Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, April 17th, 1997 31 Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified)


CLITHEROE’S Mark Walsh has been


named


North-West Coun­ ties’ League player of the month for March. The star striker netted


an incredible 10 goals in nine games as the


Blues picked up 16 points last month. Walsh has now scored a


total of 20 goals this sea­ son in league an d cup, including five for his for­ mer club Darwen. And he has started the


Clitheroe Reserves 1


CLITHEROE Reserves are still chasing silverware after clinching a spot in the final of the Reserve Divi­


Atherton Collieries Reserves 0


sion Cup. They produced a bril liant secondhalf


display to see off Atherton Collieries in Tuesday night's semi-final a t Darwen's


Anchor Ground. A therton h ad th e b e t te r of th e early


exchanges and James Goodman had to make a good save to deny an Atherton forward who had broken clear of the


defence. But from then on th e Blues began to


month of April with a hat- trick in Clitheroe’s 4-1 win over Holker Old Boys — his second treble of the season. His goalscoring exploits


make inroads into the confident Atherton side and, although chances were few and fa r between, they themselves began to grow in confidence. Simon Gough and Lee Dobson were tow­


have kept Clitheroe on the fringes of the title race and have given him a place in the top scorers table. Trafford look firm favourites


ers of strength in the defence and, along with full-backs Paul Keighley and Darrell Mankowski, they helped Clitheroe finish


to take the title after the weekend results. Their 5-1 thrashing of Holk­


the half the stronger side. The second half began well for the Shaw- bridge team with Peter Washbrook and


er Old Boys at home shows they have not lost their nerve, but they need to win their last two games to be sure of the championship. Newcastle Town can catch


maximum of 85 points if they win their last three games, but are still not guar­


anteed third place. They can be caught by Pen­


them — they lie six points behind but have two games


in hand. But if both Trafford and


Newcastle win the rest of their games they will finish with 92 points each. As it stands Trafford have a


of catching up.


rith, who still have seven games to play and, should they win all of them, will fin­ ish with 88 points. At the bottom of the table the bottom seven are all in


danger of the drop. Occupying the bottom two


vastly superior goal-differ­ ence and Newcastle would have to win all their games handsomly to stand a chance


Clitheroe could finish with a ieroe couia unisn wicn


slots at the moment are Maine Road and Darwen. Just six point separates Maine Road from the fifth- from-bottom side Chadder­


g am » ia i ,w x « v .


ton and they still have four games left to play.


Wide-men Steve Elmer and Lee Slater were also beginning to cause problems for


the Atherton defence. Th e b re ak th o u g h came when s t ik e r


Dave Horrocks was bundled over in the area and the resulting penalty was confi­ dently put away by 17-year-old Slater. Minutes later Horrocks was sent off for


a second bookable offence, which left Geoff Young to play up front on his own __a role he adapted to magnificently. King replced Elmer for the last 10 min­ utes to shore up the midfield for the 10-


men Reserves. The plan worked as Atherton were frus­


trated, but they managed to carve out one opportunity which went over the bar with


five minutes to go. Overall it was a tremendous effort rrom


the Blues. They now face league champions l ra r -


ford — unbeaten so far this season — in the final.


That game will be held at Chadderton on , , ,


Tuesday, April 29th. The reserves and manager Dave Burgess


will be hoping for the same superb sup­ port which cheered them on to victory


against Atherton.


off the bottom, but look in real trouble with just two


Darwen are just one point


games left. North-West Counties’ Football League RESULTS


First Division Rossendale Utd 0, Mossley 2;


Chadderton 1, Atherton Col­ lieries 0; Darwen 0, Burscough 2; Eastwood Hanley 1, Prescot


