawbridge


hosts the first Elembee Trophies Dan Seed KO semi-final between Low Moor and Lord Nelson (k.o. 12-45 p.m.). Both teams have lost just one league match this season, and are red-hot favourites for promotion. Last week’ s results:


Aitken Shield Preliminary Round — Brockhall 0, Hurst Green 7; White Horse 4, Sabden 1; Royal Oak 1, Transport 2; Rib- chester Res 4,Buck Inn 1. Division One — Kings


Arms 1, Waggon and Horses 7; Chatburn 1, Rimington 6. Division Two — Waterloo Rangers 3, Lord Nelson 7. Saturday’s fixtures and


referees: Ashley Smith KO (k.o. 2 p.m.) Read Utd v Grindleton (D. Bush). Division One — Riming­


ton v White Horse (T. Hobday); Sabden v Chat­ burn (D. Marshall): Wag­ gon and Horses v Ribches- ter (J. McCollough). Division Two — Water­


loo Rangers v Royal Oak (N. Dinsdale); Calder- stones v Kings Arms Res (J. Swayne), ICI/Station v Hurst Green (B. Jones). Sunday: Elembee Tro­


phies Dan Seed KO semi­ final (at Shawbridge, k.o. 12-45 p.m.) — Lord Nel­ son v Low Moor.


Division One I»W D l. P


Wa^on & Morses.. White Horse.......... Kimin^on............. Whalley Celtic....... Chatburn.............. Kinfjs Arms........... Ribchester Res...... Transport............. Read Utd.............. Sabden Res........... Grindleton............


1513 0 2 2G 1311 1 1 23


, 14 9 3 2 21 13 8 l 4 17 17 7 0 lb 14


. Iti 6 1 913 14 5 3 (5 13 13 3 3 7 9


. 14 2 4 8 8 9 2


Division Two FW D L


Low Moor........... Lord Nelson........ Hurst Green........ Kings Arms' Res... Waterloo Rngs.... ICI/Station......... Brockhall............ Buck Inn............ Royal Oak........... Calderstones.......


continuously, but they could not break down Sab­ den’ s defence. Midway through the half, Nigel Wareing scored the vil­ lager’s second and added a third ju s t b e fo r e the break. The second half began


with another Sabden goal, this time a weak shot from Chisholm squeezed past the ’keeper.


Referee worries Whalley


Whallcy 2, Barrowford Celtic 1


WHALLEY managed to gain two points from this very mediocre East Lan­ cashire League game. The first half was a dull


affair, with both teams showing little spirit or enthusiasm. Possession was sha red and few chances were created by either side. The home side began


the second half in far more convincing style and began to take the game to the visitors. Midway through the half, Bury’s strength enabled him to break clear of tire Barrowford defence before his powerful shot b e a t t h e o n c o m i n g


’keeper. Five minutes later, the


same player made no mis­ take when a rebound fell to him in the penalty area. Whalley then had a num­ ber of chances to make the game safe, Bury missing out on his hat-trick with his easiest chance. In the last minute, a


lack of concentration by the home defence allowed the visitors a goal, which seemed to come too late to be o f any signficance. However, the referee mysteriously played seven minutes' injury time, and with the recent memory of allowing a two-goal lead to slip against Nelson, Whal­ ley began to panic. For the first time in the


14 3 3 8 7


game, Barrowford put the Whalley defence under­ pressure, but they could not find the equaliser.


Foxhill. Not enough


Darwen Wail Finishers I, Dog Inn 2


AFTER having 27 players signed on, the Dog began this Blackburn Memorial Sunday League game with only nine men. Playing Division B’ s


bottom club, the Whalley side had been hoping for victory. Another player arrived shortly after the kick-off and the Dog’s 10 men proceeded to play some attractive football. They deservedly went


into the interval 2-0 in the lead, with good goals from Paul Houldsworth and Russell Woods. The second half was a


different story as the Dog pressed the self-destruct


button and proceeded to beat themselves. Dar- wen’s first came when a free kick bounced off the bar and was headed in the net. The second came straight from a corner, helped into the net by Eric Moore on the line, and Darwen’s third saw the ’keeper and a defender col­ lide to leave an empty net at the centre forward’s


mercy. D arwen ’ s last goal


summed up the game, when Moore perfectly chipped his own ’keeper from fully 30 yards.


