54 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, January 6th, 2005


Blues’ spot of bother as more chances go begging


Clitheroe..................... 0 Eastwood Town ........1 A PENALTY and several prime opportunities on goal should have been


^ enough to see Clitheroe bury this game. But the lack of a finish in


front of goal once again proved costly as the first game of 2005 brought little cheer. Once again Clitheroe


were down to the bare essentials for this game, with only the luxury of one sub s titute on the bench and Paul Stansfield


. called on to play left back. But unlike the Kendal


Town game, none of the numerous chances created found the back of the net despite some positive play. After a lacklustre scrap­


py first half that saw the Blues go behind early on to a Peter Knox goal, the second half saw a total


turn around. Clitheroe dominated for


45 minutes, saw Jason Jones have a penalty saved, and both Gary Jackson and Lee Cryer miss opportunities, while Chris Whittingham fired over the bar. There had been two


good chances in the first half as from a Paul Stans­ field cross, Jackson headed straight to the keeper, and Whittingham had a shot saved. But largely Eastwood


had the upper hand as the strong wind hampered the locals. The visiting side twice


more went close, but a great block from Ryan Parr and a similar clear­ ance from Adam Gardner alleviated the danger. After the break though,


the Blues looked revi­ talised, moved better and


created chance after chance, but when Jones missed his opportunity from the spot, it made you wonder what they had to do to score. Town’s Ben Hutchinson


handled the ball in the area on 56 minutes, and the resulting penalty had little conviction or pace, and Danny Bryant had it easily covered. Calls from Clitheroe


boss Paul Byron to get for­ ward were noted. Jackson had a header


from six yards saved, and his best effort, a one-on- one situation with the Town keeper, saw the unpressured Blues striker stroke his shot wide of the mark. Cryer had further


opportunities snuffed out, and Whittingham looked to have scored, but his rasping shot only dipped


Sport Information Desk • Football


UNIBOND


FOOTBALL LEAGUE


FIRST DIVISION P W D 1. P


NortliFerribyUtd23 14 4 5 46 Ilkeston Town__ 22 14 3 5 45 Willenhall Town . .22 12 G 4 42 GresleyRovers ...21 12 5 4 41 AFC Telford Utd .24 11 5 8 38 Eastwood Town ..22 10 5 7 35 StocksbridgePS ..23 11 5 7 35 Ossett Albion __22 8 10 4 34 Kendal Town.......21 10 4 7 34 RriggTown.........22 8 8 6 32 Woodley Sports.. .20 9 5 6 32 Kidsgrove Athletic 23 8 8 7 32 Mosslev.............21 9 3 9 30 Cl.ITHEROE ...2-1 8 4 12 28 Spalding United . .23 7 5 11 2G Warrington Town .23 6 8 9 26 Shepshed Dynamo 21 7 5 9 26 ColwynBay .......22 6 7 9 25 BelperTown.......21 7 3 11 24 Chorley ..............23 5 4 14 19 RasendaleUtd...24 5 4 15 19 Rocester............ 23 0 5 18 5


EAST LANCASHIRE


FOOTBALL LEAGUE Kjck*orr 2 p.m. unless staled First Division


United; Enfield v Stackstoads St Joseph’s; Goodshaw United v Sabden; Hurst Green v Rock Rovers; Oswaldtwistle St Mary's V Rimington; Padiham A v Kcl- brook.


Burnley Boys’ Club v Settle Second Division Barrowford Celtic v


Barnoldswick Town; Burnley Belvedere v Peel Park; Langho v Chatburn United; Nelson Reserves v Rawtenstall; Read United v Borrowdale United; Worsthorne v Clitheroc RBL. Reserve Division


vx United: Kelbrook v Read United: Colne United v Goodshaw


Rawtenstall v Langho; Rimington V Hurst Green; Settle United v Enfield; Stacksteads St Joseph’s v Worsthorne.


MCDONALD’S


HYNDBURN AND DISTRICT BOYS’


LEAGUE FIXTURES Under 12


Juniors.


