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Bridesmaids aim to take centre stage


OVER the past few seasons, Clitheroe have always been the bridesmaids of the NWCFL First Division. But the Blues find them­


selves leading the pack this time around, and boss Lee Sculpher believes this could be their year. • He said: “At the end of.


the day, for the past few sea­ sons, we have been the ones playing catch-up. “Last year we spent the


entire season chasing Prescot, and the season before we were chasing Kidsgrove. “But this time it is us


who are at the top, having played more games than the rest. , “But to be honest, I


would rather have the points in the bag than the


games in hand. One or two


. teams can catch us if they win their games in hand, but they all have to play each other yet as well. “Over the years, the rea­


son we’ve fell behind with the games is our involve­ ment in the cup competi­ tions. “But we’ve already gone


out of the FA Cup, and none of the others have started for us yet so it has allowed us to play the 16 games we have. • “Every team, including


us, will get a blip at some point in the season, so it is nice to get the points in the bag." Every manager in the


division will echo the same opinion, that if your home form is good then you have


a chance. But Sculpher’s side are unbeaten away from home: “We’ve only dropped two points away from home all season when we drew at Atherton Col­ lieries of all places! “Our away record has


been good every season, and it’s because the play suits us better. But we always go out to win games, it isn’t in our mentality to play for a


draw. “At 2-50 p.m. on a match-


day, we never say we will settle for a draw, because there is too much quality in this squad to do that.” The win at Skelmersdale took their unbeaten run to


' nine games, and was their fifth straight win. And Sculpher believes that despite the Victoria


Park outfit’s lowly status, they will be up there once again. Sculpher said: “On paper,


you look at the league table and Skelmersdale are strug­ gling near the bottom of the league. But they had a good season last season, finished in the top sue, and I’m confi­ dent they will be there or thereabouts again. “They were starting to


put some form together, so we could have come a crop­ per. But we played very well, we scored the goals early and defended very well in the second half. “And I’d say the only dis­


appointing thing was that we failed to keep a clean sheet.” With Tuesday’s match predominantly won via set-


pieces, the Blues boss set the record straight: “People wondered whether we prac­ tice free-kicks, so we do. “Sometimes they work


for you and sometimes they don’t, but John Paul Fagan’s strike was magnifi­ cent and gave the keeper no chance. “We went 2-0 up in the


first 20 minutes, and that eased the tension and allowed us to control the rest of the play. “And Lee Cryer came up


with his customary goal, so it was a good day at the office.” The Blues will be out to;


extend their excellent run, and away form, at Glossop North End on Saturday, before a trip to Alsager Town on Tuesday.


Dead ball ace Fagan inspires Clitheroe


Skelmersdale United................1 Clitheroe.................................... .. .3 A FREE-KICK master class from John Paul Fagan helped the Blues to a commanding first half lead. And it was a lead they never looked


like surrendering as they kept their eight-point lead at the top of the table. A great delivery created the first


goal and the second was a free kick David-Beckham would have been


proud of. . With just eight minutes on the clock


Andy Cowking opened the scoring for Clitheroe. . From wide on the right Fagan deliv­


ered an accurate, whipped free kick to the far post. The cross was pinpoint for Cowking,


who duly headed home from six yards. The second free kick arrived in con­


troversial circumstances, but the finish was pure quality. On 27 minutes Paul Stansfield was


fouled just outside the penalty area, but as the ball broke to Lee Cryer the


referee appeared to play an advantage. Cryer’s first time shot was well


saved and the home side were then amazed as the official pulled play back and awarded a free kick for Clitheroe. Worse was to follow for Skelmers­


dale as Fagan floated the ball over the wall and into the top corner past the despairing goalkeeper. Clitheroe were well in control of the


game, and it was no surprise when they increased their lead on 37 min­ utes.


Good work from Stewart Parkinson


saw the ball fall kindly to Cryer, who' was quickly onto the ball to drill it home from 12 yards out. Skelmersdale posed little in the way


of-an attacking force, and although they had hit the post on 12 minutes, Kris Richens was a virtual spectator for much of the evening. The second half saw a controlled


Clitheroe performance and gave man­ ager Lee Sculpher the opportunity to use all three of his substitutes.


Mark Stewart and Barrie Hart will


both have been glad to return to first team action and Steve McDonald was also introduced to provide a well deserved rest for the hard working Cryer. On 77 minutes Skelmersdale gained


a lifeline when a cross from the right was headed home from close range. Although they pushed forward after


this goal the Blues held strong to secure a comfortable victory.


