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Pool


Top teams sweat it out


Horse A have both pulled out of the Red League, as have Swan Hotel C in the Yellow League.


league points and positions ball into the Ferryhill have been a d ju s te d box and a defender accordingly.


B 4, Higher Buck 3; King’s Arms B 4, Buck Inn 3; Station B 2, White Horse B 5; Wellsprings 5, Com­ mercial 2; Waggon and Horses 6, Judge Walmes- ley 1.


Green League — P.oyal


Oak A 4, Black Horse A 3; Horseshoe A 1, Cross Keys A 6; Station C 4, New Inn 3; Dog Inn A 3, Craven Heifer 4. Yellow League — Black


Red League — Dog and Partridge 3, De Lacy A 4; Black Bull, Langho, 6, King’s Arms A 1; Sun Inn 5, Victoria 2. Blue League — De Lacy


ing the four leagues have considerable advantages, some still have byes to come and could be caught by the chasing packs. Last week’s results?


Although all those lead- ball into his own net. This strong start was reinforced 20 minutes later


panicked, putting the


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Clitheroe began in style and took the lead


WITH only three weeks left, everything is still to play for in the Clitheroe and District Pool League. White Hart and White


Marathon ends in defeat


< < Clitheroe 3, Ferryhill Athletic 4


LEADING 2-0 after 20 minutes, Clitheroe must have thought they had finally disposed of Ferryhill, but some slips in defence gave the away side a dramatic victory.


when Geoff Young was brought down in the pen­ alty area. The subsequent


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Frank McDougall and Clitheroe stood proud,


minutes of football it looked as though Clitheroe had at last got the better of their opponents from the North East.


Shawbridge Topics


AFTER a momentous FA Cup struggle Clitheroe were finally forced into submission by Ferryhill Ath­ letic, but performed well in each of the three extremely tightly-contested matches. The side resume their league action tomorrow


but Clitheroe are in a strong position, with three games in hand on the Merseyside outfit. Clitheroe manager Dave Morris will take an almost1


West Counties’ Division One, will certainly put up a fight and should provide a stem test for the Blues, who stand one place behind — in third position. Knowsley United are present leaders of the table,


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.and substitute Andy Bur­ gess gave them a 7-2 victory.


greaves, Bishop, Hutchin­ son, Tierney, Hosty, Green, Gardner, Mercer, Whiteside, Pickles, Allen. Subs: Burgess, Jackson. This Saturday, Wad­ dington are away to Skip- ton Town (k.o. 2-30 p.m.) in another Craven League Premier Division match. Players are to meet at the Kings Arms at 1-15 p.m.


back into the game a little in the second period, they were no match for the Twitter Lane side. Fur­ ther goals from Whiteside


control of the first half, with goals from Simon Whiteside, Derek Mercer (2), Jim Tierney and Simon.Pickles giving them a 5-0 lead at the interval. Although Howarth came


v io u s ly u n b e a te n Howarth. Waddington took full


Paul Green was man-of- the-match, but everybody performed well. W ad d in g to n : H a r ­


springs 85, White Horse B 80, Waggon and Horses 78, Kings Arms B 74, Buck Inn 73, Judge Wal- mesley 70, Higher Buck 62, De Lacy B 59, Com­ mercial 50, Station B 41. Green League — Cross


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Hockey


A nervous start for the ladies


Clitheroe Ladies 1st XI 2, . Dutton Forshaw Ladies 2


PLAYING in their opening Division Two match of the season, Clitheroe started in a nervous mood, conceding four short corners in the opening 10 minutes.


