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wvinw.ciitheroetoday.co.uk Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) Blues are caught out by a barrage o f s
Bradford Park A v en u e ..........7 Clitheroe F C ...........................3 THREE goals, seven bookings and a suspected broken ankle were all Clitheroe had to show for their efforts at Bradford Park Avenue on Saturday. A barrage of strikes caught out
but for the first 17 minutes, were equal to their opponents in this very open encounter - despite the end score being more akin to a Sunday league game. Clitheroe's early defensive frail
the Blues in the early stages, and left them playing catch up in a performance not to be repeated. The visitors chipped away, and
Gregg Anderson
ties set the pace of the game, giv ing confidence to an experienced Bradford side that only thrived on apprehension.
Rim in g lo n ..................... 8 E n f ie ld ............................0 RUTHLESS Rimington handed out the hammering they have been threatening on Saturday. They went ahead when
Kershaw’s goal kick was missed by the central defender, Jon Penman judged the bounce perfectly and headed the ball home. There then followed a
period of total domination as Rimington played their best football of the season Matt Coulter grabbed
the first of his three goals when he raced clear, round ed the keeper and fired home from an almost impossible angle. The home side then
Rimington are ruthless!
eighth minute when former Guiseley striker Simon Parke marked his debut with a looping header from a deep Neil Redfearn free .kick. The experienced forward ran in
keeper Alan Fitzpatrick either, who appeared only half alert and obviously struggling with an ankle injury. Bradford struck as early as the
They weren't helped by goal
eight minutes later. And an incredible lack of
urgency in dealing with a less than ideal Ian Johnson back pass, saw Fitzpatrick dally in his clear ance and allow David Cooke to nip in and net a suicidal third - all in the first 17 minutes. Clitheroe made their way back
behind the Blues' defence and, unchallenged, sprung high to send his eight-yard effort high into the corner and well out of the reach of a rooted Fitzpatrick. Still stunned from this impres
sive first strike, former top-flight professional Redfearn netted his 200th career goal with a deflected shot from the edge of the area
into the game with a breakaway move that ended with Will Exton connecting with a right-wing Jamie Nay cross - only to see a free header at the back post by Parke restore Bradford's three- goal lead before the interval. Things looked up for the Blues
minutes saw the game erupt from end to end. Clitheroe lost possession in
their own half, and Parke com pleted his hat-trick with a stun ning volley from the edge of the area that left Fitzpatrick little chance. Five quickly became six when
Redfearn released Liam Flynn almost from the restart, and the left winger crossed for Tom Greaves to nod home at the back post. And Clitheroe salvaged a third
in the second half when Jason Jones powered home a second to make it 4-2 after Owen Roberts’ initial effort was blocked. • ■ But then three goals in three
medical attention to an ankle
injury. And in stoppage time captain
Lee Connor headed home Brad ford's seventh of the afternoon. Clitheroe's seven bookings were
not all warranted, as it wasn't an iil-tempered game, but the Blues had a memorable run in with this particular referee last season at Goole, so it was less than surpris ing.
His inconsistency was alarming
goal less than 60 seconds later, when pressure resulted in Brad ford's Gary Shaw putting through his own net. The action didn't end there
though as the Blues were reduced to 10 men when Anderson needed
as he missed the worst challenge of the game that left Anderson needing a trip to hospital. Thankfully his ankle wasn’t
broken, just badly sprained, oth erwise this trip would have been a total nightmare for manager Chris Stammers.
