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www.clitheroetoday.co.uk Late goal earns by Adrian Capstick f 4 i S= ON TARGET: Neil Spencer by Adrian Capstick
AFC Telford United . . .0 Ciitheroe......................2 A GREAT stadium brought out a brilliant performance
from /^ ^ l i th e ro e as their goal
'■' drought finally came to an end in Shropshire on Saturday. Two strikes from the
^ a great height since last
Blues midway through each half, one from Steve McDonald and the other by Neil Spencer, ended Clitheroe's six-game run without a win in emphatic fashion a t a club who, despite bankruptcy, still act like they're playing in the Conference. Telford have fallen from
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Woodley Sports . . . .2 Ciitheroe....................2 AFTER the splendour of Saturday's game at Telford a Tuesday night trip to a bleak Woodley Sports was always going to be something of a comedown. But thankfully the same
form that saw both Steve McDonald and Neil Spencer score on Saturday returned to see the pair net twice more and earn a well deserved draw. The Blues had been
struggling to form a side for this game, so much so th a t an injured Lee
Sculpher had to take his place in defence as both Chris Nestor and Joljn Paul Fagan were either injured or unavailable, forcing reserve keeper Danny Woodhead to be named as third outfield substitute. However, despite these
problems Ciitheroe pulled together and displayed some probing play thanks to their five man attacking midfield. But despite early oppor
tunities from a flurry of corners laid on by Gavin Cooper and McDonald, Woodley took the lead for the first time through Woodley captain Mike Ryan. Both the home side's
goals proved to be weak efforts aided byisome comical refereeing deci sions and this opener came from a free kick that had seen Russell Clark unnec essarily booked. The ball fell loose and
after a scramble in the area Ryan blasted his shot though the crowded box and past the stranded Kris Richens. Ciitheroe soon fired
back though as in the lat ter moments of the first half the they made the most of a set piece situa tion. Gavin Cooper played
Adam Gardner through on the over lap from a free kick and the Blues captain
Blues pull off stunning victory in inspirational surroundings
season, but still have all the infrastructure of a professional side at the New Bucks Head - a one thousand-seater main stand, banqueting facili ties courtesy of the adjoining hotel, and the luxury of being able to afford ex-Birmingham City, Derby County and Walsall youth players - a vas t contrast to Shaw- bridge's portacabin club house. But there was no gulf in
standards on the pitch as the trickery of man-of- the-match McDonald proved unnerving for the Telford back four, as he played a big hand in both goals.
His own strike broke
the deadlock on 39 min utes after the Blues had enjoyed the majority of possession. He exposed the frailties
of Telford left back Matt Johnson to run in off the right wing to fire across Stuart Brock in the home goal. Ciitheroe continued to
contain Telford a t the back, and they made the most of their opportuni ties in front of goal too. Kris Richens was forced
into an instinctive save by Gareth Jennings early in the second halt when the ball was struck fiercely at him, and he had to be alert to stop several shots
from distance, but not once did Telford manage to play the ball through the Blues’ back line. Ciitheroe had been
forced to push Spencer into the lone strike role early on in the opening half, to replace the injured Gary Jackson, and it took time for him to acclima tise. But when Adam Gard
ner threaded a through- ball into the path of McDonald in the second half, Spencer soon had the ball in the back of the net. McDonald laid on an
excellent ball across the back four, and Spencer slid in at the back post to make it 2-0.
Apart from the two
McDonald-inspired goals Ciitheroe didn't really have any other opportuni ties on goal as the majori ty of both teams’ play broke down in midfield. But Telford did have
one chance late on tha t would have been easier to score than miss, when Johnson ballooned the ball over the bar from close range. This trip to the New
Bucks Head, with it's impressive crowd of 1,426 fans, proved to be the stage Ciitheroe needed to readdress their season, and it's just a shame that all away trips aren't like this one.