Sunday Read


O N C E a g a i n R e a d United’s Saturday, game was called off due to a burst drain on Gfindleton’s pitch. O n S u n d a y , R e a d


played second-placed Bal­ tic Fleet on a heavy pitch. A young Read side fought hard against the more experienced opposition and did well to keep it to 0-0 at half-time, Baltic Fleet missing a penalty. After a firm team talk at


the interval, Read played well, scoring four times through Wayne Simmons (2), Ian Monk and Vincent de Curtis, who played extremely well. Read are now eight points clear at


the top. Knockout win for the Legion chance of Sabden settling


down to play football. Several players were booked before Davies fin­ ished well to score the fifth. This was a good away


result, which keeps the p r e s s u r e o n l e a d e r s


darts team have winced every time an attacker entered the Clitheroe penalty box, hoping no harm would come to their hero. They need not have


feared, for at the Catholic Social Club last week, Denis stepped up to the oche to throw in the last leg of the Clitheroe and District Darts League Division Three final. Firm favourites Com­


mercial had looked likely winners when they led 4-2, but the Football Club had levelled the match. Every­ thing hinged on the last leg,and Denis showed he can score as well as finish to win his club the trophy. The photograph shows


the two teams, Clitheroe FC and Com mercial, before they went into the fray.


Waggon hit seven


Kings Arms 1, Waggon and Horses 7


WAGGON took the lead early on through McGo­ vern, but Kings equalised after a bad back pass.


Against the wind in the


first half, Waggon man­ aged to score again before


the interval. The second half was a formality and the Waggon scorers were McGovern (2), Griffiths (2), Blackburn, Edmond­ son and G. Walker.


Waggon and Horses:


Frayne, Coulston, Hors- fieki, Richards, Smith, G. Walker, R. Walker, Grif­ fiths, Edmondson, McGo­ vern, Blackburn, Black- ledge, Waddington.


Pool


Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, January 2Gtli, 1989 23 Rugby.


No joy for Clitheroe


Clitheroe RUFC 1st XV 0, MarpleKUFC 1st XV 26


ONCE again Clitheroe were up to their old tricks of making very ordinary opposition


look impressive. Unusual lack of . cohe­


sion, co-ordination and direction of effort through­ out the whole team was the hallmark of Clitheroe’s performance. On a slippery surface,


the Clitheroe forwards often found themselves under pressure in the tight play and outnumbered to the loose ball, and they seldom produced effective attacking platform for three-quarter line. The only bright spot


was hooker Dave Tatter- sail’s numerous strikes against the head in the scrum. Some good individual


play occurred in the back line, notably from centres R ich a rd T in d a l l and Patrick Ramsden, but lit­ tle con s tru c t iv e play occurred, resulting in an 18-0 deficit at half-time. Although Clitheroe had


a short period of time attacking, defensive fum­ bles and blunders soon put them under pressure again, allowing two more tries to be run in. These capped a disappointing game in which every improvement must be made for future matches. Clitheroe: Taberner,


Field, Ramsden, Tindall, Whalley, Hyde, Pallister, Proctor, Tattersall, Pro- byn, Duxbury, Giles, Tay­ lor, Newton, Holmes. On Saturday, Clitheroe


are at home to Oldham College (k.o. 2-30 p.m.).


Dirty dozen


Clitheroe RUFC 2nd XV 0, Mnrple RUFC 2nd XV 32


WITH three late with- drawls from key players, the home side took to the field with only 12 players. Some stout defence kept


. the score down to only three tries in the first half, but the floodgates opened in the second. This was a spirited dis­


play from Clitheroe, with good performances from Ivan Duxbury, new player Andrew Drakeford and Phil Isherwood, who was returning from injury. With a full side next


week, the team is confi­ dent of victory on Satur­ day against Oldham Col­ lege, with whom they


drew last season. Clitheroe: Drakeford,


Giles, Silcock, D. Moore, Tindall, K. Moore, Wood- burn, Proctor, Dinsdale, Isherwood, Duxbury, F. Sidebottom.


Tight at top as teams tie for firs t place


WITH the half-way stage in the Clitheroe and District Pool League having been reached last week, things are perfectly poised at the top of the Red League, with three teams tying for


first place.


Despite this, Kings Arms A hold the upper


hand, having played one game fewer than their


rivals. While their A team lan­


LADIES’ DARTS


guishes at the foot of the Red League, Waggon and Horses B stand proud at th e top o f th e Blue - League, 12 points ahead of week, nearest rivals Wellsprings Of the top four, only the B.