Blue: Haslingden v Whalley Under IJ


Blue: Akzo Nobel v Clitheroc


Wolves; Langho v Gt Harwood Rovers. Red: Darwen Rangers v Whalley.


Under I I Blue: Readstone Utd v Bar­


rowford Celtic. Red: Gt Harwood Rovers v Langho. Under 15


Langho v Gt Harwood Rovers; Readstonc Utd v Darwen Rangers.


Red: Glenross v Whalley; Under Hi


Clitheroe Wolves A. Rod: Whalley v Fulledge Colts; Oswaldtwistle Villa V Clitheroe Wolves. TARI.RS Under 12 P W I) L P


Blue: Hapton Warriors v


Belvedere Colts. . . .5 5 0 0 15 Ijangho ............... 5 4 0 1 12 Ilaslingden.......... 7 3 1 3 10 Acc’tonStanley ...1 3 1 0 10 Lammack ............7 3 0 4 9 Acc’lon Stanley A. .2 2 0 0 6 Whalley............... 6 I 0 5 3 Globe Bullough Pk .8 0 0 8 0 Under 13 Blue P W D L P


I.ammack ............9 8 0 1 24 Blackburn Eagles .10 7 0 3 21 .■\cc’tonStanley ...6


RishtonUtd .........9 5 0 4 15 Gt Harwood Rov .10 3 0 7 9 Akzo Nobel.......... 6 2 0 4 6 Langho ................6 1 0 5 3 Clitheroe Wolves.. .8 0 0 8 0


♦ 6 0 0 18 LEE CRYER


enough to graze the bar. Clitheroe threw every­


thing at the visitors, but it was just not enough in this home encounter which, with three away trips on the spin, is the last Shaw- bridge game to be played before January 29th. Hopefully before then


Clitheroe will be back to a full bench, as without fur-


ther options, successive away trips to Kidsgrove Athletic, Brigg Town and Shepshed Dynamo will prove difficult. Clilhcroc: Woodhead,


Gardner, Slansficld, Parr, Clark, Reynolds, WhiUing- ham, Jones, Jackson, Cryer, Smith. ADRIAN CAPSTICK


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THE defeat to Eastwood on Monday was made slightly more bearable knowing that we had gained three unexpected points the previous week a t


KendalTown. Going into these two games, I would have been


happy to take away three points, so will look at the festive period as a positive time. Ilowever, the Eastwood pm e should have pro­


duced at least one point, if not all three, which would have set us up nicely for 2005. So now is the time to see what Paul Byron can


bring to the club. So far I have been impressed with what I have


I i i g i s i L e _ C E i n e n T l seen. The man shows a lot of passion for the game and , '


isn’t afraid to speak his mind when necessary. Provided this is done in the constructive maimer, which it appears to be, then this has to be good for


the club. His real test though begins now.


. Due to injuries, suspensions and player unavail­


ability, we saw no substitutes at Kendal, and just one for the Eastwood game. For a club playing a t our level, this can’t be


acceptable. I t is well documented that the Christmas period


makes it difficult to move for players, and the fact we have been able to field a team for both games was


thekey. The squad is short not only in numbers, but also


in a little bit of extra quality. The inability to put the ball in the back of the net


was once more exposed on Monday, and we are left to regret Witton’s decision not to release Craig Sargeson. A proven goalscorer of his quality doesn’t come


available often, and let’s hope this deal may not yet be dead in the water. As Byron has stated though, we need more goals


throughout the team, and I’m sure that once he has had time to weigh up his options, he be looking toaddto what he already has. -


' ' ' More of a killer instinct and a touch of added


quality will make a huge difference to what is already a decent UniBond First Division side. So let’s look forward to the New Year with hope


and optimism and the possibility of new faces to be welcomed over the coming month.