Green lose scoring touch
coming back to earn a draw. The locals fell behind
after 15 minutes, as the defence let the ball bounce, and the Enfield striker did n’t need to be asked twice. Enfield then took a 2-0
back after the referee refused a blatant handball, but the ball fell to Jack Dearden on the left, who drilled a fierce cross that took a deflection into the net for an own goal. Rimington rallied for
lead thanks to more sloppy defending. Rimington pulled one
Kelbrook.......................0 Hurst Green .............. 1 HURST Green left their shooting boots at home, but still managed to beat a hard-working but average Kelbrook side. The locals made just one
opened the door for Walker, and he showed the only bit of composed finishing of the afternoon. After the match manager
change from the previous week with Andy Whaites replacing Ian Barton in midfield. Their approach play was
missed a glut of chances with O'Neill, Penman and Coulter all denied, but O'Neill made amends by skipping past the defence before lifting the ball over the keeper. And just when Enfield
thought they had weath ered the storm, up popped Coulter to score his second and take the villagers in to the break four goals to the good. If Enfield thought their
hosts would ease off after the break, they were very much mistaken. Mankowski finished off
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two great moves, and sub stitute Brunskill put him self about and scored a deserved goal when he robbed a defender near the comer flag, cut into the area and unleashed an unstop pable shot in to the roof of the net. Coulter then grabbed a
much space for others to exploit and it was certainly his best performance so far, a fact not lost on his man ager Terry Braithwaite. Enfield Reserves ...........4 Rimington Reserves . . .4 RIMINGTON twice trailed by two goals before
deserved hat-trick goal from close range his tireless work deserved. His effort created so
ward, and Ben Threlfall lev elled matters, coming in from the right and drilling a shot hard and low under the keeper. But another two sloppy
goals left them trailing at half-time. Rimington failed to clear
a corner, and the striker volleyed the ball up three times before back-heeling into the net, before a long throw was allowed to bounce, and took a rebound off the crossbar for the striker to pounce. Within a minute of the
restart Rimington pulled one back. A Threlfall wonder strike
from 45 yards out crashed off the bar for Gari Haslam to put into an open net. Rimington continued to
WADDINGTON FC would like to thank the following companies and individuals for their sponsorship over the 2006-07 season: Seven Exclusive Menswear, Melt, Dugdale's Farm Foods, Lee Cowking, John Houldsworth, Blackburn Rovers, Castle Cement, Mr Hitchin, James Hargreaves (Baciip) Ltd, Dutton Carpets, Brian Dent,
Waddington Fell Quarries, Weldsniart, Mark Holden. Jim Tierney (back) receives the club's
new 2006-07 strip from sponsor Westley Horsfall, the owner of menswear outfitters Seven. Front (from left) are players Sam Dean, Robert Lloyd and Peter Fletcher. (S131006/1)
excellent, but Mark Young, Ian Simpson, Danny Walk er, Danny Taylor and Nick Wilkinson missed a string of chances between them. On another day, the
locals could have done their goal difference a power of good. But as i t was they had to settle for a lone Walker strike on the stroke of half-time. A defensive mix-up
Chipping extend unbeaten run
Heath Charndek............2 Chipping.........................2 CHIPPING extended their unbeaten run in Adlington, but were disappointed not to take all three points. The game was largely
then made some inspired substitutions. ■It was Carter himself
press, but it seemed as though they weren’t going to get their deserved equaliser. Manager Liam Carter
who made a darting run through the defence to calmly lay off for Threlfall to earn a point. Central midfielder Andrew Blackledge was man-of-the- match for his determination to win every ball.
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A poor throw by Matt Ire
dominated by the villagers but they had to twice come from behind to earn a point. Heath Chamock took the
lead as their big striker turned inside the box to neat ly fire home from close range; Chipping responded well
and went close on a number of occasions before leading scorer Steve Proctor popped up with an equaliser. Good passing between
Oily Hayhurst and Danny Austin released Proctor with just the keeper to beat, and he made no mistake. Just before the break,
Austin was unlucky not to give Chipping the lead with a rasping driva 'The second half began
with both sides creating little until Heath Chamock were gifted a goal.
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land was intercepted, and quick thinking from the winger saw him delicately lift the ball over the despairing keeper. 'This goal galvanised Chip
ping once more, and they worked tirelessly. Man-of-the-match Hay
afforded Malley the chance, and he rifled homa Chipping looked the more
hurst and Chris Leighton went close, but it was skipper Stewart Malley 'who drew the sides level. A good run into the box
likely agmn to score the win ner, and it took another superb save to deny them. Chipping entertain
Lostock St Gerards on Satur day (kick-off 2-30 p.m.). Clitheroe Lions ..............5 Trawden Celtic ..............1 CLITHEROE Lions record ed their sixth straight win in all competitions with a con vincing 5-1 league cup suc cess against First Division newcomers Trawden Celtic.
matched their higher-placed opponents for the first 45 minutes, and took the lead when slack defending result ed in a cool finish. Lions defender Bank then
Trawden more than
made a goalline clearance before striker Hol^te settled the home side’s nerves with a stupendous 30-yard half vol ley.
