62 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, October 13th, 2005


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Bomber Bridge............ 2 Ian Kearney moved to Clilheroe ..................... 2 right back and Adam Bir- IT’S been a good week for Clitheroe Football Club. They broke their yo-yo


sequence by recording back to back wins, thanks to vic­ tory over Mossley on Sat­ urday, and they grabbed a valuable away point on Tuesday night at Bamber Bridge despite a very poor performance. An injury time Owen


Roberts penalty, his second last minute goal in as many weeks, secured the draw having seen the locals come back in the second half after Bamber Bridge took an early two goal lead. The South Kibble side


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were by far the better out­ fit in the first half as Chris Bennett’s two goals in the first 12 minutes had Clitheroe back-pedalling in the slippery, wet condi­ tions. The first goal saw


Clitheroe keeper Andy Paxton race out to meet the Brig striker on the edge of the Blues’ area and both Tom Hardwick and Ryan Parr put in simultaneous sliding tackles, only to see the number nine evade all three challenges and slide the ball home. That was in the 10th


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minute and before the Blues could get their breath back Bennett carved through the middle of the Blues defence to net a second. Clitheroe manager Tommy Lawson had elect­ ed to go for the same line up that beat Mossley and the 4-3-3 formation that brought victory at Kendal recently, but the Blues were unable to string together any real attacking moves in the first half After the break, when


the rain had stopped, Clitheroe gradually improved. George Melling came on for Russell Clarke,


chall replaced Simon Gar­ ner in midfield. Opportunities opened up


for the Blues and good work from the reliable Gary Jackson rewarded the locals with their first goal. The Clitheroe striker


powered his way through a 40-yard run on goal, cut­ ting across the front of goal to draw the Brig defence and lay the ball off for strike partner Tony Evans who had an easy tap in at the back post. Bamber Bridge had their


own opportunities on goal as former Burnley Youth player Tom Ince caused problems down the left hand side feeding Bennett and subdued ex-Clitheroe striker Neil Spencer. But after struggling to


find an equaliser having seen Jackson go close on a couple of occasions, Clitheroe got out of jail in stoppage time when they were awarded a free kick. The whole side pushed


up for the set piece, Paxton included, the ball was launched into the box, the Clitheroe keeper got his head to it and his effort was obstructed by the hand of a Brig defender. Roberts then smashed the spot kick home and Clitheroe we’re home free. Before the final whistle


another incident saw a Brig defender juggle the ball in the area only to not be given but Lawson wasn’t surprised, he said: “The ref was never going to give two penalties in what was a ter­ rible game. It’s the result that counts and it’s a draw against a side that has gone eight games unbeaten. “I ’m pleased with the


result, that’s three games now unbeaten but the per­ formance has to improve and we’ve learnt one or two things about ourselves.”


Clilheroe ......................3 and then a minute later Mosslcy..........................2 the central midfielder CLITHEROE knocked nearly chipped the Moss- the league leaders off their perch for the second time this season as they main­ tained their unbeaten home record against arch rivals Mossley. And the Blues com­


ley keeper from 40 yards, only to see his effort land on the roof of the net. However it was Jackson


manded this fixture more convincingly than the scoreline suggests, as they overpowered, outplayed and outgunned the Man­ chester outfit for nearly 70 minutes. Goals from Craig Sarge-


son, Tony Evans and Gary Jackson nullified the visi­ tors and gave the Blues what appeared to be an unassailable lead, only to see Jason Beckford’s side net two quick goals to set up a nervy finale. The Blues may have


brought an end to Fleet­ wood’s unbeaten run at the top of the league the other week, but this was the one everyone wanted to win, given the slaugh­ terings Clitheroe endured at the hands of Mossley last year. Clitheroe should have


taken the upper hand sooner than did, as Moss­ ley keeper Lee Bracey was lucky to stay on the pitch after handling the ball out­ side the area on 12 min­ utes, just picking up a yel­ low card and conceding a free kick. But on 35 minutes a


