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BUTCHER BLAST PUTS BLUES INTO LAST EIGHT


CUtheroe 1, Radcliffe Borough 0 A C R AC KING fifth-minute


strik e by player-manager Gary Butcher was enough to take the Blues into the quar­ ter-finals o f the Lancashire ATS Trophy.


Clitheroe’s Andy Ta ylo r


and John Riley were quicker to receive the ball than their Radcliffe counterparts.


Radcliffe’s fair-weather for- advancing position 25 yards mer professional A^dy Kilner from


. # ton was again fouled in an


football and the match kicked- the ball he showed a classsy seemed under the illusion that


I t was a terrible night for


his 100 per cent effort was not lired. When he did get to


requin _____


off in rain and ended in dnv- swagger and strike, but emer- ingsnow.


gency right-back Neil Ottley But, it was Clitheroe who was always quick to close him


displayed a more fervent will down. to win on a deteriorating pitch Clitheroe’s best chance in


Russell Whalley — man-of- the-match for solid display


Managers stay cool after


second league defeat


SATURDAY’S trip to Black­ pool R o v e r s ended w ith C l ith e ro e su f fe r in g th e ir second league defeat o f the season — hut co-managers Denis Underwood and Gary Butcher hope that the team


will learn from the defeat. “ It was one o f those days


where the bull did not run for us," said Mr Underwood. “ We had a goal disallowed


and 11 blatant penalty turned down at a crucial point o f the


gumc. “ Ilnving said that, we were


guilty o f missing some good chances, but the performance on th e w h o le w a s n o t discouraging. "After 23 league games, you


nrc Koing to have the odd off- day and I hope that we got It out o f the way on Saturday." “ It is how we learn from the


defeat which is the important thing now," he added in antici­ pation o f the home match with Penrith.


The Cumbrians are the only


team to have beaten Clitheroe in the league prior to Black­ pool Rovers, und the only team to have hit three goals past the Blues’ defence in the league this scuson.


Gary Butcher, who was the .


victim of the turned down pen­ a lty cla im at Bla ck p oo l, sh a re d h is c o l le a g u e s sentiments. Concerning the penalty, he


said:*'If you knock the ball cleanly past the 'keeper and he takes you out when the ball has gone, you expect to get a


pcnulty. “ The referee said that he , , .


was going for the ball, but i f you do not get anywhere near it and take the player you have


to give a foul. “ But It was not a defeat , . ,


where we played badly so there Is no point getting down about it. We just have to go out and work hard on Saturday." Mr Butcher hit the winning


goal in the 1-0 win against Radcliffe and was pleased that the s t r ik e g o t the team through to the last eight. “ It was a tough match in


the team and the manner In which we performed." “ It was nice to score. I felt it


was going iri as soon us I hit it," he added.


such conditions and overall I was pleased with the effort of


St Helens Town.......


Newcastle Town.... Blackpool Rovers.. Prescot.. Burscough........ Glossop NE.... Penrith........... Kidsgrove Ath...... Holker Old Boys.... Rossendale Utd.... Nantwich Town.... Skelmersdale Utd.. Maine Road..........


Darwen............... . Salford City........... Bootle..................... Chadderton...........


'Eastwood Hanley... Bacup Borough.... .


24 17 5 2 23 16 3 4


p W D L 28 20 3 5


, ,


M a rk H e y s . was c le a r ly swiped at as he tried to latch on to a lobbed pass over Rad-


cliffe’s defensive wall. .Yet it was Heys who received a booking for retaliation.


Clitheroe’s best chance to ^


m ig h t h a v e s a v e d th e defender's fate turning from a


yellow to a red card. • In the second half, Pilking-


sheet but their best chance, a shot from the edge of the box by John Frost, was turned wide of the post by his strike


partner Graham. Clitheroe concentrated on


killing time for a jaded final


Progress from the resulting few minutes and the shrill of free-kick was halted when the referee s full-time whistle


T h e Blues once a ga in


d e fen d ed s to u t ly which influenced the decision of


match sponsor Derek Jackson to vote centre-back Russell


S Sin“some ^ T e t o r fc th« flr8t half to addr 10 thPt hitTse'c'cnd’ goal came when w , alley man-of-the-match. f e s ^ r d .eft-foot


d r iv e ------- r ----------- - the Blues wno were keen to


Much of the first-half action . ive was a ,p e f e t start for


erase the rare taste, of Satur­ day’s d efea t quickly from their collective memory.


was concentrated in the bog­ gier midfield with both teams re ad in g the op p o s it ion 's attempts to move tin to the flanks..