Never-say-die Blues strike at the death yet again


Clitheroe.......................................3 Stone Dominoes ..........................2 MANAGER Lee Sculpher’s pre-match comments that his team never know when they are beaten were proved once again on Saturday. A highly entertaining encounter saw


points courtesy of a Stewart Parkinson goal in the final minutes, witnessed by a crowd of 237. The visitors had started the game


Clitheroe trailing at the break. However, the Blues took all three


brightly and almost took the lead inside the first five minutes. A corner on the right was met by the head of


Stuart Scheuber, who saw his effort hit the post. Dave Shaw then had two good


opportunities with headers, as Clitheroe’s defence struggled to keep Stone’s attacks at bay. Shaw again came close on 17 minutes


when a superbly struck curling shot was tipped over by Kris Richens in the Clitheroe goal. Clitheroe did have chances of their


own, with Neil Spencer’s weak first time shot easily saved by the keeper. Lee Cryer had two opportunities to


put Clitheroe in front within the space of a minute.


the. area and the goalkeeper spread himself well to save, and then 60 sec­ onds later, a fierce shot flew just over the crossbar. On 37 minutes though, the striker


First, the ball fell kindly to him in


made no mistake as Clitheroe took the lead. A good run and shot from Chris Whittingham was blocked; and as the ball fell back to him, a delicate cross for Cryer saw the striker bring the ball down before firing across the keeper and into the far comer. However, two goals in the last five


minutes of the half saw the visitors go in ahead, as the Clitheroe defence were


left exposed on both occasions. On 40 minutes; a weak shot


appeared to be easy for Richens to deal with, but Andy Cowking attempted to clear the ball. His pass fell straight to Chris Sumner, who tapped home from close range. Then on the stroke of half-time,


more poor defending saw Scheuber shoot past Richens. Clitheroe began the second period


brightly and Spencer was unlucky with a shot on 48 minutes. However, Cryer’s second goal of the


game levelled the scores two minutes later, as he headed home an accurate


ner, Stansfield had a shot well-saved and Richens superbly pushed over a shot from Shaw. Cryer thought he had a hat-trick on


Paul Stansfield cross. With both teams pushing for a win­


85 minutes, but although his shot beat the keeper, it was cleared off the line. With time running out, Sculpher


grabbed the initiative himself, and a great forward run from the manager saw him cross the ball into the area. And in the scramble that followed,


the ball broke for Parkinson, who fired home to once again give Clitheroe the points with a late goal.


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CLITHEROE Dolphins Under 12s have been promoted to the North West Micro-League Sec­ ond Division. The locals, undefeated in the


league, competed against Second Division basement sides Black­ pool and Newton Hall for a pro­ motion place, and finished well ahead of their rivals. Individual wins on the day


The 10-year-old girls also got


in on the act, winning both the medley and freestyle. Alicia Walker, Kara Singleton,


Victoria Rodgers and Naomi Williams took the medley, before, with Eleanor Burrill replacing Walker, storming to victory in the freestyle. The boys freestyle relay team


came from Kara Singleton, 10, who won the two-length freestyle and breaststroke. Hayleigh Jones and Bryn


Phillip won their butterfly events, with Bryn also tasting success in the backstroke. And Emma Wild and fellow


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. In the team events, the Dol­


phins were also successful, with the nine-year-old boys leading the way. Thomas Carter, Christopher


Grant, Luke Tasker and Joshua Blysniuk all combined to win the medley relay, before, with James Ibbotson in for Blysniuk, win­


ning the freestyle relay. ~ Carter and Tasker then


teamed up with Sarah Green and Katie Postlethwaite to take the mixed freestyle relay, and also won the mixed medley, with Sarah Green and Emily Zakrzewski.


- Phillip Sellars, Richard Dud- bridge, Alex Bibby and Matthew Dugdale-contributed to the Dolphins’ winning score. There were also wins for the 12-year-old girls’ freestyle and medley team - Alice Jones, Emma Wild, Hannah Ibbotson and Hannah Pym - and a com­ fortable victory for James Rodgers, Louis Nicholls, Scott Singleton and Bryn Phillip in thebqys’ medley. Sarah Green, Kara Singleton,


Hayleigh and Alice Jones, Thomas Carter, Phillip Sellars,. Bryn Phillip and Louis Nicholls combined.to win the mixed freestyle cannon. . At a heats session at Ribbles-


dale Pool, three records were set. Kara Singleton took Megan


'Philip's record in the 50m Freestyle, set in 1999, with a time of 35.22. The 10-year-old also set a new


record in the 50m breastroke taking a massive 3.95 seconds off Sioban Wrigley's 1995 time.' Mark Jaggs, 15, broke John


Legg’s 1990 Open 100m breast­ stroke time by .13 of a second.


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Garner at the double in second string win


Clitheroe Reserves . . .3 Daisy Hill Reserves ...1 TWO goals from substitute Matt Gamer put paid to a stubborn Daisy Hill. The Blues had to produce


their best football in the last 25 minutes after failing to build on a bright start. Matt Parker and Glen


Ainsworth were lively in the early stages, and with Mar­ tin Fletcher allowed to roam down the wing, it was only a matter of time before the Blues scored. Tom Bartlett and Fletch­


er linked up well to find Parker, who curled the ball home superbly. But the remainder of the


first half was a disappoint­ ment. After the break the game


continued with neither side showing much attacking promise, but Danny Potts


had to make a last-gasp div­ ing header that almost beat his own keeper Danny Woodhead. Daisy Hill eventually got


back into the game when Anderson tucked a free header away, shocking the Blues into action. Tom Benfield put


Ainsworth through, and the nippy Blues forward was flattened by the visiting keeper to gift a penalty. Up stepped Gamer, who


bagged his fourth goal of the season to the relief of the team. The Clitheroe striker


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game. Danny Craig and Danny


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