Cables 2; Nantwich Tn 1, Black­ pool Rovs 0; Penrith 0. GIossop NE 3: St Helens Tn 0, Newcas­ tle Tn 1; Salford City 1, Kids- grove Ath. 2; Trafford 5. Holker OB 1; Vauxhall GM 3, Bootle 1; Nantwich Tn 2, Eastwood Han-


ley2. Reserve Division . , , --------------- Clitheroe 2, Castleton Gabriels Castleton Gabriels Reserves 0 Clitheroe Reserves 2


CLITHEROE Reserves made easy work of a Castleton Gabriels Reserve side that fielded several of


their first team players. With first team manager Gary Butcher play­


ing up-front with Geoff Young the Reserves were just too strong for their visitors. _


/


Young opened the scoring after 30 minutes when he beat the off-side trap and calmly slid the ball past the oncoming keeper. Andy King and newcomer Shaun Lister


worked hard in midfield to close down opponents and wingers Lee Slater and Steve Elmer showed good touches. Castleton did not create much, but the


Reserves’ back four coped with everything. Butcher had a couple of chances in the


first half, but could not finish them off. Twenty minutes into th e second half


Clitheroe made it 2-0 when a cross from Slater was put back across goal by Elmer to Butcher who set up Slater to blast the


ball past the stranded keeper. Later on Butcher hit the post and King


had half a chance, but the game ended 2- 0 to Clitheroe.


0; Maine Rd 4, Chadderton 0; Nelson 0, Cheadle Tn 1; Castel-


ton Gabriels 2, Haslingden 2; Chadderton 3, Ashton Tn 1; Nelson 2, Ramsbottom Utd 4. Reserve Division Cup


Clitheroe 1, Atherton Colls 0 FIXTURES Saturday


First Division Chadderton v Blackpool Rovs;


Holker OB v GIossop NE; Kids- grove Ath. v Burscough; Maine Rd v Bootle; Mossley v Ather­ ton Colls; Nantwich Tn v Rossendale Utd; Penrith v Traf­ ford; St Helens Tn v Clitheroe; Vauxhall GM v Darwen. Tuesday


First Divirion


Holker OB v Penrith; Nantwich Tn v Burscough.


^ Blues to break new ground?


CLITHEROE FC are set to become one of the first semi-professional dubs to set up a Football in the Com­


munity schema A one-off three-day training pro­


gramme has been set up to gauge the level of interest in the area with a view


to setting up a more permanent arrangement. And now the dub are seeking sponsor­


ship from local businesses to help get the scheme up and running.


S e ^ T r u S Rimington 2 Sabden 1 R IM IN G TO N s tre tch e d th e i r


unbeaten run to 10 games by nar­ rowly defeating local rivals Sabden in this East Lancashire Football


League fixture. The game, which was played on a hard,


The visitors went a goal behind after 20 minutes when Blackledge and Law- son collided with each other and the home forward took advantage to nip in


.


and score. Although Rimington went close on two


occasions with good efforts from McTear and Frankland it was Sabden who controlled the game and looked much the better team throughout the


first half. They could have been two goals up at


the interval when a speculative shot cannoned off the underside of the Rim- ington crossbar and was cleared.


bumpy surface, saw the home side adapt to the difficult conditions from


the kick-off while Rimington struggled to pass the ball around throughout the first 45 minutes.


Clitheroe chairman Steve Rush said: “The aim of the scheme is to put some­ thing back into the game at the grass­


roots level. “At a time when fewer kids are playing


£150 i t would be a great help and should contact Mr Rush (44240b). S S Z = ; a 4 3


football we want to encourage them to come back and enjoy playing the gama “We are only charging £10 per person so we need a little help in funding the programme. “If any company would like to offer £150 i t would be a great help and


Rimington went into the dressing room


at half-time and were slammed by man­ ager Jim Tierney for their poor and


Rimington went into the dressing room


second half it looked as if the Riming- ton players had paid no attention what­ soever to what was said during the


inept performance. During the opening 15 minutes of the


interval.


allowed Sabden to push them back con­ tinually. Binns in the visiting goal was forced into making three good consecu­