throw in from Simon Gar­ ner to Paul Stansfield saw the latter play the ball across a packed area for Sargeson to force home from 12 yards. Clitheroe’s fluid move­


ment continued, and the battle in midfield was won by Stansfield and Neil Reynolds as Mossley’s passes went astray. Stansfield forced an excellent save from Bracey after good work by Evans,


who stole the show in the second half as he made Clitheroe’s second goal from nothing. Great work from the


striker saw him chase a speculative ball down the right wing, power his way through and cut a pin­ point pass back from the byeline for strike partner Evans. Mossley’s frustration


saw the Clitheroe midfield take some hard knocks. Stansfield in particular­


ly came in for some rough treatment as he took an elbow to the face and a nasty tackle from behind. However, the goal of the


game came in the 62 minute when Garner won the ball in midfield and poked it through to Jack- son. Clitheroe’s leading


goalscorer raced away and netted an exceptional goal with a diagonal chip over Bracey from just inside the area. Mossley then took off


their leading strike force of Rhodri Giggs and Adam Morning, and it looked as though they were conced­ ing defeat, only to see sub­ stitute Jordan Goodeve expose a lapse in concen­ tration by the Clitheroe defence. With Clitheroe on top,


Ryan Parr had made way for new signing George Melling from Conference side Altrincham, only to see a couple of quick pass­ es twice unlock Clitheroe’s defence'to see the nippy Goodeve bag his brace. Mossley came alive


when the second went in, but the Blues held on to claim a deserved victory.


Maroon and Golds try, try and try again!


Carnforlh .....................0 Clilheroe RUFC.........20 A THREE tries-to-nil scoreline in this friendly was a fairly satisfying result, especially as the locals had only managed to cross the whitewash on one solitary occasion in the last three matches. After the previous


week’s drubbing, some reorganisation was called for, plus a few fresh faces were drafted in. Under the captaincy of


loose forward Andy Rigby, standing in for the injured Dave Watson, the Little- moor men got off to their best start of the season. The rugby played in the


first half was out of the top drawer, forwards and backs linking, continually recycling possession.


In defence they were


strong and well-organised, with everyone communi­ cating well - almost repli­ cating some of the work done in training! With Nathan Peel using


the wind well, kicking for the corners, Clitheroe were soon in attacking range. A short line win saw the


ball passed out to Peel, then a pop pass inside to flanker Roger Holmes, who rode a tackle just long enough to pass on to the supporting lock Ed Thorn- ber, who crashed over. (Jlltheroe attacked again


and, after inside centre Jim Beary had drawn the defence, from the resulting ruck, it was Chris Waddington cutting a lovely angle scooting round to score his debut


try for the club under the sticks. Peel was on hand with the extras. Again it was all


Clitheroe, and they could have had several more scores. After Waddington was looking like scoring another but was held up just short, the ball was spun left where Peel danced his way passed sev­ eral would-be tacklers, selling a couple of beauti­ ful dummies, before claim­ ing the score. With a penalty kick to add to the score before half-time, Cltheroe were sitting pret­ ty 20-0 up at the break. A scoreless second half


tells its own story. Carn- forth woke up and began to trouble the Maroons’ defence, but some last ditch scrambling managed


to keep them at bay. Clitheroe began to lose their shape in the last 20 minutes as Waddinton departed with a shoulder injury and Bob Wilkinson was hampered by a recur­ rence of a neck problem - a disappointment as he had produced his best per­ formance in a Clitheroe jersey for a good season, in the first half. Clilheroe Cavaliers . .6.9 Bollon Hhs................... 0 THE Cavaliers returned to winning ways with a resounding league victory over Bolton. Playing with three for­


wards in the back line it was always going to be a no nonsense performance from the home team. From the outset Bolton struggled to contain the


direct running of the Clitheroe midfield. The first score came


from a Clitheroe foray into the Bolton half, resulting in winger Andy King pouncing on a loose ball for his first try in Clitheroe colours. Bolton responded with


some spirited attacking, only for the Clitheroe tacklers to close the door at every opportunity. Steve 'Taylor was his


