62 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, October 27th, 2005 JBU.
Legion crowned
ROYAL British Legion A were crowned th e E th a Safety Equipment Clitheroe and D is tr ic t Summer Pool League champions on Thursday night. They took the Premier
League by five points, pushing Castle A in to runners-up spot. The Legion’s premier
side also picked up the Chris Stewart Challenge Cup for their recent victo ry over their own B team. However, in the individ
ual stakes, Castle’s Steve Almond proved to be the star player of the season as he was the Premier Divi sion’s merit winner %vith 28 wins. He just beat Legion A’s
Simon Thompson, who achieved 27 victories, and team-mate Ian Harle with 26.
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J CLITHEROE A proved too strong for Springfields C in Walton le Dale in the Third Division of the Mid- Lancs Badminton League. The team of Stephen
had the division’s most in form player of the season, as the New Inn’s Chris Lawson - with 27 wins out of 30 games - took the First Division merit title. Victoria’s Neil Birtwell
was next best with 27 wins out of 36, followed by the Pendle Witch’s P. Lam bert, with 24 wins out of 35.
Red Pump picked up
the Second Division tro phy after they pipped Bay Horse by ju s t a single point to the title, and Low Moor took home the Third Division title over Royal Oak. The Ladies’ Division
was controlled by the Buck as the town centre p u b ’s A team not only took the title, but their B team were runners-up. Bay Horse’s Phil Wal
The First Division was
won by the Victoria, who beat runners-up St Peter’s of Hurst Green by just four points. However, neither side
Late goals extend Shawbridge run
ton beat the Station’s Vinny Gilmore in to sec ond for the Second Divi sion merit honour, and fel low Bay Horse team-mate Ken Leyland was third. Marc Holmes of Low
By Adrian Gapstick
Clilheroe ...................... 2 Kidsgrove A lh le l ic -----2 TWO very la te strikes from substitute Alan Coar and Gary Jackson saw Clitheroe salvage a point against Kidsgrove on Sat urday and ensured th a t their unbeaten run at Shawbridge continues. These crucial strikes
could not have come any later in the day, but it all made for an excellent afternoon of football. Up to the 88th minute,
though, the Blues’ impres sive home record looked in doubt as, despite a very even game between these two sides that had looked destined for a goalless
was followed nine minutes la te r by a second when Simon Robinson put the ball past Clitheroe keeper Peter Collinge, who had done well to save the origi nal effort from a corner, only to be pulled out for the rebound. But ju s t two minutes
Gary Jackson
draw, Kidsgrove captain Ian Buckle popped up in the 74th minute to volley the visitors into the lead. This exceptional strike
before time, the Blues staged a remarkable come back to retrieve yet anoth er game back from the brink and take their unbeaten run of home games to nine. Clitheroe boss Tommy
Lawson moved his side to three a t the back and threw Coar on up front. The decision proved to
be a masterstroke as the reserve team striker did
Junior Football Round-Up
Whalley Juniors.............1 Under 13s recorded an excel- MAN-of-the-match Lloyd lent 1-0 victory. Standed bagged five as Readstone United Under 12s Yellow enjoyed an emphatic victory. Races Bleasdale and
Headstone Vld Under 12s Yellow...........................13
Adam Haslam bagged a hat-trick apiece to hammer home their advantage. Further strikes from
Daniel Martin and Nathan Holland completed the scor
ing.Headstone Under 13 Girls .1
player-of-the-match Sophie Hindle ensured Readstone
for the efforts but special praise goes to Charlotte Holland and Holly Steven
All the girls deserve praise
son. Headstone Utd Under 14s 4 Pendle Forest ................ 1 READSTONE Under 14s continued their unbeaten start to the season with a tine victory over Pendle Forest. Goals came from Charlie
Fteetwood............................0 Collinge (2), Thomas Halli- A SINGLE strike from well and Ryan Brereton.