Their poor play continued and this . .... .


tive saves. But from this point on the game


C


the home side’s half and it was chased down by McTear who equalised from a


Brathwaite volleyed the ball deep into


narrow angle. Rimington were a changed side and


pushed forward relentlessly, creating


chance after chance with McTear, Watkins and Bradshaw all going close. Sabden were now only looking danger­


wishing to help out with sponsorship should contact Mr Rush (442456).


savedby Binns. Eventually the pressure bemg appued


minutes remaining.


nate to have come away from this fix­ ture with all three points. Apart from the final half-hour this was


Rimington can count themselves fortu­ .


by far the worst performance this season. And very few of the players can come out of the game with their heads held


^Frankland, Watkins and Farnsworth all had good games and continued to change things during the bad spells m


ous on the the occasional break, but to their credit, they also came very close to going into the lead when one effort hit the upright and another was well


Shawbridge date for Rovers veterans


CLITHEROE FC’s Shawbridge ground is the venue for Sunday’s Umbro Veterans’ Cup Quarter-


^ABlackbum Rovers team will take on a side from Sheffield Wednesday with a final at Wembley Stadi-


names from the past, including Simon Garner, while Sheffield Wednesday’s team will mclude Emlyn Hugh-


’b s k s s s s y u . i - « i « ’» « ? « ■ Tickets for the game, which kicks off a 1 p.m., cost £2


Fazackerly, Stuart Metcalfe, Mick Rathbone, Kevin S t o e h S Kevin Hird, Peter Devine, Simon Garner, 0 W a v e Bedford,


■Rrinn Morlev. Alan Ainscow, Norman Bell. Wednesday’s line-up will also include Mel Sterland,


Stuart Baraclough and Ernie Moss. ________ ~ ... ^ e e k e n y se le c t io n s :.


C R I C K E T Saturday


Clitheroe (v Baxenden, home)


P.C. Bishop, N. B o l to n , D. Booth, A. Booth, A. Burns, S.


Wh al ley , M. B o l to n ., M. Dewhurst, M. Hargreaves, N.


Winkley, Fielding. Scorer u*


Walker, J. Lazenby. Clitheroe 2n d s (v Belvedere,


away, m e e t 12-45


Green, P. Atkinson, N. Bibby. Simon Bishop, Stephen Bis -


op, S. Coulter, P. GaskeU, K. Fawcett, F. Hussain, P.Seedle,


G. Sutcliffe. Scorer — Gareth B t e t tm N o r l h n j .


s s f r s E r i Hevworth, P. Wort­


h y M. Greenhalgh, J. Long- den, G. Bardsley, Nawaz. Scor-


erB7 a d ' S T v B la ck b u rn ’ .1


Salesbury, home) B. Spencer, M. Wrigley, R . Palmer, R. Blair, A. Ainsworth, A. Pearce, R. Clark, J. Blair, W. Adams, R. Devine, G. Clark. Scorer—


R ibblesdale Wanderers (v


G.McQuire. Ribchester (v Kirkham, away,


meet White Bull 12-30 p.m.) M. Hargreaves, E. Taylforth, P. B e n n e t t , R . Taylor, R . Milnes, R. Molyneux, J. Dewhurst, R. Frost, T. Cron- shaw, H. Lofthouse, J. Barton, Res : D. Cronshaw, T. Dewhurst, G. Dow. Scorers: S. Cronshaw, R . T a y lfo r th . Umpire: J. Barton.


Sunday


Clitheroe 3rds (v Belvedere, home) A. Hacking, R. Black­


burn, G. Bamber, W. bnggs, N. C a r t led g e , M. Coulter, T. B”Hibcrt, P. Griffiths, M. Pre­ ston, C. Musson, D. Musson, N. Pell, H. Landless. Scorer— M. Lazenby.


