Honours even in Vase final repeat


Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, January 20th, 2005


Brigg Town.....................1 C l i th e ro e ........................I A POINT away at old FA Vase Final adversaries Brigg Town seemed a satis­ factory result before this game kicked-off. But it soon became clear


that there was nothing out of the ordinary to fear from the North Lincolnshire club, and when Paul Stans- field scored ia the third minute to see Clitheroe take an unaccustomed lead, victory looked more than plausible. The attacking midfielder


collected a loose ball 25 yards out, and dribbled around a couple of loose tackles before firing home from the edge of the area to put the Blues ahead. Right from the start


Clitheroe were quick to push forward and try their luck, and new striker Craig Sargeson, paired with Lee Cryer, was eager to find and use space showing several deft touches on the ball. The pair linked up sever­


al times through the sup­ port of Steve McDonald and Stansfield, but the Blues’ only other real


Blues’ only other real


opportunity of the half was nearly a repeat of the first. McDonald latched on to


a through ball that beat the back four, only to put this prime opportunity wide of the mark from 20 yards, with only the on-coming keeper to beat. This would surely have


sounded the death knell on thp game, and underlined the need for that killer instinct that manager Paul Byron has been calling for for the last three weeks. And just 10 minutes


later, Brigg were awarded a free kick on the right hand side of the Blues area and the ball was in the back of the net. Steve Housam’s 34th


minute equaliser was laid on for him when Kris Richens dived to punch the free kick away, only for the opposing midfielder to fire the ball straight back from 20 yards out. It was the only mistake


the Blues made all game, but it was a cheap way to concede. The rest of this half and the majority of the second was mainly seen in midfield


as captain for the day Neil Reynolds battled for pos­ session in a bid to supply Sargeson with opportuni­ ties on goal. Those opportunities did­


n't come, and for all his promising work on and off the ball, the new striker didn't see sight of goal. The only real opportuni­


ty that the Blues had to pull ahead was from a free kick in a similar position that led to Brigg’s goal. The ball was launched


into the six-yard box, but the sharpness of. the deliv­ ery caught Stansfield unawares and his effort was gobbled up by Zebras keep­ er Damian Steer. Cryer eventually made


way for Gary Jackson and Sargeson was replaced by Neil Spencer, but these changes did very little to alter the stalemate. Even when partial flood­ light failure occurred in the last five minutes and the officials were keen to call it off, both managers agreed to carry on just to get the fixture over with and settle for a point.


ADRIAN CAPSTICK I Rpstle CHngnr ] i t fim


www.clitheroetoday.co.uk


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AFTER last week’s scare with the floodlights, and possible damage caused by the recent high winds, the club has received some good news on this front. After a thorough check of the lights, it has been established that the only damage was with loose


bolts, which have now been repaired. This enabled the Clitheroe Wolves U17s to play


their game on the pitch on Sunday, which resulted in an excellent 3-2 win for the home side. . Saturday’s game at Brigg Town was the first


meeting between the two clubs since Town defeated the Blues at Wembley in the 1996 FA Carlsberg Va^


Final. And despite several reminders from the Bngg . , , , .


faithful about the FA Vase victory, the game saw the Blues achieve an excellent point against a team chal­ lenging for a play-off spot. ■ ■ Mter the weeks of speculation and many discus­


sions behind the scenes, Paul Byron was finally able to unveil his new signing, striker Craig Sargeson. Having not played regular football this season, he


will have been pleased to play for the majority of the game and, although he never got a real sight of goal, he showed several neat touches and showed what a good signing he could be for the club. So having struggled to field a team over the Christmas period, the Blues now. seem to be in a


much better position. Three regular first team players, Neil Spencer, Gary Jackson and Chris Nestor, could only make


the bench for the Brigg game. Nestor may think himself unlucky to be on the


bench at the moment, having probably been the club’s most consistent player this season. Credit for this though must go to Ryan Parr. The central defender, who was signed by Lee


Sculpher but never featured much under his reign, has taken his opportunity with both hands. Nestor was unavailable over the festive period and


the performances of both Parr and Russell Clark have made it difficult for him to regain his spot. It’s certainly a dilemma that Byron will he happy


to have as he strives for a strong squad, and no doubt Nestor will soon get the opportunity to win his place back.


