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CLITHEROE player boss Lee Sculpher feels people will install his side as one of the favourites for promo­ tion next'time round.. . - Wi ththeir chances of


UniBond League status next season all but dead, they require just a point from their remaining two games to secure second


spot. And Sculpher feels that


. will mean his side will be hot tips for the title amongst the supporters next season. He said: “Come next


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season, people, will be expecting us tq.be challeng­ ing up there again, because we have finished second


- this season. “But football doesn’t


D U b l u u i u a n


always work like that. : . “However, this season,


we will have lost the least amount of games in the division, and it is the draws that have put us where we are.


defeat and a much improved goal difference. •, ■ And the Blues’ , boss again echoed the fact that his side’s title hopes are less than slim: “I’m delighted with the victory, especially;


“A n d with the resources


we’ve had, i t ’s great for Clitheroe Football Club. We’ve stuck to our task and everyone’s done well. "It was our home form


earlier in the season that has ultimately come back to haunt us. Unfortunately, our efforts have not quite been enough.” Clitheroe’s faint hopes of


the title were kept alive with a 7-1 demolition of Ramsbottom United on Monday...


•, With two games to play, v ' - ' ■ ' - i ' ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


two victories are required, coupled with a Prescot


' following on from our win on Saturday.


> “And scoring as many


goals as we did is a bonus, and we only need a point now to secure second spot. “But our chances of pro-


■ motion have gone. We’ve got to win our two games, hope Prescot lose theirs, and make up something like 14 goals.1 “So realistically, we haven’t much chance of


catching them. “But to get second spot,


and if we win the League Cup as well, it will have been a very good season.


“And as I say, hopefully; we can add a bit of silver-


. ware to the season as well.”. And he also had a fur?


ther word for the reserve side, who maintained their


• NWCFL Reserve Division- title challenge alive with a superb 2 4 win over Padi- ham last week. And after Saturday’s 5-0


win over Glossop North End, their own hopes of sil­ verware are very much on .course. Sculpher added: “That


: win against Padiham has really kept their hopes alive, if you also include their win on Saturday. “It’s all to play for, and


i t ’s great that both our teams are fighting at the top end of the table. “It really boosts the pro­ file of the club, and it just


Five-star Gary leads goal rush rinhcrnp ............7 Blues’attacks became relentless. was able to tap home. Rnmthnttom United .. ..; . . . I hridire on Easter Monday. Jackson completed his hat-trick on Clitheroe were restricted to a cou-


FIVE goals from Clitheroe striker 70 minutes, when his swift turn and pie of half chances, with Lee ryer . Garv Tackson were the highlight in shot was palmed away by goalkeeper seeing his goalbound shot blocked,. ^enterfain^gderby game at Shaw- Marsh but was on hand to stroke and Andy Cowking nearly embar-


home the rebound. rassrng the keeper with a low bounc-


bnThe^21^year-oldn- anicknamed' His fourth arrived five minutes 1 ing drive. . Roorievby many of the Blues’ faith- later courtesy of a Pat Laubercross,: Warrington looked to increase: ful - was outstanding in a superb after the latter found Jackson in their lead, and two excellent long- team performance, taking his season- acres of space in the box to cooUy slot range efforts could have done so oi fdiiv fn 9A tmalu


home to make it 5-0. . The'opening half hour gave little Lauber then set Chris Whitting-


insight into what was to follow, as ham through, who got his name on both teams struggled to create any the scoresheet with a low shot, before clear-cut opportunities.


Jackson completed the home scoring The first goal didn’t arrive until with a shot into the top comen


eight minutes from the break, as a There was still time fo™ long pass from Jason Jones found bottom consolation, when Ged Walsh Chris Whittingham wide on the tapped home from close range with


r a n g e c n u i vo w u i u Steve Latham and Alan Glover both


tried their luck with the wind at their backs, and from distance had Richens worried. Clitheroe battled well in the first period, with Jason Jones once again


working tirelessly in midfield. And with half-time rapidly.


approaching, the Blues equalised with a superb headed goal. A long


intothe nenaltv area, he Neil Reynolds in the second half, the cross from full back Adam Gardner


wasable to roll theball across the midfielder returning to the first team was floated into the area, and Lee. ‘ f ^ | o > ” ? K d ? L « O r y e r . after a year out, much to the delight -Cryer rose, to nod home from 10 y M M I B I M i l iW


^ K s ' i r n d t r r f v e K minutes °f A n d S Prescot not in action Clitheroe then gained th e l^ | | i s t ’ later aridaaain began with an accu- until Saturday, this result mathemat- minutes into the second half. Follow- rate long-range pass. This time Cryer ically gives the Blues a slim chance of ing a free kick on the left from Pat v was the man in space, and he crossed the title, but more realistically, Lauber, Neil Spencer was quickest to for Jackson to double the lead.


goal was allowed, as Jackson had Warrington Town . . . . . . . . . . . 1 with the wind behind them in the appeared to be offside in the build- Clitheroe......... ...................


Ramsbottom were upset that the spot.'


up but was judged not to be interfer- CLITHEROE gained the three dominate the game but couldn't find ing with play.


.2 second period, Clitheroe began to points needed to keep the[Prpure on the killer third goal. Ramsbottom’s Ian Dyson voiced leaders Prescot, but with the table- Barrie Hart saw a smart turn and


his complaints to the linesman, and toppers winning 5-0, Cables only shot beared 0ff the line, as Warring- was subsequently sent off for dissent, need a point from them final game to ton held on.


