Clit lie roc Advertiser & Times, December I5th, I 'M t l ClUhcvoe 3J.S3’, (E d ito r ia l) , SPORT Carling North West Counties’ League Dubious strike vital for Blues Clitheroe 1, Harwell 0 A C O N T K O V K H S IA L


strike in the 70th minute saw Clitheroe go to the top of the first division, albeit for less than 2*1


hours. Andy Uouine claimed th e


g o a l a n d s a id : “ T h e h a l l sq u irm e d out a f te r H ev s ie


headed it, and 1 jus t tapped it in."


But th e re fe re e ’s decision to allow th e goal b ro u g h t a


furious reaction from Darwen b o s s l a n M cG a r rv , w h o s h a r e d th e s e n t im e n t s of


ANDY UOUINK — ineon- elusive s tr ik e


almost eve ryone who had view of it


CARLING. NUT LKAG.VK


’1'rufforxl................................................ 2:1 ft'. Gl.lTMKKOK........................ ............. 21 If. f.


NYwottMlo Town.................... ............. 20 ll


R \V l> le F ;t 4


St Holvtu* Town..................... ............. 20 M :i A 44 Bradford I’A.......................... ............. IS FI 2 2 40 •1 f> Ad


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Pn^cot................................... .............. 21 y 0 li A0 DUissup NK........................... .............. IP y :t 7 IVnrith................................... .............. 20 y 2 y Bun-cough.............................. ............. IS 7 7 4 44 UosM'iulal*1 l't»l..................... ............. 20 7 l y Nanlwidi Town..................... ............. 21 7 'A 11 A0 Kiilsgrovo Ath...................... .............. 21 7 2 12 A\ Holkor OB............................................ H» t. SkolmcixlaU1 l!t*l................. .............. 20 t'» :i n (.’hailderton............................ .............. IS r. 4 y Bixitlo..................................... .............. 10 r. 4 ft) Kustwood Hiuilcy................. .............. 17 r. A y


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Maine Roiul........................... ................ 17 5 A y Salfor*! Gity.......................... .............. 20 5 A 2


jlarvven.................................. .............. 22 4 2 fti Bacup Honmgh..................... .............. ~


25


not cross th e hue. McGarrv’s depleted outfit,


winch included a c e n tre half


plaving in goal, plus a lb and a 17 y e a r old, fought bravely throughout and were worthy


of a |H)int. I t had not been good Friday


night fare before, or a f ter , the 70th minute str ike , with the r e f e r e e an d lin e sm en v e ry much m o re in v o lv e d th a n most of the players.


In th e first half, the match n ev e r really gut going, with


most of th e B lu e s ’ forw ard raids limited to a 10-nunutc p e r io d which b e g a n in th e 25th, when Andy Taylor — a


A 1* :»i


fvl 21 ft) 15 20


to head past the i>ost.


Al A1 ;is


'M ;iy -if.


:i2


;ki :i2 2ii id


41 XI


22 X\ ;io


50 45 41 37


:w 2y 2S 25


:ur» 52


45


:i4 37 JO 37 2f>


:i 4 If. 23 Oarlinir NWC’L round-up St Helens stutter


TK A F FO K D iv-e j.tab hsh.- tl tin- leadership of the Division tine table on Saturday with a l - O h o m e s u c c e s s " \ e r P resen t. Their super run of form s*-etn-


aw av w m at Arnold I oh tvvood Hatlley overcame


Bur....... f......... ■nd1


unrelenting am! it would be a surprise not to see them pick up all th re e points at bottom ot the league Hat up on Saturday. Title chaser- St Helens Tow n.


fine York Las


shire side Pickering To and Maine Koad won l n at Hat


field Mam. i;i.,s>op North P.tid w


l the ,,nlv North West Counties' team


to go out of the tournament, Ins ing o u at home to St**ck-hndge P S .


meanw h ile, were incredibly humbled on th eir own tu r f by


lowly Skehner-tlale. Their 3 1


d efea t is a re su l t th a t does Clitheroe a lug favour going into


place and one point behind Town, but t he former league leaders have game- in hand on all the teams around them. Bradford wen- due to play at


p o s tp o n ed .


Hole Present Three le


through t< the FA Va


c h e . lu le d vi • It te i-e on Sat urdav


ague clubs progress, > tin- fourth mum!