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played in a pin point ball across goal for Neil Spencer to head home from close range. Further chances ensued
in the second half for Ciitheroe with the ball twice falling to feet of Cooper only for his first touch to let him down in front of goal. Richen's was also called
upon to parry a Danny Campbell shot over the bar before Mike Ryan net ted his second for the home side with a placed but hobbling shot on 76 minutes. Paul Stansfield then
missed a golden opportuni ty to draw the scores level for a second time but some
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how powered his shot wide. And as the game entered
injury time it looked as though it would be anoth er case of points being undeservedly lost until tha t is, McDonald took everyone by surprise. The right winger
received the ball from Spencer and proceeded to drift past three Woodley men before unleashing another goal of the season contender from all of 30 yards to lob Dale New- brook in the home goal. A superb encore to
accompany his match win ning performance on Sat urday that have marked an upturn in Clitheroe's fortunes.
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Lions maintain perfect start
CLITHEROE Lions continued their 100% record with a narrow 1-0 victory against fellow title challengers Sils-
:dcn. Things didn’t go all the Lions’ way however, as the
Silsdcn youngsters provided a good challenge for the leaders with skill and stamina in abundance. Clitheroc had the better chances through the first half, but each shot was fired down the goal-keepers
throat. ■ Conti came closest as he fired a rasping 20-yard drive,
only to be denied by the post. Striker Pinard was also denied when a clear-cut
penalty looked on the cards late in the first half after an intelligent run into the box, when he was upended in he
area. However, it was the Lions’ play at the back that won
the game, thanks to majestic performances from Paul and James Clegg, with solid support from Pickup and
McGurk. And despite all their efforts, Silsden didn’t have
enough fire power up front to combat the creativity of inan-of-the-match Stephen Gaughan and captain Avci
in midfield. The game became more open with the pace of
Callaghan on the right, and it was the winger who broke the deadlock with only 10 minutes remaining. He drilled his shot into the corner - just desserts for
the Lions, who will be relieved after facing their tough est opposition so far in their hunt for silverware.
Dog boss irate A ' J
DOG INN manager Simon Kerins was irate after his side slumped to their third successive defeat by losing 5-1 to Great Harwood Rovers at Wilson’s. Club captain Martin
MeShane’s late 35-yard strike served only as a consolation for the Bud- weiser Boys, whose boss was less than pleased after the game. Kerins said: “This was our worst performance for
some time. “We didn't play as a
team, and by and large didn’t begin to compete with our very physical opponents. “Martin deserved his
goal, but too many people played like frightened prima donnas, and I will not accept that from ray players. “If heads roll ahead of
Sunday’s match against Clayton le Moors at Bul- lough Park, so be it.”
STAR MAN: Sieve McDonald
Five goals in two games for Heys fires a brace William in Whalley thrillers
Whalley Juniors UlOs .4 Barnoldswick Barons . .4 WHALLEY'S game against Barnoldswick witnessed an epic battle, with both sides trading goals. The locals scored the
first goal with a low drive from the right foot of William James, but the the visitors soon equalised. Whalley regained the
lead when a telling cross from Zack Hardman was forced home by Mathew Nolan. ■ However, Barnoldswick
equalised yet again when a speculative shot from outside the area was deflected into the net by a
in Whalley defender. The locals then edued
their noses in front when William James broke through to net his second and Whalley's third. But Barnoldswick
would not give in, and equalised again just before the break. The second half contin
ued with end-to-end foot ball, and the Barons went into the lead with an over head kick. . However, Whalley hit
back with possibly the goal of the game - and the season - when James picked the ball up in his own 18-yard area and drove forward, taking on most of the Barnoldswick defence, before rounding the oncoming keeper and nonchalantly rolling the ball into the ooen net.
After this both sides
had further goal-scoring opportunities, but a draw proved to be the right result. The locals then shared goals with
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Barnoldswick's rivals Town as Whalley’s excel lent s ta r t to the season continued in thrilling fashion. The visitors started
well and were rewarded with an early goal, before quickly doubling their lead. Whalley looked dead
and buried at this point, but Henry Farnell went close just before half-time, only to be thwarted by mud in the goal area as the ball stopped on the line.
After this blow, Whal
ley took control, and an arrow-like free kick from William James hit the top corner. This was followed by
another rocket from the same player to draw the scores level. Minutes later, the
comeback was completed when winger Ben Rat- cliffe smashed home from 12 yards to put the home team into the lead. Barnoldswick then ral
lied, and a speculative shot from outside the area drifted over the head of Whalley keeper Nico Bar ron. Man-of-the-match was Zack Hardman.
