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Clitheroe...................... 0 Mossley........................ 3 MOSSLEY moved above the Blues and back to the top of the league after tak ing all three points in front of 527 spectators at Shaw- bridge. Two second half goals eventually sealed the victory for the visitors, while Clitheroe were too often let down in the third of the field. Mossley started brightly
and opened the scoring after just 10 minutes. Clitheroe's defending from a corner was poor and the ball was allowed across the area to the unmarked Mark Phillips, who made no mistake from 10 yards out. Moments later Moss ley could have added to their lead, but Blues' cap tain Adam Gardner headed away the potential danger. Clitheroe's best first half
chances both came from headers. On 27 minutes Neil Spencer flicked a header goalwards that went just wide, and then Paul Stansfield on 42 min utes should have done bet ter with a similar effort. The second half began in
a similar pattern to the opening period, with Moss-
| It’s alright having the team ready, but if behind the scenes isn’t up to scratch then we’ll be in trouble
Dave Burgess
Low Moor are in the clear
THE battle'of the 100% records in the Clitheroe and District Snooker League First Division saw Low Moor A emerge victo rious. They recorded a 10-4
victory at Downham, to extend their lead at the top to 12 points after just four games. That allowed Clitheroe
Conservative A to close the gap on Downham, after the recorded a similar victory over Talbot B. The bottom two in the
maximum points for Rim- ington A at Billington B shot them to within two
points of leaders Chatbum A.
That came after the lat
ter’s 10-4 defeat at home to Talbot A,'while Whalley overcame Waddington B
by the same score. RESULTS
. First Division Slaidburn (432) 6, Wadding
ton A (437) 8. G. Parker 37, D. Cox 100; T. Robinson 84, K. Keough 57: W. Robinson 73, M. Dewhurst 74; E. Rigby 75, L. Cowking 63; D. Cowking 102, E.Houghton 48; N.Hey 61, D. Houlker 95. Downham (405) 4, Low Moor
A (508) 10. A. Heesom 71, M. Holmes 73; J. Bullock 76, C.
Drinkwater 47; C. Aspinall 58, S. Whittaker 110; M. Paul 86, P. Traynor 62; R. Gladwin 54, P. Mercer 80; R. Malloch 60, D. Ire land 136.
Clitheroe Con. A (468) 10,
Talbot B (439) 4. A. Isherwood 72, o. Hayhurst 71; M. Whittak er 74, C. Hayhurst 97; R. Grant 76, D. Robinson 72:1. Charlton 61, A. Dickinson 77; M. Parkin son 81, M. Garth 59; M. O’Shaunessy 104, P. Whittaker 63.
Rimington B. (459), 10,
Billington A (396) 4 .1. Fraser 64, N. Harris 80; J. Lund 68, E. Marsh 91; R. Boliand 95, T. Wil-. son 61; P. Winckley 94, J.A. Wright 89; D. Seed 78, P. Conchie 75; P. Hobson 60, No Player 0. Clitheroe,Con. B (402) 6,
Legion (451) 8. P. Clegg 86; S. Taylor 70; P. Swales 36, N.
