• Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, April 22nd, 1993 21 Clitheroe 2232b (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 422331 (Classified)


Whitfield drives ahead


mSPOKTmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm S n o o k e r s ta r s


p ick up prizes


GRINDLETON mo­ tor-sport enthusiast David Whitfield has won the first round of the RAC British A u t o t e s t Championships. Held a t Bolton,


TOP snooker player Colin Morton was on hand to add a professional touch to the Clitheroe and Dis­ trict Snooker League presentation evening, held at


the Catholic Social Centre.


■overall after a superb performance. RAC Autotesting,


Whitfield, a member of Clitheroe and Dis­ trict Motor Club, fin­ ished in first place


which tests the level of ability in a driver’s manoeuvrability of the car, has become a popular event, with advanced, high-per­ formance drivers. Competition for the championships


was fittingly concluded with the league s singles final prior to the presentations.


It has been a highly competitive season, which , .... „„


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came from one frame down before beating Craig Whittaker, of the Station Hotel, 2-1..


Billington A’s Simon Flannery took the title. He ,


Honours for the 1992/93 season were: Division One — Champions — Low Moor B; runners-up — Station


but none managed to beat him. . . „


ta k e s p la c e o v e r eight different cir­ cuits and the next round takes place in Felixstowe a t the beginning of May.


Graven Cricket


Missed catches prove costly


Ingrow. St Johns 1st XI 92 for Chatbum 1st XI88 all out


ROD BOOTH revived Chat-


ting performance which saved the blushes of his team-mates. On an unsteady early sea­


^Division Two — Champions — Social Club; run­ ners-up — Catholic SC A. Team Knock-Out — Champions — C h a tb u rn , run- ncrs-uD — Low Moor B.


Doubles — Champions — S. and P. Traynor (Low _ Hotel). Highest break — Brian Sims, 61. 0. T


MSinMes — Champion — Simon Flannery (Billing- ton A); runner-up - Craig Whittaker (Station


sentation night with professional snooker player Colin Morton (right centre).


Kibble Valley Ladies’ Darts League Champion Craven


season with a fine 5-3 win at Kings Arms A. After a two-horse race for Two Championship,


son wicket, the villagers bat­ ted first and fell to a humiliat­


ing 19 for seven wickets until Rod Booth got to the crease. He smashed his way to an


much of the season, Kings B Results: Division One — finished up a close second, gocjai club 4, Dog and Par- only fo u r p o in ts behind tridge 4; Judge Walmesley 3, Craven.


u n b e a ten 62 to give the i n n i n g s a t o u c h o f respectability. In reply, Ingrow’s openers,


Greenwood and Bottomley, both made useful scores and the middle-order only needed to defend Chatburn’s attack to make the necessary runs. However, any chances of


winning the game for Chat- burn were dashed by some dropped catches in the field. Rod Booth also enjoyed reasonable bowling figures,


Horse snatched the title from 3; Kings A 3, Craven Heifer 5; the Commercial's grasp. The Legion A 3. Petre Arms 5. Commercial ladies had been Division Two — Billington the leading team all season, g c 4, Cross Keys 4; Black but Black Horse, with a 6-2 g un 0, Bay Horse 8; Owd win over bottom-club White Neds 3, Royal Oak 5; White " ‘ * * *


In Division Two, Black g 5. New inn 5, Catholic bo


Horse, finished the year on a high to clinch the Division


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taking two for 32. Ingrow St Johns: 92 for 5. bowling: S. Booth 9-1-25-1;


R. Booth 11-1-32-2; B. Jones 4.5-0-21-1; A. Rudd 1-0-10-1. Chatbum: D. Harrison 15,


IN the Scott Leggett Four­ somes at Clitheroe Golf Club, Mrs B. Thornton and Mrs J. Hinks finished with the win­ ning score of 85-12.5-72.5.


Single Stroke


A. Rudd 1, T. Topham 0, S. Mercer 2, S. Booth 0, J . Hunt 5, M. Smalley 0, N. Bunyan 0, R. Booth 62 n.o., P. Whitaker 0, B. Jones 1, total: 88 all out.


