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Salmon leaps to easy victory
IT was the turn of the sen iors’ section to hold their annual festive event a t Whalley Golf Club, the Christmas Pudding Com petition. Played over 13 holes,
Malcolm Salmon emerged as the clear wiimer with 28
points. A three-way card play
By Phil Simpson
IT looks like Tommy Lawson received an early Christmas present on Sunday. The Clitheroe boss was “absolutely
NEXT GAMES
V Barrow, away, FA Trophy Tonight, 7-45 p.m,. AWAY
delighted” that the FA Trophy first round clash at Barrow was called off. And he feels that his side can put the
V Bishop Auckland, away, UniBond First Division Monday 3 p.m.
icing on the Christmas cake in the rescheduled tie tonight. A large chunk of Lawson’s squad would
have been absent on Sunday through injury, but most are set to return, and the Blues boss revealed: “I was absolutely delighted at it being called off! “I had two lads out with a flu virus -
Ian Kearney and Adam Birchall. “Then there was Tony Evans who had
an ankle injury, and Simon Gamer who had ankle ligament d^age. “From our own point of view, all those
United Co-Operatives Challenge Trophy, where they would host Conference neigh bours Accrington Stanley. That Burscough tie was meant to be
played last night, but Lawson said: “We have the Burscough game ready to play on Saturday, but they haven’t got back to us yet - we are losing track on the league games, and that is concerning at this stage of the season. “But at the end of the day we would
players are on their way back to full fit ness now, so this week is better for us than
Sunday. “Neil Reynolds was also out, but he
was ready to bite the bullet and play. “All those players have had an extra four days or so to get fit, so that it is
pleasing for us. “But the biggest concern was around
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Simon Gamer, he was 50-50 for Sunday but he should be fit now.” Lawson also remains adamant that his
off gave Harry Tuley (25) second place ahead of Roger Altham and Bob Caladine. The final Professional's
Winter Series Competition of 2005 took place on Sat urday, the event again
for charity A CHARITY night at the Bridge Inn raised £100 after a dominoes competition. Eventual winner Beryl
Speak of the Kings Arms donated the money to Muscular Dystrophy. David Flynn won the
rather have that backlog of fixtures and still be in the cup competitions. “We have gained £7,500 from this cup
run so far, which is a lot of money for a club like ours, and we will catch up the league games, so tor the time being we are enjoying this little cup run. “We haven’t been anywhere near full strength in recent weeks, and we can’t
carry a big squad. “So the lads have done particularly well in that time, and I hope it continues.”
side can do the business: “We’re looking forward to going there and putting a per
formance on. “We will hopefully do enough to at least bring them back, but I want to win
it first time around. “I don’t know what the situation is up
there because they have just changed
their manager. “But it is time for us to go there and
show what we can do. “That was exactly how we approached the game on Sunday before it was called
off.“We would have gone and had a go, and we still feel the game is there for the taking-
estly believe that. “But the fact we know who we would
“It is still one we can wm, and 1 do hon . . , j
play in the next round now will have no bearing on us whatsoever. “You can’t dwell on that because it isn’t
Tommy Lawson
CLITHEROE FC Fixtures and results 2005/06
August
20BRIGGTOWN.............D2-2 23 Fleetwood Town..............L 0 4 27 Harrogate Railway — .W 2-1 (FA Cup Prelim)
29 SPALDING UTD ........W2-1 September
3 BISHOP AUCKLAND . .W 4-1 lOGoole................................L3-5 (FA Cup IQ)
13'0SSETT ALBION........W 4-2 17 Gresley Rovers.............. .L 1-3 20 Kendal Town..................W 4-1 24 Kidsgrove Athletic........ .L 0-5 27 FLEETWOOD TOWN .W 1-0
October
a match yet, it is just provisional. “Yes we would relish that draw, but we
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are fo c u ^ on Barrow and only Barrow.” Clitheroe are set to face Cambridge
City in the second round should they progress, and have also been handed another potentially lucrative cup draw should they overcome Burscough in the
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I Bridlington Town.............L 0-1 4 WOODLEY SPORTS . . .W 3-2 8M0SSLEY .......................W3-2 I I Bamber Bridge ...............D2-2 15 SPALDING UTD .........W3-1 (FA Trophy IQ)
ISChorley ...........................W2-1 22 KIDSGROVE ATH . . . .D 2-2 29BelperTown.....................LO-2
November
1 WOODLEY SPORTS ...W4 -2 (UniBond Challenge Cup 1)
5STOCKSBRIDGEPS ...LO-1
12 Ossett Town....................D 2-2 (FA Trophy 2Q)
15 OSSETT TOWN............D l-1 (Clitheroe won 4-3 on penalties) (FA Trophy 2QR)
22ROSSENDALEUTD ..W3-1 (Lancashire Trophy 1)
26 WOODLEY SPORTS ..W2-1 (FA Trophy 3Q)
December
3BriggTown ........................D2-2 10 Goole..................................LO-1 13 KENDAL TOWN........... L 3 4 (UniBond Challenge Cup 2)
18 Barrow..................................P-P (FA Trophy 1)
22 Barrow ....................................A (FA Trophy 1)
26 Bishop Auckland ....................A January .
2CH0RLEY..............................H
14ColwynBay...........................A 21 KENDAL TOWN.................H
28 Spalding Utd .........................A F e b ru a ry
4 GRESLEY ROVERS.............H 18SHEPSHEDDYNAMO . . .H 25 BRIDLINGTON T N ...........H
M a r c h
14 WARRINGTON T N ...........H 18 Ossett A lb io n .........................A 25RossendaleUtd .....................A
A p r il
1GOOLE ....................................H 8 EASTWOOD TOWN.............H 14BELPERT0WN .................H 17 Mossley....................................A 22 Woodley Sports .....................A 29 BAMBER BRIDGE . . . . . . H TBA: Warrington Town (A), East- wood Town (A), Stocksbridge Park Steeles (A), Shepshed Dynamo (A), Burscough (A, United (Jwrperative Trophy).
brandy that was provided by White Hart, and the DVD player donated by GR8 Bargains was won by Scott McTear.
SPORTS DESK Adrian Capstick
adriaiicapstick@easltancsncws.»uk 01282426161 CXI 601
being played over 13 holes in a "bogey" format. Former captain Ray
Carter (-h4) was declared the winner, closely fol lowed by Derek Shirtcliffe (-h3), with Andrew Walker (-h2) taking third place on the card play-off from Junior Captain Craig Gor- nall, Brian Cooke, Donald George, Colin T. Elliott and Chris Davies. The aforementioned
Shirtcliffe leads the Winter Order of Merit by two points from John Sherry and Craig Gomall.
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