division, Slaidburn and Clitheroe Conservative B, both narrowly went down 8-6 to Waddington A and Royal British Legion respectively. In the Second Division
Schofield 93; G. Ireland 67, S. Blackburn 72; I. Nash 51, C. Lawson 76; F. Watson 91, B Wat son 82; J. Whittaker 71, G. Blackburn 58. Second Division
(465) 10. P. Craig 79, T. Proctor 80; I. White 108, F. Whittaker 105; G. Simkin 80, S. Proctor 37; G. Clark 47, P. Proctor 86; P. Clark 48; G. Johnson 56; S. Turn er 71, J. Winder 101. Low Moor B (455) 4, Catholic
Chatbum A (433) 4, Talbot A
(509) 10. T. Richardson 89, M. Byrne 83; I. Perry 77, T. Byrne 67; A. Ford 93, J. Byrne 96; F. Wilson 87,1. Middleton 106; D. Johnson 45, R. Alston 79; G. Waddington 64, M. Plant 78. Billington B (427) 0, Riming
ton A (535) 14. J. Kelsall 73, M. Spencer 80; P. Kiddie 79, B. Tay lor 93; C. Gorzella 66, E. Edmon son 87; D. Flynn 71, C. Edmon son 107; J. Ainsworth 69, S. Petty 91; M. Unwin 69, D. Calvert 77. Waddington B (496) 4, Whal
ley (555) 10. D. Boothman 65, J. Cross 93; G. Laxton 89, R. Smith 69; S. Baines 99, J. Sumner 101; A. Dean 77, J. Waggett 107; S. Dean 71, G. Taylor 102; B. Phillip 95, M. Smith 83. Police (589) 12, Chatburn B
(473) 2. F. Booth 114, A. Booth 58; J. Lucas 94, R. Parker 81; P. Atkinson 94, S. Simkin 80; D. Allen 91, D. Lakin 81; T. Brown 134, A. Walmsly; D. Mitchell 62, J. Read 107. TONIGHT’S FIXTURES First Division
Clitheroe Con. A v Low Moor
A; Slaidbum v Talbot A; Billing ton A v Clitheroe Con. Club B; Waddington A v Downham; Legion v Rimington B. Second Division
Low Moor B v Chatburn A;
Talbot A v Whalley; Chatbum B v Billington B; Catholic v Waddington B; Rimington A v Poiica
Talbot B ...........4 1 3 22 C’roeConB ......4 1 Slaidbum ...... ...4 0
R B L ............ ...4 2 Waddington A ,...4 Billington A ......4 Rimington B ..,...4
Low Moor A ......4 Downham . . . . ...4 C’roeConA .. ...4
2 2 26 2 2 24
2
Talbot A ........ ..4 W ha lley....... ..4 Waddington B . ..4 Chatbum B . . . . ..4 BillingtonB . . . ..4 Low Moor B . . .
Chatbum A .......4 3 1 42 Rimington A ......4 Catholic Club ., ..4 Police...... ....
Second Division P W L P
1 3 22 1 1 0
1 28 3 20
3 16 4 -14
3 1 40 3 1 34 2 2 32 3 1 32 3
First Division P W L P 4 0 46 3 3
1 34 1 32 2 32- 2 38
3 18 4 18
Friday and several players were commended for their perfor mances. Richard Bedford proved a
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double trophy winner as he was awarded both the batting tro
BOLTON-by-Bowland Cricket Club held their
annual presentation evening on
phy for his prowess this season at the stumps, as well as the prestigious Ken Watson Trophy for players' player of the year. Not to be outdone was
Stephen Booth who also received two awards on the night- the club's bowling tro phy as well as the Bert Astley
Trophy for fielding. ■ Meanwhile, the Yorke Tro
phy for catch of the season was awarded to Martin Brown, while Iain Harris took home the Hodgson Trophy for most improved player. Tim Hall was presented with the Theaker Trophy for out
standing performance of the season and the Tony and Rene Holmes Trophy for Clubman of the Year was well received.: by Garry Fawcett. . The Chairman's Award, pre-' sented in the form of the Mick Smalley Trophy, was handed to Geoff Billows.
Prizewinners, officials and guests are pictured at the BoIton-by-Bowland' Cricket Club annual presentation evening at the Spread Eagle Hotel, Sawley on Friday. (A087il03/1)
ley quickly into their stride. On 47 minutes Simon Heaton's header was. superbly tipped over by Kris Richens. Clitheroe broke quickly from the resulting corner and Stans- field's low shot was held by the goalkeeper at the sec ond attempt. Mossley's second goal
was one not to forget for Clitheroe keeper Richens. A weak shot from Heaton appeared to go under the goalkeeper's body to double the advantage for the visi tors on 67 minutes. However, Richens
atoned for his error moments later. A Mossley free-kick 25 yards from goal was rolled square for Steve Tobin to unleash a fierce shot, which Richens acrobatically tipped over. As Clitheroe pushed fur
ther forward they became more prone to Mossley's quick counter attacks and it was one of these swift breaks forward that even tually sealed the game. Josh Howard beat Russell Clark for pace and the Mossley substitute fired home to seal both victory and pole position in the league table.
