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WHALLEY ARMS cur rently lead the way in the Clitheroe Pool League Pre mier Division, after a 9-3 win over Station Storm. They lie just two points
clear of Legion A, after they beat Legion B 10-2. Brown Cow of Chatburn
beat New Inn 10-2 to stay top of the First Division, whilst Pendle Hotel A lead the Second Division after a 8-4 win at home to Waggon and Horses B. The Third Division is
currently led by Bridge B, who were 9-3 winners against White Horse B, while Buck narrowly beat Royal Oak 5-4 to lead the Ladies’ Division. • Cueists are reminded
of a town team meeting scheduled to take place on Sunday, February 2nd. Anyone interested in
playing for either of the two town teams should be at the Legion club for the
meeting at 2 p.m. RESULTS
Premier Division Stork Hotel A 7, White Hart
A 5; Whalley Arms 9, Station Storm 3; Legion B 2, Legion A
10; Castle 5, Buck A 7. Missing Result: Station Storm
v Legion B. First Division
Waggon and Horses A 6,
Brown Cow 6; St Peter’s (Hurst Green) 8, Pendle Hotel B 4; Brown Cow (Chatburn) 10, New, Inn 2; Horse Shoe B 3, Stork
Hotel B 9. Second Division
Buck B 7, Royal Oak A 5;
Billington Brass Club 5, Bay Horse 7; White Horse A 10, Bridge A 2; Pendle Hotel A 8, Waggon and Horses B 4. Missing Results: White Hart
B v Waggon and Horses B; Billington Brass Club v Bridge A; Buck B v Waggon and Horses B.
Third Division
6; Bridge B 9, White Horse B 3; Station Hotel B 4, Buck Wrink- Ieys8. Missing Result: White Horse,
Legion C 6, Craven Heifer B
B v Royal Oak B. Ladies’ Division
Pendle Hotel 7, Billington
Club 2; White Horse 5, Bridge B 4; Bridge A 4, Whalley Arms 5; Buck 5, Royal Oak 4. Missing Results: Billington
Club v Bridge A; Whalley Arms v Royal Oak; Billington Club v Bridge B; Bridge B v Legion. TONIGHTS FIXTURES Premier Division
Station Storm v Stork Hotel
A; Legion A v Whalley Arms; Buck A v Legion B; Craven
Heifer A v Castle. First Division
Pendle Hotel B v Waggon and
Horses A; New Inn v St Peter’s (Hurst Green): Stork Hotel B v Brown Cow (Chatburn); Dog
Music Bar v Horse Shoe B. Second Division
Bay Horse (Barrow) v Buck
B; Bridge A v Billington Club; Waggon and Horses B v White
B
Horse A; White Hart B v Pendle Hotel A.
Third Division White Horse B v Simonstone;
Buck Wrinkleys v Bridge B; Royal Oak B v Station Hotel B. Tuesday
Ladies’ Division White Horse v Legion: Bridge
A v Billington Club; Buck v Bridge B; Royal Oak v Whalley Arms.
Singles Knockout
Cross (Castle); P. Livesey (Craven) v R. Parker (Brown Cow, Chatburn): T. Makinson (Pendle Hotel) v M. Holmes (Whalley Arms): T. Clough (Whalley Arms) v S. Thompson (Legion); D. Parkinson (Buck) v I. Towson (Castle); B. Jones (Pendle Hotel) v R. Eaton (Craven); G. Simkin (Brown Cow, Chatburn) v Russell Kay (Legion); G. Etherington (Legion) v A. Gudgeon (Low Moor); J. Bennett (Legion) v S. Tyrer (Stork). Games are best of three and to
M. Garner (Legion) v A.
be played before January 31st. Ladies’ Team Knockout Tuesday, February 4th
Horse v Pendle Hotel; Bridge A v Billington Band Club; Buck Inn v Whalley
Arms.Results of both competitions to be phoned in to Peter Stirziker (01200 443286).
