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'■£t~. Thursday, October 12th, 2006 with your sports team of Edward Lee, Chris Boden, Phil Simpson and Adrian Capstick Old score to settle! By Adrian Capstick


^ North West Counties First Division title in controver­ sial circumstances. Clitheroe's season had


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K" Association was successful. Since then the Yorkshire


refused the club entry, but an appeal to the Football


Stammers can't wait to pit his wits against the highly fancied side.


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side has been as high as the Conference North only to endure successive relegation in the last two seasons to meet their old foes in the same league they fought to enter 11 years ago. And Clitheroe boss Chris


the UniBond League that this didn't matter and they would go up as Bradford's ground wasn't good enough, but Park Avenue got a load of ringers in, won their last 13 games and then moved to a new ground to leave Clitheroe fuming. The UniBond League


ended and Bradford PA were 20 points adrift of the locals with 13 gamra in hand. The Blues' were told by


met since 1995, when the for­ mer Football League club pipped the Blues to the


CLITHEROE FC have an old score to settle with pro­ motion favourites Bradford Park Avenue this Saturday. The two sides have not


points lost but I'm not dis­ appointed as after Satur­ day's outstanding comeback


should be called Controver­ sial Tuesday from now on. I thought it was a harsh send­ ing off and with 10 men it was just going to happen that they'd get an equaliser. "It was perhaps two


of how his side bounced back from two goals down to beat Bamber Bridge on Sat­ urday and, despite seeing another man sent off and conceding a late equaliser in Tuesday's 1-1 draw with Wakefield, he believes they are showing some real char­ acter. Stammers said: "I think it


bouncing back to the Uni­ Bond Premier and they deserve to be in the position they are in with the results they've had, but these kind of teams suit our passing style and their massive pitch will suit our game." The Blues boss was proud


midfielder Neil Redfearn, who has played in the Pre­ miership with Oldham, Barnsley, Charlton and Bradford." "They're favourites for


similar to Wakefield in that they're a typical UniBond side - big with old heads and a lot of experience at putting the ball into areas and chan­ nels bying to turn you. "The likes of 41-year-old.


He said: "Bradford are very


website forums and people don't realise some of these players aren't used to play­ ing twice a week in the Uni­ Bond League. Lamby was playing at Speke last season and a move up to two games a week, every week takes some getting used to. "The lads have had a rest


face a young Chorley side on Tuesday night managed by Paul Lodge who was linked with the Clitheroe job last season. Clitheroe FC ..................1 Wakefield......................1 CLITHEROE recorded their first draw of the season against Wakefield on Tues­ day night in a game that they should really have won.


ther injury problems. James Dean needed stitches to a head wound on Tuesday night but should feature. However Simon Garner is suspended as he has picked up a fifth yellow card. The Blues then travel to


and now we're seeing the rewards." Clitheroe are without fur­


good to see Lamby (Paul Lamb) come on as he's had a few niggles. He's one of those lads where niggles affect him mentally but when he's enjoying his football he frightens players. "I've seen a few things on


the lads are beginning to show character." Stammers added: "It was


Mudgadza had earlier hit the post but Clitheroe could have netted a winner when Ian Johnson had a late one- on-one opportunity saved.


Brilliant fightback earns cup win


“ Clitheroe FC.................3 Bamber Bridge............. 2 AS comebacks go, Satur­ day's victory over Bamber Bridge was pretty impres­ sive stuff by Clitheroe. Having been two goals


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back to win or even draw a match from a goal down before this game, nevermind strikes by Simon


. Jason Jones winner put paid to that. The result couldn't have


come at a better time either, as having lost their last three successive league games, manager Chris Stammers got the change in fortime he had wanted in a competition th a t means a lot to the Shawbridge side. Without last season's £10,000 run in the cup.


C, Garner, Will Exton and a


down and had their first choice keeper carried off, the Blues rallied for the first time this season to fire themselves past Bamher Bridge and into the next round of the FA Trophy. The Blues had not fought


n't see Brig's next strike though as he had been


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Clitheroe defender Kris Mathews had just pulled off a great last-man tackle to deny the latter, but moments later the pair com- bined for Brown to race away and slot past Alan Fitzpatrick. The Clitheroe keeper did­


afternoon, an early exit had looked on the cards as Brig, with former Blues' favourite Neil Reynolds in their ranks, had struck twice through the lethal pace of Greg Brickell and Steve Brown. Ten minutes in, and


is back to full health and now awaits a First Round Qualifying trip to another UniBond First Division side in Warrington Town on Sat­ urday, October 2lst. , But at 3-38 p.m. Saturday


reaching the First Round proper away at Conference North side ' Barrow, Clitheroe would have been bankrupt back in January. Nine months on, the cluh


sive turning point, as the second half turned in Clitheroe's favour, and the


efforts weren't even half chances until Garner pounced three minutes before the interval with a decisive strike. Exton nodded down a throughhall to James Dean, and from the influential for­ ward's powerful parried shot, the wingman lapped up the rebound. This goal proved a mas­


and truly on top as Brickell went close to netting anoth­ er a minute later, only to be denied at the near post by Collinge. By contrast, Clitheroe's


provider of the second as he raced down the left wing, past the challenges of Jamie Nay and Mathews to cross from the bye-line for Brick­ ell to net from close range. Bamber Bridge were well


stretchered off the pitch after a heavy collision with Kevin Brown, to be replaced by Peter Collinge Ryan Salmon was the


(Collinge), Nay, Roberts, Daniels (Avery), Anderson, Mathews, Johnson, Jones, Dean, Exton (Lamb), Gar­ ner. Not used: Sargeson, Oates.