Saturday's clash. Bradford Park Avenue he one


m The t 'a r lm c Player <»f the


Monaghan of Bootle Ft'. In what lias been a difficult


onth award lias gone to Neil


month at the Met>e\si.le club the shipper has equipped him­


self well, filling m as an finer gelicv centre half after beinc Die re g u la r le f t-b a ck for th re e years


home to Phadderton on Satur­ day and visit Blackpool Kovel's on’ Tuesday, but both matches


Borough v Tratford. Blackpool Rovers v Gloss,,p NK. Bradloid PA V F.astw.... 1 Hanlev. Bur seoiigh v N ew c a s tle T-w n. I litheliie v St Helen-. Darwen v Nantwnh Town. Ih'lker OR v l ‘haddel't on. Kid-glove Athletic v Skelmef'-dale Ltd. Maine Kd v Kossemlale Ltd. Beetle. Salford t Tty


l Ym ft h Nl ’ll Fast Lancs League Fixture list flooded


ONLY fo u r g am e s in th e w h o le o f th e F a s t L a n c s


L e agu e hea t th e to r r e n t ia l downpours at the weekend. Tlie Kibble Valley was repre


seated 111 two of tllo-r games where they h.ul mixed fortune*.


w e a th e r but reco rded th e ir >«-ci>nd win of th e sea-on t<< climb ..tit of the mur ky depth- ot Division Two But jMor Ktmmg ton, 111 the top flight, were sub­ merged at bottom of the table


T raw den Critic. Un Saturday, it i> Whallev -


mi top of the w uulx m<H.rs and try to re- tele sutne Kibble \ al


lev pride. *Sab.leu’s fixture at home to


Wnr-thotlie should be the tie ot the week with l»oth -ale- lying


111 the lop lour. In Div i-!• oi Two. the re are


part Hurst lire*


i (mirth l>lac« Trnwdcn Celtic 2. Kimingt*>n l


KLMINGTON failed to take advantage of the n*sl “ f the t«>p n ig h t s ’ in a c t iv i ty , su c ­


cumbing to the powerful wind ami bottom-of-tlie-tahlc Traw-


detl Celtic. g On account *>f.the gal;;j» D»;; , , , ame proved to he ota ol tw*


halves, with the home side scor- mg two f ir s t-h a lf goals and hanging on to record a rare win.


decided to throw first half call lion awav. hoping to concede as few goals as possible and hit th e ir host* with the might of their attack in the second half. In the first K> minutes they


had conceded two goals l.raw- dell were asking their visitors


some serious defensive ques­ tions and Kiimngtnii’s answers


were blowing in the wind. But some stout defending from the Kibble Valley villagers in the


last minutes of the half kept the score down to 2 *1 at the


Kmungton won the toss and


two mouth watering t ix tu re - with Kiblile Valley side- taking


turn t>- tra \e l in the lx»tt>un -id.- I'hatburn not only beat tbe


entertain top ol the table .nil 1-oulridg*' Old Bov- and a win would put them within s tr ik ing dis tance >>! the top while third-placed St.U'kst M - lt R e ad , who p re s


occupy tin* runners up spot. In ' i l l*- R e s e r v e D i v is io n.


Wha l l ev ta k e mi Re a d flllted ill an o t h e r mo u th wa ter in g local


fixture R e s u l t s : Division On.-


Tj aw den Celtic 2, Rmungtoii 1


Settle f td 1. Colne f td 2 Divi-ion Two Whinn*


1, ( ‘ti.it burn o R,-«r\*- Divi-i-'ii


t l iorne t i d •’». I r awd e l l


S ab den \ Wor - t hoi Tie l Id. Trawdeli Celtic V Whalley Open


date Kumngtoii. I >i\ i-i' >n 1 w o t hat bill li v


Ri'-erve l h\ i-ion Whallev


v Read l t d . Open d at **s Hurst Green and Sab.leii


Wind drops Rimington


interval. Kimmgton were comment ol


•.ecml-half M ic r o . >'“ l the mid table side had tin* ele­ ments ill their tavour they rea- lis,tl that it was not nece-.-anlv


to llie their advantage. 'I he ball was overhit and the forwards


found it difficult to find space behind the packed Trawdeii


defence After Uii minutes ol the halt a


fuul mi Gordon Leach ju-t m-i.le the Trawd«-ii box re-ulti-d in a p e n a l tv for Kitningtoii and al th o u g h T e n v B ra i thw a ile tuck.-il th«* spot kick away the villagers were unable to grab an


equaliser. With onlv a few minutes ot


the game left they did tmd the Trawdeii net but Dave Cook s effort was di-allovved for oltside. Uimington: Bums. Buckled,


t 'o o k , B ra i t hvv ait e, Savl*'. Keighlev. S h ir l ic k e i . \Sasli-


brook. (*;uq*owski. Leach. Bur- cc-s d . l Subs: Mason. Burges- h\V


Wind lifts Chatburn


W h i n m y Hi l l 1 . C B a l l i u r n It IN fai'iM'imis wimlf CBatlmrn


1,1,-w aw av tlu-il- inlil-laBB- up|>uni'>ita to rvv nr il tlu - ir


a.ran i l w in af tin- M'aMin. Tw„ paals. M-I.ivtl m tin- Br>t- h a l f w h i la Ka-km^ w i th l la - h u r