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Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified)


www.clitheroetoday.co.uk Blues finally reach holy grail


Title success the most memorable moment of 2004


Adrian Gapstick looks back on ,ah historic year a t Clitheroe Football Club


IT has been an historic year for Clitheroe FC. UniBond promotion


and the North West Counties Football League championship was no doubt the peak of the year as memories go, what with the culmina­ tion of the 2003/04 sea­ son’s hard work coming to a dramatic conclusion with a 3-2 victory over Nantwich back in May. The relief th a t fol­


lowed finally scooping the honour after several seasons of trying and ever so nearly succeed­ ing was plain to see. Also the way the


locals have handled the speed of life in the Uni­ Bond league this season has to be commended, as, despite a lack of goals and some closely-run defeats, Clitheroe have proven that they are more than capable of matching any team in the league. However, there have


Borrowdale Utd ...8 6 0 2 18 Clithcroe Wolves.. .9 6 0 2 18 Acc’ton Stanley ...5 5 0 0 15 lAilledge Colts.......7 5 0 2 15 Barrowford Celtic. .8 4 0 4 12 Akzo Nobel.......... 3 3 0 0 9 Oswaldtwistle.......7 3 0 4 9 Rossendale Utd. . . .8 3 0 5 9 Read.stoneUtd ....6 2 0 4 6 Rossendale Valley. .5 1 0 4 3


Colne Clarets .......6 5 0 1 15 Haslingden .......... 4 3 1 0 10 I,ammack ............3 3 0 0 9 Blue Star..............7 3 0 4 9 I^ngho ................4 2 1 1 7 Gt Harwood Uov .


Globe Bullough Pk 10 0 0 10 0 Under 11 Red P W D L P


Barnoldswick Town 6 2 0 4 6 Darwen Rangers.. .5 2 0 3 6 St.Ioseph’s ............4 1 1 2 4 Arden Ilall............8 0 0 8 0 Under 15 Red P W D L P


. 3 2 1 0 7


Oswaldtwislle Utd 10 8 0 2 2-1 Barrowford Celtic. .9 6 1 2 19 » d g e Colts.......9 6 1 2 19 Ilaslingden ...........8 5 1 2 16 Rossendale Uld . . . .7 3 1 3 10 Darwen Rangers.. .6 2 0 4 6 Gt Harwood Rov A 8 0 0 8 0 Whallcy................7 0 0 7 0 Under 11 Blue P W D L P


Under 13 Red P W U L P


Under 16 Rod P W D L P


Fulledgc Colts..........6 5 1 0 16 Akzo Nobel A ..........6 4 0 2 12 Huncoat Utd........... 6 3 3 0 12 RamsbottomJFC..8 3 2 3 11 Borrowdale Utd ...6 3 1 2 10 Whalley..................G 3 1 2 10 Oswaldtwistle Villa 4 2 2 0 8 I^ammack ............6 2 2 2 8 Haslingden .......... 9 2 1 6 7 Clitheroe Wolves.. .6 1 2 3 5 Globe Bullough Pk .9 0 1 8 1


HARRY DEWHURST


MEMORIAL LEAGUE FIXrURKS


Terry Cattermolc Trophy Commercial v Woolpack (Marl


Pits); Crown v Stanley St OB (Memorial); Duke of Wellington v Rose and Crown (Wilson’s); Griffin's Head v Dog Inn (Altham); Low Moor V Globe Bullough (Roefield); Stanley St Clarets v Cross A.xos (Wilson’s); Station v Woodnook (Haslingden SC); Walmsley v Foresterers (Memorial). TABLES


First Division P W D L P


Gl Harwood Rov ..9 8 0 1 24 Lammack ...........10 7 1 2 22 Langho ..............10 4 2 4 14 HuncuatUtd.......11 3 4 4 13 Danven Rangers.. .6 4 0 2 12 GlenrossJFC ....10 2 2 6 8 Readstone Utd ....8 1 3 4 6 Whalley................6 0 0 6 0 Under 16 Blue P W D L P


Oswaldtwistlc.......8 6 1 1 19 Clitheroe Wolves A .6 5 1 0 16 Colne Clarets ....... 5 4 1 0 13 Gt Harwood Rov ..8 4 1 3 13 Ros.sendale Valley ..6 2 3 1 9 Akzo Nobel.......... 8 3 0 5 9 Brunlea................9 2 2 5 8 Rossendale Utd. . . .5 2 1 2 7 BricrfieldCeltic ...7 1 3 3 6 Ilanton Warriors .10 0 1 9 1