S T t h T b a ^ y J


acrobatic Radcliffe •keeper Melville.


minutes la ter but he was pulled back by Greenhalgh. By the time he had yanked


J T t h e ^ u ’ lpher; R o u in e .^ a y or, The Blues frontman was Taylor at the edge of the area.


lenge which sent the nail to _ X . /n „ ,


M .


sent charging through on goal He should have crashed his Radchffh Borough. Re ■ • • • '---------- shot home but a defender on v i l le , Grecnhalgh, Bean, the line diverted his effor t W h it t le , Phillips, Brown, wide of the nost.


e ball out Pilkington to the floor, defen­ sive cover had arrived which


League round-up


Burscough and Eastwood hope for Vase success


W H EN it comes to the FA Vase, Carling North West Counties’ League football


clubs become supportive col­ leagues, and eve ry club is behind Burscough in the quest fo r g lo ry in this season’s competition.


’ On Saturday, they beat York­


shire outfit Brandon United 3-0, and the draw for the last 10 takes Russ Perkins’s men to Birkenhead club Cammel Laird, who are recent champions of the West Cheshire First Division. Eastwood Hanley’s fine away


draw at Stocksbridge Park Steels on Saturday gives them a chance to progress in the replay. I f the Potteries team can win, they entertain Basildon Town (Essex Intermediate League) in


the last 16. Maine Road were dumped out at Leicestershire-outfit Maine


Road. In the weekend’s league


action, Trafford went seven points clear at the top thanks to an impressive 2-0 win at


Kossendale. Ian McGarry’s men gained a


terrific boost at bottom-club Bacup Borough, winning 5-0.


It was a disappointing start . .4 manager at Bacup boss.


— Holker Old Boys 3, Bootle 0; Salford City 4, Skelmersdale 1. Carling League Challenge Cup — Chudderton 1, Prescot


1; Forinby 0, Nantwich 2; Kids- grovu 1, Bradford PA 2; St Helens Town 3, Glossop NE 1; tetley Walker 1, Newcastle


Town 0. Fixtures: (Saturday) hA . . „ .


Vase fourth round replay — Eastwood Hanley v Stocks-


bridge PS. First Division — Bacup v


Newcastle, Bootle v Darwen, Bradford v Skelmersdale, Bur­ scough v St Helens, Clitheroe v Penrith, Glossop v Salford City, Holker OB v Nantwich Town, Maine Road v Trafford, Rossen-


dale v Blackiiool Rovers. 1. .**


PA, Bootle v Prescot, Maine oof--------- -


Road v Chadderton. Wednesday: First Division — St Helens v Eastwood Hanley.


F


65 60


20 15 3 2 44 22 13 4 5 39 25 13 4 8 42


23 10 7 6 23 10 5 8 22 10 3 9


41 41


24 10 2 12 39 24 8 5 11


22 5 5 •12 - • 28’ “ 417 ‘20 19 5 3 11 25 3 4 18


25 6 5 14 32 23 6 4 13 20


36 23


NPH East Lancs League Mill Hill closing in M IL L H IL L eased home 4-0


Reserves, who are just four points ahead having played


between the two top sides eyer- nearing at Shawbridge, Clith­ eroe need to improve their per­ formances against the league s lower clubs u they are going to


go all the way. On Saturday, the Reserves


have a tough trip to Oswald- twistle while Mill riiU entertain Worsthome.


RESULTS President’s Cup 2.


NFOB 2, Langho 1; Rock Rovers 10, Chatbum 2.


Oswaldtwistle 4, Stacksteads BEP Cup


three games more. With the second match


Barnoldswick United 2, First Division ningtoi.


United 0; Whalley 2, Sabden 1. Second Division


--------- . Colne Legion 1, Gargrave 10;


Pendle Forest 0, Read United 2. Reserve Division


Colne United 7, Trawden Celtic 2; Helmshore united 0.


Read United 2. FIXTURES BEP Cup


ney Hill.


Oswaldtwistle Town v Whin* Reserve Cup


Hurst Green v Whalley; Colne


United v Barnoldswick United. First Division


Helmshore United v Great


Harwood United; Mill Hill v Worsthorne United; Oswald­ twistle v Clitheroe; Sabden v


Late own goal earns Rimington a point


Crosshills 2, Rimington 2


RIMINGTON recorded their


second draw in as many weeks with a hard-earned 2-2 As Dave Burgess’s troops lost


took the lean, When their


re su lt at Y o rk sh ir e side Crosshills.