READSTONE United Under 8s recorded an excellent 3- 1 victory over Pendle Forest.
by a third from Max Pearl. The team then played Pendle Forest in a friendly that
Man-of-the-match Adam Heys netted a brace, followed
ended in a 1-1 draw. Daniel Nuttall scored United's goal. The Under 10s enjoyed a 2-1 win over Barnoldswick
Barons, courtesy of two goals from Harry Price. Mark Turner was the game's star man. In the Accrington League, the youngsters continue to
flourish as the Under 11s drew 1-1 with Accrington Stan ley Juniors.
Matt McLoughlin scored the goal, with Joe Martin
named man-of-the-match tor the second time in two weeks.
He also took the honour in the 1-1 draw against Langho
Juniors, that saw Darryl Holland net the side's only goal. Another battling display from the Under 12 Girls sees
them remain top of the table thanks to a 2-1 win over Fleetwood Girls.
Ro.sie Robinson and Sophie Hindle scored the goals,
with AlishaiCryer named player-of-the-match. Elsewhere, the Under 14 Girls had a very physical
encounter with Wyre Girls in a 4-4 draw, after netting the equaliser with the very last kick of the game. A Melissa McKay brace, plus one apiece from Charley
Almond and Jade Howson, earned the points.. Danielle Chadwick was named player-of-the-match. Unfortunately, this good run of undefeated results was
somewhat marred by the Under 15s’ 10-1 defeat to Foul- ridge Minors in the cup.
Louis Laviscount scored the only goal.
Lacklustre WFC hold on for lucky win
WFC ci itheroe............3 Barrowford..................2 ^
WFC can count them selves fortunate to come away with victory against ““ Barrowford.
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hard done by after batter- @ ing the home defence for the final half hour. @ I t was the hosts who
were first to settle, and they took the lead early on through Mark Sullivan. Barrowford drew level
on the quarter hour, belore Gary Hickling produced a f wonderful chip to regain the advantage. After the interval, Paul
Coulter at double as cup holders cruise through
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Bentham ..................... 1 Rimington...................5 CRAVEN CUP holders Rimington progressed safely through to the next round with a comprehen sive win at North Lancs League side Bentham. The locals had the best
start possible when a long throw to Coulter from keeper Kershaw, resulted in the forward being brought down, and when the home keeper spilled the free kick Coulter was on hand to fire the ball into the roof of the net. Runmgton had started
Gaskell’s powerful header ^ seemed to have the game sealed at 3-1. Barrowford pulled one ^
back and proceeded to dominate the remainder of the game, but couldn’t - j - force a way through.
50 brightly with plenty of movement and good pos session th a t Bentham could not keep pace with them and when the keep er s miss-hit clearance reached Hill-Parker he calmly chipped the ball from all of 25 yards into an empty net. The home side battled to get back into the game
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but never really tested Kershaw as Rimington had further chances to extend their lead. The second half began
the same as the first with Rimington in the ascen dancy scoring a goal almost immediately when Bartlett made no mistake from a move down the left, converting the cross from eight yards. Matt Coulter grabbed
his second with a header, and Lawson’s bullet head er from Braithwaite's cor ner ensured the holders romped through. Bentham grabbed a consolation goal in the
last minute. A tough trip to Hurst
Green on Saturday and a home fixture against champions Goodshaw next week ensure the big games are now coming thick and fast as Riraing- ton look to improve their leamie nosition.