TABLES Premier Division
Whalley Arms ,.10 8 2 0 93 Legion A ........ 10 7 2 I 91 Buck A............10 7 1 2 87 Stork Hotel A ...9 5 2 2 68 Castle............. 10 2 2 6 61 Legion B ..........9 2 1 6 52 Station Storm ...9 2 1 6 52 White Hart A ..10 0 3 7 51 6 47
p 'W D L P
Craven Heifer A ,9 3 0 First Division
Brown Cow (C) .10 9 1 0 105 Wag&HorA....9 6 3 0 86
p W D L P
Stork Hotel B ..10 7 0 3 84 St Peter's........ 10 5 2 3 77
Brown Cow__10 4 2 4 67 Pendle Hotel B .10 3 2 5 60 New Inn..........10 2 1 7 49 Horse Shoe B ...10 0 3 7 40 7 38
Dog Music Bar ..9 0 2 Second Division
Pendle Hotel A .10 8 0 2 93 Bay Horse.......10 5 3 2 78 White Horse A .10 4 3 3 74 Royal Oak A ...10 3 2 5 63 Billington Club . .9 2 2 5 57 Buck B ..............8 4 1 3 56 White Hart B ...8 3 2 3 56 Bridge A............9 2 3 4 54 Wagg&HorB...8 1 2 Third Division
P W D L P 5 43
Bridge B............8 7 1 0 81 Craven Heifer B .9 4 3 2 68 Simonstone.......8 4 1 3 62 Legion C ..........8 5 1 2 60 Station Hotel B. .9 2 2 5 56 Buck Wrinkleys .9 3 0 6 54 White Horse B ..8 2 0 6 42 Royal Oak B ....7 2 0 Ladies' Division
p W D L P 5 39
Whalley Arms....8 7 1 61 Pendle Hotel.......9 White Horse.......9 Legion...............7
Buck .................9
Royal Oak.......... 8 Bridge A ............8 Bridge B ............7 Billington Club.. .7
Winger Whiteside stars in triumph
Loslock..................... 10 Clitheroe...................31 THE men from Littlemoor warmed up for next week’s league fixture with a com fortable victory over Lostock on Saturday. Captain Matt Dugdale
was in the unusual position of having a full squad to choose from, and also, the use of a complete set of substitutes. Will Jones returned to
the front row, allowing vet eran Roger Holmes to move into his favoured number seven shirt. Dave Watson also made
his long-awaited return at scrum-half, to renew his halfback pairing with the enthusiastic Nathan Peel. Playing into the wind in
the first half, the visitors were forced to defend for long period, but did take
the lead somewhat against the run of play when flying wingman Pete Whiteside went over in the corner. The lead was short-lived
as the hosts hit back, quickly followed by a penalty to give them a 10-7 halftime lead. However, the second half
belonged to the Maroon and Golds, as they ran in 24 unanswered points. • The scrum looked solid
as the second row partner ship of Ben Graves and Dugdale provided plenty of power. Tries came at regular
intervals - Ben Curphey, Peel, and Edward Finch- Hacking all crossed the whitewash, whilst the try of the match fell again to Whiteside who notched his second of the game after a flowing seven-man move.
Results and tables from local leagues - page 39
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6 3 59 6 3 57 5 2 48
Royal Oak v Legion; White
Chairman’s delight over home draw in FA Vase
By CRAIG SALMON
CLITHEROE chairman Dave Burgess was delighted after the draw for the fifth round of the Carlsberg FA Vase paired Clitheroe at home to Devizes Town. The Blues booked their passage
into the last 16 of the competition with a battling 1-0 win over Ryman League outfit Ware on Saturday. Wiltshire-based club Devizes hail
from the Screwfix Direct Western League Premier Division - the
same division which boasted both Chippenham Town and Taunton Town before they both won promo tion. Taunton and Chippenham were
hope it would intimidate them a lit tle bit.” ;The former first-team manager
feels the club’s recent performances in the Vase illustrates that Clitheroe are without doubt one of the strongest teams in the country
■at this level. He added: “We reached the final
in 1996 and in the last three seasons we have got to the semi-final, the quarter-final and now the last 16 and obviously with an excellent chance of progressing further. “By it happening every season, it
just goes to show that it is no fluke. “Out of 5/600 teams who entered
first and second respectively in the league when Clitheroe met them in the Vase two years ago, Devizes are currently third from bottom, hav ing won only two league games all season. Burgess said; “I don’t think we
could have asked for a better draw. “I listened to it live and it was a
massive relief not to get drawn against one of the other two North West Counties’ teams left in the competition. “When the first 10 names came
one of them. “But, fortunately, Prescot and
Mossley were the next two names out, so that was a massive relief for us.
“We don’t really want another
NWC team in the Vase because we know them inside out and they know us inside out, it just tightens the game up. “But I think it gives us an advan
out and there were still us, Prescot and Mossley still to be drawn and there were only six names left in the hat, I thought we were going to get
tage getting drawn against a team not from our league because they won’t know that much about us, they will look at our position in the league table and also our past record in the Vase, and you would
the competition back at the start of the season, we consistently reach the later stages of the competition, and that proves that we are one of the best sides at our level in the country. “Devizes have played seven
games to get this far so they’ll be well up for the game, but they are not like Taunton or Chippenham and we proved when we played them that we are more than capa ble of holding our own against them. “But deep down, we feel we have
got the best draw and it’s now up to us to turn it into a victory.” Young striker Gary Jackson and
goalkeeper Kris Richens proved to be the heroes on Saturday.