Rugby Old heads help


inspire win Clitheroe XV 2nds 15,


— Camforth 10 A NUMBER of “ old


heads” were drafted in to help an understrength Clitheroe seconds gain an' impressive result over


Camforth. 1 The home team were made


opening tr y for the town team, following a well-worked maul and Chris Motson added to the score with a penalty conversion soon after. Man-of-the-match Dave


Chris S to t t scored the ,


tc fight all the way though, with Camforth battling their way back to within striking • distance of Clitheroe’s first- half lead.


IN Clitheroe Golf Club’s Sin­ gle Stroke competition D. Goodwin finished ahead in Division One, with a score of 75-8-67.Runner-up: P. Harrison (81-12-69), 3rd: R. Taylor


(81-11-70). Division Two — 1st: J .


Drew (81-15-66), 2nd: A. England (79-13-66), 3rd: T. Owen (82-15-67). T h e b e s t g r o s s w a s achieved by A.J.Walmsley.


Horse 2, Black Horse. 6; De , Legion B 5; Victoria 3, Kings Our picture shows the trophy winners at the pre­ . ., „„„ Rugby


Clitheroe storm to eight-try rout


Clithcroe RUFC 1st XV 52. Carnforth 2nd XV 7,


THE town rugby men warmed up for Saturdays


a ^ n & o w e V “ der ba?: CRAVEN HEIFER have_beeni crowned ctantfm* of [h^best PO^ible^ash.on, the’Ladies’ Darts League, capping their memorable


Courage League decider in


windswept Camforth. A g a in , f u n d am e n ta l


changes in personnel were enforced to the formation, with Steve Taylor and John Proctor both replaced. Despite these absences, the


then Kris Tyas followed suit. I r i s h f ly -h a l f D ecian


O’Duffy was the next to score; he capitalised on a great sear­ ing run from Heanan, arriving over his shoulder to collect the scoring pass. 1 Heanan converted expertly


all afternoon to help Clitheroe top the half-century of points which puts them> in a confi­ dent frame of mind to take on Agecroft in the final league match of the season.


pack looked as strong as ever, with David Barnes and Ken Moore ably deputising. Getting off to their custom­


TTrkiivortmfxc w in lor, 180, Black Horse. Mary had no option other than to r o u r t s o m e s W i l l n ’ , c2. Cross Keys.


Lacy v Buck Inn (not played). Byes: Social B, Low Moor and Commercial. High Scorers: Annie Tay-


Dean, 162, Cross Keys. Final League points and


positions: Division One — Craven Heifer 118, Kings Arms B 114, Petre Arms 103, Victoria 103, Judge Walmes­ ley 100, Legion B 98, New Inn 96, Social Club A 95, Kings Arms A 94, Legion A 88, Catholic SC 88, Low Moor 77, Dog and Partridge 74. Division Two — Black


award the try.


ary slow start, the Clitheroe side finally managed to con­ jure a penalty try midway through the first half. When the scrum trundled forward towards the line, the Carn­ forth scrum-half blatantly transgressed, and the referee


award the try Moments later, and from a


similar scrummage, No.8 Oliver McEntyre dived over from short range.


both tries before Carnforth struck back with a try on


Malcolm Heanan converted


Horse 118, Commercial 117, Owd Neds 99, Royal Oak 98, Bay Horse 94, Social Club B 88, Black Bull 84, Cross Keys 82, Buck Inn 69, De Lacy Arms 66, Billington BC 62, White Horse 61. The singles and doubles


April 28th. 1 ,


half-time. Playing with the wind after


Green, Waterhouse, Jaques, O’ Duffy, Heanan, Moore, Isherwood, Dubowski, Giles, Duxbury, Barnes, Holmes, McEntyre. Res: Emmott. To clinch the championship,


Clithcroc: Tyas, Gonella, Wolves come close


IN the Accrington Boys’ competition final to meet R a s c r second. t,me


tion, Clitheroe Wolves under 11s put in a great performance to finish


runners-up. Playing at Wilson fields,


Clayton, the young town team reached the semi-finals by vir­ tue of a 2-1 defeat over Read- stone United, a 1-1 draw against Huncoat, and a 1-1 draw with West End.