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Poor Chipping settle for point
Preston GSA..................2 Chipping FC ................2 AFTER a run of three wins in a row. Chipping had to settle for a draw at Preston Sports Arena on Saturday. Following a comfortable
win over GSA a fortnight ago, a similar result was expected on an excellent playing surface. However, Chipping were
forced to settle for a share of the spoils following a lacklustre performance. The locals started the
game well and took the game to their hosts by cre ating a number of half chances. Johnny Fletcher was
unlucky not to test the keeper as he flashed a pow erful header just wide of the right hand post. But despite Chipping’s
positive start, it was Pre ston who had the first clear opportunity when the referee awarded a bizarre penalty. Even the striker was surprised as he protested.
thinking he had been penalised. However justice was
served when the striker smashed the ball off the crossbar and out for a goal kick. Chipping continued to
under-perform and allowed Preston to take the lead as slack defending allowed the home striker to break clear to open the scoring. The second half began
with Chipping attempting to get back into the game, only to be punished again when slack marking inside the penalty area gifted Preston a soft second. I t could have been even
worse though, as just sec onds later a misplaced pass sent the same player clear, but, luckily for Chip ping, he got his strike all wrong and it trickled past the upright. Chipping took advan
tage of this good fortune as they retaliated, and their reward came in an excellent closing 10 min
utes. Top scorer Oily Hay-
hurst pulled a goal back, which he richly deserved for his tireless running up front, after a goalmouth scramble. And with Preston rat
tled, the locals equalised after good play down the
right. Mark Fordham ran
clear on the right edge of the box and hit a curling effort into the bottom cor ner.
Chipping could have
snatched it at the end as Oily Hayhurst ran clear only to be pulled back for off-side - despite running from his own half. In the end, it a pleasing
result following a poor per formance by Chipping's standards. This result extends an
unbeaten run of four games, which they \vill be looking to stretch when they travel to Walmer Bridge on Saturday, kick off 2-30 p.m.
Waddington stretch unbeaten run to five
Waddington.........................................I Oxenhope Reserves ............................I WADDINGTON extended their
unbeaten run to five matches at the weekend when a late Tierney penalty secured a point against Oxenhope. In what was always going to be a close
match, both teams played some good football in the opening minutes of the
game. But it was Waddington who created
the most chances through the hard work of Cane and Fagan in the heart of the
midfield. Lloyd, Leaver and Fletcher all came
close to opening the scoring for the home side, but failed to find their target. In the second half, both teams came
out strong, and Oxenhope created two good chances before breaking the dead lock when a cross from the right wing was met with a superb overhead kick to put the visitors 1-0 ahead. In the 63rd minute Waddington won a
corner, and Fletcher delivered the ball into the box for Lloyd to rise well and head the ball towards the top corner - only to see the Oxenhope goalkeeper stretch to palm the ball over. And a few minutes later visiting keep
er was again called into action to prevent Harrison levelling for the Twitter Lane
side. But it was the persistent running . , £
down the left wing by Fletcher th a t eventually brought about the penalty to level the game in the 75th minute. A strong run from the wing man into
the box saw the Oxenhope defence con cede a soft penalty as Fletcher was bun dled to the ground, and Tierney calmly placed his spot kick into the bottom left
of the goal.
Waddington went looking for the win ner in the dying minutes of the game,
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but attempts from Fagan and Lloyd both went wide of the goal. Both teams took a deserved point each
from the game, but Waddington will be looking to secure three from their next league match against Cowling. Waddington’s next game is away to
Rolls Royce on Saturday in the Divi sional Cup. Players are to meet at the Waddington Arms at 12-30 p.m. Meanwhile, after suffering their first league defeat of the season the previous
. week, Waddington Reserves went down 4-3 at Skipton - but it was not without
a fight. Skipton, who play two divisions above
the locals, took an early lead in this Nor man Pratt Trophy encounter, but Steven Holden made it 1-1 with an individual goal, scoring with his left foot after run ning through the home defence. Skipton again took the lead, but after
a long range effort from Andrew Read, Waddington were level when Frank Richards scored from the resulting cor
ner. With the teams level at the break,
Waddington made it 3-2 when Simon Hodgson finished off the move of the match to fire home into the bottom cor
ner. Waddington had other chances, but
LMS made it three apiece, and with extra time looming, Skipton scored a
winner. This was a brave a t tem p t by the
locals, who gave LMS a fright, but Waddington must now look forward to their next game against Cowling in the divisional cup on Saturday, October
30th. The locals have no game this Saturday
due to a serious lack of referees available to the league.