Gordon Leach opened the . . .


scoring for the visitors after just six minutes when he headed in a Paul Keighley corner. R im in g ton m igh t have extended ineir lead in the first


“ S f f i w i£ V f


aM ^ h nm n Un<led Bin" S am' the p?st before p ite r Wash- slotted home.


. brook flashed a header wide.


wounds nt half-time, rolled up more physical Crosshills their sleeves and competed man men began to gain the initiative for man in the second period. and they deservedly equalised but as football came off second when their forward headed past


best, Crosshills had the better of the chances, only to find


* Binns on top of his game. Gary Macrea made a welcome


return to central defence and, along with Martin Lawson, Terry Braithwaite and Martin Briggs, kept the Crosshills forwards nt bay.


.. The equaliser came three


’ body crowded into the pebnalty area, Keighley crossed the ball only for a Crosshills defender to bundle the ball over his own


minutes into injury time when Rimington forced two consecu­ tive corners and, with cvery-


only a minute Dave Binns. Rim ing ton lick ed th e ir As the pitch began to cut un,


ColncUtd................... M 4 4 6 iz Oswaldtwistle................H 4 3 4 11


Settle Utd.....................]5 3 5 \ B'wickUtd.................. 11 5 1 5 11


Gt Harwood T ow n ........ 1 ? .? 7 Trawden CelUc............ 17 3 1 13 7


Second Division PW D L, P


Stacksteads................. 1110 0 1 20 NFOB......................... 15 9 2 4 20 Read Utd.................. 15 9 1 5 19


Hurst Green..............12 8 1 3 17 Langho......................... 12 7 3 2 17 Gargrave...................... 8 8 0


Willis lost (6-9, 6-9. 4-9); Mandy


Reshuffled Whalley return to victory


Whalley 2, Sabden 1 _ - C O N V IC T IO N in front o f


0 16 goal was the key to the des- K ,K tiny of this keenly-fought local


WhmneyHili............. 16 6 2 8 14 Rock Rovers................. 13 5 2 6 12 * - l Chatbum.............. 16 2 2 12 5 Pendle Forest........ . 13 2 0 11 4 Colne Legion................ 15 0 0 15 0


Reserve Division PW D L P


Mill Hill..................... 1412 1 1 25 Helmshore Utd............ 15 8 4 3 20 Whalley............. ............. 13 9 1 3 19 Rock Rovers............... 13 8 2 3 18 Hurst Green................ 14 5 4 5 14


Colne Utd.................... 12 5 4 3 14 Worsthorne................. 17 4 3 10 11 Sabden........................ 12 3 4 5 10 B’wickUtd.................. 11 4 1 6


Read Utd............. 14 3 Trawden Celtic............ 16 0


BEP Cup


Rock too sticky for weak Chatburn to handle


Rock Rovers l l , Chutbum2


CHATBURN were eliminated from their divisional cup at


the first hurdle and by a score they would prefer, to forget.


leveller, it was a close call, but a wholly deserved draw.


' Shirliker, Traynor, Washbrook, Leach, Keignley, Dewhurst,.


■ Rimington: Binns, Briggs, 1 Braithwaite, Macrea, Lawson,


S“# RIMYn St ON Reserves,


y.~iijn-of-the match Steve Cza- However, alter 2U minuies oi had conceded double^figures., 3'nowski hit five, Andrew Bur- :play, it was not obvious that the weivs just waiting to be gobbled Ajl(ly-y0UI1(!>


revenge by beating them 10-3 on complete reshuffle of the side •S;Saturday.


who were beaten by visitors Barnoldswick Park. Rovers, ear­ l ie r in the season, gj“ ned


. „ * took place.


‘ McCullough, Mark Kant,(pen) off more and an own goal rounding.off the.,. T h e y ,


sconng. ton, Clarkson, McCullough


d o V S - s ,h


‘jEess scored two with Sean, struggling villagers had bitten lup^-; ..........^ ____


.Plant, Burgess (A ) , Burgess JT(L), Cook, Czapowski.


Itimingtbn Res:. Pottlgrpw, , wind and inn 1 .mrKsnn. nn.iuuuu s


i!,nh rwkJJnC^McCullough "A ‘ Tliev, hltitrath'post and bar. •;lagher, i.' ■*f;2*:3 V ip*. 'yr* f . .•» 4 V


defended resolutely swallow;” said distraught against the.slope and a strong • playermanagerMiuc Gardner. wind and, in fact,, looked'the to take the lead... v


- ..v.-. Pritcha ird, Boyd,-Gardner, Gal-


,, fo j the 'keeper into, good i Loonai .saves and misseu:when; it was'-i Brindle,


By hit i both post and bar. •; higher, F forced the ’keeper ^nto good: Leonard


Chatburn: Robinson (N ) , ni, uu u,.Ajwuire., u « -


It-'was a tough defeat to' .


s . . •


Valley villagers, who came con­ fident of giving Rock a good


i p t . . . . licking. But the sweet taste of success .


seemed destined to elude them as early as the pre-match kick around.