Paul SlansliekI


Title-chasing Wolves march into the new year *“ style to maintain pressure at top of table


Wolves Under 13s . . .11 Wilpshire R e d ...............0 CLITHEROE resumed the New Year in the same fashion as they finished 2004, marching onto their eighth consecutive league win out of nine. •Having spent weeks on


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Ossy Rangers Black . .0


Wolves Under 11s Blue 1 WOLVES climbed above Ossy Rangers in the league after this e.xcellent perfor­ mance.


Clitheroe began the first


the sidelines through adverse weather and the festive season, the young Blues set about showing their opponents why they sit second in the table with three games in hand, and now only trail by two points. The first period saw the


boys leading comfortably by four goals, and the sec­ ond brought a further


seven. Hat-tricks


from


Thomas Grimes, Joe Nightingale and Ben White plus one each from George Peregrine and Thomas Jeffries put the


fiame to bed. Excellent attitude,


behaviour and concentra-


iion, combined with unselfish football, was


admired by all. Manager’s team player


half with the wind against them, and kept most of the play in the Ossy half with some good passing and movement. Tom Farrar and


Michael Tomlinson came close with strikes from dis­ tance, and Alex Mullin and Zeno Leoni forced some excellent saves from the Ossy keeper. With the wind at their


backs in the second half, the game became more open. James Banks began to


find space on the right, and Daniel McGrath began to link up well up front. An excellent turn from


McGrath saw him beat the keeper, only to watch his shot agonisingly bounce off the inside of post after a wonderful pass from Leoni.


move which began with Alex McDonald winning the ball in defence, saw Banks link with McGrath, who released Mullin, who drove in on the keeper and forced a fine save. McGrath, following up,


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Finally, an excellent A solo effort scythed deliberate handball. ______________ 1.


slipped the ball past the prostrate keeper to give Wolves a much deserved lead. This gave Wolves more


confidence and Leoni slipped the ball just past the post after one of his trademark runs, and winger Mullin almost got in on the scoring act with another run and shot just wide.


Overall an excellent all­


round team performance with everyone contribut­ ing and Mullin winning the referees man of the match. L am m a ck ..................... 5 Wolves Under 16s . . . .2 OVER two months with­ out competitive football took its toll on the Wolves as a poor first half perfor­ mance gifted the result to Lammack.


through the Wolves defence to-open the scor­ ing, and despite a superb penalty save from keeper James Scriven, the rebound was quickly fin­ ished off to give Lammack a 2-0 lead. The third soon followed


A solo effort scythed 1


and a rout was on the cards. Adam Gatens then sur­


prised the home team with a 20-yard screamer that left the keeper with no chance. This rallied the Wolves


and Anthony Gawthorpe fizzed a shot over after some superb first time passing. Manager Mick Scriven


laid down the law at half­ time and made changes to the midfield. The lads showed a spir­


ited response and were unlucky to lose another goal after five minutes. Kicking into the strong


wind, the Wolves forwards did little to stretch the Lammack defence, but a powerful Kino header was stopped on the line by a


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deliberate handball. Simon Mashiter dis­


patched the penalty with aplomb and Wolves were again in the hunt. Man-of-the-match Kino


then mis-timed a tackle and gifted Lammack a penalty, but Scriven made another excellent save to raise Wolves’ spirits. Some neat play from