Nelson are too strong


Nelson Ladies 2nd X I3 Clitheroe Ladies 1,


HAVING just been pro­ moted from Division Three, Clitheroe expected there would be a huge gap in standards against Nef- son, newly relegated from


Inn B 83, Royal Oak B 76, The first half showed that Clitheroe were play­


Yellow League — Dog Fivision One.


ing well and were confi­ dently putting together some good moves which resulted in a beautiful o- pen-play goal from the captain, Tricia Proctor after 30 minutes. Unfortunately, Nelson


got he ball back immedia­ tely and equalised a minute later with another


THIS was a fine, all-round S°°<} goal the ’keeper team performance by c°ulu do nothing about. The second half was


more Nelson’s. Their superior fitness showed through and they scored two more goals. Clitheroe were far from


downhearted as they put up a fine performance ag a in s t very s tro n g opposition. Clitheroe: Burrows,


it seemed to be the signal for Clitheroe to settle 'into their usual game. The home side grew in confi­ dence and ju s t three m in u te s la te r th e y grabbed an equaliser. Amanda Parker passed


the ball into the circle from a free hit and found captain Tricia Proctor, who made no mistake from close range. The second half was a


withstood this early bar­ rage from Dutton Forshaw and began to get more into the match. The away side were always the stronger outfit and eight minutes from half-time the umpire saw the ball hit the foot of a Clitheroe defender on the goal-line and awarded a penalty stroke to the visitors. This was converted, but


Fortunately the side


night with a local derby against high-flying Dar- wen at the Anchor Ground (k.o. 7-30 p.m.). Darwen, lying in second place in the Bass North


After playing over 200


then showed why these two sides have been so evenly matched, scoring a last-minute goal through McDougall, but sadly it was not enough and Clith­ eroe were forced to bow out of this year’s FA Cup campaign.


Chat burn’s promotion dreams dashed


jitters and comfortably dealt with Haworth. Unfortunately, Cononley, who finished with tne same number of points as Chat- burn, beat Ingrow St John's, securing the second promotion spot due to a better run/wicket - average. The second division championship went to Sutton. . In the fourth division. Chat-


top two places,. Chatburn needed to win their last match against Haworth in order to have a chance of glory. The side showed no promotion


burn’s second team ended the season with a poor display against Haworth and finished the year in seventh place.


Division Two


Sutton................... ....22 16 2 4 3J Cononley.... Chatburn...


PW D L P


Ingrow St John’s..... .... 22 15 2 5 32 Glusbum.... SkiptonCI.


different game, with Clitheroe well on top, using each other well and distributing the ball all over the pitch. Good moves were put together and Dutton could do noth­ ing but sit back and soak up the pressure.


F a rn sw o r th , Bibby, Barker, Garstang, Grif­ fiths, Parker, Caton, Mur­ doch, Proctor, White. On Saturday, the 1st XI


3rd XI. ' Rhodes too hot


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against Nelson


THE new Ladies’ Match- play Champion at Clith­ eroe Golf Club has been decided. In the final of the sin­


gles knockout, Joan Rhodes beat Shiela Daw­ son to claim the title. The winner of the Gilbert Ben­ son Trophy was Eva Vel- vick (101-28-73). Mary Cavanagh claimed the Senior Nine Holes event with a score of 55-18-37.


long periods, Clitheroe struck with a fine goal to take a well-earned lead. The Dutton ’keeper made a fine save, but could not hold onto the ball. The rebound fell to Debbie Caton on the left, who checked and then made no mistake with a impressive finish.


After being on top for


late, Dutton launched a final attack, made their way into the Clitheroe cir­ cle, fooled the ’keeper and scored a dramatic equa­ liser. This proved to be the last touch of what was a fine game.


Just when it seemed too


Farnsworth, Garstang, Barker, Bibby, Parker,' Griffiths, Forshaw, Proc­ tor, Murdoch, Caton.


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FOLLOWING a victory over lowly Ribchester,. newly-promoted Low Moor now stand equal top of Division One. With only one first divi­


just two points behind the leaders. King’s Arms have with­


sion fixture played at the weekend, Low Moor took full advantage to take the lead with Whalley. The table is tight, with third- place C h a tb u rn and fourth-place Rimington


top-place Royal Oak met nearest challengers King’s Arms Reserves, but the fixture could not produce any goals. Calderstones strengthened their mid­ table position with an emphatic 7-0 victory over; Read Reserves. Although the season ■ still has a long way to go, a


drawn from the league, but are continuing to run their second team in Divi­ sion Two. In the second division,


number of players are emerging as the league’s sharp shooters. In Divi­ sion One, Read’s A. Pass- more and Low Moor’s S. Thompson head the scor­ ing charts with eight each. Division Two’s L.