, u -ana. Jir.iv ,..I to la- a n .'i .k h fa r l la . v i l l:ip tT>. A l th a u a h ( im l -h a l f w l l i r lw l in l (Bsjilav i la f . 'ia l in ^ c a t a . n l y


of d the ' Will.in Tiiiinil*‘> «'f tlu; kick-off


Cl.utl.i.rn ili>|"'.'s<‘| l wlt" V.11'". tw*. c.-ntral .1 .-f.-t..l«;r». N.'.l


Kol.i.is.m anil Max


pushing th.'in ml.. an-.a.t all. a. Tl.ia l.ai.l off w.tl. Iiotl. |.B‘>-


‘.'.I '


,-rs Boii.K invulvi-ii in l ,'«' r' r:'1 ......I i)„vi- M,a.r>*» von.i-f wa> flicko,I on By t ia r . lm - r am ltal.il.soii was at tlu* far |»>»t to


guide home the opener. Gale-force pressure f‘'l «*wu


as th e villagers stormetl into tlmir hosts' |.e.laity area lime


“ ' S ' l C ' t h e Whim,ev Hill 'keeper, ile.lie.l the l hattairn fan, arils .us they ,lesce...le<i on


Ills ynnl like a evelone. H,,t a sw ir lin g cross from


(interne lleanan. as he st.ss .... the left-haml to u c l.lm e ja t , m tlie imlf, <leceive«l th»


(.urh*d ov.-r his head and into his goal to breeze Chalburti into a


2 0 lead.After the interval the v isitors were -o b je c te .l to th e same treatment they |M«med on their opponents m the lirst half. i tu l th e r e was h a rd ly a draught in the Chalburn defence


ton sit!*'


I is vv aid t w t - 1 le Town. H u r - t (been V N*d-oH l'"B . Read l t.l v Stacksteads. Rock Ko\ets v


F ix tu re - Mix i-mn One \ \o i - l eltl» - f lit 1 v


Nel •ads


S atu rd a y ’* Fixture*.: Bacup


2S 51 57


45 A h a l f c h a n c e fo r Mark ,


Heys was struck wide of the post a f te r good work by Neil Ottiev on the right and then T a v f o r t r o u b l e d ’k e e p e r


Andrew Walsh with a cross- cum -sh ot, which he d ip p e d


24 23 22 21


o v e r th e b a r , only for th e referee to awanl a goal-kick! Depleted Darwen shackled the Blues and th e ir deternn-


ID ID IS


IS IS 14


13


nation was worthy of th e level head of Mark Heys with pte- sooros at half-time.


vision. Uis effort \v;u» fumhleil The heavy nitch and cold


conditions made things even more unspeoulative a f te r the


interval. S ev en m in u te s a f t e r th e


r e s ta r t , Taylor was brought down by Lyndon H aw o r th , an d p la y e r -m a n a g e r G a ry Butcher shot th e subsequent free-kick too nea r the deputis­


ing Walsh. Dave Bennett guided a ball


down th e left flank and th e eager lan l ’ilkington raced on


to i t , b u t , ru n n in g o u t of pitch, he lushed an acute shot


into the side netting. D a rw e n h a d th e i r b e s t


that the ball did replacement for Paul Whalley chance to shock Shawbridge __crossed th e ball for Uouine ;•> *»*..


in th e lifith m in u te, when as far as


Kyan Fenwick. He th e


K e n n e d y velum a


defensive mix-up for Clitheroe resulted in a corner which was cleared


ball g o a lw a rd , c lu n g


on an


important save. A lm o s t g o in g b e h i n d


p rom p te d th e B lu e s in to action ami, when Butcher was found with space on the right of the area, he picked out the


Pleased with points but not performance


BLUES co-manager Denis Underwood watched his sale Battle through « scrimpy name from th e sidelines, hut he was disap- pointed with what he saw.


"We did not play very well,’’


he admitted. ,fThev set their s ta l l out to play for a draw which can bo a dangerous game, osjvocially with three points for a win. If wo had tucked one of our chances away it could have been a different match. "We usually have a spell of pressure where we can reallv knock the ball aUmt a bit. but we never got any momentum going on l* ri-


ilay. "The goal was obviously con­


troversial. 1 looked at the lines­ man. he gave it immediately, but the view of many after the game was that it did not cross the line. Over a season these


things even themselves out. that thov did not


Darwen will be disappointed arn a draw.


he sullied. Looking forward to S a tu r ­


day’s game, and erasing r ri- day’s fixture swiftly out of our memory, Mr Underwood is hop­ ing for a Christmas treat. "1 fell we plaved some of the


s u b s t i tu te re tu rn ed but Lee fo r


bv Walsh, and Kouine got the f ina l, th o u g h in co n c lu s iv e ,


touch. F r u s t r a t o d D a rw o n


promptly lost th e ir discipline and, w ith la te ta ck le s ftom both s ides a common in g re ­ dient of a souring Lancashire h o tp o t , th e v i s i t in g m id ­ f ie ld er . Matt A tkinson, was sh ow n th e re d c a rd fo r a ; second bookable ofleuce, after he th rew th e b all at Andy