By PHIL SIMPSON_________
BLUES player-boss Lee Sculpher felt his side got what they deserved on Saturday. His side went down 3-0 to North
West Counties Football League First Division title rivals Mossley, for only their third defeat of the campaign. But on reflection, Sculpher
could only bring out the positives from what was a disappointing afternoon at Shawbridge. He said: “At the end of the day,
we’ve shared six points with them, so you’ve got to look on the posi tive side. “And in terms on a psychological
blow, there isn’t really one because they won here and we won there. “I t does seem to be our home
form that is letting us down, all three of our defeats have been at home. “But we’ve played all the top
sides, Mossley have been and gone now, we’ve played Fleetwood twice, got Salford for the second
time on Saturday and played Stone and Woodley once. “So on the positive side, if you’d
have given us 46 points after 21 games with the teams we had to play, everyone would have taken it.”
But as regards their weekend
and that’s killed the game. “I couldn’t fault the effort they
reverse: “It was a bit disappoint ing, but I think we got what we deserved. “We conceded two sloppy goals
showed, but we were found wanti ng in the finishing department.” “I would have expected us to
put at least one away, but going in at half time losing meant we were chasing the game in the second half. “And that has been our problem
this season, out of our 21 games I think we’ve been behind in about 15 or 16 of them. “So it’s a remarkable achieve
ment that we are in the position we are in. “We don’t seem to be getting a
run of the ball recently though, their first goal on Saturday deflect ed straight to their forward. “They haven’t had any other
on top, but Saturday’s result is gone now.” And he looked forward to a sec
ond meeting with fellow high-fly ers Salford City in the space of a fortnight on Saturday. Two late goals in favour of the
Blues turned the match on its head, as they eventually ran out 3- 2 victors. And more of the same mentality
is wanted by Sculpher: “It was a great win for us before, and it has probably done us a favour this week the fact we don’t have a mid week game. “It gives us a bit of a rest after Saturday, and allows the injuries to get ready for coming back. “But I want us to go out and attack them from the off and use
chances in the first half, and they’ve scored their second against the run of play. “So we need to score when we’re
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^C U th e ro e 'sgm raT lu s 'sep o r i .'^ ^ ^ ,^ - ,, r ai-Part bf,this;thrill has’.come m the scoring of,a‘ jhumber of late goals'already'this season, and anyone ^leaving the ground early on matchdays can often 'miss the thrilling climax^V'dvJ//-'
SATURDAY'S superb crowd,oft527,was probably. currently pn offer in many of
■last 15 minutes of gamesthisseason. . ,■ r,tj. • / SiKThis trend began on theppenirig day,of, the season. ^Having-TallenibehinditqSlcelmersdaleiUnited, j’
Clitheroefpulled.the scores^leyel.
and.both teams; looked like beginning the season with a point apiece;:
V However, inthe^Othminute of the game Lee Cryer. |was on hand to'ensure the Blues made a winning ‘start to the campaign. . f - ',1 ‘~V : - , .Two late goals against Baciip at Shawbridge saw
,'utesiAnd .Chris iWhittingham stole the plaudits at ■ Squires' Gate’ as his,84th minute winner saw the Blues steal all three points late in the day. . Clitheroe's unbeaten away’record this season was
Blues stay positive
the pace of Chris Whittingham and Chris Heslop - because that’s what they struggled with last time. “We need to and stamp our
authority on it early on, and I hope we can do that.” As for the reinstatement of
Dave Burgess as club chairman, the strapping centre-half was delighted to welcome the former Blues boss back on board. He added: “I ’m delighted to
have him back, because the foot ball club knows where it stands now. "Everyone was always looking
around not knowing what was happening, and hopefully now we can continue from where we left off.