the Lions at half-time, and they came out a totally dif ferent side as man-of-the- match Zack Holgate helping himself to three goals. . With Trawden now run
Harsh words were dealt to
ning out of steam, the move of the match came 10 min utes from the end when a mazy run from Paul Clegg, and an interchange of passes with brother James, set up a neat finish for an otherwise lacklustre Pinnard. After a slow start, it was a
final score that did justice to some great attacking football from the Clitheroe side, who now turn their attention to
league duties a t home to Intake on Satiuday. Dog Sports Bar ...............6 Horseshoe.......................1
also on target in this derby win. The Dog took the lead
FOUR goals from man-of- the-match Danny Sharpies helped the Dog through to’ the next round of the cup. Bennett and Ersahim were
early in the first half with a cross-shot from Sharpies finding Bennett for 1-0. Horseshoe equalised mid
way through the second half, when Musker placed a shot past the keeper. The Bawdlands side then
Andy Holden praised the team for their approach play, but was concerned with the standard of finishing. He will be hoping for a similar performance, but more com posure in the danger area, when Hurst Green return to Lancashire Amateur Shield action against Elton Vale on Saturday. The home game kicks-off at 2 p.m. Cononley Sports.......... 6 WFCClilheroe ............ 7 A BATTLING perform ance from WFC saw them through to the next round of the Devonshire Carpets Craven Premier League Cup. After going 1-0 up after
two minutes, WFC took the opposition far too lightly and ended up 4-1 down after 30 minutes. .And it could have been
worse but for the heroics of Gaskell in the Waggon goal. But WFC managed to
pull it back to 4-3 just before half-time through goals from Sullivan and Rick Stoddart. A 30-yard shot from
through Sharpies’ peach of a volley, but lacklustre defending allowed the home side to make it 6-5. With just minutes
Chris Oaldey somehow beat the Cononley keeper to draw the teams level at 4-4, before the home team took the lead again. Waggon levelled again
pressed and looked like get ting a winner, until their defence failed to cope with the Dog's long ball tactics. Sharpies raced through to
slot home four times in a frantic 10 minutes, and with Horseshoe in disarray, Ersahim completed the scor ing with a cheeky back heel past two defenders to loft a shot into the top corner.
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Locals lurch to defeat
Carnforlh................... 17 Clilheroe RUFC . . . . .10 CLITHEROE lurched to yet another defeat, but the signs are there of some form of recoverj' in the immediate future. The selectors had to dig
deep into the reserves to put out a team as a crip pling injury list, coupled with work and holiday commitments, left the town team bereft of cover. Clitheroe started disas
trously, letting Carnforh in for the softest of tries after only two minutes. However, in spite of
away from a line out, a clever box kick from Gra ham left the home defence stranded, and fly half Dave Watson showed a rare turn of pace to power over for the touch down. Now back in the game,
looking a little fragile in defence, they soon knuck led down to the job. After mauling the ball
Clitheroe went searching for more points. After exerting more ter
ritorial pressure, with the pack pounding away at the line, the ball was sud denly spun out to the wing, where a loitering Smith was able to scoot in to put the Littlemoor men ahead at the turnaround. But they spent a good
75% of the half in their own quarter. It was no real surprise
when Carnforth snatched a try out of nothing, from a loose pass on Clitheroe’s own line. Converting the try and
following it up with a penalty late on sealed Clitheroe’s fate. Although they had
enough attempted penalty kicks of their own, the ball just refused to go between the sticks. On Saturday, Clitheroe
try from inside their own half. And in a matter of min
utes, a second try was scored by the Rossendale team as they began to pull themselves together from the early onslaught. Their heads could have
easily gone down, but a positive pep talk liehind the posts by the captain ensured the team didn’t lose their spirits. The forwards put in
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Readstone stay on top
some powerful charges into enemy territory in the second half and the ball was handled extremely well by Tom Nicholson and Joe McCardle. A quick ball was provid
Whalley Juniors Under 9 s .....................3 Blue Star Eagles..................................... 2
ed by the ever nifty Richard Park at scrum half, and probing runs were made by Tom Back house and Sam Raines. Defensively in the sec
A HAT-TRICK from Lewis Maybin helped Whalley to their first win of the sea son. The game was close-run, with Whalley working hard to equalise through Maybin after Blue Star took an early lead. Whalley again had to come from behind,
ond half, the team did much better, conceding only one try, when, in all fairness, half a dozen were on the cards. Tackling was immense by the Bucca neers, with Sam Higson and Charlie Fielding set ting the tone. The Buccs have a good
with Maybin levelling matters, before he hit a late winner. The team are pictured in their new kit (s).
Whalley Juniors Under 14s.................. 6 Haslingden Blues................................... 0 THE Under 14s continued their good run of form with a solid victory over deter
mined opponents Haslingden. The villagers opened the scoring within a
minute when Connor Ripley latched on to a through ball. The same player scored a second soon
after, and Whalley were on top throughout. Liam Kinney netted a third with a neat
lob, which he followed up with a tap in to give Whalley a 4-0 half-time lead. The second half was much the same, but
it was well into the half when Jack Ryden fired in the fifth. Ripley completed his hat-trick soon after,
and Whalley cruised to victory. James Wade was the referee's man-of-
the-match.