Tim Swarbrick and a rein­ vigorated Danny Dil- worth caused the Lam­ mack defence problems, and the game was only made safe with a scram­ bled effort from a corner. Fulledge Colts ............5 Wolves Under Ids . . . .3 THE Under 14s went down to defeat at Fulledge. The locals took an early


lead as a clever through ball by Matthew Winck- ley found Matthew Oak­ ley in space to slot home. Fulledge replied with


two quick goals, before Chris Scott equalised from the penalty spot. Wolves fell behind


again, before a Matthew Winckley strike was re­


directed by Jay I: C / 'r tY 'O C


directed by Jay Howard to level the scores. Fulledge then scored


another just before half­ time to make it 4-3. In the second half,


Clitheroe were pushed onto the back foot, and, to top the game off, Fulledge netted a fifth. Simon Lakeland


received the referee’s man- of-the-match award, while both Scott and James Kenyon were also out­ standing for Clitheroe. Wolves Rangers U12s .2 Pendle Forest ...............6 DESPITE a spirited dis­ play, goals in each half were not enough for Wolves. A strike from Sam Hold­


en just before the break saw Wolves go in 4-1 down, and they could only manage one more in the second half from Oliver Crook, which was no more than they deserved. The team need to tight­


By Andy Alston Five on


t^getfor Whalley


WHALLEY Juniors Under 11s resumed their season with a fine 5-3 win against close rivals Traw- den. Tom Fielding was


tripped in the area before smashing home the opener from the spot, before Matthew Nolan added a second. Ben Ratcliffe rattled in


the third, before Fielding sent a second spot kick wide just before the inter­ val. Trawden added two of


their own just after the restart, but Zac Hardman settled the nerves with a fourth. And man of the match


William James netted the fifth with the goal of the game to complete the scor­ ing. However, the Pumas


Under 15s lost 6-1 to Lam­ mack, having gone in at the interval 2-0 behind. After the break Whalley


en up though, if the3' are to improve on earlier results.


Man-of-the-match went to Gabriel Storey.


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had an effort kicked of the line, but Lammack broke to add the killer third. Whalley conceded two


more quick goals before man of the match Declan Fitzhenry added a conso­ lation with a fine strike, but there was still time for a sixth for the visitors.


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Pool league vote to exclude Victoria team


at the January committee meeting of the Clitheroe and District Pool League, a vote was taken following numerous complaints about the team representing Third Division outfit Victoria. It took into account the number of letters and


telephone calls made in connection with the above, and the teams represented at the meeting. The outcome of the vote was to exclude the


Victoria team for the remainder of the season, however, the registered players will be excluded


indefinitely. They will have the right to appeal next season


should they request to join another team, but this will be decided upon by the committee. All points from the games played against


Victoria will be deducted from the league tables, and all future games will result in a bye. • Entry forms for the Michael Humphries Singles Trophy will be available in each public


house from this week. Please leave your entry money with the form, or


your name will not be included. All entries are to be returned to the annual general meeting, at the Royal British Legion on


February 9th. • Will all members of the town A team from


last season please contact Tony Clough as a matter of urgency, following the recent


Lancashire meeting. »Rose and Crown have had 10 points deducted


for not playing their game against Billington A, and not notifying in advance to rearrange. The highest win on the night in the Premier


Division was awarded to Billington A. • Trials for the Lancashire county team will be


held at Riley’s, Blackpool, on Sunday, January 30th.


Mixed fortunes for Clitheroe


badminton teams


IN the Blackburn and District Badminton League, most of the action was concentrated on the the various cup games to be contested. Glitheroe A comprehensively beat Brockhall in


the Times Cup. But unfortunately for Clitheroe B, it wasn t a


positive outcome as they lost to a 46 ace victory at the hands of Halsteads in the Times Cup. And Salesbury also suffered defeat to St


Nicholas’ in the Smith Cup. Meanwhile, in the league. First Division


Clitheroe A beat YMCA B 217-171. And in the Third Division there is yet again a


new leader as St Nicholas’ took over following their expected victory over Clitheroe C. The locals did manage to beat Cardinals A in


the Wilson Plate, but Roefield B won’t be joining them in the next round as they lost 223-132 to


Stanhill C. However, in a reversal of an earlier result,


Roefield B did earn their first win of the season against fellow strugglers St Matthew s at the foot


of the Fourth Division. The youngsters from Roefield must have found


themselves on a high after taking a comfortable lead in the mixed doubles, and continued to hold onto their advantage in the level doubles. Meanwhile, their senior side now top the table


as a result of their 210-137 victory over Cardinals B.


