86 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, February 10th, 2005


Spalding U n i ted ..........1 Clitheroe........................0


Richens spares Blues’ blushes


mile, three and a half hour journey that affected their performance or the fact th a t the pitch was more conducive to growing veg­ etables than playing foot­ ball, the Blues simply did not perform. While Spalding, nick­


named The Tulips, reaped from their efforts with a single second half strike, Clitheroe were le f t to plough the middle of the field. And when the Blues did


get the ball into the oppos­ ing box there was either no reaction at the end of it or options were wasted - ulti­ mately leading to them being beaten. If not for the goalkeep­


ing heroics of Kris Richens this defeat could have been


Stonyhurst


^ win historic football


Roses clash AN historic “Roses” soc­ cer clash between two top schools famous for their rugby prowess ended with an impressive 11-1 victory for Lancashire. I t was the first recorded


football match between the Catholic colleges of Stonyhurst a t Clitheroe and Ampleforth near York - although they are long- established rugby rivals. Home team Stonyhurst


got off to a lightning start with a penalty four min­ utes into the game which set the pace for a 7-0 lead by half-time. The second half was a


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OUT of the 29 league games Clitheroe have played this season this was by far their worst perfor­ mance. Whether it was the 175


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Saturday, February 12th Kick-off 3 p.m.


heavier as he pulled off three outstanding second half saves to keep the score reasonable. Not since Clitheroe’s FA Cup exit at Glasshoughton Welfare back in October have they looked so uncreative. Admittedly the condi­


tions were not the best for passing the ball but Spald­ ing managed to create movement and proved threatening down the wings - which was perhaps the biggest difference between the two sides. Spalding's number seven


Andy Stanhope caused Clitheroe the most prob­ lems, especially for Stuart Todhunter at left back.


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Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) _i Blues Eye View : AFTER recent performances and results, anyone that


• thought we were capable of sneaking a play-off spot this season will have drastically changed their point of view. Saturday’s defeat at Spalding was obviously disap­


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pointing as any lost game always is, yet the perfor­ mance was just as upsetting.


. Once again we fail to trouble the opposition goal­ m


keeper and lack any real creativity. A quick glance at the league table sees .some of the teams in the lower reaches starting to close the gap on us. The only plus for the Blues would have to be that


with.Rocester already doomed there is only one other relegation place left. Rossendale occupy this currently and arc 10 points adrift from us, and are one of the few teams not to have plenty of games in hand on us. We travel to Dark Lane to play Rossendale early next


Kris Richcns The former Boston


to hang on throughout a pretty uneventful opening 45 minutes, only really producing one on-target attempt when Paul Stans- field had a header saved from a corner. But just two minutes


into the second half and the home side had taken the lead when Stanhope's right wing cross was met by the head of Lee Hud­ son. The former Kettering Town man out leaped Adam Gardner at the back post to nod the opener past Richens. Having stepped up a


gear Spalding maintained this pressure with attemp ts from Matty Oswin and Liam Nimmo in quick succession that put Richen's reflexes to the test. Stansfield was then


United winger was able to whip balls into the Blues' box and it was form one of these deep crosses th a t Spalding scored. Clitheroe had managed


called upon to clear a goal bound effort by Sowerby from the line. Late on in the game


Clitheroe finally had another opportunity on goal when Jason Jones forced the keeper from dis­ tance. But apart from Stans­


field charging into the box before being dispossessed and Gary Jackson failing to connect first time with a delightful ball in to the box from Lee Cryer, Clitheroe's creativity was rather stunted. Hopefully a return to a


flat, if not a 100% level, Shawbridge on Saturday against Ossett Albion will see a return to form. The Blues have only 13


games left to play this sea­ son and other teams around them in the league have games in hand and so the locals can ill afford many more games like this. ADRIAN CAPSTICK


ever rugby fixture against Ampleforth in the early 1900s, when the Lan­ cashire XV lost 0-64! "It was an excellent


result, and very good for the development of foot­ ball at Stonyhurst. Between 1884 and 1920, soccer was Stonyhurst’s main sport," said Jonathan Hewat, Stony­ hurst College Admissions and Marketing Manager. "In fact, after former