Read 3rds (v Salesbury, home) ,


A. Baron, D. Thistlethwaite, D Gardner-Khan, S. Marshal,


^ r C B e ^ e r t . D/Gatoner-


" S S w h - s - s f t o ^ . J - ^ ^


tie, away, meet 12-30 p.m ) Braith?,aHe


S. Haworth, A. Whittaker, C. Bennett, G. Hinks, B. Scarbor­


ough, N. Snape, 0 . Newby. Scorer— H. Thorpe.


Ribblesdale Wanderers 3rds & / B r i t c l i f e , R Spencer,


^ M ^ ’scorer-J. Braithwaite.


(v C h e r ry Tree, home) J. B urke, I . Tomlinson, R. WeUock, I . Kirk, M. Peel, I. Malone, A. Pearce, J. Blair, R. Clark, B. Spencer, D. Binns. Scorer— G.McQuire.


The majority of the Rimington players will have to change their mental Atti­ tude and approach to the game, as with quite a few important games coming up in close succession Rimington cannot afford another performance like this. The side are at home to Cross Hills on Saturday, and then take on Mill Hill St Peter’s in the semi-final of the Presi­ dent’s Cup. The match kicks off at &-15 p.m. on Tuesday and will be played at Bank Hall, Burnley.


Easy win for New Inn


JUST one Ribble yalley side was in action in the Memorial Fo o tball


League on Sunday. Third Division New Inn


enjoyed a 4-1 win over Woodnook in their final game of the season. That means they finish in fifth


spot. This Sunday Calderstones


play their final game of the season when they take on Commercial at Wilsons. They will be looking for


their fifth win of the sea­ son, but cannot now finish higher than second from


bottom. Swan at Whalley’s season


has been extended by one game as they must face Kings Arms in a play-off to decide the First Division’s runners-up. That game will be played on April 27th a t a venue


yet to be decided. RESULTS Cup Final


Plough Inn 2, Woolpack 1 (after


extra-time). Third Divirion


Commercial v Calderstones (Wilsons).


Dave on cue for snooker success


BILLINGTON A’s Dave Wilson was deservedly crowned individual knockout champion of the Clitheroe and District Snooker League after a 2-0


win over Paul Craig of Chatbum. The final was held prior to the league s annual pre­


sentation night at Clitheroe Social Club. Canadian professional Alain Robidoux was on hand


to distribute the trophies and treat the healthy crowd to a display of top-class snooker and trick-shots. Dave played well in the final but Craig cannot be too


disappointed as he and team-mate Gary Simkin lifted the doubles title with a 2-1 win over Dave Allen and Bob Brown of Police.


Woodnook 1. New Inn 4. Sunday’s Fixtures Second Divirion


First Division PW D


Heyslnn..................... J8J5 2 Swan at Whalley........... 1811 2 Kings Arms................. 1811 2 Cemetery................... 1° 11 1


l ? ? i n is


L P 1 47 5 35 5 35 6 34 7 29 7


Brown Cow.................... 17 4 1 12 13 Judge Walmesley.......... 18 1 3 14 6


Second Division P W D L P


Plough Inn..................... 1714 2 1 44 Commy FC.................... 2113 5 3 44 Apeks............................ 21 13 4 4 43


Rishton Arms................ 2113 4 4 43 Commercial..................... 19 8 5 6 ^ Stanhill Lions................ 20 9 1 10 28 Woolpack......................... 17 8 1 8 25 Queens Hotel..................... 19 7 Fox & Hounds................. 18 7 Graham & Brown.......... 20 5 Calderstones................... 21 4 Bulls Head...................... 18 1


1 10 22 1 13 16 0 17 12 1 16 4


9 24


Third Division PW D


Set End.......................... 1813 3 Queens Eastgate........... 1810 4 Sign & Poster................ 1810 1 Asco........................ 17 •) u New inn......................... J8 9 1