THE Royal Oak scored an upset in the Ribble Valley Ladies’ Darts League Division One, defeating high-flying Starkies last


leaders, Black Horse A,


the three Whalley teams victory, occupy the top places,


In the Green League, managed an outright jn Division Two, Judge


although it is the Swan Walmesley increased their that can lay claim to vil- )ea(i with a victory against lage dominance with their A and B teams top of the Green and Yellow leagues respectively. Things are extremely


local rivals Dog Inn, with second-placed CCWMC being defeated by the


tight at the top of the Yel­ low League, however, with only six poin ts separating the leading six


teams. Last week’ s results: Red League — Dog and Partridge 5,


Station A 2; Black Bull 7, White Horse A 0 ; -Victoria 4, Well- springs A 3; Buck Inn 4, Wag­ gon and Horses A 3; Sun Inn 6, Royal Oak A 1. Blue League — Station B 4,


Pendle Witch 3; Wellsprings B 4. Higher Buck 3; Waggon and Horses 4, Commercial 3; Royal


. Oak B 2, Craven Heifer 5. Green League — Lord Nelson


4, Black Horse A 3; Dog Inn A 6, Brown Cow A 1; Swan Hotel A 5. Cross Keys A 2; Horse­ shoe A 4, De Lacy A 3; Wilp­ shire A 7, New Inn A 0. Y e l low Lea gu e — Black


Horse B 5, Dog and Partridge 2: Brown Cow B 2, Dog Inn B 5: Cross Keys B 4, Swan Hotel B 3: De Lacv B 5, Horseshoe B 2; New Inn 9 2, Wilpshire B 5. Points and positions (including


last week's results): Red League — Dog and Partridge 63, Kings Arms A 63, Sun Inn 63, Black Bull 61, Station A 50, Buck Inn 49, Wellsprings A 49, White Horse .A 43, Royal Oak A 37, Victoria 35, Waggon and Horses A 27. Blue League — Waggon and


58, Black Horse 44, Horse­ shoe 42, Brown Cow.41, Black Bull A 38, Dog and Partridge 33.. . Division Two — Royal


British Legion 88, Judge Walmesley B 80, Station 74, Black Bull 64, Craven Heifer 64, Black Bull B 61, Cross Keys 50, Royal Oak B 47 , N ew .In n 45 , CCWMC 37, Royal Oak C 29, White Horse B 27.


Horses B 75, Wellsprings B 67, Higher Buck 50, Pendle Witch 44, Kings Arms B 43, White Horse B 43, Commercial 41, Craven Heifer 40, Royal Oak B 40, Judge Walmesley 38, Station


B 29. Green League — Swan A 70,


De Lacy A 68, Dog A 58, Cross Keys A 54, Wilpshire-A 53,


Black Bull A 47, .Lord Nelson 45, Black Horse A 40, New Inn A 40, Brown Cow;A 33, Horse­


shoe A 29. . Yellow League — Swan B 62,


Horseshoe B 60, New Inn B .59, > Least Darts: Division


.Dog and Partridge 40,.Brown Cow B 38, Black Horse B 33, Black Bull B 28.


De La=y 58, Dog B 56. Wilp- 0ne _ p Cattermole shire B 56, Cross Keys B 47, /v ; - r „ r 4 o ’i 1(1 n iv ic im , T w o


_________


Brown Cow. . , Last week’ s results:


Division One — Royal Oak 6, Starkies 2; Bay Horse 3, RBL B 5; Horseshoe 4, Black Bull 4; RBL A 5, Station 3; Catholic Club 3, White Horse 5; Black Horse B 5, Calderstones 3; Victoria 3, Black Horse A 5.


Division Two — Bridge


Inn 6, Wilpshire Hotel 2; Dog Inn 2, Judge Walmes­ ley 6; Craven Heifer 5, De Lacy 3; Bulls Head 2, New Inn 6; Brown Cow 5, CCWMC 3; Black Bull 4, Commercial 4. Points and positions:


Division One — Black • Horse A 75, Starkies 67, Calderstones 65, Black Bull 64, RBL A 63, Vic­ toria 62, White Horse 61, Station 60, Royal Oak 60, Horseshoe 59, RBL B 58, Black Horse B 51, Bay Horse 47, Catholic Club 47.


Division Two — Judge


Walmesley 77, CCWMC 70, Craven Heifer 64, Bridge Inn 61, Low Moor 61, Wilpshire Hotel 60, New Inn 59, Commercial 56, Black Bull 54, Brown Cow 52, Bulls Head 46, Dog Inn 36, De Lacy 35. H ig h e s t .s c o r e : M.


Northover (Horseshoe), B. Parker (Black Bull), and D. Fish (RBL) 180. Highest finish: A. Peel (Starkies) 130: •


(Victoria) 10. Division Two. — S. Wilkinson (CCWMC) 1 1 .


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24