usual marauding self, grabbing a try in the first


• half and a brace in the sec­ ond before leaving the field after 50 minutes with bruised ribs. Newcomer Keough


looked promising with some strong running down the wing and a well taken try. Further first half tries


came from Newton, Wood and Edward Thornber. The game may well have


been won at half-time but. Clitheroe had set their minds on keeping Bolton from scoring a single point. The Clitheroe defence


was impeccable and the Cavaliers played some champagne rugby in the second period, with tries from Andrew Thornber, Edward Thornber. The try of the match-


was an 85-yard move in which fly half Mick Row- ley danced through the entire Bolton pack and off­ loaded five yards from the line for flanker Jon Town- son to dive under the posts. Thatcher added a well-taken tally of seven conversions in the windy conditions.


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WHAT a start to the season! Having avoided rele­ gation on the final day of last season, I approached this new campaign with a touch of realism. Granted, we made a quality appointment in


Tommy Lawson and Benny Phillips, but I also realised that it would take time for them to build a team that needed many changes making to it fol­ lowing last season’s disappointments. Well they have certainly started on the right foot. Yes, we have taken a few beatings along the way,


Fleetwood and Kidsgrove away spring to mind, but what about some of our other results, not least Sat­ urday’s defeat of league leaders Mossley, a team who normally revel in giving us a good beating! For me though, the most pleasing thing about our


start to the season has to be our style of football. Neat, swift passing has replaced last season’s long


ball tactics, and at times we are a joy to watch. The players that have stayed on from last season


all appear to have been given a new lease of life under Tommy, and his signings have quickly shown their obvious ability. On top of this, the average age of the side has been


reduced dramatically, and the future is certainly looking very bright. It’s still early days In the season and we can’t get


too carried away just yet, but the key now is to get behind the club and see how far we can go this time round. Our last two home gates have been over 300, and


we must keep this figure as a minimum while looking to push towards the 400 target. Off the pitch the club are continuing to make good


progress, sponsorship is on the up, and a couple of exciting fund raising events have now been con­ firmed. Sunday, October 23rd sees a race day take place in


the clubhouse, with a 2 p.m. start. Why not come along and have a flutter while sup­


porting the club at the same time. Then following on from the recent successful


“Audience with” evenings, the club has taken this theme a step further. On Friday, November 25th the club have organ­


ised a Sportspersons evening at Mytton Fold which will include a three course meal and a comedian. The guest speaker will be ex-Manchester United


and Everton player Norman Whiteside. It promises to be a great evening and tickets are now on sale priced at £30 each or £270 for a table of 10. It offers excellent value for money on what should


be a great night. Tickets and further information are available from Mark Gldlow (07775 552423) or Bob Kay (07815 458532). The club are definitely making great strides both


on and off the pitch, it would be great to see the town continuing to back our push forward and let’s see where this season, that promises so much, can eventually take us.


Surpise winners!


CLITHEROE Golf Club’s Peter Bradley and Richard Wood surprised everybody - themselves included - by producing 46 points to take the weekend fourball. Close scrutiny of the


cards gave them a one point advantage over Paul McGuire and Dennis Underwood. A total of 42 points gave


Richard Tyrell and Andrew Bennie third place following a play-off with Granville Pilling and Chris Eddlestone. Paul Traynor finished


with a birdie four at the 18th to win the singles sta- bleford with 41 points. He finished two points


clear of Malcolm Brown, with Michael Pate a fur­ ther point adrift. A posse of players fin­


ished on 37, with Steve Dean finishing ahead of Richard Tyrell, Peter Ped- der and Scott Thompson. Sunday saw the cap­


tain’s team play against the president’s in the final major event of the season at Mytton Fold. After numerous recounts


and steward’s enquiries, the captain’s team were declared the winners by 745 points to 739. The individual prize was


won by Chris Chadwick with 42 points, closely fol­ lowed by David Clegg with 40 points. Garry Keogh and Peter