Chatbum ’keeper Craig Hall - • _ . ..


failed- to turn up; cen tra l ’ defender Neil Robinson was: forced between the pasts and a


.


eusier to score. But two hapless own goals


imnl-Hne which brought ironic Although the Colne side have congratulations by Peter Wash- beaten them twice in the league ; Penned with a t .


In an attempt to claw the deficit back a defender was dis-


hrook With the whistle blown: this season they lie just a couple * second half and Rock took full nnlv a minute after th e ja te of points ahead o f the Ribble advantage.


. . . . .


ing-quick fonvard, Mick Malloy,, ran through to score five goals in what proved to be an exhibi­ tion o f taking candy from a baby!


In particular, their lighten- • .


die and Ada ° re-arranged


like a light


whV;c^7tt'ey. n ^ f f t a t ^ T & G r e e n put the table-toppers to the ^ were’ rewarded when Andy McGurkTucked home „ „ a^ ee.itick to reduce the deficiL


. ••• ■ , Hurnt Green piled on the pressure and the woodwork was and th


J T r e h D ^ a S ^ n mleifhome a clever free-kick in the dying moments to give the Blackburn team a flattenne victory.


u iv a t r . i in ’ Holden Lane. Bamber (A). Holden, Riding ( » ) , m


go ahead, oven referee had waited 40 minutes


. LeaguTrulea atipulate that - « « « > ® " a m i i^ m every* team. ahould have a effort and a much-needei


’S u v a of kit which the Billing-. ton team fafled to comply wftK ,


Whalley Wa ‘ round.


Vanderers in the next


RB Legion meet cup-holders King,- Parkinson (D), Derby­ • • - *


k ' bilgdaie Kwa. DugMe,


for the team to get hold of one. S e l l the ' minutes; Neil Coles snatched


d?d‘S. . t h e J J *


3 8 114


derby in whicn Whalley s Shaun Smith decided the issue with two first-half strikes.


Sabden went on to dominate


possession in the second half but the ir te r r ito r ia l advances


nuru - r


came through that regular 'keeper Dave Montgomery had been involved in a car accident. Centre-half Paul Jordan was


Whalley manager Russell K eiehley had to reshuffle the pact


~ ick before kick-off when news ' ---------


moved into the goals and Whal­ ley welcomed back Tom Poole into midfield where he has been absent for two months. His comeback was instrumen­


tal in the home team’s return to Smith's goals.


Poole swung in a tempting free- kick for Smith to head in from


close range. Smith should have netted his


hat-trick but Weir saved well to


deny him. Sabden put in a much-im-


Saif, pressing Whalley back into their own half. Colin Maher was inspirational


rniintpH for little as Whalley on the right hand side of mid- defended stoutly and the visi-


u uim.nK the wing.


tom'cVuld’ noVget in where it overlapping Howard Linford on . players, hurt.


W?U -


, Maher got Sabden back into the game when he cleverly con-


w-th *the . . . .


back


ley cross from a tight angle. "Despite the absence of Jordan


^ Ro


------------.............................. ■ verted a whipped-m Dave Man-


at centre-back, Whalley contin­ ued to defend resolutely and the


visitors were reduced to long- range efforts. Although still in third place,


Sabden showed the inconsis­ tency which has seen them lose


three out of the last four games.


Whalley 3: Hurst Green 1, Mill Hill 3; Sabden 3, Barnoldswick United 2; Worsthorne United 4,


Crosshills; Rimington v Setle United; Whalley v Trawden Celtic.


Second Division , . . . Langho v Rock Rovers; Pen­


dle Forest v Colne Legion; Read United v NFOB; Stacksteads v Hurst Green, Reserve Division


Rock Rovers v Mill Hill. First Division


rm. d M m ® R ...." .


38 41


71


26 7 2 17 39 59 54


23 7 6 10 37 24 7 3 14 37 25 7 3 15 33 20 6 5 9


35 A


49 20 27


23 56 51


30 63


24 11 6 7 35 25 58 39


61


39 39 44 52 61 39


37


18 48 43 43 39


44 52


37 35 33 32


29 27 24 24 23 23 23 22


18 13


P


— Prescot v Chuduertoti. ... . aekpo------------


‘lengi " .