Wolves defeated St Joseph's 2-0, which put them in the


In the semi-final match, the


FIXTURES APRIL


24 — Cherry Tree................. h MAY


the Littlemoor men will be looking for a similar scoreline on Saturday. Although they are already top of the league, n e a re s t rivals Dukinfield could still catch them up on points difference, so a big win fo r C l i th e ro e could be all-important. Kick-off at Littlemoor on


Snooker draw


IN the East Lancs Snooker Team Championships, the


ball through Duxbury and loose,


the break, Clitheroe really cut winning plenty line-out


Giles and moving the ball to the backs well. Putting his size and pace


finals will be held at the Brit­ ish Legion, on Wednesday


to maximum effect was wing Mike Gonella. He scored three tries after swift work down


the left hand touch-line. Veteran centre Richard


W a te rh o u se b ag g ed his second in as many weeks, and


draws for the first round and the preliminary rounds have taken place. The ties involving local


teams are as follows: Prelimi­ nary round — Whalley Con­ se rv ativ e Club v Pioneer WMC, Accrington. F irs t round — Clitheroe


Conservative Club v Top B re a k s n o .3, B u rn le y ; Accrington v Station Hotel,


Clitheroe.


1 — Baxenden..........................a 8 — Edenfield..........................h 9 — Clitheroe........................ a 15 — Earby....................


16 — Gt Harwood (VRC1) a 22—: Ribb. Wanderers.......... a


a


29 — Free Date....................... . 30 — Padiham........... •••••.......“


JUNE


Saturday is 3 p.m. All specta­ tors are most welcome.


5 —Settle...............................a


6 — VRC2 12 — Blackburn Northern a


26 — Bamoldswick. 27 —VRCSF............................


JULY


3 — Baxenden....................... *> 10 — Edenfield...................... a 17 — Earby..............................jj 18—Whalley........................ " 24 — Ribb. Wanderers.......... 31 — Free Date.......................


AUGUST


7 — Settle.............................. 14 — Blackburn Northern..... 21 — Great Harwood ............ 22 —Cherry Tree.................. 28— Bamoldswick...'............ 29 — Padiham...... ...................a


I —VRC Final....................... SEPTEMBER


4 — Whalley............................ a II — Clitheroe................. a 12 — Set aside for replay of..... “No Result” set of fixtures.......


Clitheroe Wolves under 12s 4, Michelin 1


PROFESSIONAL Jo h n Seedle — a to u g h ta sk ahead


Final passage secured THE Wolves under 12s pro-


Sessed into the Burnley and


Atkinson darted in for the second try to give Clitheroe a


istrict League Cup Final with a comfortable win over


Michelin. I t was a below par perfor­


15-0 lead at half-time. I t was the visitors who


mance from the young Clith­ eroe team, and they were •


dominated the second period, but the Clitheroe defence held a stubborn resistance, limiting Camforth to the one try. In a nailbiting finish, the Littlemoor men neld firm to


given a shock when the visi­ tors took the lead, with a well-struck free-kick from the


edge of the area. H ow ev e r , th e Wolves


secure a good victory. Clitheroe: Cox, Woodbum


response came just before the interval, when a Phil Robin­ son comer was headed in by


(D), Stott, Fielding (I), Mot-


son, Bambe r, Atkinson, Hardman, Woodburn (S), Thornber, Blanc, Walter, Corbett, Tattersall, Knowles. Subs: Moorby, Fielding (D). Clitheroe 2nd XV travel to Agecroft next weekend,


Clitheroe and District Pool League


Kings Arms B are in the pole position for championship


A G R IP P IN G n ig h t o f side chance, but their defeat v,p takintr nlace at home to Dog and Partridge „ ppT t S gnf th e last week has all but ended


ac


on th e pool tables o t t n e theiri10Des Clitheroe and District Pool


r ig h t to th e final black-ball g]ow approach, the stalwarts League tonight, as the