ClitheroeAdvertiser&TImes, October 21 S t , 2004 71 Wolves turn on style
Wolves Under 12s.......... 8 Todmorden Colts.......... 1 DESPITE a below-par
first half performance. Wolves eventually turned on the style to record a resounding victory against Todmorden Colts. The first half saw the
locals given a thorough examination by Todmor den, as the visitors hit the woodwork twice as they belied their lowly league position. However, two strikes
from man-of-the-match i^tin — the first an excel lent shot from the right wing - gave the Wolves the advantage at the break. And after much better
passing and possession in the second half. Wolves added to their goal tally with Meyler scoring two, Astin completing his hat- trick and Charlton, Clark son and Hopkins all on tar
get. There were also two
excellent performances from second half substi tutes Thompson in defence, and Harrison in midfield. Wolves Under 16s..........1
many crunching tackles. With 10 minutes to go,
Arthur entered the game and did everything that was asked of him, and within five minutes Richardson had completed his hat-trick, thanks to
Lewis' superb run. Wolves Under 14 Girls . .6 ^ Rishton United.............2 ^ IN a hard-fought thrilling game. Wolves recorded their first win of the sea son against a resilient Rishton side. From the s ta r t of the
match it was a close con test, with Wolves resisting waves of Rishton attacks to counter at tack with flowing football. Bronte Box-Morton
scored four goals, the best of which saw her run from her own half, through the Rishton defence and around the goalkeeper.
However, it was Rachel
Colne Clarets................ 1 (AET, Colne won 5-4 on pens) DESPITE a tremendous performance, the Wolves lost out to a strong Clarets side on penalties. Wolves conceded early
on, but a trademark Simon Mashiter left-foot free kick put ’Ciitheroe on level terms. Almost two hours of
highly competitive football could not separate the teams though, and they had to face the anguish of a penalty shoot-out. Two great saves from _
skipper James Scriven and a superbly-taken spot kick wasn’t enough though, as former Wolves keeper Steven Thompson made a vital save to give the Clarets victory. Man-of-match Kino,
along with Danny Dil- worth, Simon Mashiter and Scriven scored great penalties. Wolves should take great
heart from this game as neither team deserved to
lose. Wolves Under 10s..........3
Nelson ..........................I THE young Wolves recorded another fine vic tory over Nelson in this North Valley First Divi sion fixture. Trying to make it eight
out of eight victories, the lads started nervously, but soon stepped up a gear and started to take control. Nelson took a surprise
early lead, but Ciitheroe got back in the game, and following neat footwork between Mahoney and Collinge, Richardson fired the ball home from the edge of the box. Straight after the half
time interval, Ciitheroe started to play the passing game they are capable of, which paid dividends when Richardson added his sec ond following a defence splitting pass from Kay. Drake in the Ciitheroe
goal was hardly called upon, but on the odd time he -was, he coped admirably, and in defence, the inspired Sharpies made
Jaques in goal steadied the Wolves with a fine penalty save and several outstand ing blocks to deny Rish ton. On a day of excellent
performances, Kerry John son and Sarah Howe in defence produced several key tackles and intercep tions. Captain Aimee Puttock
in midfield enabled Wolves to counter attack at speed with excellent passing and
a fine goal. The player-of-the-
match was Deborah Poloczek, whose powerful purposeful runs down the right wing created panic in
^ the Rishton defence. Her all-round display
was topped by a stunning goal driven home after another typically powerful run.
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Globe Bulloitgh Park . .1 Wolves Under 14s .........7 THIS game was much closer than the scoreline suggests. The first half saw
Ciitheroe play the better football, and they went ahead when a Chris Brew er cross found the head of Matthew Winkley, who steered the ball into the top comer. But Globe were always
a th rea t and levelled before half-time. After the break,
Ciitheroe showed a lot more determination, and Jay Howard and Matthew Oakley found the back of ^ the net, before Oakley net- ' ' ted a second, followed by fine strikes from James Kenyon, Sam Raynor and Jordan Rhodes. Simon Lakeland, who
was involved in almost everything, was named raan-of-the-match. e WOLVES player Cia- ^
ron Barton made his debut as a trialist for Manch ester United against Derby County as the Reds won 4-0. Ciaron's Wolves team
mates and members of the JP club wish him well in all his future Eames.
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