Kouine. Hevs was sent bursting into


the iSarwon half in the Nlth m in u te only to be ciud<-l> hacked down bv Harold San- d e l ls a s C l i th e ro e t r ie d to


secure the points. Neil Kowbotham was fortu­


nate to get away with a late c h a l le n g e on N ig e l A a te s moments la te r as th e unsa vouries progressed, but Dai w en . d e te rm in e d u n t i l th e death, almost snatched a late


equaliser. B took a superb last-ditch


tackle bv Uowbolham to deny the advancing forwatd a route to goal, and Ulitheroe were


hack on top of the league, but bv no means conviticnigh. C li th e ro e : Kennedy, Row*


b o tb am . B e n n e t t , Wbailey (K), Bculpher, Knuitic.Taylor,


P i lk in g to n . O l t le v , I le y s . B u t c h e r . S u b s : Me I e a r .


Smith. t l , . D a rw en : Walsh (A), Wood­


ward. Smith, Sandells. Atkin­ son. Latham, Reynold?.. S tan­ way, Yales. Haworth, Walsh (M). Subs: Ib-vs. Fenwick.


Shawbridgc Tt)])ics


best football we have plaved all se;i**m when we drew To at St Helens and. being 2-0 up sit one stage, it was ilissippoititing not


to win." Only a last-minute goal den­ , ,


ied the Blues from taking all thre e points, and the players will be s e ek in g rev en g e on


Saturday. Rugby


Clitheroe outplayed in dominant scrum


A-hlntwimlcr-L> no Ul I t 1st NV2Hpts.


Clitheioc Ul'FC 1st W d tits


C L IT H F IU IK ’S b r ie f th re e mutch unh cn lcn ru n run into


n desul-end at Ashton. Forced into plaving u new-


look pack, with no genuine lock loiwjiiats ami a makeshitt sccoml row. the maroon ami


g o ld '- were u n e h le to rope against a strong cohesive pack


which dominated scrummage. Despite having the overall


s p e e d a n d m o b i l i t y , ih o absence of a true hall winner at line-outs was also an area of the game in which the visitors were second best.


leaving with a strong wind


at th e i r hacks on a surpris* jn c I \ f irm p i tc h C l i th r ro c


rmilii I.nlv muster three points in tin- first linlf. .. snlilarv pc... a l l, fruui .Malcolm llcanan.


Hill t ra s t . ran over two tr ie s and Memorial League


McTear whips


Bay Horse


^ C A I . IT Y s t r ik i n g f rom R o y a l B r i t i s h L e g io n ’s Dominic Me lo u r tinally s e t ­


t le d th i s m u l t i -p o s t polled -econd round Memorial 1 ro-


p h v tie . The forward, a regular tor


C lithero e Re se rv e s , hit five goal- past a -pinted Bay Horse Re-erve M«le m a 1“ a win. ’I'li*’ game was foived onto a


-loping Mt-ni'-rial I'ark pitch to , 11-ure that It went ah. ad Kicking down the lull in the


first half, the Cllthel'.te side took a l o lead ami wen- conlulent «•(


victory at the interval. They -till managed to -core


against the -lope in the second half. In fact, they put thre e goal- past their own 'keeper to .-core every goal of the game! Scott Blown, in tin- Legion


i 'h c i r «*pponents. in cott*


ki* ked it penaltx . Against the elements, u


i the


s e c o n d p e r io d . (T i th e r o e plaved some sp ir ited rugby whenever thev had the hall. Joim Clay, counter-attacking from fu ll -h a ck , and winger Mick Stott were the pick ot the


Clithcroc hunch. But |>o--e-sion is the Kcv to


rugb> ami, as ever, when ru n ­ ning out ol defence in dcspeia* tion mistakes occur. More t r ie s were conceded and d e sp ite plav ing imliv i-


d u a l lv w ell w i th d e p le te d r e s t iu r e e s . C l i th em e were iieaten hv a str*mg. eidiesive


pack.C l i th e ro e : C la v , J a q u e s . A tk in s o n , W a ts o n . S to t t . O'Duffv, lle a n a n . Thorohe r. T a t te rs a l l . 1‘ro etor . Barnes, N o t ta l l . H a rdm an , Holmes.


Francis. • Salurtlav's visitors to lull-


lem o o r a rc h ig h c r -d iv is ion o p p o s i t io n . H e a to n Moor. Kick-off is 2-:th p-m.