Cross Mes...........10 10 0 0 30 Dukeof Wellinglonll 7 1 3 22 Griffin’s Head.......8 5 2 1 17 Stanley St Clarets . .9 5 1 3 16 Commercial.......... 8 4 2 2 14 Plough................. 8 3 1 4 10 Walmsley Arms__ 9 3 1 5 10 Crown................10 4 1 5 10 Church Town .......9 2 1 6 7 Rose and Cro\sTi ...9 4 0 5 6 Woolpack..............9 1 2 6 5 Station................10 1 0 9 3 Second Division P W D L P


WARBURTON*S YOUTH FOOTBALL


LEAGUE TABLES Under 10 P W D L P


Huncoat Utd.......12 9 1 2 28 Colne Clarets .......9 9 0 0 27 BacupJuniors. . . .12 7 1 4 22 •BurnleyUnited ..10 7 1 2 19 IghtenLeighP ...11 6 1 4 19 Burnley CW.......12 4 2 6 14 Todmorden Colts .11 4 1 6 13 Briercliffe Rovers .11 4 0 7 12 Ightcn Leigh W...11 0 2 9 2 Clitheroe Wolves..11 0 1 10 1 Under 11 Yellow P W D L P


PendleForest ....13 12 0 1 36 Ighten Leigh.......12 9 0 3 27 B’wick Barons B1 .11 8 I 2 25 Bacup Juniors__ 11 8 0 3 24 Whalley Juniors ..12 5 3 4 18 Trawden Celtic.. .12 5 1 6 16 B’wick TnB.......11 4 2 5 14 C’roeWolvesB ..,.8 4 1 3 13 Fulledge Colts B ..13 2 I 10 7 Readstonc Utd Y .15 1 1 13 4 Brierfield Celtic R 10 1 0 9 3 Under 11 Red P W D L P


Woodnook.......... 13 11 0 2 33 Low Moor.......... 13 8 1 3 28 GtIIarwoodHvrs.il 8 1 2 25 Stanley St OBs ....9 8 0 1 24 Globe Bullough.. .11 5 1 5 16 Foresterers.......... 11 4 2 5 14 OssyRefugees ....11 4 0 7 12 Clayton le Moors .10 3 1 6 10 Roebuck ............ 10 4 0 6 9 Dog Inn..............10 2 3 5 9 Commercial OBs..10 1 2 7 5 HelmshorellarrierslO 0 1 9 1


Fullcdge Colts R .14 12 1 1 37 Junior Clarets ..,.13 11 1 1 34 Briercliffe Rovers .16 10 1 5 31 B’wickTownY ...14 10 0 4 30 Accrington Am ...15 9 2 4 29 Todmorden SC ...15 9 1 5 28 C’roe Wolves R ...13 6 1 6 19 Brierfield Celtic B.14 4 2 8 14 Readstone Utd B .17 4 1 12 13 •Fouiridge Minors 12 3 2 7 8 Huncoat Utd.......13 1 0 12 3 B’wick Barons B .14 0 0 14 0 Under 12 Yellow P W D L P


Brierndd Celtic R 10 9 0 1 27 Bacup Juniors.......8 6 0 2 18 Fouiridge Minors ..8 6 0 2 18 B’wckTowTi.......10 3 2 5 II C'roe Wolves Rgrs .9 3 1 5 10 Junior Clarets Co .,9 2 2 5 8 Daneshouse........ 10 0 1 9 I


Under 12 Red P W D


Clitheroc Wolves.. 10 9 0 Briercliffe Rovers ..9 7 0 Pendle Forest .......7 6 0 Junior Clarets.......9 4 1 Todmorden SC ...11 4 I Brierfield Celtic B.10 3 3 Ighten Leigh........ 9 3 1 B’wick Barons.......9 3 0 Todmorden Colts .10 0 0 Under 13 P W U