“We have a good relationship
and it is a very good appointment because he understands the aggro that a manager gets. “All the players know and
respect him and he knows them, so it’s better than getting a fresh face in that nobody knows.”
RETURNING chairman David Burgess is determined to make Clitheroe a UniBond League force. The former Blues boss returned
urgess back at the helln with clear vision of future
to his post on Friday, after stepping down two months ago. And on his return to Shawbridge,
he stressed the importance of his role in the future progress of Clitheroe Football Club. He said bluntly: “To be honest,
I’m not to concerned with the foot ball side because I think Lee Sculpher is more than capable of getting us where we want to be. “I’ve known him for a long time
and I know what he is doing is right. “I’m more concerned about the
administration side of things, because it’s alright having the team ready, but if behind the scenes isn’t up to scratch then we’ll be in trou ble. “I ’m probably in a lucky posi
tion, that I work in football and at the Lancashire FA and can keep a close eye on every club in Lan cashire. “And from what I can see,
Clitheroe are in a fantastic position, but it is important we keep improv ing.” But at the end of the day,
Burgess was more than happy to be back at the helm: “I ’m really pleased to be back, it was a difficult decision to make in the first place. “Things are still not fully
resolved, but at the end of the day I’m just happy to be back “There was a lot of things on the
website about the committee, play ers leaving and so on, so hopefully we can stem that and get on with what we do best. “Four players have left and
things would have been easy to get out of control, but the ones who are making the points are the ones who pay the money. “I don’t think many people want
ed me to leave in the first place, but I went for the right reasons. “But these things happen, I’m
back now and concentrating on giv ing this club UniBond football.” And the ambition of Burgess for his beloved Blues cannot be mea
sured: “I ’m so ambitious for this club, I’ve been here since 1990 and have been right through the team. “There is ambition right through
the club, and our crowd on Satur day, excluding the Conference, was the sixth biggest non-league crowd in England. “Keith Lord has been here 50
years and been in every post at the club, and if he didn’t have ambition he’d have gone home a long time ago. “And then there’s Terry Nelson,
they both make the ground fit for UniBond football. “So we’re all singing from the
same hymn sheet, and hopefully we can bring that prize sooner rather than later.” Burgess’ first action was to
announce Tuesday’s training session for the Scotland’s Women’s Football squad, in preparation for their
‘"friendly against England tonight.. And with Manchester City boss
Kevin Keegan taking part in anoth er “Audience with...” evening next year, it all help towards the prestige
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s Clitheroe record a 3-1 victoiy. thanks to an own goal: ion 80 minutes and a' Jason Jones strike on 83 min- ’
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' preserved courtesy of another,injury time strike from ‘ :Cryer,:this time at Atherton Collieries. Trailing 3-2' ,in stoppage time he bundled the ball home from close range to ensure the scores ended level. '
if 'sAnother 90th minute strike was seen in the home ' ^game against iTrafford with Mark Stewart scoring1 from the penalty spot although'Clitheroe already’ held a 2-1 lead/ Stone .'Dominoes '.were;then dispatched at Shaw bridge 3-2'.thank'sto:Stewart Parkinson's 87th
'■minute decider, and Neil Spencer's first of the season on 78 minutes at Glossop helped secure a 2-0 success.’ Then
only.last week;: Andy Cowking's 83rd minute
: free-kickand Spencer's 90th minute-winner helped "the Blues record a 3-2 victory over Salford. ■ :k't All .this backs'up,,what manager Lee Sculpher f always says about his-team. The lads never seem to knowrwhen they, are beaten and this ensures that the
icrowd can expect a full 90 minutes worth of enter tainment for,their money.. V •
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• n vUnfortunatelyTthere^ere ho such late heroics on ■Saturday.when
Mossley.regained top spot in the league; but the Blues can be delighted with their sea- son to date and have a platform fromVhich to build' their championship challenge. ■