tighter, more even contest, though i t gave Stony- hurst’s Daniel Losada the opportunity to slot in two more goals to bring his match tally to a double hat-trick. Other Stonyhurst scor­


ers were James Lusekera (2), Damien Bressons, Charlie Carroll, who came on as a substitute, and


d o g in n dropped to ninth place in the Harry


appointing 5-2 defeat against leaders Woodnook. Sloppy defending allowed the


Accrington side to take the lead on the half-hour and a long-range


Dewhurst Memorial League Sec­ ond Division following a very dis­


Sam Williams. All 14 members of the squad were used in the match. The best goal of the


game was Ampleforth’s consolation score, a 60th minute 25-yard free kick th a t ripped into the top left-hand comer of the net. The final scoreline was


long-awaited compensa­ tion for Stonyhurst’s first-


effort doubled the lead minutes later. However, an excellent finish from in-form striker John Parkin, his fifth goal in four games, hauled the Budweiser Boys back into the match. However, more defensive inepti­


tude saw Woodnook regain their two-goal advantage at the Interval.


pupil Sir Arthur Conan Doyle left Stonyhurst, he was goalkeeper for Portsmouth. And Stony­ h u rs t’s first XI played Everton’s league side five times between 1901 and 1906!" Pictured is Stonyhurst’s


Daniel Losada (right) breaking free to line up his fifth goal, (s)


They added a fourth midway


through the second half, but a Jamie Enefer header gave the Whalley side hope. A decent spell of pressure failed to jdeld further goals, with Woodnook closing out the game with a fifth goal. Manager Simon Kerins was very disappointed:


. month and if our results haven’t improved then it could be a massive relegation tussle. Before that though we have other games to worry about. Saturday, sees Ossett Albion visit Shawbridge, who


are currently just one place above us, followed by a trip to third bottom Belpcr Town the following weekend. As a minimum we must win at least one of these


games and it would be great to see a good performance: in front of the home fans this week. Failure to get some more points on the board quickly could prove costly. come the season's end.


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So what about the solution to the problem? Well speak to anyone who has seen Clitheroe in recent


. weeks and they will tell you that a few new signings would certainly help us, a point that manager Paul Byron wouldn’t disagree with. He has been busy in trying to bring in new faces but


when players are turning down moves to the club from Atherton LR and Squires Gate that to me doesn’t seem right. Both of the two aforementioned North West Coun­


ties teams are poorly supported and are perennial mid­ table teams in that league. Maybe it shows a lack of ambition from the players concerned or maybe they are offered more money to stay with their present team. Either way if we can’t attract those types of players it


doesn’t bode well for signing players of UniBond expe­ rience. This time last season we were pushing for the title


and the supporters united behind the team as we stormed to glory, this time support is once again need­ ed, and I’m sure the fans will provide the necessary vocal encouragement to ensure Unibond survival for the club. Hopefully this will be sooner rather than later and


we can make a start on planning for next season. By Andy Alston


Late goal sees Roefield


Wilpshire Wanderers .1 ROEFIELD allowed vic­ tory to slip from their grasp in this game. A pleasing s ta r t from


Roefield saw a superb goal by Lewis Bibble. The first half was a tight affair with Roefield keeping the ball in the Wilpshire half, but found it difficult to create any real openings. The closest they came to


add to the score was when Ben Shackleton took a ball from Daniel Burrill and beat the keeper only to see it slip past the post. Wilpshire added to the


score sheet in the final minutes with a hopeful shot on goal. Jack Gaffney, James Duerden and Jack


“Last week we could point to


several hard-luck stories, but there no excuses this time. We had a very strong squad and I really expected us to get some­ thing from the game.” On Sunday Dog travel to face


high-flying Stanley Street Old Boys.


let precious points slip Roefield Leisure......... 1 Exell were all praised for


Roefield Leisure.........2 ROEFIELD then came away with all three points in a close encounter against Pendle Forest. A frustrating first half


saw Roefield create lots of chances but failed to find the back of the net, Simon Colley coming closest from a comer by referee's man-of- the-match Bradley Hamer. Pendle grabbed a shock


goal, but Roefield rallied in the second half to com­ mand the game. The locals went all out


in attack to produce an early goal by Bradley Gowan with excellent link up play by Lewis Bibble. Bradley Hamer was


unstoppable and his tire­ less running and crossing was causing numerous problems to the pendle defence. With a few min­ utes to go Simon Colley rounded a couple of defenders and thumped home the winner from out­ side the box.