Ossy Rovers................... 18 5 ®


L P 2 42 4 34 7 31 5 30 8 28 9 23 7 21


Bay Horse Ossy............. 18 6 1 11 19 Woodnook.........................17 2 114 7


very welcome.” The club promise a wide variety of


i ____ *»


trailing methods for the three-day pro­ gramme with recognised coaches tak­


ing the sessions. The programme will start on May


27th a t a venue yet to be decided. Around 60 places will be available for ages between and induding six to 16. Anybody requiring further details or


Trafford 4, Maine Rd 3 (a.e.t.);


North • West Counties League Round-up


First Division PW D L P


Traiford......................... 4027 7 6 88 Newcastle Town............ 3825 7 6 82 CLITHEROE............... 3921 13 5 76 Burscough..................... 40 20 9 11 69 Penrith.7......................... 35 20 7 8 67 Blackpool Rvrs.............. 4017 14 9 65 Eastwood Hanley.......... 3818 10 10 64 Prescot Cables...............4217 1114 (2 Mossley.......................... 3716 8 13 56 Vauxhall GM..................3813)4 11 53 Nantwich Town............. 35 13 10 12 49 St Helens Town............. 3914 5 20 47 Bootle........i................... 38 13 7 18 46 GIossop NE.................... 3912 10 17 46 Kidsgrove Ath............... 3912 14 15 44 Atherton Colls............... 3911 9 19 42 Rossendale Utd............. 41 10 9 22 39 Chadderton.................... 40 9 10 21 37 , Holker Old Boys........... 36 9 9 18 36 Salford City.................. 39 8 11 20 35 Darwen........................... 40 8 10 22 34 Maine Road.................... 38 7 10 21 31


Trafford.........................


Haslingden..................... 2413 6 5 45 CLITHEROE............... 2113 3 5 42 Atherton Colls............... 2311 2 .9.36 Cheadle Town................. 2410 5 9 35 Ramsbottom Utd.......... 2310 3 10 33 Chadderton..... .............. 2410 3 11 33


Reserve Division^ d l p 5 2 52


Castleton Gabs.............. 23 8 4 11 28 Maine Road.................... 21 8 3 10 27


X d C i t y . .................. 24 7 -3 14 24 D ^H U l . .- . ................ 21 4 3 14 15


DERBY VICTORY STRETCHES UNBEATENRUN cabden 1


by the visitors paid off when McTear scored his second goal with only seven


beinir aooUed FOOTBALL LEAG First Division


Colne v NFOB; E a rb y Tn v


Ch a tb u rn ; Langho v Read Utd; O sw a ld tw i s t l e T n v H u r s t Green; R ib ch e s te r v Colne Utd; Whinney Hill v Rock Rovers. Re se rv e Division


P e n d le F o r e s t v T r aw d e n


Celtic; Re ad U td v Worsthorne; S a b d e n v Mill Hill S P ; Colne U td v Bamoldswick U td . Monday


Colne U td v H u r s t Green (at BEP Cup


Bamoldswick Utd). T u e sd ay


P r e s id e n t ’s Cup


•Mill Hill S P v Rimington (a t Ban k Hall).


B E P Cup Rock R o v e rs v Colne (a t B a r ­


noldswick U td) .Wednesday ■ F i r s t D ivision


Crosshills v Sabden. S e co n d Division


C o ln e U t d v R i b c h e s t e r


R o v e r s ; O sw a ld tw i s t le T n v E a rb y Tn; Whinney Hill v P e n ­


dle F o re s t . R e se rv e D ivision


Utd.


P en d le F o r e s t v Bamoldswick T h u r sd a y


P r e s id e n t ’s Cup S em i- f in a l


Bamoldswick U td v Oswald­


tw is t le ( a t B an k Hall). RESULTS BEP Cup


Q u a r te r - f in a ls Bamoldswick P a rk R o v e rs 0,


R o ck R o v e r s 1; E a r b y T n 1, Colne 1; Whinney Hill 0, H u r s t Gre en 1.