Briercliffe Rovers .15 15 0 ClirigerColts ....15 12 1 Trawden Celtic .. .13 9 1 Fouiridge Minors .14 8 0 Colne Clarets ....12 7 2 B'wick Town.......12 7 1 Todmorden Colts .11 6 1 Ighten Leigh.......12 6 1 Brierfield Celtic R 13 6 0 Fulledge Colts....13 4 3 Brunlea..............13 3 1 Headstone Utd ...11 2 2 Bacup ............... 12 2 0 RedSUr ............12 0 1 Brierfield Celtic B .10 0 0 •points deducted


CLITHEROE AND DISTRICT POOL LEAGUE


TONIGHT’S FIXTURES Premier Division


Royal British Legion B v Wag­


gon and Horses A; Buck B v Billington Brass Band Club A; Rose and Crown v Stork A; White Hart V Buck A; Castle v Royal British Legion A. First Division


Brown Cow v Bridge A; Pendle


Hotel B V Pendle Hotel A; Pcndle X Factors v St Peter’s Hurst Green; White Horse A v New Inn; Stork Hotel B v Pendle Witch. Second Division


White Horse B; Horse Shoe v Whallev Arms: Doe Music A v


Royal British Legion D v


Craven Heifer A; Bridge B v Buck Wrinkleys; Bay Horse v Royal British Legion C. Third Division


Red Pump v Victoria {at Sta­


tion); Buck D V Station; De Lacy V Dog Music Bar B; Billington Brass Band Club B v Kings Arms; Waggon and Horses B v Royal Oak; Craven Heifer B v White Lion.


TUESDAY FIXTURES Harrison Cup


Bay Horse v Pendle Witch. Ladies Division


Pendle v Buck A; Dog Inn v


White Horse; Buck B v Royal British Legion. • The next committee meeting


will be held on Monday at the Sta­ tion, 8 p.m. start.


CLITHEROE AND DISTRICT SNOOKER


LEAGUE TAHLES


Firs! Division P w


Royal British Legion . ..9 8 Billington A ............ ..9 5 Conservative Club B . ..9 6 Talbot B ................. ..9 6 Rimington B............ ..9 4 Waddington A ........ ..9 3 Conservative Club A . ..9 2 Whalley.................. ..9 4 Low Moor A ............ ..9 5 ChatburnA ............ ..9 2 Second Division P W


Catholic Club.......... ..8 5 Talbot A ................. ..8 G Slaidburn ............... ..8 5 Waddington B ........ ..8 4 Billington B ............ ..8 4 Chatburn B ............ ..8 3 Police...................... ..8 3 Rimington A............ ..8 3 Low Moor B ............ ..8 3


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selves have largely remained a solid unit throughout the term, but the club saw two long-standing Glitheroe


been equally as many things going on off the pitch as there have been on it, and the ride has been far from smooth. The players them­


defeats last season to take the title by three points from runners-up Mossley, who had had three points deducted earlier in the sea­ son. And apart from the final


won 4-2 on penalties. However, there have


WPi LEESCULPHER


Burgess, who in his time with the club - which stretches back to the early 1990s - has been reserve manager, first team man­ ager and chairman, was forced to leave due to work commitments in August - just four games into the new season. This left the path clear


management members end their association with the town team. Chairman David


game of the title-winning season against Nantwich, when Neil Reynolds bagged the winner after Gary Jackson’s impressive brace, Clitheroe's biggest win of the first half of the year was a 5-2 result over Squires Gate back in Jan­ uary. Then this season in the


UniBond First Division, Clitheroe’s most memo­ rable game by far had to be against AFC Telford back in October in front of a crowd of 1426. The Blues produced a


for vice-chairman John Robinson to take charge, and within three months of this change, another shock departure occurred when player-manager Lee Sculpher called time on his 13-year association with the club on November 18th. Alongside Martin