Thomas


swims to gold medal!


TWELVE members of Clitheroe Dolphins Swim­ ming Club, their largest contingent in 10 years, travelled to Lancaster to take part in the first of this year’s Nor th Lan­ cashire Age Group Cham­ pionships recently. The most successful


member was Thomas Carter who won the 10- year-old boys 50m back- stroke in a time of 38.20 seconds. Also a medal winner was


Kara Singleton, a com­ petitor in the 11-year-old girls events. She finished second in the 100m breast­ stroke with a time of 1:32.30 seconds and third in the 200m breaststroke with a time of 3:24.78 sec­ onds. On Friday the club held


its presentation evening at the De Tabley, Ribchester, where trophies for the annual gala held in December were awarded to the successful swim­ mers. In addition, person- f


alised bookmarks were presented to all those swimmers who represent- ed the Club in the Micro- ' - League, Subsidiary f League and Speedo Galas during the year 2005. The Club is looking for­


ward to another successful year and was also able to announce the new season’s fixtures. The forthcoming sea­


son's galas in the North Lancs Swim League Sec­ ond Division are as fol­ lows: March 15th, 7p.m. at


their effort. Pendle Forest ............. 1 Clitheroe.


Leyland. April 15th, 7-45 p.m. at


April 23rd, 6-15 p.m.


at Chorley. May 10th, 7 p.m. at


Blackpool. Meanwhile the North


West Micro League Sec­ ond Division fixtures: March 6th, 6-15 p.m. at


Blackburn. May 6th, 7 p.m. at Padi-


West View. Clitheroe.


ham. May 14th. 5-15pm at


will also compete in the North West Speedo League Second Division having been elevated from the Speedo Minor Divi­ sion last year.


May 20th, 7-15 p.m. at In the autumn the club


SPORTS DESK Edward Lee


cdward.Iee@eastlancsnews.co.uk 01282426161 ext 619


Adrian Capstick


: adrian.capstick@ca<itIancsncws.co.uk 01282426161 ext 601


Phil Simpson


philip.simpson@castlancsncws.co.uk. 01282 .S426161 ext 602 '•


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Nelson.........................1 Wolves Under 13s........ I


WOLVES Under 13s went top of the table despite only picking up a point against Nelson. And they had to come


from behind in this one, after the hosts had gone in at the break in front. But Collinge turned two


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defenders and struck the ball home for a share of the spoils, while Matthew Doherty was the referee's man of the match. Wolves Under U s ........2 Rishlon.......................2 DESPITE leading twice Wolves had to settle for a point in this encounter but a draw was a fair outcome. Wolves took the initia­


tive to their visitors and an early long range effort from Ryan Finnegan only just cleared the bar. Rob­ bie Mount, who excelled in an unfamiliar striker role, gave Wolves the lead with a clinical finish. However, not for the


first time this season Wolves were unable to maintain their lead and hesitant defending allowed Rishton an equaliser. If Wolves enjoyed the


best of the first half, it was the visitors who began to press in the second although some resolute defending by the excellent central defence partner­ ship of Finnegan and Mark Higson kept the Rishton fonvards at bay. Wolves took the lead


midway through the half when the referee’s man of the match Stephen Tandy latched on to a long clear­ ance and smashed a superb half-volley over the keeper into the top comer. Rishton to their credit


responded well and scored 10 minutes from time when a comer to the near post was volleyed home. Wolves Under 9 s ......... 2


Wilpshire ...................2 (After extra-lime, iVnlves won 2-0 on penalties)