F i r s t Division Crosshills 0, Oswaldtwistle 1;


Mill Hill S P 4, T raw d en Celtic 4; Sab d en 1, Rimin g to n 2; S e t t le U td 0, G a rg rav e 4; S ta ck s te ad s S t J o s e p h ’s 1, W o r s th o rn e 3; W h a lley R a n g e r s 0, B a rn o ld s ­ wick U td 3.


Se co n d Division . . Colne U td 4, O sw a ld tw is t le


Tn 0; Langho 2, Colne 1; H u re t Green 2, Re ad U td 1; Bamolds­ w ic k P R 2 . E a r b y T w o n 2; W h in n e y Hi l l 2, C h a tb u rn 2; N FO B 2 , L a n g h o 3; O sw a ld ­ tw is t le Tn 4, Re ad U td 4; P en ­ dle F o r e s t 3, Colne U td 5. R e se rv e Division


B a rn o ld sw ic k U td 1, H u r s t


j r e e n 0; Bamolodswick U td 2, W o r s th o rn e 1; B a rn o ld sw ic k


J td 2, Colne U td 0.


First Division PW D


Dswaldtwistle................ 2217 1 B’wickUtd..................... 1914 1 W'rifcy'ta*................ ?i n 3


Worsthorne....................2110 4 Rimington.......................)9 9 4


Trawden Celtic............. 21 7 6


Mill Hill SP.................... 19 7 3 Stacksteads SJ................19 « 1


L P 4 52 4 43 7 36 7 35 7 34 6 31 8 28 8 27


9 22 9 22


7K Sabden............................ 20 0 1 19 1


Second Division P W D L


Hurst Green...................2220 1 Langho........................... 2215 4 Colne Utd...................... 2015 2 Rock Rovers................. 2314 2 Earby Tn........................ 21)2 5 B’wick PR.......................2211 5 Whinney Hill................. 2011 4 Oswaldtwistle Tn.......... 20 5 6


P


1 61 3 49 3 47


7 44 4 41 6 38 5 37 9 21


Chatbum........................ 24 5 2 17 17 NFOB............................ 22 4 3 15 15 Pendle Forest................21 3 5 13 14 Ribchester Rovs........... 23 1 7 15 10


Reserve Division PW D


B'mck Utd........ Worsthome......


Mill Hill SP....... Hurst Green..... Sabden.......... Trawden Celtic. Read Utd.......... Settle Utd......... Colne Utd... NFOB............... Pendle Forest.. Colne FC...


. 2018 2 . 2015 3 . 1913 2 . 2111 2 . 1910 3 . . 21 9 5


,. 21 9 0 12 27 . 20 6 2 12 20


. 2110 2 __


..21 3 4 14 13 .. 19 1 4 14 7 22 ) 3 18 6


L P 0 56 2 48 4 41 8 35 6 33 7 32 9 32


S e co n d Division Dress Presentation Evening a t the A


Shirebum Arms, Hurst Green. Superman, Frank Sidebottom, Gary Glitter, Henry VIII, Yasser Arafat and Dracula were among the guests as the


local ride celebrated a fine season. The award winners are as follows: Players’ Player of the Year - Iain


Czapowski (Mexican Bandit); Player of the Year - Shaun Fernandez


GALAXY of stars attended Swan a t Whalley FC’s Fancy


(Matador); Manager’s Player of the Year - Craig Barnes (Superman); Top Scorer - Mark Taylor (Frank Side- bottom); Goal of the Season - Sam Chapman (Victoria Vicar); Miss of the Season - Steven Czapowski (Gary Glitter); Clubman of the Year - Mark Taylor; Best Fancy Dress - Paul Hickling (Henry V I I I ) . Special Awards: Big Girls’ Blouse Award For Injuries - Steven Czapowski; Secre­ tary’s Safe - Andy Mossop (Arab).