Josh Harvey was named man-of-the-match. The previous week the
same team beat Nelson Juniors 4-0 courtesy of goals from Halliwell (2) and Brereton (2). Simon Stottard was man-
of-the-match. Junior Clarets ..............2 Wolves Under 13 s..........2 WOLVES’ unbeaten start to the season continued despite this disappointing away draw against Junior Clarets. The locals did not play at
their usual high standard, but, with a team down to
the bare bones, they did well to take the lead. During the opening half
the locals took the game to their hosts and had the upper hand, eventually going into the break ahead thanks to two quickfire goals from man-of-the- match Clarkson. The second half saw the
disappointing draw should have been avoided. Barnoldswick Barons Under 1 0 s ...................... 3 Wolves Under 1 0 s ..........2 A WONDER goal from man-of-the-match Jordan Rawcliffe was not enough for Wolves. The first half offered
home team come into the game more, and the Wolves were caught out twice on the break. Wolves were then indebt
ed to a fine save from stand- in keeper Charlton, and but for some poor finishing, a
Wolves no chances on goal as the Barons held firm and the home team took the lead midway through the half. Wolves started the second
Barnoldswick keeper nap ping and crept into the net just under the crossbar. The relief was short-lived
as Barnoldswick regained the lead only 60 seconds later but yet again Wolves fought back through a goal mouth scramble which saw Calum Smalley finish the attack with a goal. As full-time approached it
half much the stronger and a lob from midway inside the Wolves half by defender Rawcliffe caught the
not disappoint. His 89th minute 20-yard
effort left Kidsgrove keep er Stuart “Dabber” Heeps rooted to the spot, and from then th e Blues moved up a gear. Eight of Clitheroe’s
goals this season have come in the final 10 min utes of a game, three of them in the 90th, and the majority of these late strikes have counted - rewarding the cluh with eight points they would not otherwise have had. This just emphasises the
consistent fitness in the side this season, and Jack son’s equaliser on Saturday typified that never-say-die attitude. Clitheroe were awarded
a free kick, which Craig Sargeson launched into the area, the ball came back out of the box to Jackson, and he picked his spot to rifle his 13th goal of the season low and hard past Heeps. I t was nothing more
than the side deserved, and, given the 5-0 drub bing Clitheroe received away at Kidsgrove, this was a great result against a very physically able side that threatened from the start. And it could have been
better had a Tony Evans’ header not hit th e bar from a Sargeson comer. The first half had seen
Collinge forced into two great saves, the b e s t of
which called for him to tip a Richard Eyre effort on to the bar, but Jackson had proven to be a livewire all afternoon and saw his first real effort, struck on the turn, tipped over the bar by Heeps. Jackson had a further
two opportunities after the break, his first was saved by Heeps and the rebound was scrambled away, and the second saw him through on goal only to be tripped in the area. If he had gone down,
instead of regaining his balance to get a blocked shot in, the final 15 min utes may have been differ ent - but in the end it did n’t ndatter as he had the final word.
Moor was the Third Divi sion’s leading player ahead of Dave Hargreaves (Royal Oak) and Michael Burgess (Craven B). The best doubles part
nership seen in any league was th a t of Simon Thompson and Craig Whittaker of Legion A, as the pair won 14 of their 16 games. Second Division outfit
Bay Horse were next best as A. Musker and Phil Walton recorded 12 wins out of 14, ahead of Alan Garner and Mick Harg reaves of Royal Oak in third, with 11 wins from 15 games.
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Pym, Michael Olstowski, Pete Woods, Mary Brass, Louise Burrill and Jane MacEwan ran out comfort able 14-4 winners. Clitheroe have shown ter
rific consistency, winning all their matches mth relative ease to sit proudly at the top of the division. In the Fifth Division, the
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B team were back to win ning ways with a 12-6 win over Whittle C. In a hard-fought match,
' I t was not surprising
that England pool player Lindsay Lloyd was named the best ladies’ player in both the men’s league with White Horse A, and the ladies’ league with Buck B.
third in the ladies’ league. The Legion’s Vicky
She had 22 victories for
the White Horse and 24 wins for the Buck. Legion C’s Nicola
Ollerenshaw, with 15 wins, and Legion D ’s Vicky Chatburn, with 11 victo ries, were the next best in the men’s league, while Buck A’s Sue Carter, with 21 wins, and Legion’s Bev Brunker, with 18 wins out of 24, took second and
Chatburn also beat Pen- dle’s Kim Astley in the Ladies’ Singles Knockout and was presented with flowers and a meal voucher for two. Flowers were then pre
sented to league secretary Wendy Prosser and score card secretary Nicola Ollerenshaw. The chairman of the
Clitheroe and D is tr ic t Pool League, Steve Pross er, (far right) is pictured with sponsor Ian Wall- bank and some of the tro phy winners. (D201005/2)
Clitheroe missed out on maximum points by just one game to maintain their chal lenge at the top. The mixed doubles part
nerships of Mark Perry and Shirley Bush and Dave Mackenzie and Chantelle Moro achieved maximum wins, as did the men’s dou bles of Dave Mackenzie and Mark Perry and ladies’ dou bles of Shirley Bush and Chantelle Moro. In the Blackburn League
First Division, Clitheroe A had an 18-3 win against newly promoted TAG. Special mention should go
the Clitheroe ladies - Mary Brass, Alison Leaver, Louise Burrill, and Jane Macewan - who each achieved maxi mum points on the night to ensure an emphatic win.