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fight for the Premier „ —„— — --


League crown could go Hotel B Renowned for their 1PJ.______ ,


champions of Division One a f te r a 5-2 win a t Pendle - Hotel B. Renowned for their


Wilpshire Hotel are the a o.a wm x „„„„


p


of the season. After defeats for Lord Nel­


son and Kings Arms A, Kings


Arms B now have the destmy of the league title in then- own cues, however, they could not wish for a tougher match than the one th a t awaits


tonight. ,


of the Pendle Hotel, who have been up at the top of the league all season, could now miss the boat to the Premier Division.


Kings Arms and they boast theDest away record in the division. However, for Vic­


Victoria are the visiters to


them more emphatic win th.an the Chatbum men, then it is they who will take the second pro­


I f t he Legion, currently :oint second, can register a


■ . .


motion spot. Waggon A and New Inn are


toria to have any chance of a championship success, Lord rely on major slip-ups Nelson must lose emphatically those teams ahead of thi at home to Commercial A:


out: semi-finals — Horseshoe B 4, Buck Inn B 1; White Lion 3,


Castle 4.


Tonight’s concluding fixtures: Premier Division — Cross Keys, A v Kings A, Kings B v Vic­ toria, Lord Nelson v Commer­ cial A, Dog and Partridge v De Lacy.


First Division — Station v Pendle Hotel B, Wilpshire Hotel


v New Inn A, RB Legion v Cra- t jso, playing typically stylish continental football, on their, ven A, Horseshoe A v Waggon way to winning the mini-tournament outright.


renuie xiulci i>


A, Royal Oak A v Higher Bud Second Division — Waggon B


v Cross Keys B, Pendle Hotel B v Buck Inn A. Third Division — Horseshoe


B v Castle (Buck Inn, Lower- gate at 8 p.m.).


also still in the fight for pro­ motion, but their Sim chances' ' ------ - a from em.


WITH the Chtheroe and Dis- " le>s time and the league trict Winter Lea^e^ drawing ^ anagement committee nas


Town team pool ImTctoitburn’s Black Bull ' '


j n;„ have evidently been wasting


to an end tonight, the town ivfll’ l


TOgress in the Lancashire lU


.day, to be held


Lion, Leyland, at 12-30 p.m. C l i th e ro e


Fie opening a t the F<


' g ^ e gJ


Ley land in the team players will be hoping to


had no option but to expel them from the division.


5 nr Sun<Ew, clitheroe play match.


ox and sq uad : Tony


Cross Keys B to secure the second promotion place.


. m is o; oo Craven Heifer B won at


Results: Premier Division -— Copy Nook 1, Kings B 6; Vic- toria 4, Lord Nelson 3, Com-


McCullough and Peter Stir- First Division— Pendle Hotel zaker (Victoria Hotel); Dave B 2, Wilpshire Hotel 5; New Inn P a rk in so n , Roge r Hope, 3, RB Legion 4; Craven A 3, V i n n y


Cilm « our ancf Go^oj. gor^oe up).


Bolton (Waggon aad H?™;® B); Ivor Moores (De Lacy


^players meet at ll-25 a.m. prompt, in the Market Place. V L v..


Kings A also have an out- h a s^ u n fo r tu n ^ te ^ y ^ b e ^ n White Hart...... 17 5 12 44 75 10 F A Pt


The Second Division table


Kings Arms B... 17 12 5 71 48 24 Lora Nelson..... 17 11 6 71 48 22 KingsArmsA.. 17 11 6 66 53 22 Victoria Hotel... 17 11 6 66 53 22 Dog and Part.... 17 9 9 65 54 18 DcFacy Arms... 17 8 9 59 60 16 Cross Keys A.... 17 8 9 54 65 16 Commercial....... 17 3 12 50 69 10 Copy Nook........ 17 5 12 46 73 10


P remie r Division PI W L F A Pt


•Waggon A........ New Inn..........Higher Buck..... Royal Oak A.... Horseshoe A.... Station Hotel.... Craven Heifer A


Wilpshirc Hotel Pendle Hotel B. RB Legion.......


