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Payton’s DVD


signing BURNLEY goalscoririg legend Andy Payton will be at Shacklctons Gar­ den Centre in Clithcroc on Saturday signing copies of his Natural Born Claret DVD. Payton is hoping to


raise X‘5,000 for Pendle- sidc Hospice by making a donation from every sale of a limited 2,000-copy re-release of the special look at his prolific career, which features over 100 goals, including all 81 he scored for the Clarets. Priced at £19.99, there


are interviews with Burn­ ley players past and pres­ ent, as well as Advertiser sports reporter Chris Bodcn. Payton will be at the Clithcroc Road venue between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Saturday.


Venue is instant


success CLITHEROE B’s first home mutch at their new Oakhill College venue produced their best per­ formance of the season in the Mid-Lancashire Badminton League Third Division. They faced runaway


leaders Next Generation B and earned a cred­ itable draw. The ladies started


well, with three wins for Jane MacEwun and Sheila Perry. But the home team


were pegged back in the men’s doubles, and achieved just one victory. In the mixed doubles,


Martin Meadows and Julie Pym produced the top performance with three wins. And a win each for the


Tony Bush-MacEwan and Dave Mackcnzie- Pcrry pairings confirmed tile draw. The quality of per­


formance was encourag­ ing for the locals, and showed a big improve­ ment from the crushing defeat they were subject­ ed to by the same opposi­ tion in (he opening game of the season. But the B team lost


(heir unbeaten record in the Blackburn Bad­ minton League Second Division.when they came up against the youngsters of Cardinals A. In the mixed doubles,


two couples achieved maximum points — Stephen Pym and Perry, along with Mackenzie and Ann Taylor. The men gave the


team the advantage with three out of four wins, including two for Mackenzie and Bush. But the Cardinals’


ladies proved too strong in the remaining games, levelling the match at 8-8 and claiming victory with a superior points tally.


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Keeper stars as Saunders strikes


MICKEY Saunders netted his first Clitheroe goal to earn the visitors a hard-earned point at Chorley on Sat­ urday.


But it was man-of-the-match Paul


Horridge who ensured they kept it. The Blues shot-stopper was in


outstanding form to deny a revi­ talised Magpies outfit at Victory Park in this UniBond League First Division North derby battle, as he produced several superb saves in a rock-solid display. Clitheroe were under pressure for


the majority of the first half, as Chorley were a different animal to the side that lost 5-1 at Shawbridge last month. Energised by right-sided winger


Mike Eckersley and the shooting boots of Mark Drew and Ashley Parillon, Chorley were gunning for revenge. Add new centre back Liam Coyne


from Warrington Town and goalscor­ ing midfielder Gavin Lee Ellison from Leigh RMI, and the home side were a handful. Horridge was called on as early as


the fifth minute to get down to his near post to deny a Drew free kick, before Clitheroe had a great chance to open the scoring at the opposite end minutes later. A move between Neil Zarac, Joel


Byrom and Saunders proved the Blues' best of the game, and ended in the latter pulling the ball back for Byrom to blast over from inside the area. Eckersley proved a sprightly dan­


ger throughout the first half, and got a shot away at Horridge in the 29th minute that called for another fine save at the foot of the post. A breakaway move with a defence- splitting hall from midfield saw Par-


Action from the Victory Park clash, (s)


illon beat the off-side trap to call Horridge into another exceptional stop, turning the ball behind for a corner. Unfortunately there wasn't a lot


he could do to stop Chorley from scoring from the set piece, as Ellison rose high at the back post to power home a 33rd-minute header. But in first-half injury time, on-


loan Saunders was clinical with a strike from the edge of the area to fire the Blues level. Horridge was called upon again in


the second half by Stephen Burke, before performing acrobatics to pre­ vent Drew from finding the top cor­ ner with a well-taken free kick, and from the resulting corner, Coyne ran to the front post to flick his header over the bar.