Advertiser and Times win for
golfer Bill SENIORS’ section golfer Bill Tattersall produced some of his best golf of the season to take the presti gious Clitheroe Advertiser and Times Trophy at Clitheroe GC with 38 points. Clitheroe’s well-support
ed seniors’ section round off what has proved to be a rewarding season for chair man Neil Turnbull with a prize presentation on December 6th. The penultimate medal
of the season saw Derek Marsh produce a nett 67 to take spot and give him a three-shot cushion over Rob Andrew. John Beggs took Divi
sion Two with a nett 71 leaving Steve Dean and Mick Pate to scrap it out on cards for second place, the former, as usual, com ing out on top. Gary Speak, Oliver
Drinkwater and Mike Tat tersall took the three-man team competition with 83 points. Richard Baker, Richard
Wood and Peter Warbur- ton were second on 79 after ( a multiple card play-off. Alan Clarke, Geoff Car- tledge and Brian Walker pushed John Whowell, Steve Alcock and Ralph Postlethwaite out of the' prizes. Sartorial a r t is t Gary
Moores failed to figure on the leaderboard with his team, but with a broad smile declared a hole in one at the par-three 5th. The club’s Turkey Shoot
weekend provided the win ners with prizes from the town’s prominent butchers. The club competition
resulted in a two-way tie on 45 points. Dave Brennan and Ted
Speak had to settle for sec ond place after a card play off left Steve Ackers and Simon Swindells as top
turkeys! Peter and Scott Greaves
took third place two points ahead of Jonathon Drew and Tony Wall. Sunday’s multi-mixed
event saw Malcolm Brown and Lynne Greenacre take top spot with 44 points. Three pairs on 43 points
saw lady captain elect Bar bara Crowther steer playing partner Les McCormick into second place. Captain 'Vic Morris and
looked like the' visitors would hold on for a draw but with only a couple of minutes left a mistake by the Wolves backline let the Barnoldswick attack in on goal.
Whalley’s Lorna Slinger were delighted to pick up • third place after edging out v# ^ Andy Bradford and Jayne ^ f Smith.
Lady Captain Gill !
Wightman won the Lister ' Cup at Clitheroe ahead of ^ Marilyn Fletcher and Kath Townley.
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j Rimington Reserves---- S 1 Dent Reserves............... 0 RIMINGTON continued their impresave performanc es in the Craven Cup. They were missing four
influentkd central midfield ers.
However, the superb new
pairing of Brown and Walk er in central midfield ensured manager Carter will have a selection decision to make when everyone returns. Dent never really got out
of the blocks and probably wished they hadn’t made the long journey from North Yorkdiire
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Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) Late winner
earns victory for Chipping
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Chipping ......................3' to take the game to Chip- Hoghton Olympic----- 2 ping, but the home defence A DETERMINED per formance from Chipping sdelded the points courtesy of a late winner. The locals had
despatched Hoghton 4-0 earlier this season, b u t they put up more of a fight this time round. The tricky conditions
took their toll on the game as it was difficult for either side to produce any fluid passing. I t took some dogged
tackling in midfield for either side to gain any sort of forward momentum, and chances were at a pre mium early on. Chipping came the clos
er as Jon Proctor flashed a header just wide from a well-worked corner. Chipping began to
assert themselves, with Joe Melling and Danny Austin providing some good moments in the mid dle of the park. The first goal arrived
from striker Tom Bridge, who has slotted in well alongside Ste Proctor since his return to the side. Ever alert. Bridge pounced on a loose ball in the area to give the villagers the lead. Boosted by the goal.