Aspinall, of the King’s Arms Reserves, looks to be the most dangerous marksman in the league, with 12 to his credit from only six games. Results: Division One —


ICI/Station 2, Clitheroe 3; Transport Reserves 1, Waterloo Rangers '4; Kings Arms Reserves 0, Royal Oak 0; Read Reserves 0, Calderstones 7.


—Transport v Ribchester Reserves (J. McCullough), Read v Whalley (J. Swayne), Grindleton v Rimington (B. Jones), Low Moor v Sabden (T. Hobday), Hurst Green v


Fixtures: Division One


Ribchester 1, Low Moor 2. D iv is io n Two —


Waggon and Horses (B. Dinsdale). Division Two — Royal


Oak v Read Reserves (P. Devine), Brockhall v ICI/Station (T. Wallbank), Clitheroe Reserves v Transport Reserves (N. Clark), Calderstones v Buck Inn (D. Marshall).


, Division One


Low Moor................. . . 7 4 1 2 9 Whalley.................... . . 6 4 1 1 9 Chatbum................ . . . 6 3 1 2 7 Rimington............... . . . 5 3 1 1 7 Waggon & Horses.....,. 3 3 0 0 6 Hurst Green............ ... 4 2 0 2 4 Read....... .’.............. Transport................ Sabden................... Ribchester.............. . Grindleton...............


PW D L P RoyalOak................... 6 5 1 0 11


Division Two ■ PW D L P


King's Arms Res......... 6 4 1 1 9 Brockhall............ ....... 5 4 0 1 8


Calderstones............... 5 3 1 2 7 CiitherocRes............. 5 2 1 2 5 ICI/Station................ 7 2 1 4 5 Read Res.......*.......... 6 1 1 4 3 Buck Inn.................... 3 0 2 1 2 Transport Res............ 5 1 0 4 2 Waterloo Rangers....... 5 1 0 4 2


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Skipton LMS.......... ..... 22 6 2 14 14 J. Nelsons............. ....22 4 1 17 9 Carlcton....


_ SkiptonCI.................. 22 9 1 12 19 J. Nelsons................... 22 8 3 11 19 Haworth WE............. 22 8 I 13 17 Skipton LMS.............. 22 5 1 11 11 Keighley TC................ 22 2 2 18 G


Sutton....................... 2217 3-2 37 Bamoldswick...............2216 1 5 33 Ingrow St John’s......... 2210 I 5 33 Glusbum.................... 2211 2 9 24 Haworth Meth............ 2211 2 9 24 Cononley.................... 2210 2 10 22 Chatbum.................... 22 9 1 12 19


Division Four PWDL P


Haworth WE......... ....22 8 2 12 18 Haworth Meth....... ..... 22 8 1 13 17’ Keighley T(


.... 22 11 2 9 21 ....22 6 2 14 14 .... 22 3 1 18 7


.... 22 16 1 5 33 ....22 16 1 5 33


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Valley have been invited to join the Accrington and District B leys’ Football League.


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ball for boys at under- 11, under-13 and under 15-levels and there are limited places available in each section for local teams. To qualify for entry to any


The leaf ue is providing foot­ Foot


Invitation to boys’ teams SOCCER teams from the Ribble


Royal Oak, back, from the left: John McCormick,


John Trotter, Andrew McGurk, Peter Crossley, Colin Lloyd, Peter Gate, Andrew Pietrzak, Gary


Williams, Ian Czapowski. Front: Peter Wash- brook, Dennis Aspinall, Steven Czapowski, Howard Dinsdalc, Tony Ridgeway, Elliot Tayl- forth, Paul Johnson.


within a 10-mile radius of Accrington Town Hall and the players should not have reached’ their 11th, 13th and 15th birth­ days before August 1st, 1989, to qualify for each side. All games will be played on


section, the teams must have a representative over 18 years to attend all league meetings and ’ e present at all matches. All games must be played


contact either Mr S. Lee ( tel. Accrington 390948) or Mr G. Snowden (Accrington 395266) before tomorrow night.


