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Trophy tie vital for Clitheroe


By Adrian Capstick I?


CLITHEROE manager Tommy Lawson is under no illusions how important Saturday’s FA Trophy Third Qualifying Round tie against Woodley Sports is to the club. A passage though to the


first round proper could see the locals pull in a bumper gate as Nationwide Confer­ ence sides like Accrington Stanley enter the competi­ tion at the next stage - and that means big money. But despite the fact the


NEW SIGNING: Gary Williams in action for Coine


Blues have drawn a side from their own division in Woodley - a team they have narrowly beaten twice this season - the Blues boss knows that the £3,000 at stake for Saturday’s game will see the Manchester side pull out all the stops. He said: “There is no


encounter. “It’s a home tie against a


contested


ing a fitness test on a knee injury he sustained in Tuesday night’s 3-1 win over Rossendale United, Clitheroe have no new selection worries. Cup competitions have


doubt that it will be a fiercely


side in the same division as us, so it is favourable to some of the sides we could have got, but it is far from a cushy game. “There are Conference


ask the question whether or not it was fair to change the rules of the competition for Rossendale, but justice was done in the end. “I t didn’t matter to us


“You have to perhaps


not been Clitheroe’s forte in recent seasons, so to still be competing for all of the non-league silverware on offer this season makes a refreshing change.' The Lancashire FA Unit­


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teams coming in at the next stage after Woodley, and that means a lot of money is at stake as those kind of teams can bring people through the gate. “A win on Saturday is


ed Co-operatives Challenge Trophy on Tuesday night was no exception, although Lawson questions how fair it was for the organisers of the cup to change the seven-day‘ruling and allow Rossendale to consider sev­ eral recently-signed play­ ers. The original guidelines


not just for pride and money, it is a passage, a one-off game th a t can bring so much to so many.” Right-back Brian


what team they fielded as we had our own game to play, but it was perhaps a little unfair on the teams that played last week who had to abide by the seven- day rule.” After Saturday’s Trophy,


game against Woodley, the hunt for silverware contin­ ues with a home tie against Kendal Town on Tuesday in the UniBond League Challenge Cup. The Cumbrian side have


Holmes is cup tied having played for Prescot Cables in the first qualifying round, but, apart from Chris Whittingham await­


state that a team should only use players who are registered with the club a week prior to the original date of the match, which should have been played Tuesday, November 15th. Lawson said: “I t’s good


ing from a knee injury, Lawson has beaten Lan­ caster Town, Bamber Bridge and Ashton United to sign another forward player to strengthen the Clitheroe attack. Ex-Accrington Stanley,


Doncaster, Leigh RMI and Altrincham player Gary Williams made his debut on Tuesday, and Lawson believes that the calibre of Williams proves Clitheroe are heading in the right direction. Most recently the 26-


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sports tearri of Edward Lee, Chris Bbden, Phil Simpson and Adriari Capstick


seen an upturn in form since they lost 4-1 to the Blues in September, and are now above the locals in a play-off position. Their last two games saw


year-old, who was sold by Accrington Stanley to Doncaster for £60,000 in 1999, has been improving his fitness levels at Colne - where ne netted the wiimer in their NWC League Challenge Cup clash with FC United at the Interlink Express Stadium. Lawson said: “Gary


to get the win, it was a local derby and we came out comfortable winners in the end.


DOG Inn were not due to play on Sunday, but blanket postpone­ ments resulting from frozen pitch­ es meant that they did not lose any ground on their Second Divi­ sion promotion rivals. All being well, the Budweiser


Boys will return to action on Sun­ day with a home game against Black Bull at Wilson's. A win for the Whalley side will


them beat Woodley 2-1 last Saturday, and knock fellow high-flyers Fleetwood Town out of the Lancs FA CC Trophy by the same scoreline on Tuesday. In light of Gary Jackson


and a manager’s jacket. The suits, which will be worn by the


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(Williams) is not fully fit yet, but the quality he pos­ sesses shows that we are not prepared to make do and struggle for ordinary players. “We had to fend off


still being three to five weeks away from recover­


J)o^ looking for first double


give them their first double of the season against a side currently above them in the table. Manager Simon Kerins is hoping


that the temperatures will rise in the run-up to Sunday's game: "These postponements are obvi­ ously a nuisance for all clubs, espe­


cially after a trouble-free start to the season. “Our challenge is to make sure


we are ready to return to action and that when we do, we hit the ground running and get right back on the promotion trail."


WADDINGTON FC would like to thank Waddin^on Fell Quaries for providing the club with six thermal suits


team’s substitutes, have already proved to be a great asset for the club as they were used by the club’s reserve team during last Saturday’s match, which was played in near freezing conditions. Pictured are Waddington FC secretary


suits from Steve Rigby on behalf of Waddington Fell Quarries. (S181105/3) The club would also like to thank other


firms and individuals who have provided the club with sponsorship for the 2005-06 season, B. Dugdale and Son, Melt Can­ dles, David Hardman, Castle Cement, John Houldsworth Solicitors, Mortimer, Gorse and Ross. Waddington’s next game is a home fix­


Mrs Pat Laxton and team managers Jim Tierney and Nick Laxton, receiving the


ture against Oxenhope FC, kick-off 2 p.m. Players to meet at Waddington pavilion at 1-15 p.m.


Whalley slip to defeat


offers from other clubs and I ’m glad he has chosen us.”


Whalley Under 16s__ 2 Lammack .....................6 TEN minutes of mayhem cost Whalley Pumas dear against Lammack Juniors in what was their third defeat of the season. Lammack struck first


after 13 minutes, but Jamie Price was quickest to the rebound from man- of-the-match Declan Fitzhenry’s free kick and the Pumas were level with­ in two minutes. Whalley then bossed the


rest of the half and took the lead through Jamie


Baron to go into half-time 2-1 ahead. However, after the


for their flattering score­


break, Lammack started strongly and quickly found an equaliser. Either side could then have found the one goal that should have been the winner, unfortu­ nately for the Pumas it was Lammack who nicked one. And so began the may­


line. Whalley more than (


matched their opponents for 75 minutes of this ^ match and will take heart from this performance, as well as noting how easily they fell apart at the end.


hem, which, with the help of six inexplicable minutes of injury time, saw the Pumas fall to pieces as the visitors scored three more


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