Kiddie also picked up cate­ gory prizes with 39 points each. Emma Clegg took the junior prize. The event was also the


final qualifier for the sea­ son’s Order of Merit, which was not settled until the results were declared. Chadwick claimed over­


all victory, beating Clegg into second place. Derek Shirtcliffe and


Graham Hill (86-19.5- 66.5) won the greensome competition at 'Whalley by one shot from captain Stephen Green and Nigel Ashworth (77-9.5-67.5). Jean Anne Speak was the


clear winner of the Silver Division of the ladies’ sta- bleford at Clitheroe wth 42 points - seven more than the score totalled by both ^ Edith Child and Marilyn Fletcher. Carol Cherry (39)


topped the Bronze Divl- sion by three points from Doreen Bolton with Gilly Farthing (35) in third place.


Shirley Palich was the


one-shot winner of the Captain’s Prize at 'Whal- ley.


She went round in 84-20-


64 to edge Caroline James (93-28-65) into second ... place in a hard-fought L., event. Third, a further seven


strokes back, was Anne m Prior, who carded 98-26- ^ 72.


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Cononley...............................................3 Waddinglon ........................................ 3 ■WADDINGTON brought a halt to their run of successive league defeats by gaining a valuable point at Cononley on Saturday. As has now become their usual routine,


Run is halted Double figures at double for Rimmy!


take from close range. The lead was short lived, however, as


■Waddington conceded a penalty in the 75th minute, allowing the home side to equalise. And with only three minutes of the


the visitors conceded an early goal, allow­ ing the home team to score as a direct result of two weak defensive tackles. Putting this setback behind them,


tVaddington began to dominate the game, with their back four limiting the home team to verj' few scoring opportunities. ■Waddington equalised in the 25th


minute when, following a long clearance from 'Whllacy in the visitors’ goal, Tierney headed the ball on to Dean, who was able to run through the home defence to score. In the second half the visitors continued


to control the game and only looked like conceding from set pieces. On the hour tVaddington went ahead


again, with Tierney once again the provider when he turned his marker and played a ball across the face of the Conon­ ley goal which Dean narrowly missed, but Mark Harrison, following in, made no mis­


game remaining, Fletcher put the \dsitors in front again, finishing off a good pass from Fothergill. At this stage all Waddington had to do


was to shut up shop and run the clock down but, once again, in the dying minutes of a game, a lack of concentration and hes­ itant defending allowed the home team to score a third goal and leave the Wadding­ ton players feeling that two points had been lost, rather than a point gained. Overall this was a much better team per­


formance than in recent weeks, with good performances in particular from Hindle, Backhouse, Harrison and Fletcher. Waddington’s next fixture is this Satur­


day at Barnoldswick Town in the second round of the Craven Cup. All players are to meet at the Wadding­


ton Arms for 12-15 p.m., to depart at 12- 30 p.m.


Hard “fought victory § ©


iVaddinglon Reserves. .1 Keighley.........................0 WADDINGTON recorded their second win in as many weeks to move them into mid-table, but it was not without a fight as second placed Keighley made plenty of chances. Only good goalkeeping from man-of-the-match Wayne Leach and missed chances made sure the Yorkshire side headed back across the border empty


handed. In the first half, the main


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chance for the locals fell to Simon Hodgson, but he was denied by the keeper to keep the scores level at the break. This game was there for the taking, and both teams made further chances, only to see the result settled by a penalty. Waddington wing man Stephen Holden w’as brought dowm in the box, and captain Adrianrian


Hirst kept his nerve to drill home and reward Waddington three points. Waddington w’ould like


to thank Dunn Enterprises for sponsoring the match ball.


This Saturday the locals face Cononley in a cup replay, and all players are asked to meet at


the


Waddington Arms for 12- 30 p.m.