Readslone Uld Under 9s .1 Barnoldswick Town........0 A TOBY Burrows strike ensured Readstone remain top of table. Cimtis Meeham was man-of-the-match. The previous week they beat Barnoldswick Barons 5-1 in the cup, thanks to a brace apiece for Sam Peters and Billy Hanson, followed by a fifth from Tom Shirtcliffe. Readslone Uld Under 13s Yellow.............................2 Barnoldswick B arons__1 A SECOND half comeback keeps the United Under 13s Yellow at the top of their league too. Trailing 1-0 at half-time, an excellent second half brought goals from Nathan Holland and Connor Stuttard to seal the win. Lloyd Standen was named man-of-the-match. The pre vious week the team beat Clitheroe Wolves 4-2 courtesy of strikes by Adam Haslam, Holland, and a brace by man- of-the-match Standen. Readslone Under 10s___0 Colne...............................3 READSTONE Under 10s
opportunity to achieve their first win at Pendle on Sunday. Transport leaves the clubhouse at 10 a.m. Burnley Colls............37 Clitlieroe Colls ........ 0 CLITHEROE were on the back foot from the start as they had only 13 players. 'The scoreline belies a
very watchable match in which the visitors fought hard, never giving in to the bludgeoning Burnley attack. It took a while, but once
Clitheroe realised th a t there was little point try-
host Broughton at Little moor (3 p.m.). Rossendale................. 17 Bucaneers Under 14s . .0 IN only their second game of the season, the Bucca neers lost out a t a very strong Rossendale outfit. Clitheroe started the
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game in a very positive manner against a team who have played together for a number of years. Under the captaincy of
. ing to match Burnley’s forward game, and started to make use of their backs, they came close to scoring, demonstrating th a t through some very good running play, with good quick hands, they were a match for anything the home back line could offer. Unfortunately, a ten
remaining, and nothing to lose, WFC threw every thing forward to take the game to extra-time when Coulter found the back of the net. In extra-time, straight
from the Cononley kick-off, the Yorkshire side gave the ball away and WFC struck again to score what proved to be the winner through a great individual effort by Gaz Hickling.
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Sam Thornber, Clitheroe took the game straight to Rossendale and showed their ascendancy in the scrums and tight forward play. Some awesome rucking
dency to become pre dictable in attack let Clitheroe down, and they found themselves four tries down as the break approached. A Burnley forward was
by Clitheroe really gave tbe visitors the bit between their teeth in the opening 20 minutes, but when the ball was shipped down the back line, the side were unable to penetrate the Rossendale defence. Against the run of play,
Rossendale took posses sion and ran in a powerful
red carded by the Ameri can lady referee, and fur ther drama was seen when Clitheroe looked sure to score a pushover try in the corner, only to be denied by the unsighted referee. Burnley scored three
unanswered tries in the second half - which were fully deserved during a period of ambivalent Clitheroe tackling. The Colts’ next match
is at home to Liverpool Collegiate on Sunday, kick-off 12-30 p.m.
Wolves hit double figures
Wolves Under 14s........10 Trawden Celtic.............0 THE Under 14s completed this easy victory without ever playing to their full potential. Although three goals up
at the interval, it was a lacklustre first half display, with many disjointed moves spoiling the play. However, the team's
greater stamina again over whelmed the opposition in the second half, and the goals flowed a t regular intervals. Particular mention must
be made of Clarkson, who, with some clinical finishing in the second half, netted five of the goals. Bailey scored once in each half, Hopkins and Charlton
added one each and, after another strong attacking midfield performance, Dewhurst added to his goal tally for the season. Brier field Celtic Red . . .2 Wolves Under 10s Green 2 PLAYING against the toughest opposition they have faced this season. Wolves came away with a hard-fought draw. Wolves took the lead in
the first minute through some clever build up and a well-placed strike by Nathan Mitchell. Brierfield came back
keeper Tom Reed. Wolves managed to hold
their own under pressure, and when Mitchell scored his second goal midway through the second halt, it looked like victory tor the local boys. But two late goals from
hard in the second half, but Wolves hung on to their lead thanks to some excel lent defending and an inspired performance by man-of-the-match goal
the home team gave Brier- field a deserved draw. Fulledge C olls..............0 Wolves Under 11s..........7 FOR the majority of the first half. Wolves could be forgiven for looking con cerned and frustrated as the pitch was far from ideal. But on 16 minutes they
opened their account with Kay finally finding the tar get.