Oyez! we are open


THF. town c t ic r will he ta k ­ ing t*> the tu r f at S h au h r id g e


tin S a tu rd ay . However. Mr Roland Hail­


wood " i l l he leaving his loot- hall strip at home and donning his civ ic regalia as he perlorm- th e o p e n in g cc rcm o n v for Clitheroe F t" - new club shop. Mr Hailwood will he shoot­


ing out tin* odd* as the new flub -hop opens betorc Satur- d a v 's game with St Helens


ine lude ta s t td o l club sw e a t­ shirts ami all t> pcs of loothall


memorabilia. • Tbe first teams' tixtores


o ver th e C h r is tm a s holiday period are: Sat. t • th - Di* ' St Helens T**vvo ik .o . .1 p.m-R Mon. -bth - <a» ' Ros-cmlalc


Ctd. k.o. p.m.: Sat. T-t (h> > Newcastle Town. ik.*». 1


p.m».


• Blue- ho—e- Dem- l oner- vs,,,,tl iinil G.u* Hotelier lire


. . ,


waiting on lan Filkmgton lot Salot'dav *- match. I he ton* ai «1 had a niggling problem pron­ to the rnatih again-l Darwen ami he ha- struggle*! -nice the


match. Raul Whallev i- al-o battling


to he lit for the oiatch a l te r mi—ing out on I ritlav. O The c lu b a r e h o ld in g TucMlav night tra in in g **e>-


sioli- at Roefiehl l*» vmmpen- -.ate for a lack of recent mot-


week action. •■We feel that the hid- could


•|o with an extra -e—ion where we will work none on fitne— said Mr Cndcrwood.


Hockey


Ladies steal point from top team


HlnckptMil SB 3. ClithcriK* 1st XI 3


FOR th e second time in two


weeks, Clitheroe fought out a n o th e r d raw avvav a t top-


rated op|H»nents. Blaekjxiol, who were playing


their hockey in the premier divi­ sion last vear. are undefeated this season anil claiming a point on their home ground us a fine wav to en d th e y e a r fo r


(TiOieroe.


who play their home tn^Du-.- a Sluulsworth immediate!) \u i i l h to the attack. But as the game ■rogressed th e Stanley Bark ’oultit came more into it and


At the push-back, the suit ,


txith sets of forwards exerte, a gn-al deal of pressure on their


goal, literally threw away a goal hut Die Clltheroe side's other


men. who lut the right target, were Damien Low** t2h Andy Burge — . Dave Macintosh and


Rauf Allen. .Judge Walmesley lived by the i t ,


skill of their teeth in their Divi­ sion Din- fixture at Crown Scaf­


fold. They left it until injury- time to score th e ir equalising


goal. Cross Kevs also managed a 1


1 draw m their third division gam*1 with fellow stHigglers St Albans, but second division Cal- derstoiies went down heavily. P-


0 at Rose and Crow n. S u nday’s f ix tures : Division


One l>*‘ Lacy v Crown Scaf­ fold (Calderstonesh .Judge Wal- meslev v Kishton Arms (Roe- f ie ld ) . V ic to r ia v Wha lley Wandei*ii*s tWil-oris). llivisionTvvo Comim-rcial v


a- the whole side turned in a Caiderstones (Kmg Georges), gusting iH-rfornianee ami dosed Division Three - Cross Revs the door firmly on the Aeermg v Walnislev Arms (Roefudd).


mit tin- !-'>t liftin' WInniii-y Bill tornados. With lb minute.- of normal


Cnuy Bull i*|il,-ii'li'lly I'1*-B<:'


time left th*1 horn*1 side were thrown a lifeline when Gardner was nulmegged and a home forward stuck the ball m from


dose range. But Chathuru were not to Ik1 denied a rare win.


injurv time played. Heunan ran till to a punt wind) reached the half-wav line and the diminutive midfielder raced forward and blast*1


Well into the eight minutes ot


Chutburii: Hall, 1 rilehard, Gallagher, Gardner, Robinson


*! in the think


'ktflHT, Hockey


CUthcroo 2nd XI 3. 0


THU I' boat


KE poitls word u u l ‘B’’. 1 1 |,ow,.Vit , they iliil miinnpe t, t«> j. clfljleteil


. .wv.ud* tn


th e ir encounter with Clitheroe seconds.


iefemleil well [h™ ! |t,KT , ,


I VVTouL'tuiut


Within minutes of the restart, fiml the Breston net when Ann;


wnnm o ng^' i m m » .-v**iv n i mistake.


Helen Barker look the bull » a solo run and. once insidi.


circle, powered home.


Hullimrwortlh fnlluwed up a hull into tlie circle and made


i follo


w e re one goal up w u nm mjmitos from the end when a minutes.


Clitheroe > l i i rp ( 1 ' t. ‘1' (l T h e filial K<ml n ii iie five . . , *. nn 8hort comer resulte*! in Debbie Clithenn*: Todd, Barker (II),


t ,luI1<| l.ril)K home, Inc against a nine-man »I>F»'-


AlthliURh the home «''>*• I 'K ; crnclnell. Barke r (D), Cnton. ' ' * .......