BuckInnA......


First Division PI W L 17 13 17 11 17 11 17 11 17 11 17 10 17 9 17 4 17 3 17 2


4,


I ^ T rbW ou); Joh|j Bftk-. Station Hotel 0 (lid not turn beck (Commercial Hotel), Neil un).


B 4, Waggon B 3: Cross Keys B 3, Craven B 4; Petre Arms 4, Pendle Hotel A 3. Third Division team knock-


Second Division — Royal Oak "*


~ Ke ”


Royal Oak B.... 12 Petre Arms..... 12 Waggon B....... 11 Cross Keys B.... 11 Pcndle Hotel A.. 11


13 40 79 8 14 38 75 6 15 46 74 . 4


4 70 46 26 6 70 49 22 6 70 49 22 6 66 63 22 6 61 55 22 7 59 57 20 8 66 53 18


Second Division n lo


hWCo M l& nNeyison); ^ A J 5 . ^ 5 d g e ^ Cra™ H^ B 12 8 4 50 ' P e t e r McQu’a d e , S h au n D e L a c y 3, White Hart.


*1 51 26 20 16


0’ 11 25 52 0


5 43 41 14 5 42 42 14 5 41. 36 12 9 28 49 4


Castle............ 12 Brown Cow....... 12 Buck Inn B..'...i. 12 White Lion...... 12 Black Horse...... 12


Horseshoe B..... 12 Swan and Royal. 12


Third Division PI W L F A Pt


9 3 51 34 18 9 3 52 34 18


8 4 60 34 16 6 6 37 53 12 5 7 40 48 10 3 9 37 50 6 2 10 24 67 4


church. The visitors, who are staying in the Stockport area, showed the Dugdalc’s Cows and Dogs ‘cam.s. ‘bc,r e^ r ;


Both teams hope to repeat the night of football and sportsmanship in the near future.


Rolls Royce performance ■ Waddington 5, Rolls Roycc 3


THE Bamoldswick side may have the name, but it was Waddington who performed with all the precision asso­ ciated with a Rolls Royce


engine. Incessant pressure from the


the second, this time stabbing home when the keeper had


Gate was again on hand lor .


A superb through-ball by player-manager Joe Drachen-


, , „ , fumbled.


outset saw Peter Gate notch the first from an Ian Lang cross.


ever nearer the cup final place and it had more than a touch of fortune about it. Steven Wilkinson headed the ball


19 — Great Harwood............. a READ C a p ta in T e r ry Clegg


... - .


S to d d a r t both had good efforts denied in the final match, but one goal settled it, which came for West End


Thomas Hibbert and Jamie


early in the second half. However, the Wolves can


take great heart in a fine per­ formance, finishing runners-


up in the tournament. Clitheroe Wolves under


Us: Peel, Walsworth, Taylor, Cross, Stoddart, Bateman, Barker, Hibbert, Saunders, Middleton.


and treated a big audience to several frames ot top- notch snooker. Many league players challenged him,


Cuemaster Colin Morton presented the trophies


Matthew Evans r e p o r t s * Bass North West Counties League


Shawbridge...men win it at a canter


C l i th e r o e 2, B la c k p o o l Mechanics 0


TWO first half strikes were enough- to see Clith­ eroe climb into the top five of the Division One table.


season feel ab o u t bnaw far ht a tremendous save bridge for this match, as out of u iackp0ol goalkeeper th e re le g a te d Blackpool Baldwin.