Surprise defeat


G r in dle lon.....................1 Ke igh le y ......................... 3


CRAVEN League First Division leaders Grindle- ton suffered their first league defeat of the season at the hands of lowly Keighley. The visiting side arrived


manager-less and with a bare starting 11. But they imposed a


humiliating defeat on the villagers, and, as a conse­ quence, blew the title race wide open. Grindleton did start off


brightly and came close to taking the lead, hitting the woodwork on a couple of occasions. However, it was the visi­


tors who took the lead when a cross from the left wing found an unmarked player, who headed homo from six yards out. In the second half


Grindleton went in search of an equaliser, but actual­ ly found themselves fur­ ther behind. A corner hit to the far


post found the big centre half, who despatched an unstoppable header into


the roof of the net. Finding themselves in


this unusual position, the home side battled hard but couldn’t find the response needed, and when a third Keighley effort found the back of the net, from a free kick on the edge of the 18- yard box, three points slipped further from their grasp. In a final rally minutes


before the end, the home side did manage to pull a goal back, albeit a consola­ tion. A long throw was flicked


on for striker Steve Walker to scramble home through a mass of bodies. And as the final whistle


blew, the away side cele­ brated their shock victory as Grindleton were left to lick their wounds and pick themselves up for their next game a t Cowling, where they hope to get back to winning ways, and get their title charge back on track.


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Burke then beat the Blues' off-side


trap, only for Adam Kozlowski to get goal side and help Horridge to squeeze out the forward, followed shortly after by another well-taken Drew free kick that struck the Clitheroe bar. Clitheroe's best efforts materi­


alised midway through the half when Gary Stopforth forced former Blues keeper Peter Collinge to tip a 40- yard strike over the bar, and from the corner, Zarac headed over a Byrom delivery. Paul Fildes and Sam Heap came


on to freshen up Clitheroe’s attack towards the end, and Fildes hit a solid strike at Collinge, but a late goal would have been very hard on an impressive Chorley performance.


Thrilling victory


Colne Utd Re se rv es___•/ Riinini/lon Reserves . . .5 A HAT-TRICK from Carter was almost overshad­ owed by a marvellous Colne comeback. Leading 4-0 at the inter­


val, Rimington were seem­ ingly cruising towards victo­


ry- But their visitors almost


completed a sensational turnaround, only to fall just short. Playing away from home


to last year’s runners-up was always going to be a difficult game. Captain Anderson lost


the toss, but the Colne skip­ per decided to kick into the wind, and this strange deci­ sion ultimately led to Colne’s downfall. Rimington started bright­


ly and it wasn’t long before the Colne keeper was in action, saving well from McTear. But minutes later, Carter


played a delicate through ball to McTear, and his cross found Carter in space to tap in at the far post. And it wasn’t long before Rimington’s lead was dou­


bled, with Leach’s cross met by Carter who slid into an empty net. On the half hour mark,


Carter grabbed his third after being unselfishly fed by McTear. And just before the break,


Dearden played in Carter, and after he was beaten to the ball by the keeper, Leach tapped home the rebound. Rimington made three


changes at half-time, but the second half was always going to be difficult, with Rimington against the wind. It was not long before


Colne pulled one back when a swirling effort from 30 yards gave Anderson no chance, and it was 4-2 when the striker turned in a cor­ ner. It was soon 4-3 thanks to


another defensive mistake, but at the other end, after McLean’s penalty was tipped round the post, he made amends by forcing in the resulting comer. Colne did manage to get


another back, leading to a tense finish, but Rimington held on.


Junior F ootball R o u n d -U p Clitheroe Wolves ■ Readstone United


Wilpshire Wanderers . .6 Wolves Under 1 6 s ..........1


SAM Cherry starred as Wolves came unstuck against their close rivals. Wilpshire were ahead


after Cherry’s unfortunate own goal, in wet conditions at Pleckgate. Wolves then had a great


chance to equalise after good work from Ryan Duplessis, only to see Luke Jackson's effort sail over the bar. A good header into the


top corner and two late goals saw Wilpshire with a hard-earned lead at the interval. Wolves came out in the


second half and dominated play, and were rewarded when Jack Parkinson was felled in the box and calm­ ly slotted home the penal­


ty. Lammack Juniors ....3 Wolves Under 7 s ............1 CLITHEROE came up against a well-organised Lammack side and despite their best efforts their unbeaten run came to an end. Jamie Thornber was


magnificent in defence but he could do nothing to stop the Wolves going 2-0 down at half-time. The Wolves pulled a


goal back through Matthew King, but as they pushed to g e t the equaliser Lammack broke away to win the game. The Wolves have a


chance for revenge on Sun­ day when they entertain Lammack.