HifilVng'Vorth, Hunter, Jovnsmi, i ,| .11 ,.'l, b r o o k . W i l k i n s ,


(N ) . Bovd. H eu n an , Bush, Leonard,* Fielden, Moore, bub. Robinson (Ch


Good win. P re s to n


. , , Given d a te - - KB Legion


Denis swings to senior


golf success


CLITHKROE veteran golfer Deni?* Kendmw was firmly in the swing when lie baik part in tiie first “Advertiser and Times” competition for senior golfers. (Mltheroe (»olf ( luh


mendHT Denis not onlj' won Hie competition, hut was also nearest the pin and a memlier of the team that won the cluh’s Christmas


meeting. Two senior players from


4ia.i*'.*■-*• tm-n I*';**! because their opjKment*’ *leterminati<m.


of Clitheroo Gulf Club qualified


for the play-offs o f the “Clitheroe Advertiser and Times Seniors* Trophy” each


month, Mr Kershaw Iwing the eventual winner with 3‘J


points. The club** Christmas


meeting, held on the same day, was won by Mr Kershaw’s team, eoimirising Ralph Clayton. Tom (Irahnm and Hcrt Hemingway. Mr Kershaw was, furthermore,


with the “Advertiser and yTiines* Trophy" by Fast


nearest the pin! Mr Kershaw w as presented


Lancashire Newspapers Ltd mamiging direetor Miss


Dianne Hall. The presentation took


place after the play-offs at a special presentation dinner. Miss Hnll was a special


guest at the dinner, attended bv more than 50 members of the club, the other guests


being club captain Mr Dennis Greenup and club president Mr Jack Hanson. Mr Kershaw, who is a past


Clithcroc Golf Club captain. Is pictured receiving his award from Miss Hall.


Roefield five-a-side reminder


UOEFIELD’s forthcoming five-a-.side competi­ tion iuis had enquiries snooting in from all


angles. Although only a ilrihblc of teams have siitnwl


kick-off.


up so far, the leisuru centre s manager, Mr Tony Kodia, believes that the full complement of 12 teams or more will be ready fur the


between 10 u.m. and a p.m. Each team will play one match per week amt,


unless there is a very large entry, these games m>r team, for which registration will be £20.


The league-based competition will nut from ^ M s(xm lls ,x)s8|blc on 442188. Ja'jiinry lbth, with matches ployed on Sundays


will be of 40 minutes duration. Between six and 10 players can lie registered


Yhe team will then pay £10 per game. Teams are to be signed up before December


31st.Am. interested parties should contact Mr


imposing defenders. Clitheroe sc»»re*l first when


Carol W h i te’s p e r fe c t cross fournl Jill Middleton, who found


*^Vhe *>bb mid flow of attacks vvas rapid :uid strong and Black- |hm)1 equalised with an excellent effort before they went ahead.


ju s t minutes before thi val. after an awful mein


ev


th ey got encounter.


in th e en d - to -en d i..on« it:


The Kibble Valley ladies d


th**y gave as gon ,


>*'»


in the secj s - - -


. level when Middleton drew tl:


’keeiHT out at the end of a k run ami pusheil the ball for I .... l in e H ush to p o u n c e an»


• .


all th lb.


I ili*


e*iualise.Cl»Di*T*»eT confidence grew. And, oxen though they went behind again, they cut down the -mace of Blaek{Kxil's most dan­ gerous plaver ami were even­ tually rewanled with the final equalising goal.


made an excellent save. Middle- ten was on hand to score her second ami her team’s think


Cunliffo. Gars tang. W ilkms Moves, Griffiths, White


leton, S**ed, Bui'.h. Junior loot ball Winning' against weather


ONCK again Hie weatlui' took its toll of junior football fix­ tu r e s b u t th o s e local s id es that did manage a gam*1 gen­ erally cam*1 out on top.


Clitheroe Wolves to play. They l»eat the Junior Clarets .V-l in an e n th ra l l in g ma tch. William Cross, Glen Hinsdale,Michael G o a r , S te v e n W i lso n and Michael Thompson were the s c o re r s . Hen Devvhurst was


The under-B*s were the only R.-..>lsl"lie Cmled m.Oiuged I«*


plav three games. The under Us beat Islington


Matthew lb* i' i e


Doom1 score*!. Liam Carte* .m Dugdale -e»n'*,il th


Pier i:*


atho s th;


Boys U l. Michael .bum- <2>. Thomas Little. Raul Rracew.-U, id Simon


Oitheroo: Kva, Farnsworth, Midd*


After the Blackpool keeper ,


.......•rnpnau* Blackburn Northern >evnnd-.


Ti:


iib m.i tlur.l t


. hiito \ let o


l . adi*--' i e -u l t -: 'l'h»* tu -t team uon at home to Rochdale.