TW n was a real end-of- to breach the defence on a few ™


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However, - they did manage occasions. Shaun Bursnell


- ‘ he defence on a few


Mechanics showed more Substitute Mark Heys and Th“ m S S r , always ia ! •■ « " ? *1™ ' "


.


co n tro l of. th e i r d e s t in y though, as the Mechanics only


5°vdosmaeda


reminded Clitheroe’ that the Bursnell. Subs: Heys, Blackpool side were not going (“otn useaj.


erlvCOoP


to simply roll over. Once they realised this, the


Blues began to impose their superior ability on the game,


and from a Monk free-kick,


Ian Monk made space before cutting in from the left and Blackpool Hovers......... •» 10 » i* « delivering a


....... - -


and low past keeper Baldwin. Moments later, Monk had a


fierce drive hard


chance to double his tally, but he shot over from close range. In the 39th minute, Dave


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Gary Butcher came close to taking the lead when he headed just wide. On the half hour mark, the Blues went in front. Winger


lament over a modest 2-0 . ‘I


troubled the home defence sporadically. Dennis Under-


James, Bennett, Procter, Manley, Dawson^ Monk,


scoreline. C l ith e ro e : Underwood,


ne w l fu h Butche?.’ G^ah”am,“k e ,


Bass NWC League Division One


imith , f-; Newcastle Town......... 36 16 8 12 56


Atherton L R .......... 37 29 7 1 94 Bamber Bridge.......... 3724 7 6 79 Chadderton.............. 3721 9 7 72 Prescot.................... 3518 10 5 64 CLITHEROE........... 4017 7 16 58 Bradford PA............. 3517 5 13 58


PW D L P


Burscough................ 3715 10 12 55 5 Rovers........ 38 15 9 14 54


Salford City.................3914 11 14 Flixton..................... 3813 13 12 52 Bacup Borough.......... 4012 13 15 49 Penrith.................... -3813 9 16 48


Bennett rode two tackles and centred for Butcher to score with a powerful shot from the edge of the box.


St Helens Town.................... 3814 11 13 53


Although Clitheroe were Skelmersdale Utd........ 40 7 9 24 30 well on top, they lacked a cer- Blackpool Mcchs......... 39 2 4 33 10


Eastwood Hanley........ 3813 9 16 48 NantwichTown........... 3511 13 11 46 GlossopNE............... 3613 7 16 43 Maine Road............... 3711 8 18 41 Darwen................... 3611 3 17 41 Kidsgrove Ath.......... 40 9 7 24 34


Read a to go one better


im s a s s A W i


som Read finished joint runners-up in the Ribblesdale S<The onlythingttiatlet them down was their early season f Any success at the Whalley Road club this time around


form when they lost four of their first five games. •gely


in perionuiuiwo


sional Bei


will largely depend on the ^rformances of the new profes- John Seedle and the overseas amateur Roger


Seedle The popular pro of last season has joined tbe Bol ton Association and he will be playing for British


his second spell at the club.


Near to the end of the 1991 season,. Seedle joined1 the Read cause and enjoyed a series of impressive perfor-


. . . , ,,


mances, especially with the ball. Bowling "Sht'S™, me­ dium-fast pace, Seedle finished the season in the top ten


b°ffdSutont overseas amateur Roger Berrymancanper- form as well as his Melbourne team-mate Scott Duane,


i on strong recommendation, ms creaenuam ...cmuC a number


of appearances for Victoria under 19s state team. Read have also been bolstered by other new signings,


' Meanwhile, McMurray will add variety to the bowling attack with his quick left arm. Batsmen Simon Hulme and John Holding have also joined the Whalley Road club. Former East Lancs nght-


McMurray could make their mark. Gill, an acclaimed fielder, operates as an upper order batter.


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lland bat H^me, sno^d add stebility to the higher order. Young-hogeful John Holding has been drafted from


SaRead'2aptain Terry Clegg has high hopes for the season a cow- «hnr now nrmusittiions t gnve us grreater variety


an .d said: foalwards and the Micheljn


eeper allowed i t to spin through his hands and into the


with our bowling and more agility in the field. ,rOu ne acqui i “There is no reason why we shouldnt surprise a few ■ a u u in u iv u g iu . j *•* ~ — . .