HIGH drama unfolded in this tightly contested Accrington and District cup match held at Oak Hill on Saturday morning. The first half started


with Chtheroe pressurising the Wilpshire box, until Wilpshire attacked on the break to take the lead. Clitheroe were soon


back in the tie when Sean Duckworth pounced on a loose ball in the box to level the scores at half­ time. The second half was


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almost identical to the first, with Clitheroe having a majority of the posses­ sion and creating the most chances, and Wilpshire once again going into the lead whilst attacking on the break. Once again Duckworth


managed to level the scores following a fumble by the keeper. With the scores level at


full-time, extra time fol­ lowed. But neither team could break the dead lock with Robbie Read, David Spouse and Dominic


Telford all having shots narrowly miss the post. At the other end James


even this brought about the dreaded penalty shoot out, with a best of three penalties. Telford stepped up first but was foiled by the Wilpshire keeper. James Barsby in goal


Barsby kept Clitheroe in the game with a good save. With honours remaining


advancing keeper. But by half-time the home team found themselves trailing 2-


1. Things then went from


bad to worse when sloppy defending led to two fur­ ther goals. But then a mini fight-


then saved the first Wilp­ shire penalty and both Read and Spouse scored their respective spot kicks. So when Barsby saved


the second Wilpshire penalty Clitheroe were vic­ torious. Wolves Under 12s Red .2 Todmorden Sports. . . .0 DESPITE recording a decent scoreline Wolves were yet again lacklustre and fortunate to scoop all three points. If last week's match was


a scrappy affair due to the excuse of a long period without a game, then rea­ sons for this poor perfor­ mance were hard to find. The first half Wolves


goal came from man-of- the-match, Clarkson, when he was fed by Astin. And after an extremely


tense second half, when the opposition deserved to equalise, the points were only made safe in the final minute when Hopkins fired in a shot from an uncleared comer. All the moves and ideas


practiced in training need to be transferred quickly into match situations if the Wolves are to regain their early season form. Wolves Under 16s........1 Borrowdale Uld..........1 ON a rough Roefield pitch Wolves produced a bat­ tling performance to earn a point against the high fly­ ing Borrowdale team. Some good passing foot­


ball created a chance for Adrian Thomas on the edge of the box and with­ out hesitation he struck the ball beautifully into the bottom comer to notch his first goal for the team. Wolves then squandered


a number of chances from trademark Kino throw-ins but captain James Scriven maintained Clitheroe's lead before the interval \vith two fantastic saves. Unfortunately, after 55


minutes everyone lost con­ centration and the Bor­ rowdale striker, unmarked eight yards out, coolly rolled the ball home. Wolves dug in and created a number of chances in the last 15 minutes and deserved more than one point following this excel­ lent performance. Wolves Rangers U12s . .3 Wilpshire Wanderers . .6 AFTER taking an early lead Wolves slowly allowed this game to slip from then- grasp as their Ribble Val­ ley rivals hammered home the advantage. Davies scored the open­


er, latching on to a through ball before racing clear of the Wilpshire defence and slotting the ball past an


back saw Wilson do a superb egg flip sending Davies in for his second goal. Bradshaw then added Wolves third when a long throw in from man-of- the-match Wilson saw him race clear to slot in his fifth goal of the season. Chances then fell to


both sides but it was Wilp­ shire who proved the bet­ ter finishers by adding two late goals. Wolves Under 11s........ 0 Wilpshire Wanderers . .0 DON’T let the score mis­ lead you because this was a thrilling match as second place Wolves and third place Wilpshire produced a match that had every­ thing except a goal. A number of injury call-


offs left Wolves with their smallest line-up of the sea­ son so far against a much bigger Wilpshire side. But what Wolves lacked


in stature they more than made up with skill and tenacity. Defenders Rob Douglas and Paul Coward were outstanding in the first half as they reduced Wilpshire to long-range shots.