;» o. Sharon Willi-. Su-.m Meml ovv-. Su/amie Barber ami Su*- S*-.blou all won and Dathy


Sehaftel had a walk o\*t . The -reotid team won away at


F.aul'-v Lh'.B. A t»: Val Fielding wen >'.* 1. ‘.Ml. p ,*»>; Alex B"-t"ek


well *•« :; P-n. ;t ‘.I. P 'D. Kay Plant wen «P 1. P 1. P Mari- Ivn Fletcher wen tP 1. P P •»);


Slane A-ptn wen it* 3. P P The Dunl team wen at home


to South Shore I'JinB. ,* b: dealt Hutehin>on w>>n i‘.‘ .*>. ‘J •>. Dorothv Barker won ip n. b m. l.'m-a> Tnitter won iP-o.


Jtj®


WOULD volt like to become .. , Due t.l the itimry «*f their usual umpire and


-Haggling lo find a suitably qiialilied repl l “ lies' Hodmv ( lub lias had enough!


qualified hockey mnnire! ual umpire ami after hall a


Th**v are now inviting anyone mtereste.l in umpiring heir ... .Ido’s to come forward and Is- counted. Men or women and tor


, .


meiit. Clitlmroc .


m-w plaveis are welcome. The club will arrange and pay for the necessary training.


Those interested can contact Chn- Farnsworth on The 1st N l's next gaum is at Miadsvvntth l.e i-me (c u l t* ,


-1. Neil


against l.evland F*»\es. «*n January 7th. But before th**n the club wi-he Chri-tma- and Happy New \c a r .


ali their suppirters a Meny irons (3-PW). C46.00 YES C46I.. rangeot lad*Mond left handed equipment re-gripping C1 Including t h ^ ^ ^ RATA & RATA


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CUthervK! box. A *1 e t e r m i n a 11 o n t o w .


i ,


Town. at around - - l ’» pan. S o u v e n i r s o n sal* ’ w ill


Phil crowns his year as British Enduro champ


■M'TKK nine y e a rs rilling Kmiuri. Bikes a d i th e r , .e man iv,< won the H*i1.| Hritisli CBamt)i,msh.|i. ' in the :kr,h c.e. four-stroke class i’lnl bmithson claim,-,I thi


clianipiimship during his most successful season to-,late, ‘T n X


October. And throughout the five .««.*. p ---- ra ,ee. where he elain.e.l ce, ...


nvex.than.thii ml Uhanader.


.........- second place m . 1111 “ •


ami Phil manages to cope through a single-minded didicatlon, which takes up all the money he earns and more.


The finiincinl clout no d e ,I to exist in this sport ,s immense ..


. . . V « i ... . tltia is race series o r ‘


w Thi;hose onlv other previous success in Kmluro was chs the l ‘.)‘.*l North of Lnglaml event.


twelfth ,K,sition in the Work!


Kmluro t'l.auiplonsl.iji, ami all this without any major sponsorship deal ami on a shoestring budget. The nine month British championship vvas secured y' his liist


lo ^ ^ ^ h a i i i th in l . reconling three first places al Breckl.uul. D>n n


larkable achievement for the 27-year-old man. • " *•—.......... champion of


Scandinavia-, the Clilhcroo hike king sjiends all Ins wages contest- me the British and World Championships.


Travelling as far afield as southern and eastern h.urupe and ,


This w a r alone his total outlays have cost £l.r*.tHH). But the , .


‘Heart-breaking’ defeat for boss McGarry


\ h a d t*. feel .1 ,le■give of sympathy for a clearly unset


Harwell manager lan Sletiarry Billowing a Brave olBirl Hum "We eanie heiv’up against it and every player stuckH;


t.i-k and g aw everything they had. l*> k>e nut t<> a g* . that i> heart-breaking, he .-aid. "I was m tin* dug-out so I wind not


ball vva>. But a f ter the g am e j j-poke to people l l‘esp* game, including l litlieroe otluial.- Ilial the hall did not cfos- tin* line, me th a t th e ball war- eight Uiche


, and


trust rate me a Bit. It really w as a disgrace, he sal.B proud nl th e elB.rt my lads ]>u* n


. .leserved a point. We had a centre-Back m gnal. an 1> x .a l old


in Die middle of Die de‘fence, a 1 . year-old lett " nglu foot and B.dore the end. we had two players r am , d ml an*l "tie man >ent " I t .