PeDue to'theirsuccess last year, the club have qualified for the Lancashire Cup, and their campaign begins in earnest


net. Clinching the victory was


""in addition,1 Read have entered the NCA Club Knock­


Matthew Garner, when he scored the fourth a t the second attempt. The Wolves play Colne


—


out and host Northwich, on Sunday, m Round One. The opening Vaux Ribblesdale Senior League match


Roger Hurst. The Clitheroe side shar­


Boys in the final at Lucas Sports Ground at Burnley, on Sunday. The players and man­ agement would be grateful for any support in their endea­ vour to bring the. cup back to


pened up th e ir act in the second half and it paid off when Philip Robinson gave them the lead when he shot home following a scramble. A third goal put the Wolves


Yugoslavs show their class


A GROUP of Yugoslavian refugees brought their East European footballing flair to Clitheroe and won the indoor


tournament organised by Dugdale’s. Two teams from B. Dugdalc and Son Animal Pet Food


Manufacturers took on the talented visitors during an international football match at Roeficld Barn.


Dugdalc’s representative Mr Steve Taylor arranged the evening of football after meeting the refugees through his


Clark and Sims on cue


CHATBURN snooker s ta r Paul Clark and the Station Hotel’s Brian Sims have both


progressed into the last 16 of plays at home to C. Houlahan the East Lancashire Individ- (Poplar). All ties are to com-


has a home match against N. Holmes (Starline), and Sims


In the next round, Clark


C Cl?thcroc Wolves under ualSnookeTChampionships. pletedby Sunday, May 16th. 12s: Fletcher, Walmsley, Fel-


lows, Hurst, Bennett, Barker, ghatburn Village( Hall, beat Driver, Garner,.Robinson,


Wilkinson, Stoddart. Subs: Aspinwall, Cottam, Hibbert.


claret AND


BLUE


Spotlight on the action at Ewood Park and Turf Moor


Sweet revenge for Rovers


THE city of Sheffield has been detrimental to Black­ b u r n ’ s first season in the Premier League.


field day at BramallLane, with a brilliant wm that plunges Sheffield United deeper into the relegation mire.


Last Saturday though, Kenny Dalglish s n ie n h a d a


matches, may have come just too late in the day, but, with Norwich going down to .df fe^ t at Ipswich on Mon-


Blackburn’s recent run of form, five wins out of six


day, Rovers stand only six points behind third place with two games in hand.


Ewood Park, with title aspirers Aston Villa the visitors. The outcome of the match, which was played after our


One of those games was due to take place last night at


berg set up the third goat, coolly finished by Ian Warn­ ing, and the fourth followed shortly after with a terrific Derek Mercer volley. Af ter the inte rv a l, the


printing deadlines, could have put Rovers within three points of Norwich. That would make Rovers favourites for the third spot,


Waddington fire died down and the visitors struck two


victonr though, with a confi­ dent fifth.


Stuart Parkinson sealed the '


powski, Roberts. East Lancs League


JOHNSONS SC have ended any lingering hopes of a Rib- aa ®9ua“ ^heir Craven Cup


hie Valley success in the East Lancs League Division One. exa™T“L


mathematically end th e chal- . . . Reserves registered a lenge of Russell Keighley s “ re Win 3-2 at home to Colne


They beat Whalley 1-0 to leaS| e“ CBamoldswftk, while


^Conceded a second. ’


down 5-3 to


16On a poor weekend for local UnBeea/ u n " e d won th e ir teams; only Ribchester won, 4-0 away at bottom club Colne


a t Trawden Celtic. After W‘>baS l l n V going one behind to a disputed anc* Stephenson.


JV;.aa S mafch 7-2 ver- Res‘rve3- Qoal-


LeE 'n g to n were beaten 2-1 . scorers wer. | . S M ie n ^ t t f iv


Green, McGurk, Drachen- berg, Lang, Warning, Mercer, Gate, Parkinson. Subs: Cza-


Waddington: Dean, Nield,


and a possible European place. However, Arsenal, wou d have to win the FA Cup to provide a UEFA Cup


vacancy. An alternative lifeline to football on the continent could


come from UEFA themselves. To accommodate teams from newly-formed soccer nations, such as Lithuania and Latvia, a restructuring of the competition may allow an


TheWedge /n association with EX.G.A.


extra English team in and there is a good chance that Rovers wll be next in line for a crack at Europe. Old Trafford is the venue for Rovers on Monday night,