Carling Challenge Cup replay o t v ~ ’


Tuesday: First Division — Blackpool Rovers v Bradford


Lunt, Edwards, Graham,


Radclifre’fTlate rally threa- Frost, Kilner. Subs: Glendon, tened Lee Kennedy’ s clean Channon.


Blackpool tower over the Blues


Blackpool Rovers 2, Clitheroe 1


« r <m*il sickness


afcCW K JP C f tS Clitheroe fall to their second Other results: First Division


league defeat of the season. I t had been 11 matches


since the Shawbridge men were defeated, in the first week of October at Penrith, but a Blackpool outfit rich m exper ience w ere quick to capitalise in a match of missed


opportunity for Clitheroe. The Blues characteristically


applied pressure on the. home I C-E team early in the match with the busy Andy Roiune displaying


his regular industry as Hovers M A It K . K u g y s — struggled to get into the flow of


gouiscorer . °


“ clitheree had the ball in the bUt R the increased pressure from the


was ruled out for off-side. Mark Heys was quick t<


o make Uruce ^ark


amends in the 10th minute when he pounced on a mistake by


failed to hold his initial shot. Rovers settled at a time many


Slildhn? h


other teams would have been vulnerable to the title-chal­ lengers’ early porogress.


.....- huo


should have led to a golden chance for the visitors to regain


niU1 fonvard which - . .


the lead, from the penalty spot. sent clear and


to keep him out.


football leaMe Koalscorer Craie Madden and former Bolton mid the field man Jeff .Chandler was


team s confidence. pe.. .


influential in lifting the home eam’s confidence. The Blues forced several cor- ers towards the end of the urci


i S S ^ h e ha!, past Gary Butcher was sent.--


the ''keeper raced out of his goal ------- ^he ml(ifield


^ “who’failed to cut out


n The Blues forced f e' j j J J J fit despite the absence of doubt, S m : ta t th S Wed to make ^ ^ r t a f m a d e S


mtvp Bnrnslev the bene- Un thn Rnvnrs


was a relief for the freezing fans and players alike.


IMatthew Evans reports!!! Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, January 10th, 1995^ 31


P LA Y ING ball in the Kibble Valley is not as easy as it should be — just ask mem­ bers o f C l ith e ro e L a d ie s ’


Hockey Club. The lack of a suitable local


playing surface means that the club’s two teams have to play 12 miles away from their base, at


Shadsworth. It is an inevitable sign of the


times, as the quest for higher standards in modern sport has had a profound effect on hockey, even at amateur level.


ve amaieur levci.


..ockey more than any other sport. It encourages consistency


in stroke play, passing and shooting, wnich greatly assists players’ " technical ability and also enriches their development. For hockey players who corn-


bum — not the most desirable arrangement for the club, but


the best they have on offer. Vice-captain and Clitheroe


player for eight years, Frances Griffiths, explains: "We have played in Clitheroe in the past but we had to find an astroturf pitch to keep up to the expecta­ tions of other teams in the


league. “ It would be fabulous to have


The second team, which


accommodates a number oi young players, compete in the


Thirtl Division. The club would welcome any


new members interested In tak­ ing up the sport. Training sessions take place on the Castle all-weather pitch


in Clitheroe, between 6 and 7 p.m. each Wednesday. For more details, contact first


n niVeh in Clitheroe and lookimr team captain Joanne Moves (tel: at schemes elsewhere, it woul§


certainly be viable. Most other sues


sites with aa roiur uhui«o uave iui ustuutuuf pitches hu.v


different sports can benefit from them."


Such an ammenity in Clith­


pete and practice regularly, per­ forming on a different surface is


very much second best. Of course, such an amenity is


not available in the Ribble Val­ ley, which has led to the town’s hockey ladies moving to Black-


eroe is unlikely in the imminent future, but a pitch is being laid at nearby Longridge during the summer, which might give the club the option of a new home next season.


The first team compete in the


Central Lancs League First Division and they are fighting for promotion to tne top flight.


Fencing


Joanne performs magic CLITHEROE fencer Joanne Reynulds showed more than a


lu vu u. touch of wizardry to win a major title at ,u ..... nm| cluttered into lenge Series competition nt York. competitors in a men’s event!