Chipping continued to press and looked to extend their lead. However, they were
almost caught on the break as the Hoghton striker found himself clear 10 yards out with the goal gaping, but he scuffed his shot straight a t Rich Ire land. The second half began with the visitors beginning
stood up well to the threat. However, a lapse in con
centration allowed a long ball to land at the feet of the Hoghton striker and he made no mistake. The shock of conceding
launched Chipping into action and they swiftly regained the lead through Ste Proctor. Some neat play down
the right flank released the prolific marksman, and he smashed the ball in at the keeper’s near post. The villagers continued
to press and Phil Peck and Oily Hayhurst were intro duced to offer new options. However, they were
pegged back shortly after as the visitors levelled the scores once more. I t seemed like this
would be the end of the scoring as the clock wound down, but there was drama in the closing sec onds as Chipping snatched victory. Some excellent work on
the edge of the box by Danny Austin resulted in the defender handling, and the referee pointed to the spot. Ste Proctor stepped up
and coolly slotted home the penalty to win the game 3-2. The villagers have made
a solid start to the season and find themselves fifth in the league and still in the Guild Hall Cup. They will be looking to build on this when they travel to Worden Park on Saturday to play Leyland Red Rose (2-30 p.m.).
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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, October 27th, 2005 63 Lions roar to great cup win
Crosshills................................0 Clitheroe L io n s ..................... 5 CLITHEROE Lions took their good league form into the cup on Saturday as they produced a shock victory against Premier league outfit Crosshills in the Northern Plant Hire Cup. Despite their lower league sta
tus, it was Lions who produced the consistently better football and had the majority of the chances to produce an excellent away victory. The result will send out a huge
message to the rest of the cup hopefuls that the Clitheroe out fit are aiming to win as much sil verware as they can. Despite missing key players,
the team rallied and produced arguably their best performance of the season.
• The deadlock was broken
within the first 10 minutes as centre back Day smashed in his second in consecutive games from a Callaghan corner. I t was well-deserved following
a spell of unrelenting pressure from the start. Things got better for the Lions
later on in the half as Ward hit the goal of the season so far. Picking the ball up deep in the
Crosshills half, he set himseK up for a 35-yard curling shot, with the keeper powerless to stop it. Ward and, in particular, cap
tain Gaughan completely bossed things in the middle of the park amid awful playing conditions, and provided chance, af ter chance for strikers Pinard and Holden. They were supported well by a
Derby delight for Waddington
Grindlelon................................2 Midway through the half, Tat- Waddington ............................4 tersall pulled a goal back for the
WADDINGTON progressed to the second round of the Craven League Cup by courtesy of victo ry over local rivals Grindleton. They came back from a 2-0
half-time deficit thanks to goals from Tattersall and Tierney to take the game into extra-time, where Cane and Fletcher sealed their passage to the next round. The first half, in the main, was
dominated by Waddington, who created several good chances, only to be denied by Paul Craig in the
home goal. Grindleton were also creating
opportunities, and with Cowie in the home midfield causing prob lems, the visitors knew this was not going to be an easy game. Grindleton took the lead 10
minutes from the interval when two basic individual errors by Waddington defenders allowed the home side to net twice and take a two-goal lead into break. The second half was a much
more even affair though, with play going from end to end, but with Waddington having changed to a 4- 3-3 formation, they pushed the home team back as the half wore on.
visitors when the Grindleton keeper failed to collect a cross, and the ball fell to for the Waddington player to roll it into an open net. Waddington pushed forward in
search of an equaliser but left gaps a t the back for Grindleton to expose, but good defending from Hindle and several good saves from Willacy kept the visitors in the game. Grindleton nearly made it 3-1 in
the 80th minute only to have it ruled off-side, just before Tierney equalised to send the game into extra-time. In extra-time Grindleton looked
tired and shell-shocked following their disallowed goal and Waddington’s late equaliser, which was only made worse when the visitors gained the upper hand when Cane netted from close range. Dugdale should have made the
game safe for Waddington only to shoot wide, but Fletcher put the game beyond any doubt with a fine individual goal. Waddington’s next game is at
home to Carleton on Saturday (2 p.m.). Players to meet at Waddington pavilion at 1 p.m.
resilient defence of Day and Bank, with good flank work from fullbacks Ashurst and Pickup. The Lions were in buoyant
mood at half-time, knowing that another goal would surely clinch victory in this first round tie. Holden thought he had put
them 3-0 up, only to see his sweetly struck free-kick crash against the woodwork. Gaughan too hit the frame of
the goal following some excellent skill, dribbling round three Crosshills players before unleash ing a 30-yard rocket. The next goal was inevitable
as the Lions wingers combined to bundle the goal into an open goal. At this point the home side
were extremely despondent and all but gave the game up, with
only one a t tem p t of note on keeper Mashiter’s goal. Pinard, otherwise quiet during
the 90 minutes, was not prepared to sit and watch his team mates get all the glory and scored two goals in quick succession to com plete the rout. His first goal was an example
of poaching at its finest, after anticipating an error in the Crosshills defence before tapping the ball into an empty goal, the second a fine chip over the keep er.