Langho


Whalley............................0 Langho Under 11s . . . .7 A HAT-TRICK from Rick McGurty was the high­ light of this comfortable away win. Josh Wamsley also


weighed in with a brace as near neighbours Whalley were put to the sword. Further goals were


scored by Tom Rigby and Soorya Silva, while Jack Blackwell took the man-of- the-match award. Langho Under 13s . . . .4 Sporting A th le t ic ......... 0 LANGHO maintained their impressive recent home form to see off spirit­ ed opposition. Following the decision


to switch the game from Northcote to Pleckgate, the locals started the bet­ ter and scored twice early on.


The first came following


some intricate play between Daniel Holden- Grimshaw and Joseph Fourie, as the latter drilled the ball home. And the second, scored again by Fourie, saw him


follow up a rebound in the area. Two further goals after


the break by Holden- Grimshaw and Edward James capped an impres­ sive performance.


Readslone Under 8s . . .2 Barrowtord Celtic . . . .0 AIDEN Duffy took the star man prize as Read- stone went joint top of the table. An entertaining game of


football saw United domi­ nate for long periods. Max Laird and Harry


Rushton both got their names on the scoresheet. Readslone Under 16s . .2 AKZO .................. ...........0 UNITED consolidated top spot in the league with another impressive display. In difficult conditions,


Andy Ledgar weighed in with both goals to secure the points. However, it was Jacob


Uttley who took the man- of-the-match award. R ea d s lon e Under 17 Girls ................................4 Ilaslingden.....................4 MELISSA Mackay was the star performer in this eight-goal thriller with Haslingden. She netted twice, but


couldn’t inspire her side to take all three points. Readstone’s other goals


came via Louise Meloy an d .TorlipSimnson.


Rimington


Brier field Celtic Blue . .0 Riminglon Under 12s .11 DANIEL Mort grabbed four goals as Rimington eased their way into the cup semi-finals. A convincing display of


quality football saw almost the entire game played in Celtic’s half. And it was captain Zak


Robinson, who picked up the man-of-the-match award, who set the ball rolling with a sweetly- struck shot. Mort didn’t wait much


longer before he opened his account, and a few minutes later he extended the lead with his second. Nikolai Petriaho hit a


powerful left foot strike past the keeper, before Mort completed his hat- trick by slipping the ball under the keeper. Callum Sykora made it


6-0 at the break, and Mort completed his individual tally just after the restart. George Banks netted


two superb goals in as many minutes, before a Chris Bentley brace com­ pleted the scoring.


Darts defeat


CLITHEROE suffered a 6-3 defeat in the rearranged Lancashire Superleague darts clash with Little Hutton on Sun­ day. The winners were Harry


Dickinson (3-0, average 65.35), Dave Parker (3-1, 66.57) and Pete Taylor (3- 2,71.02).


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UNIBOND


First Division Norlh p W D L P


FOOTBALL LEAGUE


CurzonAshton ..17 i i 5 1 38 Bradford PA ....16 ii 1 4 34 FC United......... 16 9 1 6 28 Garforth Tn....... 18 8 4 6 28 Ossett Albion.... 18 8 4 6 28 NewcastleBS ...17 7 6 4 27 BamberBridge ..13 8 2 3 26 Skel’dale Utd. . . .14 6 5 3 23 Mossley.............17 6 3 8 21 Lancaster City ..17 6 3 8 21 Wakefield........... 16 5 4 7 19 HarrogateRA ...15 5 4 6 19 Rossendale Utd ..17 5 3 9 18 Woodley Sports. .15 4 5 6 17 Bridlington Tn ..17 4 4 9 16 Clitheroe...........12 4 2 6 14 Chorley.............15 i 7 7 10 RadcliffeBor. ...12 0 3 9 3


HARRY DEWHURST MEMORIAL


LEAGUE FIXTURES Sunday


First Division Church Tn v Boca Seniors


(Foxhill); Dog and Otter v Gt Harwood Rovers (Memorial); Griffin’s Head v Welly Clayton (King Georges); Stanhill WMC v Dog Inn (King Georges). Second Division


Commercial OB v Dog Sports


Bar (Marl Pits); Globe Bullough v Brewers’ Utd (Bullough); Helmshore Harriers v For ts Arms (Memorial); S tation v Clayton-le-Moors (Haslingden). TABLES