It was u proud day for Jounne who, for the first time, jousted for Roefield Leisure Centre at Clitheroe, rather than Haslmgden


inireuiuia uiuniLii.iw.vim , _ . , . , r


Fencing Club, where she formerly comi>eted. Said Joanne: “The success has given me a lot of confidence. It is nice to be able to fight for Clitheroe and I hope to do more for the


surely left Blackpool with too inmosj.ie\ belief, Gary Johnson "'l-i lkinXn pul Keys clear but w t


a blocked ’kooper and e t e d J o a A Kennedy, Row-


moments later Blackpool forced . Bennett Whalley, a goal in at the.other end. A gotham.


guard1 S ? Mark S o n Like ^ ' [ '.b n ^ R S e y 110^ ’ advantage. His 15-yard shot was .Subs. Lord, Kiley.,


Reserves falter Colne United 0, Clitheroe Reserves 0 CLITHEROE Reserves’ title


aspirations took another knock on Saturday when a


worse for the league leaders if the home team had converted any one of numerous second half


held them to a goalless draw. But it could have been a lot


chances. I t was a display which was


disappointing from the manage­


ment's point of view. Eric Geldard hardly saw his


o e o u «


team create a chance all after­ noon and the side were fortu­ nate to come away with a Ppmt.


Tn ihat was because Colne » , , " ................ ,*> o i i i«t determined team display


ism ? i M missed three gilt-edged oDpor- 12 9 2 ! H tuniUcs to win the match after a


determined team display


A new-louk in the" second half saw A nd y King and Scott


^ d ° c 5 » ^ d t e a m ^ a - s h o f o v e V the bar from Although Steve Sweeney was


kept the busier of the two goal­ keepers, he had the woodwork to tnank for keeping out a late Colne effort. When the ball rebounded off


the bar, Martin Smart was left with a simple opportunity to


head into an open net, but he put it over the bar to Clitheroe’s relief. The Blues’ defence was the


most positive area for manager Eric Geldard. Jamie Smith operated with panache at centre-half which earned him the man-of-the-match. C l i t h e r o e R e s e r v e s :


town in the future. She


n n


She is in action again over the first weekend of I ebruarv Humberside when the "Great Grimsby” competition is held. ■ . . . . • uth the epee and f •’ — ..........


.................- ---- ----- - ------ Squash MAPLE GRIEF


IN a week of mixed results at Clitheroe Squash Club, the


ladies first team achieved a fine win at home to Maple, dropping just five sets.


Thompson introduced into the teams performed excellently ! action.


The men’s second and third their respective fixtures with


closest for the visitors when he to overcome East Lancs. Three lobbed a shot 20 yards out.


It was Thompson who came the third team showing stamina went to five


sets. Ladies results — The 1st


team won at home to Maple, 3*2: Sharon Willis won (9-1, 9-7, 10- 8), Suzanne Barber lost (8-10, 5- 9 10-9, 10-9, 9-5), Sue Seddon lost (5-9, 2-9, 3-9), Cathy Schaf- fel won (9-6, 9-4, 9-3), Alex Bos- tock won (9-0, 9-4, 9-2). The 2nd team lost at St


Anne’s (1st), 0-5: Val Fielding lost (6-9, 9-5, 2-9, 4-9), Kay Plant lost (2-9, 8-10, 2-9). Mari­ lyn Fletcher lost (1-9, 0-9, 0-9), Marie Bennett lost (5-9, 7-9, 8- 10), Jean Hutchinson lost (8-10,


0-9, 4-9. The 3rd team lost away at


3- 4-


2-9).


rar lost (10-8; 9-10, 2-9. 7-9), John Barber won (9-4, 9-2, 9-3),


Tony Walmsley won (0-9, 9-4, 9- 0, 9-1). Martin Hill won (9-2, 9- 4, 10-9, 9-5, 9-2), James Sprint won (9-0, 0-9, 9-5, 9-2). The 3rd team won at home to


Walmsley lost (9-4, 5-9, 6-9, 9-0,


5-9). Men’s results— The 1st team


won away at Springfields (1), 1- 4: Ray Dryden lost (4-9, 6-9, 5- 9), John Carter lost (2-9, 8-10,


(9-5, 9-5, 1-9, 6-9, 9-7), Brian Hayward lost (3-9, 8-10, 9-2,


, , e intends to fight in both the epee and fod competitions.


the Merlin Chul- . a i r -


* ^ r wh0 had tried to get Joanne (29), of Bawdlands Farm House, won the ladies nouce tne epee competition and then took on — and beat — four red-faced


(020023841). The club are also looking for


tnn — .