The Lions are now confident
that future performances like this will make them a dangerous threat to win the competition as stand-in manager John Mashiter produced a team good enough on the day to challenge any team in the Craven League.
Champions make it four on the trot
Hurst Green ........................... 2 Rock Rovers..............................1 THIS was an excellent advertise ment for th e East Lancashire League as both teams played a free-flowing game in a competitive spirit. But it was defending East Lan
cashire League champions Hurst Green who made it four straight wins after a hard-fought victory against one of the league’s stronger teams. The visitors made a good start,
with some slick passing th a t brought some good saves out of
Young. However, as the first half went
on, Hurst Green increased the tempo and were looking danger ous on the break. Despite this, it was from set
pieces th a t Hurst Green looked most likely to score, with Coupe and Waites dominant in the air and the former hitting the post. Neither team converted their
chances and the scoreline at half time was 0-0. The second half continued as
the f irs t finished, with Hurst Green taking the game to Rock Rovers. Their pressure paid off when Walker cheekily back-heeled the
ball in the net after a scramble in the goalmouth. The goal did not spur the home
team on as they would have hoped though, and it was Rock who then had their best spell of the game. Some good work from their live
ly centre forward, resulted in him pulling the ball back for a simple tap-in to make the scores level which increased Rock’s confi dence. The game was very open and
with th e final 20 minutes approaching, some good work from Tipton down the left result ed in him pulling the ball back for Lakeland, who capped an excel lent performance with an accom plished finish. S aturday sees Hurs t Green
travel to Silsden, to whom they lost 4-0 on the opening day of the season, b u t with the return of influential plajonaker Hobro, they will be hoping to make i t five straight wins.
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tables -page 61 Rimington Reserves blast eight to win Craven Cup clash Their first goal saw debu
tant Walker slide a ball through to Carter, who net ted with ease, before Braith- waite scored his first of the season with a bullet header. Rimington continued to
control the game, and Walk er got a deserved goal 25 minutes in with a left-foot drive through a crowd of players. Leach was also a threat
down the left, and he was unlucky to see his shot rebound off the crossbar after getting the better of four Dent players, but Carter was on hand to
snatch an e ^ tap in. And the first h ^ rout ^vas
completed when the in-form Braithwaite nodded home his second header. Dent came out a little
stronger in the second half but were unable to penetrate a solid back four of Gordon, McCullough, Burgess and
HaU. Rimington soaked up this
pressure and within 10 min utes had scored a sixth - Carter completing his hat- trick vdth a good strike from the left. Threlfall then earned the locals a penalty, and he dis
patched the ball powerfully down the middla The scoreline was then
completed by a Brown solo effort in which he made a 40- yard run before calmly rounding the keeper and slotting homa Man-of-the match went
to war horse Walker who had a solid performance. Thanks go to club secre
tary Colin Darlington, who ran the line and continues to help the reserves on numer
ous occasions. WorsthorneReserves ...3 Riminglon Reserves---- 4 RIMINGTON Reserves
made hard work of earning all three points.
* The game was fast and furious, and little was creat ed until Rimington forced the decisive breakthrough on 25 minutes. Carter netted when one-
on-one with the keeper, and chance after chance followed after that. The second goal saw
Carter unselfishly lay the ball off for McClean to fin ish, and Threlfall should have had a third to bury the game, only he shot wide from six yards. However, Threlfall made
amends with his next attempt, which saw his 30- yard effort find the back of the net. Worsthorne had to send
one of their strikers to casu alty after their first attempt on goal saw him collide with Rimington keeper Anderson and the home side fought back in the second half. This truly was a game of
two halves as Worsthorne pushed forward at every opportunity and forced a penalty to make it 3-1 after t h e b r ^ . Worsthome then netted a second, and with half an
hour to go Rimington need ed to make a stand. A moment of genius was
called for, and Rimington’s youngest player Leach pro vided it to pull the score back to 4-2. The Rimington star play
er should then have netted another when through on goal, only to blast his effort over the bar. With the game now in
Rimington’s control, Worsthome sneaked a third strike before the locals strengthened in defence and played out thq last few min utes.
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