Mark Taylor is retiring from the


playing ride of the game at the age of 23, and he would like to,thank the team for awarding him a.bottle of


champagne. — Also present were Matt Lee (Yasser


Arafat), Craig Dewhurst (Jester), Lee Kearsley (Dracula) and Simon Now­


ell (Gangster). Our picture shows some of the •


“stars” who enjoyed the night out. (CAT8262)


Cup final repeat for Clitheroe Wolves


their second successive cup C


LITHEROE Wolves Under 16s ensured


final appearance with a fine 2-1 win over Earby Colts. I t was an exciting game


with both sides playing good flowing football. Garner and Vesty both


went close for Wolves in the first half, and Taylor and Parkinson performed well in the heart of the defence. The scores were level at


the Whalley side eventual­


ly won 6-5. Matthew Smith grabbed


the lead for Whalley but Ossy hit hack two minutes


later to level it. David Mercer then curled


half-time and the second half started in similar vein with both teams fully com­ mitted to the cause. The deadlock was finally


n a o i LANCASHIRE


FOOTBALL LEAGUE FIXTURES Saturday


Barnoldswick Utd v Wors- thorne; Crosshills v Whalley


broken 25 minutes before the end when Wilkinson


was brought down in the Earby area and smashed home the resulting penalty. Five minutes later Earby drew level when a crossfield ball was headed past Chad­ wick in the Wolves’ goal. Two minutes later Chad- wick made a fantastic save


to keep out Earby and Wolves went close soon after when the Earby keeper tipped over a fine Hirst shot. The winner came 12 min­


__ Earby three days later in " the league, and played out


utes from time when Parkinson sent over a free- kick which was headed home by Gamer. Wolves travelled to play


a 0-0 draw. Wolves played most of the


match with jus t 10 men after Davies went off due to injury. But the side kept things


tight and had to rely on occasional breaks as their only attacking option. The ride worked very hard


and could have snatched victory, especially when Wilkinson fired wide fol­ lowing a good counter­ attacking move. Again Parkinson and Tay­


lor were solid a t the back while Smalley, Vesty and Gamer did well up front.


weekend with six fixtures T


eams from Whalley Juniors had a busy


producing four wins. . The Under 12s were involved in an exciting . clash with Ossy Boys which


in a great free-kick to restore the lead, hu t by half-time the scores were .once again level. Five minutes into the sec­ ond half Whalley were


back in front when Simon Hartley hit a tremendous shot from the edge of the area but Ossy would not lie down and came back to equalise yet again. Whalley’s fifth came from Mark Langley, who lobbed the keeper from the comer of the penalty area, and two minutes later Jamie Barnes seemed to have sealed the result with a good finish. The Ossy boys worked


liard and pulled a goal hack with jus t seven minutes remaining. When they equalised with just three minutes left a draw looked on the cards. But Langley had other


A goal each for them put Whalley three up a t the interval and a second half


strike from Richard Ben­ son completed the scoring. The Under 13s played two


games this week, winning the first against Revidge 5-1. The first half was goalless


Walsh makes his mark!


tThe second half was pret­ y even but Arthur added


his second and Whalley ’s third to seal victory. Richard Whalley was man-


of-the-match. . The Under 10s were the


other side to go down to a defeat, being beaten by Islington Boys 4-1 at home. Whalley conceded two early goals against a very


good Islington ride. As the match progressed Whalley came more and


but Whalley had the better chances and eventually took the lead through James Wright five minutes into the second half. Revidge equalised immedi­


more into the game thanks to good performance from..