Sky. Sports. ■


disposed of Exeter City on Saturday at Turf Moor. Heath, who scored one of his best ever goals, which set


On a more modest scale, Burnley, and Adrian Heath,


the Clarets on their way to victory, has really been able to make his mark on Second Division football, and, con- traded to the club for another se^on Jimmy Mullen could see even better things from Heath, if one or two quality players are brought in to play alongside him.


the best of is midfielder Nick Pickering. At least, that s his view. The ex-England player has made a plea to


One player who Burnley fans have definitely not seen


Burnley fans to give him a chance at the club to prove himself. Certain sections .of the supporters have apparently shown little respect for him, cheering sarcas-


' ' t l T e y v ^ a v e n C o t t a g e , Fulham, on Saturday. Admission prices: terraces: £6; seats: £9.


) I GENTS FOURBALL | STABLEFORD COMPETITION \


[Restricted to members oTainUaled elubs of East Uneashtre Golf Assoclation)| to be held at


l o b d e n g o l f c l u b


when Championship favourites Manchester United host the Blues. Only 500 tickets have been allocated to Black­ burn, but fortunately the match is being covered live on


WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9th ENTRY FEE £ 7 . 0 0


Names A ........................... Address of player to contact


Home Club A .................................0 • • • • •■ • ......... Handicaps A .....................■


(Mu-M Starting time required..................................... .


Please return entry form along with entry fee of £7.00 payable to East Lancashire Golf Association to.


P.I/.M. STOCKS E.L.GJL Secretary


7 STONE EDGE RD, BARROWFORD. NELSON. BB9 6BB Telephone Nelson 616598


Starting time will be notified by post — — —, .


r ’ 1993 Starting times 9-00 a.m. to 4-00 p.m. . . I ..................................Telephone No ................................. .........-0 • ................• • • • • • • I


I fa l^ b e a t In the pairs tournament, S. P d g B a rk e r


whitewashed his opponent, Band Club pair of M. Holmes W. Jarvis of ICI.


knockcf o u t th eB i lU n £ o n and D. Stewart.


BURNLEY FOOTBALL CLUB Drawn by Sharif Gukhar. Cotne


d ev e ic° £ 5 1 ^ M e mb o m d WEEKLY DRAW


w e e k 9 ...........Saturday, April 17th, 1993 £1000 B1463 S . Parker, Burnley Agent oce


| £25 £25 £25 £25 £25 £25 £25 £25


D5681 M. McKelvey, Padlhamds*"* B3944 S. Diixbury. Colnedp«>»a25


E1520 E Blockledae, Burnley


D5940 Y. Bharucha, Cheltenham C3493 C. Asplnall, Accrington 4pon(0C2


TICKETS v Blackpool Sat 1«t May 1993


D5848 J. Burrows, Padiham Agent125 A0534 P. Noble, Burnley Agent 003


£43,000 a year In Local Prize# *FOR ONLY £1 PER WEEK Co'.tostsn/AgonU Rsquired NOW1


AGENTS PRIZE: Agent 70 Coultons Newsagents, Bacup JOIN NOWI DRAWN EVERY SA^RDAY


.! RINC 427777 Pronator: B. Doming. Turl Moor Dovotopmont OHioo B3139 P. Boyle, Burnley Agent on


A2887 D. Falconer, Burnley Agent cue D4385 A. Peeley, Paisley Agent 129


takes place on Saturday, when Read are at home to Cherry Tree.


<


which will give the squad greater strength m deptn. Fomer Slackbum Northern pair Keith Gdl and Gareth


R C g lh e pads of Mark Aspin will be n9 easy task for


b Aspm’s consistency with both the b a t l®Jldt£ a^ af or


een paramount to Read’s relativesuccess, but the Whal- ley Road wicket is nothing new to Seedle, who embarks on


luusgrvvenu*.............. •*« - • * AA


tain firepower in front of goal. In th e second h a lf , th e Mechanics’ defence, who have conceded 122 goals this sea­ son, were rarely troubled by Blues’ forwards.


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