First Division P W D L P


Welly Clayton .. ..8 5 1 2 16 Dog and Otter.. ..6 5 0 1 15 Boca Seniors . . . ..7 4 2 1 14 Dog Inn........... ..5 3 1 1 10 Griffin’s Head .. ..9 2 2 5 8 Church Town.. . ..7 2 1 4 7 Stanhill WMC . ..7 2 1 4 7 Gt Harwood R . ..7 0 2 5 2 Second Division P W D L P


Brewers Utd . . . .10 10 0 0 30 Station............. ..9 5 2 2 17 Globe Bullough. ..8 4 2 2 14 Clayton le Moors .9 4 i 4 13 •Commercial OB ..9 3 2 4 8 •Forts Arms. . . . ..9 4 1 4 7 Ossy Refugees.. ..9 2 1 6 7 Dog Sports Bar. ..8 2 1 5 4 Helmshore Harr ..9 1 0 8 3 •points deducted


DEVONSHIRE


CARPETS CRAVEN AND DISTRICT FOOTBALL


LEAGUE TABLES


Premier Division P W D L P


Skipton LMS....... 9 7 1 1 22 CononleySp.........8 6 i 1 19 Clitheroe Lions ..11 5 3 3 18 Gargrave........... 12 4 5 3 17 WFC Clitheroe . .13 4 4 5 16 HelllfieldSp. ....11 5 1 5 16 Grassington Utd . .9 4 3 2 15 Waddington....... 12 4 3 5 15 Skipton Tn .....12 4 3 5 15 OxenhopeRec. ..11 4 2 5 14 •Embsay........... 13 2 4 7 7 Bradley..............9 1 First Division


0 8 3 P W D L P


Grindleton...........9 7 1 1 22 Pendle Athletic ...7 7 0 0 21 Oakworth........... 11 5 3 3 18 Rolls-Royce....... 11 6 0 5 18 Long Lee.............9 4 2 3 14 OxenhopeRes ...10 4 2 4 14 Keighley........... 10 4 2 4 14 Gargrave Res .....8 4 i 3 13 AFC Padiham. . .10 3 2 5 a Carleton..............9 2 3 4 9 Intake...............12 2 0 10 6 Cowling ...*....10 1 2 Second Division


7 5 P W D L P


EarbyTn...........11 9 i i 28 •Chatburn......... 11 8 1 2 22 •Trawden Celtic .10 7 3 0 21 Pendle Renegades 10 6 1 3 19 Pendle Forest ...11 4 2 5 14 Skipton Tn Res ..11 4 2 5 14 Embsay R e s ........9 3 2 4 11 Ilorton................9 3 0 6 9 Rolls-Royce Res ..9 2 2 5 8 CononleySp.Res .9 i 4 4 7 G’ton Utd Res. . . .9 1 3 5 6 Skipton LMS Res 10 0 3 7 3 Barrowford Utd.. .1 0 0 1 0


Football


B'rons............... .9 7 0 2 21 B’wick Barons...10 8 0 2 24 Settle Utd ..........8 6 i 1 19 Silsden Whitestar 10 6 0 4 18 Grindleton Res .. .9 6 0 3 18 Skipton TnA.......9 5


Third Division P W D L P


Waddington Res. .9 4 0 5 12 Oakworth Res. . . .8 3 0 5 9 EarbyTn Res ....9 3 0 6 9 Cowling Res .......8 3 0. 5 9 H’fieldSp.Res ..10 3 0 7 9 Bradley Res.......10 2 0 8 6 •points deducted


ROEFIELD LEISURE INDOOR FIVE-A- SIDE FOOTBALL


LEAGUE RESULTS


Clitheroe Clowns 2, Morning


Glory 3; Black Bull 3, Beer Can 8; New Inn 5, MMS 0; AC Men 3, Wilkies Warriors 5; Mad Dogs 4, AFC Buck 4; Real Roslee 12, Real Bladdercd 2. FIXTURES Sunday


9 a.m. - Black Bull v


Clitheroe Clowns; 9-35 a.m. - New Inn v Morning Glory; 10- 10 a.m. - AC Men v Beer Can; 10- 45 a.m. - Mad Dogs v MMS; 11- 20 a.m. - Real Roslee v Wilkies Warriors; 11-55 a.m - AFC Buck v Real Bladdered.