This result may well see Cardinals drop out of


the promotion battle, leaving Cardinals A as Roefield’s only challengers for the division title.


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CLITHEROE Ladies hock­ ey team. Front row (left to right) Andrea Guthrie, Pauline Moorby, Hannah Lavcrty (captain), Rachel Walmsley, Dawn Trainer and Helen Thwaite. Back row (left to right) Gay Pre­ ston, Lynn Horton, Alison Heaton, Caroline Hodgkin- son, Anna Griffiths, Judith Hunter and Alison Whitwell.


(G150105/3a) Friendly loss for Clitheroe •


Garslang RUFC . . . .10 Clilheroe R V F C ..........3 YET again Clitheroe managed to snatch a dis­ appointing defeat from the jaws of victory. Still smarting from last


week’s reverse, they were nearly without a game at all when the scheduled opposition cried off. However, some quick


work from the fixtures sec­ retary got them fixed up with league rivals Garstang in a friendly - a misnomer if ever their was one. How 30 chaps knocking great lumps out of each


other can be defined as a friendly is anyone’s guess! A couple of changes in


personnel, plus some posi­ tional tinkering, gave the team a more experienced


feel. There was a welcome


return for Jay Goodwin in the backline, with Richie Edmunson starting at lock, and the scrum half/fly-half Dave Watson and Jim Moody respec­ tively swapping positions. A firmish playing sur­


face was a treat for the Littlemoor men, though the stiff breeze was omi­ nously reminiscent of the


Chorley mud bath experi­


ence. Clitheroe started well,


the forwards immediately taking the game to the home side, and some pow­ erful runs from the likes of Ed Thornber and Oily McEntyre set the stan­ dard for the rest to follow. However, for most of the


first half they struggled to come to terms with a stickler of a referee. Two of the oldest play­


ers in the Clitheroe line up were lucky not to spend 10 minutes in the sin bin. Apart from this, Clitheroe were looking


parkin and Enefer at Sam hits double in big Dog win a brace


Dog I n n ...........................6 Ilelmshore Harriers . . .0


DOG INN earned their biggest win of the season against Hehnshore Harri­ ers at Wilson’s. After a shaky start, not


helped by the early loss of key defender Paddy Noone, the Budweiser Boys took the lead when John Parkin tapped home from an acute angle after the Helmshore keeper had parried Riccardo Marchi’s long-range effort. The locals then doubled


their advantage minutes later when Liam Porter finished in style following a superb build-up. And a third goal arrived


in the form of an own goal when the Helmshore keep­ er parried Chris West’s inswinging corner into his own net. In the second half. Dog


stepped up a gear with Jamie Enefer scoring the fourth with an excellent run and shot. Parkin, who was superb


throughout, netted his sec­ ond from the edge of the box before Enefer complet­ ed the rout with another fine solo goal. Helmshore rarely threatened, but when they


did, they found Dog keep­ er Yasir Patel in his usual outstanding form. Delighted Dog manager


Simon Kerins paid tribute to his players: “Nothing less than a win was going to suffice and the players have produced another great performance. We are capable of scoring goals from anywhere and our three attackers have all got on the scoresheet. “However, everyone has


played their part, the mid­ fielders were excellent and our goalkeeper and defence were instrumental in keeping a very impor­ tant clean sheet. We can, and will, play much better than this, but for now we have earned the right to celebrate.” Dog visit Globe Bul-


lough at Bullough Park on Sunday.