Jackson notched the all-impor
tant goal midway through the half and Richens kept that lead intact with a fine penalty save in the sec
ond half. Burgess added: “It wasn’t a great
performance but it was a cup game and we got the win which put us into the hat. “We could have been 4-0 up in
the first half but second half I thought we were poor. “But, in fairness, Kris Richens
has only gone to ground twice throughout the whole game and one of them was for the penalty.” Burgess also paid a special trib
ute to the 150 or so supporters who made the long trip down to Hert- forshire. The attendance of 520 was the biggest anywhere in the Vase. “The fans were absolutely tremen
dous. There was about 150 who went down and the players appreciate it, it gives them a massive lift.” Tuesday’s match versus Holker
Old Boys in the Marsden Lan cashire Challenge Trophy was post poned because of a waterlogged
pitch. The tie will now take place
tonight at Shawbridge, kick-off 7- 45 p.m. The Blues have a big injury doubt over leading goalscorer Lee Cryer. On Saturday, Clitheroe travel to
Congleton Town. nd Richens see Blues through
Ware ................................................0 Clitheroe........................... .............1 CLITHEROE moved through to the last 16 of the Carlsberg FA Vase with a battling victory over Ryman League Second Division outfit Ware. Young striker Gary Jackson capi
talised on a defensive blunder to give the Blues the lead midway through the first half, and that proved to be the winning goal. However, it was goalkeeper Kris
Richens who came to the rescue of his side with a brilliant penalty save in the second half, after he had harshly been penalised for a foul by the referee. Clitheroe dominated the first half
from start to finish. The youthful-looking home team
seemed to be overawed by the occa sion, and only some fine goalkeeping kept Ware in the game. Efforts from Jason Jones, Chris
Whittingham and Jackson were all superbly saved by goalkeeper Lee Robinson. The goal came midway through the
36 34 12 10
half when a slack defensive back pass was latched onto by Jackson, and he confidently placed the ball around the keeper with the outside of his right
foot. The half ended with the Blues well
on top, but with only a slender lead to their name. Things changed dramatically in the
second half, and Ware played much better, while Clitheroe struggled to get their normal passing game going. The tie was decided midway
through the half when Richens was harshly adjudged to have fouled Kevin Cooper while cleanly punching the ball away. The resulting penalty was struck hard and low by Greg Mayes, but Richens dived to his right and saved magnificently. There were a few more anxious
moments as seven minutes of added time was played, but the Blues held on for a crucial victory.
KRIS RICHENS in action during Clitheroe’s FA Vase quarter-final win at Chippenham in 2001
Ribble Valley runners get ready for another season of Grand Prix races
THE advent of another New Year sees preparations for the forthcoming East Lancashire Newspapers Pendle and Bum- ley Grand Prix series hot up. The series’ 10 races have been designat
ed dates, and the build-up for keen runners can now start in earnest. Runners have to enter nine of the races
to be considered for the overall champi onship title, and first up, on Friday, May 16th, is the Pinhaw Fell Race, in Earby. The five-mile event is followed a week later by the Burnley Lions 10k, a two-lap
road race. The Burnley Boys’ Club 10k race is next in line, on Sunday, June 1st, a three-lap event on canal paths and roads. The following Saturday sees the Kel-
brook Fell race, a three-mile run, a precur sor to the six-mile Barley Fell race on Fri day, June 13 th. Race number sue, on Sunday, June 22nd,
is known to be one of the toughest half marathons in the country - the Hendon Brook 13.5 mile race, run on roads, with testing hills to conquer. After recovering from that event, next
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on Sunday, August 3rd. The penultimate Grand Prix event is the
25th anniversary staging of the Lancashire Sports Repairs 6, on Sunday, August 10th, and the series comes to a climax with the Trawden road and cross country race three
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17 PRESCOT CABLES................................................................... w 141 20 WARRINGTON TOWN............................................................
24 Woodley Sports............................ .............................................^ 27 Squires Gate................................................................ .............. T , »
31RADCLIFFE BORO (FA Cup)................................................. September
3 WINSFORD UNITED................................................................. 7 Atherton Collieries............................................................................