International hopes for tennis star Ann


LOCAL tennis star Ann Driver has qualified for the first of this year’s cup tournaments on the 1989-90 Dcwhurst circuit.


burn, was runner-up at the qualifying event at Coventry last weekend and' will now go through to the cup tour­ nament in Manchester next month.


Ann (17), of Rydal Place, Chat-


the Master Butcher, provides vital competitive experience over the win­ ter months for young players born in


The circuit, sponsored by Dewhurst


or after 1972 and the opportunity for the Lawn Tehnis Association’s national training department to


Celia Garner in the final, now has the opportunity to progress further to the Dewhurst Masters Tournament at the Queen’s Club, London, and ulti­ mately the Dewhurst International Tournament, featuring some of the world’s top players, at Bispham Abbey next March.


assess the potential of the top young stars. Ann, who lost to Wolverhampton’s-


Saturday mornings and a full programme of cup and seven-a­ side matches will be arranged throughout the season. Any interested clubs should


Comfortable win for Whalley


Whalley 3, Colne United 1


IT came as a surprise when Colne took the lead after 15 minutes as even at that early stage Whalley looked the better side.


minutes later when Leech scored from the penalty spot following a blatant push from a defender. The nome side then took the lead on the half-hour when Jones latched on to a through-ball and gave the 'keeper no chance with a powerful shot. The second-half was vir­


just inside the penalty area and he turned and volleyed the ball home as


came after 80 minutes and it was well worth waiting for. Bolton’s lobbed pass frorti half-way found Jones


tually one-way traffic towards the Colne goal and it was only a mixture of resolute defence and wayward finishing that kept Colne in the game. Whalley’s third goal


home defence allowed a Colne forward to score from close range. Whalley levelled five


A terrible mix-up in the it fell.


are at home to Barnolds- wick United .(k.o. 2-15 p.m.). The club’s Ribble Valley


On Saturday, Whalley


League team had a blank weekend due to the with- drawl from the league of King’s Arms. On Saturday they travel to face Read


United in what promises to be a good match as both sides have had promising starts to the season.


Hockey sticks


ju s t s ta rted th e ir new league campaign, are on the lookout for new players. A n y b o d y who is


CLITHEROE Ladies’ Hockey Club, who have


CHATBURN'S chances of reaching the Craven and Dis­ trict Cricket League first divi­ sion were dashed due to a low run rate. With four teams chasing the


completed the half by tak­ ing the lead with a crisp 20- yard strike. From a match winning position, Clitheroe were now fight­ ing for their life, with Fer­ ryhill running the show. Soaking up a lo t of pressure, Clitheroe could do nothing to halt Ferry­ hill and the away side eventually scored a fourth in the 80th minute, this time from the penalty spot. The Shawbridge team


was dashed when the usually reliable Denis Underwood made a rare mistake. The ’keeper fum­ bled the ball and Ferry- hill’s fightback had begun. Just one minute later Clitheroe’s lead crumbled when Glyn Davies missed a cross into the box. The gritty away side


But this early optimism Wsamn


King’s Arms, back, from the left: Stephen Salis­ bury, Richard Hardcastle, Mick Isherwood, Ste­ phen Weir, Bernard Holden, Bob Wilkinson, Phi-


lip Smith, Damien Lowe. Front: Spencer Coe, Glyn Williams, Lcn Aspinwall, Mick Scrivcn, Dale Whittaker, Chris Mitchell, Martin Aspinwall.