Winger Alex Mullin ran


the Wilpshire right side ragged, and was only denied by some outstand­ ing stops from the Wilp­ shire keeper. James Banks went close and Wolves keeper Jack Taylor pulled off some excellent saves Wolves Under 14s........ 8 Rossendale United. . . .4 ANOTHER excellent per­ formance gave Wolves all three points in their push to stay in touch with the top two in the league. Daniel Meyler broke the


deadlock early on latching onto onepf Richard Clark­ son's long throws. And although Wolves keeper Joshua Pamphlett made two excellent saves at vital times in the game it was Clitheroe who domi­ nated the first half and fin- ished 5-0 ahead a t the break courtesy of goals from Jay Howard and Matthew Oakley. Although the first half


saw Clitheroe play some excellent flowing football, the second half saw them at their worst. Having taken their foot


off the pedal this allowed Rossendale-to score three early goals taking the score to 5-3. Further goals from


Howard and Matthew Winckley killed the game off in Clitheroe's favour. Simon Lakeland received the referee's man-of-the- match award but Howard, Oakley and Pamphlett were all outstanding.


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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, February 10th, 2005 87 Four-goal Rimington shine


Settle............................1 Rimington ........... .. .4 THIS was a team display that was probably Rim- ington's best so far this season in the East Lancs First Division. They showed determi­


nation, spirit and the foot­ ball at times was a joy to watch. The visitors started


slowly and the home side were unlucky to hit the bar after 10 minutes fol­ lowing a good move. This seemed to spur Rimington on and from then on they controlled the game. Rimington opened the


scoring when O'Neill tucked the ball aWay neat­ ly after a great through ball from Martin Lawson. A hastily given penalty


however put Settle back level just Ijefore half-time. After the break Riming­


ton dominated as Matt Coulter's hard work up front and Heald's direct running at the Settle defence had them at sixes and sevens. The second goal came


courtesy of a powerful header by Bartlett at the back post from an O'Neill comer and he also got the third, curling in a free kick round the wall from 22 yards. M a n -o f - th e -m a tch


Heald wrapped the game up as he skipped past two defenders and calmly slot­ ted the ball past the keep­ er.


This performance


showed Rimington can be a formidable side and the result was testimony to the hard work given by all the players and they face a tough test at home to Rock this week.


Rimington Reserves . .1 Langho Reserves..........4 THE first home game of the year didn’t create the result or the performance reserve team manger James Clarkson was looking for. True to recent form the


home side found them­ selves a goal down in the opening 15 minutes, the Langho striker neatly slot­ ted home the advantage. This was soon increased


to 2-0. From a dead ball on the edge of the box the cross was headed home with ease as the advancing keeper Booth mistimed his clearance. The game was effectively


over 10 minutes before the break when a Rimington player was adjudged to have handballed in the area and the Langho striker make no mistake from the spot. In the second half the


home team s ta r ted the brighter retaining the majority of the possession but not creating the chances they warranted. And on a rare Langho


attack, and against the run of play, Rimington found themselves even fur­ ther behind when a Langho winger finished with aplomb. However, determined to


get the goal the village side so dearly deserved, Oli McLean rattled the cross­ bar from distance only for the defenders to clear away to safety. Then in the clos­ ing minutes of the game a push on McTear resulted in Steve McCullough scor­ ing his first penalty of the season with style. Their next game is


another Ribble Valley derby, away to Read Utd. Players to meet at 1 p.m.


Power display! Lions roar back


Oxenhope Reserves . . . .3 WFC Clitheroe ............6 WFC CLITHEROE soared to top spot in the First Division of the Craven and District Foot­ ball League with a power­ ful team performance at a difficult Oxenhope. The homesters started


the brighter side but Proc­ ter was on hand to repel Oxenhope’s early efforts. Wfc Clitheroe slowly


came in the game and Haslam missed chances when he should have done better. However the goals began


to flow after 20 minutes when Gaskell outpaced the home defence to lash the ball past the Oxenhope keeper. Hargreaves extended


WFC'S advantage with a powerful header at the back post to make it 2-0. But Oxenhope's left back then shot from 20 yards out to make it 2-1. WFC were still in con­


trol and Gaskell then net­ ted his second of the day, latching onto a Stell pin­ point ball to make it 3-1. With


half-time


approaching Gaskell claimed his hat-trick with a bullet header for the fourth goal again with Stell the provider. Kicking up the slope