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through the middle, and after a scramble and a pull back by the forward, the ball fell for Jones to smash homa Clitheroe: Fitzpatrick


threat, but as soon as he made way for former Blue Neil Spencer, and Darrell Avery and Paul Lamb came on to freshen things up for the locals, Clitheroe's tempo reached a crescendo with Jones' 85th minute winner. Dean was sent clear


minutes into the half when Dean, with his back to goal, held back the Brig defence and made enough room to feed the ball to Garner at the back post, whose shot across goal was met by Exton. Brickell continued to be a


visitors disappeared from the game. The equaliser came five


enough for victory but lack of numbers dictated. Dean was substituted with a cut to the head and Wakefield overpowered the Blues back line when Mathew Hoyle netted a bobhling equaliser. Wakefield's Brighton


put through the middle by fellow substitute Darrell Avery, he beat the off-side trap and his blocked shot by keeper Andy Woods was struck home on the rebound by Dean. This should have been


missal Clitheroe boss Chris Stammers swapped it about ^ and chose an attacking' approach, going to th r e a t the back with strikpr/Paul Lamb on for defender Jamie Nay - and he made an instant impact on Wake­ field's defence. The goal saw the forward


and an average first half, the Blues came alive after the break and took the lead in the 52nd minute through James Dean. After Will Exton’s dis­


to dismissal and thqside | found itself playing with 10 men for two thirds of the game. But despite this setback


Yet again ill discipline led


PRIZEWINNERS and officials at the presentation night. (T061006/5) On cue for pool prizes


Horses won the First Divi­ sion from runners-up Bay


ladies' equivalent in the Challenge Shield, as the B team overcame Legion A. Meanwhile, Waggon and


defeated Castle A 6-5 in the nail-biting final. The Buck also won the


a winner with Buck A in the Chris Stewart Foundation Cup. The Lowergate side


games, and the latter 25 from 34. Buck A's Paul Blackburn was second with 26 wins from 36. However, Blackburn was


Steve Almond were also the league's number one and three merit winners. The former won 26 of 34


pipped Castle A to the Pre­ mier Division title, and were presented their trophy at the presentation evening at the Station. Legion's Ian Harle and


ROYAL British Legion took the top honours this year in the Thwaites Clitheroe and District Pool League. The Whalley Road team


ours went to Legion C over Castle B, and Buck B won the Ladies’ Division ahead of runners-up Pendle Hotel. Legion Ladies and Legion


Watson was top dog in the Third Division with 30 wins out of 35. He was a full six wins ahead of-Castle B's Ste­


edged the Second Division with 24 from 34, ahead of Conservative Club's Ron Grant (23 from 34) and Craven A's Mark Hitchen (23 out of 34). And Legion C's Barry


to, in the First Division, Waggon A's Dave Walmsley, who topped the pile with 26 out of 34 wins, just ahead of White Horse B's Alistair McKenzie with 25 from 36 and Bay Horse's Anthony Musker with 22 form 29. Craven A's Simon Briggs


C player Lois Knowles was presented with the young player of the year award. Merit awards also went


Horse, and Coach and Hors­ es beat Royal Oak A to the Second Division title. The Third Division hon­


Brown Cow's Beryl Cottam won eight out of 18, and Royal Oak B's Jill Harg­ reaves took eight out of 24.


Pendle's Gillian Moore and Catherine Hickling finish second and third with 28 and 27 wins. And in the men's league.


she won 37 times, and in the men's league she had 19 wins for Royal Oak A. The best of the rest saw


the Ladies’ League Merit honours and'the Ladies’ Player of the Season in the Men's League accolade. For the Buck B Ladies


ship came from Buck Wrinkleys' Donald Hope and Duncan Niven, as they returned 13 wins from 16 games, ahead of Castle A's Harle and Dugdale (13 from 17) and Coach and Horses’ Chris Raw and Pete Sut­ cliffe (12 from 16). Lindsay Lloyd won both


fan Martin in second with 24 from 32, who pushed Legion C's Lewis Spencer down to third (23 from 34). The best doubles partner­


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BUCK A won a nailbiting final in the Chris Stewart Foun­ dation Cup at the Legion. Up against Castle A, they won 6- 5 in the Thwaites Clitheroe and District Pool League's


premier knockout event. Buck A and Castle A are pictured before the final. (A280906/7)


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