Top second division clash ends goalless


King's Arms Reserves 0, RoyalOak 0,


THIS top-of-the-table Whitbread Ribblesdale League Division Two match proved to be a real battle of nerves, with both sides giving their all for 90 minutes. Play switched from end to end, as both sets of


defenders stayed strong and refused to give an1


inch. After 10 minutes of the second half, Mick Scri- vens had a golden oppor­ tunity to put King’s Arms into the lead, but the chance was wasted. The Royal Oak replied with a


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number of dangerous evenly-matched sides, a t t a c k s , b u t we re thwarted by Bernard Hoi- The fast-moving match den, who made two superb was kept flowing by saves for King’s Arms.


to a close without a goal point and keeps them in being scored, which was a first and second place in fa i r r e s u l t for two theleague.


The match finally drew result gave each team a referee J. Swayne. The


• P 1 Rugby


First victory for the rugby men


Clitheroe KUFC 1st XV12,' Amblesidc RUFC 1st XV 9


THE foundation for this opening league vic­ tory was laid by the lightweight Clitheroe pack, who despite giving away weight and height advantage to the visiting eight, won an • abundance of quality possession.


the talented home back division to stretch the Ambleside defence time and time again, but to the visitor’s credit, they tack­ led superbly and, in fact, took the lead 15 minutes into the first half from a Dawson penalty. Clitheroe shrugged off


This possession enabled


matters by beating his opposite number on the outside and scoring in the corner following'a flowing passing movement. The conversion attempt


was a difficult one, but to the delight of the home supporters, Slinger struck the kick straight between the posts. There was no more scor­


ing in the first half, which ended at 6-3 in favour of the claret and golds. The second half was a


repeat of the first, with the Littlemoor side spend­ ing long periods in Amble­ side territory. Following good scrummage play, the ball was passed quickly along the back line for Hyde to repeat his first- half feat and score in the corner. Again Slinger struck a superb conversion


is on Saturday at home to Rossendale at Littlemoor (k.o. 3 p.m.).


Stonyhurst results


Richard Greenwood (68- 10-58) and third to Frank Lord (75-17-58). The best gross prize was claimed by Barry Bolton with a round of 66.


Players wanted


interested should go along to training, held on the Castle field every Wednes­ day evening between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m.


Central Lancashire Vol­ leyball League every Mon­ day evening, with training sessions held every Sun­ day morning bewteen 10 a.m. and 12 noon. To qual­ ify for selection each player must be aged 16 or above and subscription to the club costs £10. Any­ body interested should contact (Clitheroe 27183).


A NEW volleyball club in Henthorn is on the lookout for fresh talent to play for the side. The club play in the


A SCORE of 68-13-55 proved to be enough for Tony Dobson to claim the Alex Hay 14-hole competi­ tion, held at Stonyhurst Park Golf Club. Second spot went to


Pallister, Tindall (R), Fielding (1), Hyde, Water- hou se , T inda ll (G), Dubowski, Isherwood, Giles, Taylor, Fielding (D), Slinger, Townson, Holmes. Clitheroe’s next match


round team performance, but special mention must be made of Slinger, whose line-kicking was superb. Mention must also go to full back Patrick Rams- den, scrum-half Graham Tindall, stand-off Richard Waterhouse and captain Roger Holmes, who led his team by example. Clitheroe: Ramsden,


of play, Ambleside hit back with a try by number eight Robinson, which Dawson converted. This was a superb all­


to increase Clitheroe’s lead to nine points. Rather against the run


the setback, and left­ winger John Hyde went close to scoring, only to be denied by a last-ditch tackle. Hyde soon rectified


Head scores for seconds


Amblcside RUFC 2nd XV 2S, Clitheroc UUFC 2nd XV I


AN understrength Clith­ eroe team, missing several key players, succumbed to the heavier and more experienced Cumbrian side. With Clitheroe showing


Clitheroe AdveHiser & Times, September 28th, 1989 2i


managed to gain some par­ ity in the line-outs, mainly due to their new, young lock Tim Hitchen. The superior technique of the Ambleside pack could not be countered by the youthful enthusiasm of the Clitheroe side, and more points were inevitably clocked up.