WFC knew it was going to be hard work but with some stout defending by C. Brown and Hibbert, WFC extended their lead again when S. Hickling beat the offside trap to rattle the net for a fifth. Not satisfied with this


healthy scoreline WFC rushed forward again and S. Hickling claimed his sec­ ond with a diving header with Gaskell the provider. Oxenhope claimed two


late goals as WFC's legs began to look tired but it was never going to be enough to change this result as the Clitheroe lads produced a performance as good as any this season. Best on the day for


Clitheroe were C. Brown, J. Brown and Gaskell. Players are asked to


meet at Roefield for 1 p.m. for the reverse fixture against Oxenhope. Thanks go to match sponsors Gee Co Precast.


Clitheroe Lio ns ............ 2 Skiplon Tow n .............. 0 CLITHEROE Lions were back to winning ways on Saturday but were still not firing on all cylinders against a stubborn Skipton Town team. I t was both teams’ first


game for a while and this made the game scrappy and physical in the opening 20 minutes. The Lions were the


stronger side in the first half and had by far the better chances, most of which fell to striker Pinard. They should also have had two penalties in a goalless first half as twice they had play­ ers brought down in the area. Holden was tackled late


in the first instance and was pulled down to the ground for the second incident mak­ ing the Lions think it just wasn’t going to be there day. It took a stem half-time


team talk from captain Jimmy Clegg to encourage the Lions and they respond­ ed immediately with partic­ ular good play from Paul Clegg, Cengiz Avci and Christophe Pinard.


Clegg butchered the Skip-


ton attack, breaking down each move created and it was no surprise when Pinard got his just deserts as he took advantage of a keeper error to tap the ball into an empty net. And it was Pinard who came close again as he hit the bar with a loop­ ing header. Winger Ashurst was


brought down in the area soon after and Conti stepped up to take the spot kick only to sky over the bar. The Lions came under a


little pressure but Skipton were denied by a fine save from Mashiter who tipped the ball onto the post and out for a comer. The locals were then


awarded another con­ tentious penalty as the ball seemed to bounce to the Skipton defender's hand but striker Holden made no mis­ take from the spot. This win is their 12th in


12 league games and chair­ man Mashiter echoed the views of the team that results are the key rather than performances in the


Chipping improve but still miss out


Chipping......................1 Longridge....................2 CHIPPING had to ques­ tion how they lost to Lpn- gridge in a hard-fought derby match that saw the visitors perform a classic smash and grab raid. The first half was even­


ly fought and there were chances for both sides in the opening stages. I t was Longridge who


drew first blood with a route one effort midway through the half. The vis­ iting keeper booted a ball out which landed perfectly for the striker to cleverly round Matt Ireland in the Chipping goal and finish neatly.


Chipping began to press


forward in search of an equaliser, but it took an excellent intervention from right back Rich Ire­ land to prevent Longridge extending the lead further. And this solid defending


was rewarded when Oily Hayhurst fired Chipping level after some good work around the Longridge penalty area. The second half was


dominated by the home side for long periods, but Chipping failed to get the v ita l second goal. The tough tackling continued and a number of yellow cards were produced as a result of occasional mis­


timing from both sets of players. Danny Austin was des­


perately unlucky when, sent clear on goal, he played the ball past the on-rushing keeper, only to see the ball rebound off the upright to safety. He was then denied again by the Longridge goalkeeper as his bullet header was kept out and Hayhurst saw his follow-up scram­ bled to safety. Further efforts were


fired in from Malley and the outstanding Mark Fordham, but Chipping could not find the net. This was to prove costly as Longridge were award­


ed a penalty following a trip on Longridge’s lively frontman.The experienced defender stepped up and made no mistake from the spot, smashing the ball past Ireland. Chipping continued to


press the Longridge goal, but with no reward Lon­ gridge ended the game with a 2-1 advantage. This was a keenly con­


tested and thrilling local derby from which Chip­ ping take heart following a greatly improved perfor­ mance. Chipping will look to


take this form into Satur­ day when they travel away to Top Spinners (2 p.m.).


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