14 FLEETWOOD TOWN............................ ..................... ; .......... "
17 Mossley....................................................................................‘W3\ 21 SALFORD CITY................................................... .......................V
28 Prescot Cables............... .............................................................. October
5 NEWCASTLE TOWN........ ................... ...................................
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26 ALSAGERTOWN..................................................................... w *7' November
2 Woodley Sports (Worthington Trophy)...........................................^3-2 9 BEDLINGT0N TER (FA Vase)................................................... ...
16 Winsford United........................................................................." 23 ABBEY HEY................................................ ...........................£l-0
30 Skelmersdale United....................................................................w ^ December
7 STUDLEY(FA Vase)................................................................... ^4-1 14 PRESCOT CABLES (Worthington Trophy).................................. « 4-1
21 Newcastle Town........................................................................... 26 Ramsbottom United................................................................... ”
28 ATHERTON COLL...................................................................w M January
4 SKELMERSDALE UNITED (Worthington Trophy)..........................P-P
11 Abbey Hey.......................................................... ...................... 18 Ware (FA Vase)............................................................................w/-° 23 HOLKER OLD BOYS (Marsden Trophy)........................................ ..... 25 Congleton Town...............................................................................J"J 28 Barrow or Kendal Town (Marsden Trophy).........................................(A) February
1 WOODLEY SPORTS.......................................................................<g> 8 DEVIZES TOWN (FA Vase)............................................................. 15 FL1XT0N.................................................................................... 22 PADIHAM (Worthington Trophy 1st Leg).........................................(H) March
1CURZ0N ASHTON..........................................................................<H) 8 Padiham (Worthington Trophy 2nd Leg)............................................ (A)
15 CONGLETON TOWN..................... (H)
22 Nantwich Town...............................................................................(*) 29 ALSAGERTOWN.......................................................................... («) April
12 GLOSSOP NORTH END................................................................ (H) 19 Warrington Town............................................................................. (A) 21 RAMSBOTTOM UNITED.............................................................(H) 26 Fleetwood Town..............................................................
W StHelensTown (h); Mossley (a)-to be arranged.
Parker nets on Reserves debut
Atherton L R ................0 A D EBU T goal for new signing Matt Parker gave Clitheroe Reserves their ninth win of the season on. Saturday over Atherton Laburnum Rovers. The unbeaten Blues,
Clitheroe Reserves . . 1
who have not played for five weeks, showed glimpses of class and had the visitors on the back- foot from the start. Matt Garner, Martin Fletcher, Danny Potts and Danny Stanley all had good chances to open the scoring, but poor finishing
let them down. A saved penalty from
Garner didn’t help Clitheroe’s cause, but they finally broke the deadlock when Gamer presented fel low ex-Doncaster Rovers striker Parker with a chance that he gratefully accepted. The second half was a
similar story to the first, with the defence coping well with what little Ather ton could offer. Potts had a header
cleared off the line, while Andy Preston’s pinpoint cross was headed home by Mike Ashton, but the effort was ruled out for off side. Manager Lee “Suggs”
Boyer said: “Despite the narrow scoreline, this was a good workout and a game
beaten once in our last 23 games. We have a tough test on Saturday when we travel to title rivals Curzon Ashton.” ’’ NORTHWEST
we fully deserved to win. “We have now only been
COUNTIES
FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Prescot Cables. .26 20 4 2 64 Clitheroe........23 15 5 3 50 Salford City. . . .25 14 6 5 48 Skelmersdale Utd25 14 4 7 46 Mossley..........21 14 2 5 44 St Helen’s Town .25 12 7 6 43 Newcastle Town 24 12 7 5 43 Nantwich Town 24 11 8 5 41 Congleton Town 23 9 4 10 31 AlsagerTown...27 8 7 12 31 Fleetwood Ttown 22 9 3 10 30 Squires Gate ...27 7 9 11 30 Curzon Ashton 25 7 7 11 28 Woodley Sports .24 7 7 10 28 Abbey Hey__ .23 7 7 9 28 Fiixton............23 7 6 10 27 Warrington Town21 7 5 9 26 WinsfordUtd ..26 6 4 16 22 Glossop NE ....24 6 4 14 22 Atherton LR ...24 4 6 14 18 Atherton Coll ..22 4 3 15 15
FIRST DIVISION Table P W D ;L P
Ramsbottom Utd22 3 5 14 14 RESERVE DIVISION Table
P W
Skelmersdale Utdl4 11 Padiham .........14 11 Clitheroe........ 15 9 Curzon Ashton .13 10 Ashton Town ...12 8 Maine Road....15 Atherton Coil ..11 Squires Gate ...16 Glossop NE . . . .14 CheadleTown ..13 Chadderton. . . .14 Daisy Hill.......16 Atherton LR ...13
L P 1 35 1 35 0 33 3 30 3 25 20
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