In the second half,


Clitheroe came storming back into the game, typi­ fied by some surging runs from Andrew Drake ford. Their only score came


from Sasha Kinglake kept the opposition out for long periods, but time ran out on the Clitheroe team. Clitheroe: Beare, King-


from a clever quick throw- in from full-back Paul Beare, who linked with centre John Bannister. He in turn fed winger Ricky Head, who scored in the corner. Good cover tackling


a lack of early cohesive­ ness, Ambleside soon notched up a number of tries. However, Clitheroe


lake, Bannister, Drake- ford, Rowley, Heanun, Tomlinson, Duxbury, Tat- tersall, Thornber, Hit­ chen, McDougall, Head, East, Hare. On Saturday, Clitheroe


are at Rossendale (k.o. 3 p.m.).


Golf


Knockout winners


THE winners of Clitheroe Golf Club’s knockout com­ petitions were decided on Saturday.


pion is A. Walmsley, with H. Richardson in second place. The men’s foursomes


Read and his partner Mrs M. Read had to be content with the runners-up spot in the mixed foursomes. The winners were D. E. Underwood and Mrs D. Underwood.


was taken by A. Child and M. Harling, who defeated D. R. Aitken and J. Pawson. Men’s captain Mr R. N.


Close finish


JUST one shot separated the first six pairs in Clith­ eroe Golf Club’s fourball


that A. Seedle and D. Wallis took the first prize, but a card play-off was •needed to separate the next five couples. The c om p e t i t io n


stableford competition on Saturday. It was enough to ensure


The men’s singles cham­


and D. Wallis (46 points); 2nd, J. Pawson and A. Bush (45); 3rd, A. Wright and P. Greaves (45); 4th, A. Howarth and R. Clay­ ton (45); 5th, M. Dyer and M. Fearnhead; 6th, T. Mason and G. Wilson (45).


Hardy performance from the ladies


Clitheroe Ladies 1, Wigan Ladies 2


PLAYING against last year’s North West Division Two Champions, Clitheroe can con­ sider themselves unlucky not to have taken a point from this highly competitive match.


dently, stringing together some useful moves and it was the visitors who even­ tually took the lead, mid­ way through the first half.


bravely and scored a deserved equaliser when an alert Julie O’Brien intercepted a back pass to' the goalkeeper.


Clitheroe fought back


4 2 0 2 4 5 2 0 3 4 5 1 1 3 3 6 1 0 5 2 5 0 1 4 1


FOLLOWING a glorious summer, Clitheroe Tennis Club ended the season with their presentation evening.


Results: Ladies’ singles, Mrs Eilleen Lambert; men’s singles, Mr Tony Huddart; ladies’ doubles, Mrs Sadie Baker and Mrs Mary Levine;. men’s dou­


enjoyed a meal before an array of cups, shields and trophies was presented by Mr Raymond Bennett to successful members.


They held the event in the Chatburn Road clubhouse and all the members ☆


bles,Mr Mick Booth and Mr Colin Silcock; mixed doubles, Mrs Elaine Ben­ nett and Mr Ian Brown.


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•after aggravating her already broken right arm. • Wigan put, Clitheroe


trying to make amends before the break, but were kept at bay by some strong Clitheroe defend­ ing. Sadly for the home side, skipper and central defender Debra O’Connor had to retire at half-time


Wigan pressed forward,


under extreme pressure, after the interval and went: close on a number of occa­ sions, hitting the post and


Both teams began confi­


the crossbar. Clitheroe continued to push forward when they could and nearly took the lead when O’Brien latched on to another back pass only to


see her shot shave the post.


to go Wigan managed to grab the winning goal, giving the home side no time to recover. Clitheroe can take heart


With just three minutes


p la y e r -o f - th e -m a tc h award.


Barton, Hughes, Room, O Connor, Woodhouse Brooker , Fea th e r. O’Brien, Parker, Swar- bnck. Sub: Goulden. - This weekend the side


Clitheroe: Jackson,


' travel to Merseyside’to face Petros FC.


attracted 48 entries, who all produced returns. Results: 1st, A. Seedle


from this fine perfor­ mance, especially ’keeper Yvette Jackson, whose fine display earned her the


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