WARBURTONS YOUTH FOOTBALL


LEAGUE RESULTS Under 14


Wolves 4.


Todmorden SC 1, Clitheroe Under 15


Clitheroe Wolves Rangers 3,


Bamoldswick Tn Blue 1. TABLES Under 14 P W D L P


Pendle Forest ....8 6 1 1 19 B’cliffe Rovers. . . .7 6 0 i 18 C’roe Wolves.......7 5 0 2 15 B’wick Barons...10 4 3 3 15 Tod.Borough ...10 4 2 4 14 Fulledge Colts.. .10 4 1 5 13 Junior Clarets . . . .4 4 0 0 12 Trawden Celtic .. .8 4 0 4 12 B’wick T n .......... 9 3 1 5 10 Bly Rangers .......9 3 1 5 10 Padiham Saints..10 2 i 7 7 Daneshouse.........6 2 0 4 6 Tod.SC..............8 1 Under 15


0 7 3 .P W D L P


Todmorden.......11 11 0 0 33 B’field Celtic R. .12 10 1 1 31 B’cliffe Rovers. .. .9 7 1 i 22 Junior Clarets C. .13 6 2 5 20 Bacup................. 7 6 0 1 18 Colne................. 9 6 0 3 18 Tod.Borough ...10 6 0 4 18 IghtenLeigh ....10 4 1 5 13 C’roe Wolves R...10 4 0 6 12 B’field CelticB...11 4 0 7 12 B’wick Tn Red ..10 3 1 6 10 Junior Clarets ...12 2 1 9 7 B’wick Barons...10 2 0 8 6 B’wick Tn Blue..11 1 1 9 4 •TrawdenCeltic ..9 1 0 8 0 •points deducted


ACCRINGTON YOUTH FOOTBALL


LEAGUE RESULTS Under 9


Whalley 3, Rossendale Blue 0. Under 10


Wolves Blue 0, Accrington


Stanley 4; Pendle Forest Green 1, Wolves Red 1. Under 15


League One: Readstone Utd


2, Wilpshire Wanderers 2. Under 1G


Readstone Utd 2, AKZO


Nobel 0; Wilpshire 6, Wolves 1. TABLES Under 9 P W D L p


Acc.Stanley ....12 11 1 0 34 R’dale Valley Q .. 12 10 i i 31 HuncoatUtd ....11 8 1 2 25 St Josephs........ 13 7 2 4 23 RishtonUtd ....12 7 1 1 22 Whalley............12 5 1 6 16 R’dale Valley B...12 3 2 7 11 Wilpshire Wands..9 3 1 5 10 Hasingden.........13 3 0 10 9 Greyhound Ford .12 1 2 9 5 Church..............10 • 0 0 10 0


3 16


Acc.Stanley ....13 12 1 0 37 Wilpshire Wands .12 10 2 0 32 C’roe Wolves B. ..14 10 0 4 30 Gt Harwood Rvrs 12 8 2 2 26 RishtonUtd ....12 7 0 5 21 Forest White. . . .13 5 1 7 16 C’roe Wolves R...14 4 3 7 15 Forest Green ....12 4 i 7 13 R’dale Valley R. .12 3 3 6 12 Whalley............ 13 3 1 9 10 R’dale Valley B.. .13 2 2 9 8 Church..............12 0 0 12 0 Under 11


Under 10 P W D L P


Acc.Stanley ....14 12 1 1 37 •C’roe Wolves R. .14 10 2 1 35 RishtonUtd ....13 10 1 2 31 BaxendenVilla ..15 7 3 5 24 HuncoatUtd ....14 7 2 5 23 C’roe Wolves B.. .13 7 1 5 22 R’dale Valley. . . .14 6 3 5 21 Wilpshire Wands .14 6 2 6 20 B’ford Celtic ....13 5 4 4 19 GtH’woodRvrs .14 4 4 6 16 ’Darwen...........13 6 1 6 10 •ClaytonPR ....15 2 1 u 1 Church..............14 1 1 12 4 Whalley............ 14 0 0 14 0 Under 12 League One P w D L P