Three minutes into the second secure the title. period, Clitheroe got their third, as


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good advantage play after a foul on first half, Clitheroe ^


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Jones saw Cryer’s low cross fumbled pleased to go in at half time with the by the visiting keeper, with Jackson


^ again minute, t J ” "Ir™ S » W t a L , Richens, who had been a virtual


11 strong mndin the spectator during the half, was called ^ upon just once, when he bravely ^ Moore>s feet as the home


striker broke through. • ' . aithen* » « , contort to play out


later but saw his free header climb when a low cross from the left semned tune, and although the l^ eoe may. ................................. over the bar, while Andy Cowking to bobble past the outstretched hand have slipped away, they are still weU ' idam Gardner raw h^shot cleared off the line as the of Kris Richens, and Andy-Moore - placed to claim runners-up spot.


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Rimington secure runners-up slot


Rimington . . . . . . . . . . . . . A .3 ■/ third as he fed Liam Carter, who Burnley Boys’ Club . . . . . .!. . .0 raced through, past the keeper and RIMINGTON were guaranteed run-" slotted into an empty net. ners-up'spot in the East Lancashire • :The home side had the luxury of League First Division with this com- taking off Penman and Kershaw with fortable win over Burnley.


After a poor start from the vil­


lagers, an excellent run from Tom O’Neill raised- the home side’s urgency. The winger raced to the by­ line before crossing for Jon Penman to volley home.


However,, disaster soon struck . • 1 ■ '


when O’Neill twisted an ankle and played no further part. He may miss Monday night’s President’s Cup Semi-Final at Rolls Royce.iwhich


would be a huge blow. 0C in g thoU


the game against Goodshaw approaching, and lost some rhythm


in doing so. .-Andy King’s fierce drive from 25


yards was tipped onto the bar, and Mankowski should have scored from close range, but Rimington secured the points to take their tally to 50, a figure which would have won them e the title last seasonl ..


V ;Manager Terry Braithwaite has nothing but praise for all his players,


n’s“ eTond goai came' ^or their effort a n d e n t h ^ d ^ n g


after an excellent turn by Aamir Zulfi a hard season, and b°P“ they g° that led to Penman finishing with, on, and at least reach the Cup binai ease. Penman also had a hand in the ..tQ round-off the campaign.


Pool cup ties tonight


■ DUE to several registration forms not being handed in on tme, theDpening Clitheroe and District Pool League fixtures have been put back to Thursday,,


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with fixtures to be played'tonight, results to be phoned to the new number 01200443286.


However, the preliminary round1of( tie'Challenge Cup has been drawn, 17 jivv « t i fu ■ . ' _ '


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should help cement the runners-up react and glanced a header past the ■ 1 goalkeeper into the bottom corner. ..


_________________ By CHRIS BODEN


balling career, recently detailed in his “A Hard Life


BURNLEY boss Stan Ter- Football” autobiogra-


nent deliveredisomei of4ns PX n e n t , whohadabusy typically forthright op wee}Cl having taken his side ions in another successful portsmouth two days “An audience with... night earlier, spoke for an hour at Shawbridge last Thurs- and minutes, voicing day., .


opinions on honouring Following on from the j immy Adamson at Turf


entertaining evenings with Moor, and technology to Kevin Keegan and Graeme assist referees - as well as Souiiess, the Clarets chief his well-documented dislike gave the sell-out 125-strong of Neil Wamock. an insight into his foot- ; Blues chairman Dave


Burgess was delighted Ter- nent accepted his invita­ tion to appear, and help raise another £2,000 for club funds: “It all went very well. Stan was very open and honest and it was as enjoyable as both the nights with Kevin Keegan and Graeme Souness. “They were all good in


different ways, but Stan showed he is a grass roots football man who knows where he came from. “He has got where he is


through an awful lot of hard work, and he knows, and is respected by, a lot of people in the game. - “He spoke for well over


an hour and stopped to sign autographs. “The room was mainly


full of Burnley fans, but there were a few who bought tickets after the ;


. evening with Graeme Souness. ' “But everyone enjoyed


the night.” ^


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shows the efforts made by everyone at the club.” . : NORTHWEST


COUNTIES LEAGUE TABLE <’ '


First Division P W D L P


Prescot Cables..41 30 5 6 95, CLITHEROE..40 27. 8 5 89, Mossley..........39 25 6 8 81 NewcastleTn ..41 23.11 *i7„.80 Skel'sdale Utd l .42 22 8 12 74 - NantwichTn.40.-19 10 11 67. Salford City .V. .42' 17 12 13 63 CongletonTn ..41 18 8 15 62 St Helen’s Tn...40 16.13 11 61 Fleetwood Tn 1.41 16 -9 16 57 AlsagerTn .i.:.42 15.11 16 56


Squires Gate ...40 13 11 16 50 Abbey Hey.....42 12 13 17 49 Wamngton Tn. .40 11 10 19 43 RamsbttmUtd .41 IT 10 20 43 Woodley Sports .41 11 9 21 42 Cunon Ashton .42 11 9 22 42 AthertonLR ...41 9 IS 19 40 GlossopNE....41 10 9 22 39 Flixton.......... 39 10 7 22 37 Atherton Coll ..40 10 7 23 37 WinsfordUtd ..42 10 7 25 37


STAN TERNENT (back left) is pictured with compere Peter Stevenson an chairman Dave Burgess as fans prepare for the special evening. (T210403/3)


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