Despite the score, Fulledge were equal to
everything th a t Wolves threw at them and were unlucky not to find the back of the net. There were to be no more
goals in the first half, but Wolves made their stamina tell in the second period of play. And within five minutes
of the restart, Nik Petriaho doubled the advantage, and substitute striker Smalley' added a third a couple of minutes later. Banks and Mort added to their tallies, before Kay found the net for a second time. The goal of the match
came with only a minute to go as Barnes curled a superb ball from left wing straight into the top corner of the goal.
came unstuck against Colne in a game that saw Adam Heys named man-of-the- match. Readslone Under 14s___3 lluncoal Uld .................2 THE Under 14s came from behind to claim victory: Trail ing 2-0 at the break, a vast improvement in the second half produced goals from Tom Bradshaw and man-of- the-match Billy Cronshaw (2) for a deserved victory. Readslone Under 14 Girts .9 Barnoldswick Barons . . .0 A ROUT was witnessed in the Readstone Under 14 Girls' victory over Barnoldswick Barons, as they scored nine goals for a second time in two weeks. Goals came courtesy of a Zara Pol lard hat-trick, a brace apiece for Mel Hetherington and player-of-the-match Niamh McCarthy, plus further strikes by fephie Hindle and Alisha Cryer. The previous week the team beat Barnoldswick Town 9-0 in the cup thanks to four goals by Hindle, a McCarthy hat- trick and a Cryer brace. Gabby Preugsehat was named player-of-the-match in that game. Readslonc Uld Under 16 Girls.............................. 11 Clifton Rangers........... 3 HAT-TRICKS for Jody Simpson and Rickela Green put Readstone Under 16 Girls well on their way to vic tory in this game. And fur ther strikes by Mel Mackey (2), Sarah Chapman, Chelsea Rinaldi and Charley Almond put the result beyond any doubt.
Church While .............. 0 Langho Under 11s . . . .13 IT was certainly a case of unlucky for some as Langho slammed 13 goals past a poor Church side at Witton Park at the weekend. There were four goals
each for Tom Riley, Sean Holmes and referee's man- of-the-match Joel Phelps.
Miles goes ace at Clitheroe GC
THE 172-yard par three eighth hole at Clitheroe is not the easiest of short holes to ace. But Miles Wade was successful in
the Saturday stableford competi tion when his well-struck iron found
the hole in one. Three pairs finished with 43
points, and scrutiny of cards gave top spot to Steve Dean and Tony
Bridge. A. Taylor and M. Heaps took
second spot off Ray Ashley and Peter Thompson, with Clive Wood and Gary Thompson finishing a point off the pace in fourth place. Wade was bang in form the fol
lowing day in the singles stableford. Simon Hale amassed 39 points
for victory and finished just one point clear of Wade and Wayne
Townley. Jonathan Dugdale, Mike Tatter-
sail and Connor McLaughlin were a point further back to claim the minor prizes. A three-man team event pro
duced a tight finish in brilliant autumn conditions. Carl Drinkwater, Gary Speak
and Mike Tattersall scored 84 points. And that saw them finish just
one clear of Denis Greenup, David Heesom and Chris Heesom. Paul and Chris Connolly helped
Wade to another- prize as they scored 80 points for third place. And where was the other Hee
som? Andrew, off a handicap of two,
had a stunning nett 68 to win the junior medal by some distance from William Kenyon, Ben Frankland and Robert Ashworth. Donald Blanch was in great form
at Whalley Golf Club in the Octo ber stableford, scoring 44 points to spreadeagle the field and earn him self a three-shot handicap reduc tion. Andy Wray continued his
impressive season, scoring 40 points to take Division One honours. Steve Shoreman - despite visiting
unchartered parts of the course on several occasions during his round - took the Division Two honours with 38 points, and Andrew Walk er (40 points) lead the way in- Divi sion Three. The seniors section at Clitheroe
have enjoyed a cracking season under the leadership of chairman Norman Entwistle, and incoming chairman Ian Lambert is in good form to continue the trend. Lambert had a head-to-head with retired head teacher and for
mer council member David Bren
nan. Both returned 38 points in the
final monthly stableford, and the latter took top spot after a card play-off. In the annual competition for the
Clitheroe Advertiser and Times seniors trophy, Roger Williams took the spoils with 37 points. Orville Hudson took second slot ahead of Don Parker, Eddie McGarry and Jim Purnell. Marie Finney took top spot in
the first division of the ladies’ sta bleford at Clitheroe with 30 points. Eileen Lambert (29) and Mary Thompson (27) took the other prizes. In the second division, Marion
Read (33), P at Murray (30) and Gill Wightman (30) were the lead ing competitors.
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