f 'rancefl^ r^ l^is , ,___


The coming of the astroturf laid down extra ones alongside any aspiring hockey umpires itch has perhaps benefited because of the demand. So many who. should contact the above


numbers. • On Saturday, the first team


were beaten by the only goal at home to Lytham 1st XI on a wet and windswept afternoon. Both teams played some flu­ ent hockey in the early stages


despite the poor weather. Clitheroe put together some


well to the pressure applied by the en te rp r is in g Lytham attackers who eventually forced homo their advantage when an unmarked forw a rd broke through and unleashed an acc­ urate shot which the ’keeper Pauline Eva could do nothing


about. Clitheroe were determined to


erase the deficit in the second period and their hard work und movement helped create some good attacks without scoring. While the team did not repro­


duce the form of the previous few games, things did come


together in the last quarter as Clitheroe dominated proceed­ ings, but they failed to register


an e q u a l is e r a g a in s t an impressive visiting side. )ur picture shows: Back row,


left to right — Jayne Seed, Rosemary Wilkins, Joanne Gar-. Pauline Bush, Pauline


stung, Eva.


good attacks out could not pene- P ,n __jiii


irate in the final third and M5n",1™(barol w f f ie Chris moves broke down on the edge nMWreu


Farnsworth. Frances Griffiths, Wh'<^ Ch™ ThoTomo defence stood up Joanne Moyes, Jessica Cunllffo. Parkinson


hits four Bacup Utd 1,


Craven Heifer 8


CRAVEN HEIFER managed to rise above the atrocious con­ ditions to overcome lowly Bacup


United 8-1. Two first half goals from Par­


kinson, a strike from Ward and an own goal helped Craven gain


a first-half lead, despite playing against the wind. Craven dominated the second


half with the assistance of the wind and scored four more goals through Parkinson (2), Ward and another own goal.


Kay, Barret, Shears, Henshaw, Ward, Robinson, Aspinwall (M),


Allen, Parkinson, Smith. Subs: Aspinwall(L).


‘ * Craven H e ife r: Appleby, Super strikes


Blackpool Ladies 3, Clitheroe Ladles 2


TWO spectacular long-distance


strikes were not qujte enough for Clitheroe to uvoid dfeat in their first match for six weeks. Blackpool opened the scoring


after 20 minutes with an easy goal and added a second three


minutes later. Angela Ralph replied with a


30-yard shot after half an hour ami 10 minutes into the second half, Hughes whacked one home


from 40 yards. For a time, Clitheroe threa­


tened to score again, but Black- |K>ol clinched the points with a third goal to leave the visitors to


rue some missed chances. Clitheroe Ladies: Vickers,


Feather, Hughes, Room, Ward, O’Brien, Snackleton, Scotty - Ralph, Gnrraway, Watson."


Clitheroe and District Darts League


9), Robert Fielding lost (7-9, 9, 3-9), Dave Matthews won


The title holders are losing ground


THE First Division title defence of Kings Anns A seems to be fading following the resumption of men’s darts league action


^^hey^were beaten by second-placed Top Club and now sit 13 pointsoehind league leaders Royal Oak, who also won.


1 At the bottom of the division, Dog and Partridge recorded only their second league win of the season and are perhaps, at last


East Lancs (4), 4-1: Dave Mack­ enzie won (9-1, 9-4, 9-3), John Willis lost (3-9, 0*9, 1-9), Dave Walters won (4-9, 9-7, 9-7, 4-9, 9- 5), Sharon Willis won (9-2, 4-9, men uuun 10-


won (1-9,0-9,9-4.9-4,9*0).


won (4-9, 9-4, 9-7, 9-5), Lawrence Crouch lost (3-9,8-10,


10-8, 5-9), John Meadows lost


(9-4, 8-10, 6-9, 3-9), Neil Catter- mole won (9-7, 0-9, 9-6, 2-9, 9-5), Adrian Yates lost (5-9, 9-7, 1-9, 9-6,3-9).


Memorial League


True offers incentive for championship drive


COULD a 1974 Alfa Romeo be the key to the champion­ ship in the Memorial League? De Lacy Arms manager


Alan True hopes so. The recent lack of Memorial


League football action has


prompted the manager of ti­ tle-chasing De Lacy Arms to


...................- offer a fresh incentive to his “ I will give my 1974 vintage


eo


players to score over 20 goals if we wjn the championship,


Rom|o to the first of our ----------"


he


said. He is hoping that his classic


automobile will be the fillip his strikers need to fire on all cylinders in the second half of


the season. ■ • . • „ Following the Park Hotel’s


expulsion from the league, De Lacy have benefited in their


r„r'honour^'They sit imt * . i____ _ _ rm , . , , n.t i im f


winning ways as he laid on both Tj>ey Sl!Lh ve™°soon’ i f they *w0 Points behin<1 Ju^£e Sabden came closest to scor- are to stand any chanre of tak-


SlV advantage Sand\SeyC endeti a defightfiTl throughbaU and the the half with a four goal lead.