SPORTS DESK Chris Boden


chris.boden@eastIancsncws.co.uk 01282426161 exi6Q3


Adrian Capstick


adrian.capslick@ea.stlancsncws.co.uk 01282426161 ext 601


Phil Simpson


philip~simpson@ea!alancsncws.co.uk 01282426161 cxt602


In g le lo n ........................1 Waddinglon Reserves .5


A BRACE from leading scorer Sam Dean helped Waddington off to an excellent start to 2005. After an enforced four-


week lay-off, the locals went in from when Kieron Keough headed home after good work down the right. But Ingleton levelled 10


minutes later after a long ball was finished by the home forward. Dean restored the lead


before the break, curling home a free kick. In the second half,


Waddington had chances, but had to be patient for the killer third goal. Simon Hodgson gave


them breathing space, tap­ ping home at the far post. Dean then added anoth­


er to his ever-growing tally, firing home from just inside the box. With the points safe,


late arrival Paul Ainger finished off the rout when his pace took him clear and he slotted past the keeper. Waddington entertain


Earby Town on Saturday at Roefield in a top-of-the- table clash, players to meet at 1 p.m.


good and a solitary Nathan Peel penalty was scant return for their


efforts. In the space of a few


minutes just before the interval they missed three try-scoring opportunities, either held up over or just short of the line. The longer the second


half went on, the longer Clitheroe seemed to spend camped in their own 22, and it wasn’t a great sur­ prise when Garstang even­ tually levelled the scores with a penalty of their


own. With only minutes


remaining on the clock, after some tremendous defending, the line was finally breached, with a converted try giving Garstang a flattering vic­ tory. But Clitheroe have only


themselves to blame, as they have developed an imprudent desire lately to try and play all their games based in their own


half of the pitch, when they need to look harder for gaining territory and attacking their opponents in their own half.


Readstone top after seven-goal thriller


READSTONE United returned to the top-of-the- table with a thrilling 4-3 victory over Haslingden St Mary’s. Goals came from man-


of-the-match Duncan Fearnhead (2), Danny Sharpies and an own goal. Similarly, the Under 14s


had another excellent per­ formance to remain top-of- the-table. Goal scorers were


Chelsea Rinaldi with a hat- trick, Jade Howson (2), Jade Bolton, Ella McDer- mid and player-of-the- match Melissa McKay. And not to be outdone,


the Under 13s went one step further in the Warbur- tons League to dispose of Blackburn Shamrock in a


13-0 rout. This result keeps the


locals in second place thanks to a brace apiece from star man Kieron Demain, Simon Stuttard, Danny Haworth, Jack Dugdale, Thomas Halli- well and Josh Corrigan, before a single strike from Ryan Brereton completed the scoreline. Also celebrating were the


Under 14s, who recorded only their second win of the season with a 5-2 victory


over Oswaldtwistle. Goals came from a Josh


Finch brace, Andrew Shearer, Ryan Bramley .^i and Craig Wilkinson. Nick Galea was the pick of the players. And the Under 13s had a


good all-round perfor­ mance in their 4-1 victory over Todmorden Colts. Sam Miller, Brad Coul-


son. Josh Neary and Matthew Danson all scored, while Josh Ramsey was outstanding. An Alisha Cryer hat-


trick saw the Under 12 Girls well on their way to victory, before further goals from Gabby Preugsehat, Sadie Chadwick and Sophie Hindle completed the scoreline. However, the Under 10s


Yellow were beaten 6-2 by Bacup Juniors. The locals conceded


three early goals, but man­ aged to pull the scoreline back to 3-2 at half-time. However, the team were


over-run in the second haK and conceded three further


goals. Daniel Martin and Toby


Sudderick scored the goals ^ while Tyler Sudderick was named man-of-the-match.


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