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RIMINGTON Reserves racked up 10-1 victories in both their two recent out­ ings. On Saturday, the locals


crushed Stacksteads, just seven days after a mirror- image win over Goodshaw United. The wins came on the


back of their worst per­ formance of the season, as the locals responded in style. Surprisingly enough,


Rimington were slow to get out of the blocks against Goodshaw, as United took an early lead. However, within 10


minutes. Carter latched onto a through ball and shot from just inside the box, the keeper fumbling the ball into the net. Five minutes later


Carter again turned the defence inside out wdth his pace, and elegantly stroked the ball pass from Threlfall, followed by


another five minutes later when the same player lobbed the stranded Goodshaw keeper from 40 yards. Leach continued to get


forward at every opportu­ nity and got his reward when he converted a well- taken goal from the left. And Threlfall complet­


ed the first half carnage by chipping the keeper from a through ball by Blackledge. McClean resumed the


goalscoring 20 minutes from time when he surged forward to despatch an easy goal. Leach continued to cre­


ate opportunities and got his second with good interplay by Carter and Threlfall. And the scoring was


completed when Dinsdale and Carter finally grabbed their hat-tricks. Carter dubiously poached a goal from a


shot that man-of-the- match Threlfall thought had already crossed the line, and Dinsdale stabbed home a loose ball from seven yards. Then against Stack-


steads, Walmsley and Green dropped back in from the first team, and once again the locals showed their class with an excellent passing display that ran Stacksteads ragged. A precise 20-yard lob by


Walmsley put them ahead, and after some good passing football, and a cross from Carter, Threlfall prodded home a second. Dinsdale made it 3-0


after the break, but straight from the restart, Stacksteads broke down Rimington’s smooth pass­ ing to net their only goal. Dinsdale then scored


his second and Riming­ ton’s fourth with a glanc­


ing header from a Leach cross, and Anderson pulled off a superb penal­ ty save to ensure the locals stayed three goals to the good. However, after display­


ing some sloppy football at the start of the half, Rimington decided to up the ante. Stacksteads had no


answer as man-of-the- match Threlfall netted his second, Dinsdale got his second hat-trick in two games, and Threlfall also completed his hat-trick with a header. Rimington made three


substitutions, as Dowling, Barton and Gordon came on for manager Carter, Threlfalll and Burgess, and the goals continued. Dowling netted two


more, and then McClean made it double figures when his cross surprising­ ly found its way into the back of the net.


L io n s roar b a c k in th r i l le r m


CLITHEROE Lions got back to winning ways on Saturday in a thrilling game against second-placed Intake. The game had everything, but it was the Lions who had the cutting edge to their


play. Intake were second best for the majority


of the first half against a rejuvenated Lions side, and were soon 1-0 down after the prolific Pinard was at hand to bundle the ball over the line after confusion in the Intake defence. Matters were made worse for the visit­


ing side as one of their defenders was sent off for a combination of dissent and a scything challenge that brought the on- rushing centre back Paul Clegg down by the touchline. The referee gave a free kick, which


brought the outburst, and sent him pack­ ing for an early bath. Clegg was again the thorn in their side


as he poured fonvard with one of his trade­ mark runs, and he was callously hacked in the area, with Holden the man converting his fourth penalty of the season.


The Lions were soon in the comfort zone


and begun to pass the ball around in the manner to which they have been accus­ tomed, with particular good work from ■Ward, Gaughan and man of the match Callaghan in midfield. IVard had a hatful of chances as he con­


stantly tested the Intake defence before he finally slotted home his well-desen^ed goal. Avci anchored the midfield, giving


licence to the Lions to attack at every opportunity, and the defence of seemed impenetrable. Mashiter was also on top form in goal,


with two fine saves until Intake got a con­ solation goal towards the end to make the score3-l. Ashurst had a good game, along with


Jonny CarUvright, who was unfortunate to receive a booking late on after a petulant piece of time wasting. The Lions are now second in the table as


they seem to have bounced back from their only defeat and will hope the attitude and performance of the team continues long into the season.