Ryan Rigby and Richard Grafton up front. . Grafton pulled one back


ately h u t man-of-the- match Wright restored Whalley’s lead five minutes la te r and completed his hat-trick soon after. Whalley bagged another


Parker. The other Under 13s game


ended in defeat for Whalley, but produced a very enter­ taining encounter when they took on Great Harwood. Whalley took the lead


ideas and ran through in the final minute to give Whalley the win. Mercer was Whalley’s


for the villagers with a piece of fine finishing and


and the half finished with Whalley very much on top. The second half continued


two goals in the final two minutes with a long-range effort from Lee Walker and a cross-shot from Liam Hill


in very much the same vein, with James Wynne and Euan Ralston kreping things


tight at the back for Whalley. I t was much against the run


named man-of-the-match for Whalley with Ryan Gilby also having an out­ standing game.


through Chris Grafton after 20 minutes but Great Harwood hit back with two goals in as many minutes. Whalley started the sec­


man-of-the-match but Steven Wynne and Robert Dilworth also played well. The Under 14s enjoyed a


fine 4-0 win a t Islington Boys, producing their best performance of the season in their final game. Islington enjoyed most of


ond half in' more deter­ mined, mood and were


. sure searching for the win­ ner but Great Harwood re­ took the lead and sealed


rewarded with an equaliser from Wright three minutes into the half. Whalley piled on the pres-


the victory with another goal in the dying minutes.


the possession but could not break down the Whal­ ley defence with Stuar t Railton and Jamie Enefer outstanding in the centre and man-of-the-match Michael Horsfield full of confidence in goal. • Whalley took the lead


Mark Tomlinson was man- of-the-match for Whalley. The Under 14s were the


other Whalley side to win, heating Anchor 3-1. . Anchor needed to win to


through an own goal and after that Islington had no answer to the pace of Ben Thorpe and Terry Fothergill up front for Whalley.


Badminton club set for best-ever season ROEFIELD Badminton Club is coming to the end


of honours. The B team have already been confirmed as winners of . . .


the Third Division with two matches


still to play, and the C team are in a similar position at the head of the Fourth Division.


Division title with St Philip’s. Both teams will be pro­ moted, but the championship is still up for grabs. St Philip’s have 224 points from 15 games while Roefield


The A team are in a neck-and-neck race for the Second , ., „ ,


are just behind on 210 points with a vital game m hand. Roefield seem to be hitting form at the right time too with a muxirmim 20-point win last week.


The D team are hopeful of retaining their place m the After a mix-up in the semi-final of the Handicap Cup


. . . .


which resulted in the need for a full committee meeting, Roefield A have won their way through to the finals where


they will meet Independents A.


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with seven teams in action. The Under 8s took on Brun-


Readstone United also had a busy weekend


lea and earned a 2-2 draw thanks to goals from Chris Holt and Adam Sharpies. The Under 11s also drew


when they faced Salter- forth. Gregory Kerr scored the goal in the 1-1 draw and Mark Jaggs was man- of-the-match. • The Under 10s put on


of play when Islington scored two goals in the final five minutes to kill off the game. Christopher Brewer was


another disappointing per­ formance when they were beaten 7-1 by Fulledge Minors. Duncan Feamhead scored Readstone's only


goal. The Accrington League


keep their play-off hopes alive and they took the lead with a shot past Ryan Peel. This only inspired Whal­


ley who equalised soon after before Mark Arthur added a second to put his ride 2-1 at half-time.


Valley L a d ie s ’ D a r ts League Doubles Knockout competition are appended. Craven Heifer: P. Waring


T of what could be the most succesful season in its


^Oie'club boasts four teams playing in the Blackburn and District League - and three of them are in with a chance


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Under 11 ride played in a seven-a-side competition and defeated Clayton Villa, Great Harwood and local rivals Clitheroe Wolves to reach the final. There they played Hun-


coat United and the scores remained level until sud­ den-death penalties gave Huncoat the title. The Under 12s got hack to


winning ways when they put on a good display to


beat league leaders Ighten' Leigh 2-1. Ryan McBreen


scored both goals. The Under 13s took on


Clitheroe Wolves and were beaten 2-1. Hudson Par­ sons got the goal. The Burnley League


Under 18s team were disap­ pointingly beaten 3-0 by Burnley Boys’ Club. Readstone created numer­


won the match.


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