• ■ • Anyone not travelling to Salford on Saturday has'- the opportunity to watch the table-topping'reserves who
entertain.Glossop North End at Shawbridge.'. ■ ■
>?, Finally,.thanks go to Clitheroe's,two websites'
www.clitheroefc.co.uk and
www.clitheroefc2.co.uk for, providing the facts and figures on'our late goals thisseasom * ’ 1
, 'N- , ANDY ALSTON:
Matt finish earns draw
Rimington 1, Stacksteads 1
RIMINGTON stayed in touch with Stacksteads at the top of the East Lancashire League First Division after holding them to a draw. I t wasn’t the best footballing performance that the vil
of the club. “We’ve got Kevin Keegan com
ing back in February and it has been hard to get him back. “It’s all a case of being persistent
and being willing to give that extra bit. “I’ve tried my best to keep the
rapport with him, I’ve sent him con stant letters about us, we got a team to come down in the summer, and now we’ve got him to come back. “I tried to get him before Christ
mas, but it was a bit difficult for them because of their European schedule. “But he gave me three dates in
the New Year and it will be great to see him back. “But it’s all focused around the
administration aspect, and I can’t stress how important that is to the club. “But we have comedy nights and
we had'Scotland women down which has a slight financial benefit. “But at the end of the day, it’s all •
about being as professional as you can be at the level you are at.”
Cavaliers in swashbuckling form
Clitheroe Cavaliers .... .46 Rochdale 3rds..................26 THE Cavaliers bandwagon kept rolling on, and. in some style as they ran in eight tried against a spirited but ultimate ly outclassed Rochdale third team at Littlemoor on Satur day. On the field skipper Mick
Rowley has his team playing with true Cavalier spirit as they attempt to run the ball at
every opportunity whilst off the field, team manager Dave Tattersall is building up a strong squad of players, both experience and youthful. First outings of the season
were given to Liam Sullivan at prop and David Byrne in the second row, whilst the back row was brimming with experi ence as Mark Jackson, Tim Hitchen and Steve Taylor combined to great effect. A hard fought first half
resulted in a narrow lead for the home side by four tries to three, the giant Rochdale num ber eight keeping them in the match with some barnstorm ing runs.r ' Clitheroe responded with
tries by Taylor, veteran centre Declan O’Duffy, wingman James Moody and man of the match Grad Pitman with his first of two. The second half however was somewhat different.
Clitheroe dominated posses
second half try scorers were Pete Whiteside, Ian Fielding, Taylor with his second of the match and Pitman.
sion and ran in a further four tries whilst the visitors could only manage one of their own. . Moody had his kicking boots on to convert three of four five pointers as Rowley’s team stretched their lead to a comfortable 20 points. For the record, Clitheroe’s
lagers have produced, but for team spirit and commit ment, manager Terry Braithwaite couldn’t fault them. The visitors were pinned back early on and Garry Kay
almost gave Rimington the lead as he raced on to a superb pass from O’Neill and chipped the keeper, only for a defender to be on hand to clear. Stacksteads took the lead when the winger sped down
the right and delivered a cross, with the bounce of the resulting downward header rather than its power beating Binns in the home goal. Rimington searched for the equaliser and it duly
arrived when Matt Coulter thundered a header from the comer. The ball was headed out by the full back, but the Stacksteads’ linesman sportingly signalled the ball had crossed the line, which was a huge gesture given the importance of the match. In the second half the visitors pushed forward and
Rimington relied on the pace of Coulter and O’Neill to counter attack. However, both defences were solid and chances were
limited, although Coulter did manage to find the net only to be ruled off-side. With five minutes remaining Stacksteads were award
ed a penalty but Binns came to the rescue diving to his left to push the ball around the post. In the dying seconds they hit the post with a header
from a comer, but Rimington will feel they deserved this slice of luck given the plucky performance although Stacksteads will feel they had the better chances to win the game. On Saturday it’s the Craven Cup, with an all-village affair at Craven League table-toppers Grindleton.
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