Ambitions dashed as Dog defeated ^


DOG Inn's hopes of going joint-top of the Harry Dewhurst Memorial League Second Division were dashed as they lost 4-3 to Woodlands at Memorial Park on Sunday. After an even, but scrap­


py, goalless first half, the Budweiser Boys conceded three goals in five minutes in a nightmare start to the second half. Martin Holtom's superb


free-kick gave them hope, but more sloppy marking


enabled the Blackburn side to extend their three-goal lead. Debutant Nick Lord


pulled one back with a fine scissors kick, then Jamie Enefer fired home from close range to set up a thrilling finale. Sadly, despite creating


several excellent chances. Dog could not find the equaliser of which they would have been worthy. Manager Simon Kerins was disappointed: "Make


no mistake, this is a set­ back and everyone is hurt­ ing over this result. We were the better team, but we under performed and invited Woodlands to take their chances. “The late fight back


bodes well for the future, but it shouldn't have been necessary and we have made life unnecessarily dif­ ficult for ourselves." Dog take on league lead­


ers Globe Bullough at Wil­ son's this Sunday.


Green turn on the style d i s p l a y o f S e a S O n


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OswaldlwislleSI. Mary's........ 1 Hitrsl Green................................ 6 HURST Green followed last week’s victory over Goodshaw United with another impressive performance against Oswaldtwistle St Mary’s on Saturday. Playing probably their best foot­


ball of the season so far, last season’s double winners proved to be too strong for a spirited Oswaldtwistle side. First half goals from Danny


■Walker, with a fine header, and Alan Goar, with a thunderous shot, gave


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the visitors a comfortable half-time lead.


With the Hurst Green midfield of


Waites, Tipton and Tom Bamber dominating proceedings, the second period provided more attractive football, with Walker doubling his goal tally with a left-foot volley, and a Goar header making it 4-0 follow­ ing excellent work by Mark Young. Although the home side reduced


the deficit with a well-worked goal, Hurst Green finished the game strongly with substitutes Coupe, Lakeland and Barton all going close


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before the impressive Coar scored twice more to give the village side a comfortable victory. With Phil Walker marshalling the


defence of Piper, Bolton and Alex Young with his usual calm assur­ ance, keeper Steve Young had little to do in a team display of some style.


Hurst Green’s management team


of Brown and Hayhurst will be hop­ ing that this performance will give their players confidence to improve on their slow start to the season.


Chipping cruise to win


Chipping......................" Ilealh Charnock.........2 ANOTHER convincing display by a Chipping side brimming with confi­ dence saw them destroy Second Division West side Heath Charnock in the Guildhall Cup second round. Proctor opened the


scoring early on with the first of his hat-trick haul, as a loose ball was seized upon by the in-form marksman to slot home with ease. Strike'partner Bridge


doubled the lead shortly after when wicked low ball was fired across the edge of the area by Ross, and Bridge connected


with his right boot to squeeze the ball into the net.


Unbelievably, the same


corner routine reaped rewards soon after, as Ross’s corner found Bridge, who again rifled home with his left boot to put Chipping in a com­ fortable position. The first half scoring


was completed by the ever-assured Proctor, who produced a classy finish to make the score 4-0. The second half began


with Heath Charnock offering more as an attacking unit, and they managed to breach the Chipping defence. The big striker


unleashed a ferocious drive which just beat Ire­ land’s flailing right hand to nestle in the top corner. This awoke Chipping


again, and Proctor com­ pleted another hat-trick. Excellent work from


Austin found him one on one with the goalkeeper, but he unselfishly squared to the prolific Proctor, who bagged his sixth goal in two games. Austin got the goal his


tireless running deserved when he again burst through and rounded the keeper with a clever dummy to net. Heath Charnock man­


aged another consolation goal late on as the tall


midfielder nodded home, but Chipping saved the best until last as they pro­ duced a classic final goal. Good passing in mid-


field set Ross away down the right, and his pinpoint cross allowed Melling - who has been a revelation in his first season for the club - to smash a first­ time effort into the top left corner past the bewil­ dered keeper. Chipping will face


league leaders Royal Gar­ rison in the next round - but not before a dress rehersal in the league, away from home, kick-off 2-30 p.m.


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