Eatough, Sculpher guided the Blues through 29 victo­ ries, five draws and eight


classic smash and grab raid to beat the Shropshire out­ fit 2-0 thanks to goals from Steve McDonald and Neil Spencer. A 6-1 victory early on in


the season over Northern League side Tow Law Town in the preliminary round of the FA Cup was another high point, as was the penalty shoot out vic­ tory over UniBond Pre­ mier side Wakefield-Emley in the following round. Kris Richens had an


been some heavy and dis­ appointing defeats, most notably the exit in the FA Cup to Castleford’s Glasshoughton Welfare, the 4-1 and 5-0 capitula­ tion to Kendal Town in both the FA Trophy and the league, topped up by double defeat against arch rivals Mossley. Several committee mem­


bers have come and gone too this year, most notably Colin Ball replaced Terry Nelson as treasurer, and sadly Barry Beck died after a long illness. However, ever-present


secretary Colin Wilson and groundsman/kitman Keith Lord have been as depend­ able as ever in maintaining some form of continuity. The club also announced


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WE’VE DONE IT! Keith Lord (left) and Adam Gardner lift (he championship trophy


the position of Ian Town- son as commercial manag­ er, and Chris Musson was placed in charge of match day sponsorship. Townson is in charge of


organising club events such as last year's success­ ful “an audience with...” evenings which saw Kevin Keegan return to Shaw- bridge. As yet, the next function


incredible night in goal and thanks to his shot-stop- ping capabilities, the Blues


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is set for Friday, January 28th, when the club has Stars In Their Eyes winner Matt Shaw performing as


club finally join forces with the buoyant junior football scene th a t is Clitheroe Wolves, with a view to having much more youth development at the club. But the most important


have not been quite as restrictive as first thought, so come the 2005/06 season Clitheroe aim to reinstate the second string in the Lancashire Reserve Divi­ sion alongside the likes of Accrington Stanley and Chorley. This will also see the


the unpopular, but neces­ sary decision at the time, to scrap the reserve team in the close season in a bid to free up extra cash for first team expenses. As it turns out, funds


Meat Loaf, but plans are afoot to entice further Pre­ mier and Football League managers down to Shaw- bridge. And who could forget


PAUL BYRON


are expected to join the Blues in the forthcoming weeks, and his first full game in charge against Belper Town and subse­ quent victory over Kendal 'Town bodes well for the future. Clitheroe may have only


his new side. A few selected players


i J : 'O. - -w . .... j ^ - f i % CHAMPIONS: Clithcroc celebrate (heir North West Counties First Division title success at Nantwich :X'


short list, including Stuart Todhunter and ex-Kendal assistant boss Phil Brown, but Robinson’s enquiry into whether the ex-Bam- ber Bridge manager would be interested in the job paid off. Byron has quickly set


news of all for the club’s future - and perhaps the worst kept secret of the year - was the appoint­ ment of Paul Byron as manager at the beginning of December. Three people made the


ed on the right. Likewise, Richens’


understudy in Danny Woodhead has accredit­ ed himself well this sea­ son when called upon after making the move up from the reserves. So much so th a t


won eight league games this season, lost 12 and drawn four, but they are on course for league consoli­ dation, as, with 28 points and over half of the season completed, it would take a drastic dip in form for them to drop to the depths of Rossendale United (19 points) and Rocester (5 points) in the relegation zone. New additions to the


was released in October ahead of emigrating to Spain, and unfortunate­ ly the club also said goodbye to Barrie Hart this month as he decided to depart Shawbridge for Mossley, which was per­ haps inevitable as the left-back had featured less and less in recent months due to work commitments and trav­ el.


Sculpher found it diffi­ cult to drop him when Ritchens returned to full fitness. Striker Glyn Barker


only heightened Byron’s main objective to inject balance into the Blues as, with Hart gone, the side is without a natural left-footed player. So with a new manag­


As a result, this has


about making his presence known at the club, and stated what he expects of


Blues this season have seen Chris Nestor, Stuart Boddy, Ryan Parr and Graham Price in defence, Jason Jones returned from Chorley to influence mid- field, Colne’s Gavin Coop­ er made a fleeting appear­ ance on the left wing and Robbie Smith has compet­


er taking a firm grip, a new chairman’s influence and a solid team spirit carried over from the championship season, plus the experience of assistant boss Martin Eatough and osteopath James Ruddick on hand, the addition of a few new faces to the squad is all that is really needed to see Clitheroe in good health for 2005.


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