‘wswsu «


when Poole set Smith away with Bury. Sub: Keighley. the striker calmly tucked the


yard free-kick crashing against vlhaliey responded quickly


went two goals ahead when hhipston. WhaUeyr Jordan' Bentley, Ruling form very soon ft they mes,£y with three games in


ing in the opening minutes when ing honours back to Nutter The on]y Ribble Volley action John Hughes sent a vicioiui 25-


R ® s S S ; Thwaites Arms,J,ut Cross , „ ,


aas.tesfefse


- Sabden: Weir, Linford, Seed, Robinson. McKay. Manley,


• ■ Reserve Division


Leaders show class \ /


Hurst Green Res 1* "-.Mill Hill Res3 .


4 » , _ u Congratulations to tho Keys .


on Sunday was in the lower Calderstones lost 4-0


Keys of Clitheroe enjoyed the first win of their short-lived his­ tory — beating Bay Horse Reserves 4-3. .


who vnll be hoping their three- point haul will be the first of


The winners of that tie meet


Third Division Dog Inn in the semi-final.


Cup Victoria 3, Centurion 1; Dog


Inn 5, Rose and Crown 0; Heys Inn 3, Witton Albion 2. FIXTURES


First Division


Wanderers (Foxhill);, Witton A lb ion v De L a c y Arras (Norden).


Alma v RB Legion (Wilson’s); Third Division .


C r o s s K e y s v D o g Inn (Roefield).


Ten-man Keys


grab first win Bay Horse Res 3, Cross Keys 4


IT was not the most desirable


way to start the New Year fixtures for Clitheroe’s Cross Keys, who kicked off Sunday's


match with just nine men. It looked like the result would


be a formality but the depleted team were eager to give the home side a contest. The CUtheroe side passed the


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Chatburn scored two coiwoia- CONCEDING two goals to the runaway Reserve Division ; .JJJJJyand willing for their fix* tion goals through Julian Bnn-»


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beginning to play to their full potential which they admirably demonstrated in the knockout tournament.


— they now sit 29 points clear of second-placed Bmington BO A, who look set to bounce back at the first attempt.


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The 4th team lost at home to petre Anns won easily at Clitheroe FC to continue their domina- Bamford (5), 2-3: Bob Burgess tion 0f the Third Division, but Craven B, Cross Keys and Horse-


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shoe aro in hot pursuit of the leaders. RESULTb


First Division


Black Horse A 6, Judge Walmeslcy 2; Low Moor Club 3, Dog and Partridge 5. Bye: New Inn.


Billington BC A 6, Black Bull (° .L . ) 2: CasUe 7, Black Bull (Chat) l - De Lacy 4, Swan With Two Necks 4; Dog (Barrow) 2,


Craven A 6; Kings Arms B 2, Commercial 6. Third Division


Clitheroe FC 2, Petre Arms 6; Clitheroe SC 2, Billington BC B 6. Bye: Cross Keys.


First Division


Moor Club 35, Dog and Partridge 2 9 - __ Second Division


Castle 90, Billington BC A 61, Commercial 54. Craven A 49. tfimra Amw B 48 Doe (Barrow) -46, -De Lacy Arms 43, Black


BulftO.L.) 42, Black Bull (ChaU 37, Swan With Two Necks 30. ’ Third Division


■ • '


63f Mlington BC B 47, Clitheroe &C 46, Black Horse B.28,; New Inn B 27, CUtheroe FC 22.


Petre Arms 64, Craven Heifer B 59, Horseshoe 1 &4i ,< __


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Royal Oak 64, Top Club 59, Kings Anns A 51, Black Horse 45 New Inn A 45, Penille Witch 37, Judge Walmesley 35, Low;


Craven B 6 New Inn B 2; Horseshoe 4, Black Horse B 4, ,Uoni


Second Division . • ■ ._ „


Top Club 5. Kings Arms A 3; Pondle Witch 3. Royal Oak 6: .


Castle continue their inexorable run to the Sccor)£. Division UUe '


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9, 7-9, 9-4), Roger Singer lowing their fine knockout performances, seem to be recapturing last season's form.


Their main challenge ought to come from Commercial who, fob* . 4.


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