-\\> then lo>e in -m il envutm-tance.- s> su kening. 1 van t lu l\ . Sqiuisll Whitewash wins


S q l ’A ,


11 v - h in t


a- the ; tin.- o


club l« eh.


th e i r oppo- i .*t' ( '1iDi«t "*‘


ok an<l th«‘\ led. winning eh*--, :*-i). ,—t two


. ha


p .* •» o>. Manone Brass won tP d p l di; sheila Wilhs won by


walk-over. Men’s results: The lirst team


le-t away at Keedlry l2n*B. -Hi: Ra\ Divtlen and John Garter


U>Di won. while U*'b«Tt Held Vt|C^ Brij|y Haywanl ami Alan


l.oiien.lgo ili-ti. Kii-liuiil I le. if. ini lo t i.’i Ik B


I ;n. Tuny Walim-ley l" 't i‘.‘ -■ > ‘t ,; *, .V 'li t'.mer Mel.augiiliii i...t \:i tk i'- t. N ‘k :t '.I'; .lim Sprint !">l , HI


The '•ecoml if.mi l*»t away at ; j-


7 pi; Bob Burg t* B 1 lost i tP . t-P,


p.p d pi. ‘The third team won at home


to Blackburn Northern t2mB. •* U: Dave Mackenzie won n* P. P- 7 p i. p u. John Willi- w«*n iP •>. | ‘*i ;,’p p 7. p JT; Dave Walters


won ip ’k P b. d p. P D. Roger Singer won *pa>. P-10. P 1. P


Lawrence Grouch won PJ 3.


O P. •'* P. P-d>. The fo u r th te am had no


fixture . •,


|„lt feel that the nli'lelal' were swayed slightly By a voeilel .ills lutlUf erowd. he a*l'!e»l


*:d like t>ne ot them .-aid


Dim’ the linesinati told v*i- it vva> biiuml to


al ly w her** Dn* 1 respect Ml Die


,


Pae ili, Ids r.,k.s ^ l l,ngi,t ha'vo to take a second job tins winter. But I'll Be there."


••r l i e there again in 1W.'i," said the man who is prepared to .


finances are not the only demanding part of Enduro. Phvsicallv the riders must Bo extremely fit so it is luckv that


Phil is also"a keep-fit fanatic. The Michelin maintenance engineer trains hurd through the winter months, lie uses the company gym, plays squash and does weights ami aerobics to keep himself ill peak


condition for the s tart of each season. What makes his season s effort even more remarkable is that he


is onlv one of three British riders to have contested every one of


this season’s rounds in the World Championship. And the difficulties in attending these events are highlighted


bv the example of his best result in that championship. 'Because of working late, l’hil was forced to drive d" ' 'n


Harwich and then across both Denmark and Sweden to his nde in Finland, where he still had the toughness of character to


claim seventh place. " I t was lliv Best effort this season. All the guys who beat


n,e xvere factory supported and they are very tough to boat. I


was the first privateer home.' he commented. The whole trip took -10 hours and took up two weeks of hi.


annual holiday. But this is* the tvi>e of guy the Chtheroo man is. 1 h i exit s


from a long line of Enduro fanatics who a r f l’™l’ar,“o A’i j f f i1 everything in to their sport, which is why l’hil is the British


l’hil'is pictured in com|ietitive and more relaxi-d nio*Hls. Cricket


Wilf to lead by example


AFTKR a season in which the de.-cription ■'run of the mill”


would lie f la t te r in g . Rend Cricket Chib have taken -!ep> to r e b u i l t ! th e i r d e r e l ic t


fortunes. The Village cricket club, who


have been III existence -mce 1>72 ami are -even tune- win


Her- of tile Kibble-dale League, have employed the srrviees of former Kishton Cricket i lub


chairman Mr' Wilt Wtstdhoii-c. He is the man who brought to


captain \'iv Richai'tls. Win-ton D a \ i e s a n tl M *> h a m m e*l


A.'.haruddiii. Wit!: the retii'«*meiit of Read's


funnel' chairman. Mick George- >on. Mr Wotidhoiis*1 has boon


instated Wltll the hnet to turn around the cricketing lortunc-


of tile clulv Pakistani left arm opening


already been enticed to the club as the’ profes-ional tor the \PP;* season ami it i> liope*! that, with his many contacts within the


cricketing world, Mr Woodhou-e will l*e able t*> bring more talent


to tin1 chili. Although Du* fortunes on the


held we!'*1 limited last veal'. Read CC in.ule an overall profit of i'l.obb, the biggest m its Rw;


vt'ai' history. The new chairman, win* sjvnt


nearlv lb years at Kislitun. 12 of which wen- on the administra­ tive sol*1 re t ired from ln> chairman-hip lour year's ago. ••1 t lion gilt l >l don*1 iii v whack." he >aid. "But it was still


h ow le r Naceni A sh ra f has


;kc.l me te take tiv ft- here 1 He knows that ft is difficult to


mv Ohio*! ami vv iii'ii Read


Ult till' IS the enly u av to make flul. like Read SOI


,;tke practice c l iquilsoiv tor nateiir player*. hilt lieliev r -


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He (-..ininetUr.,F "I'l.tv o r - expect be


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earn if the if tin


j'!cie.- ctitlv


out of it .* Ami on that premise he ho


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