P W D L P


Acc.StanleyB. ..10 8 2 0 26 Ossy Rangers. . . .10 7 3 0 24 AKZO Nobel....10 7 2 1 23 BrunleaDyn. ...10 6 2 2 20 Darwen............ 11 5 i 5 16 Wilpshire Wands. .9 4 1 4 13 Fulledge Colts.. .10 2 2 6 8 Oswaldtwistle ...11 2 2 7 8 Langho..............11 2 1 8 7 St Joseph’s .........10 0 0 10 0 Under 12 League Two P W D L p


RishtonUtd ....10 9 0 1 27 Pendle Forest ...10 9 0 ] 27 R’dale Valley ....11 6 2 3 20 Acc.StanleyR. ..12 5 i 6 16 Haslingden ....... .8 5 1 2 16 GtH’woodRvrs .11 5 0 6 15 HuncoatUtd ....11 5 0 6 15 Church................8 2 1 5 7 C’roe Wolves.......9 1 1 7 4 Belthom Utd. . . .10 0 0 10 0 Under 14 League Two P w D L P


Oswaldtwistle ...13 11 0 2 33 C’roe Wolves ....11 10 i 0 31 Globe Bullough ..14 9 2 3 29 Gt H’wood Rvrs .12 6 1 5 19 RishtonUtd ....10 4 1 5 13 Borrowdale Utd .12 2 3 7 9 R’dale Valley....13 2 2 9 8 B’field Celtic__ 13 0 0 13 0 Under 15 League One P w D L P


Belvedere...........10 8 2 0 26 Acc. Stanley .......9 7 i 1 22 Greyhound Ford . .9 6 2 1 20 B’fordCeltic ....10 6 1 3 19 Readstone Utd ..10 5 2 3 17 Forest................10 5 0 5 15 Huncoat Utd ....11 4 1 6 13 Rossendale Utd ..10


i 2 7 5


Wilpshire Wands .11 1 2 8 5 GtH’woodRvrs .10 0 i 9 i Under 15 League Two P W D L P


AKZO Green....12 12 0 0 36 RishtonUtd . ....9 7 1 1 22 Feniscowles.......10 5 2 3 17 Blackburn Tn ....9 5 0 4 15 Ossy Rangers.......9 3 4 2 13 AKZO Orange. . . .9 3 2 4 11 Baxenden Villa ..11 3 2 6 11 Borrowdale Utd ..8 3 1 4 10 Haslingden .......11 1 i 9 4 C’roe Wolves ....10 0 1 9 1


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Under 1G P w D L P


Readstone Utd ..14 13 i 0 40 R’bottom Utd . ..12 10 1 1 31 Wilpshire Wands .14 9 2 3 29 Feniscowles__..15 9 1 5 28 Belvedere....... ...12 9 1 2 28 Baxenden Villa ..13 9 1 3 28 Forest............ ..11 7 0 4 21 Knuzden....... ,..16 6 3 7 21 Nelson..............12 5 1 6 16 AKZO Nobel.. ..13 4 0 9 12 Haslingden ......15 2 1 12 7 Ossy Rangers.....13 2 0 11 6 Oswaldtwistle ....15 2 0 13 6 C’roe Wolves . . . .15 •points adjudstment


2 0 13 6 Snooker


CLITHEROE AND DISTRICT


SNOOKERLEAGUE RESULTS


First Division


Conservative Club 6, Catholic Club G; Rimington A 4, RBL 8. Second Division


Whallcy 4, Low Moor A 8;


Police 2, Slaidbum 10; Wadding- ton B 2, Chatbum B 10. FIXTURES Tonight


First Division Billington A v Rimington A;


RBL v Chatbum A; Low Moor A v Con. Club; Waddington A v Whalley.


Second Division Rimington B v Billington B;


Slaidbum v Low Moor B; Social Club v Police. TABLES


First Division p W D L P


Billington A.. ...6 3 3 0 44 Low Moor A . ...7 3 2 2 44 RBL............ ...6 3 2 1 42 Con.Club . .. ...6 2 3 1 38 Whalley....... ...6 3 0 3 36 Catholic Club ...7 2 2 3 36 Waddington A ...5 2 1 2 30 Chatburn A .. ...5 2 1 2 28 Rimington A . ...6 0 1 5 26 Second Division P w D L P


Slaidbum. . . . ...5 5 0 0 46 Low Moor B . ...5 4 1 0 42 Chatbum B .. ...6 1 1 4 32 Social Club .. ...5 2 1 2 30 Police........... ...5 1 3 1 28 Billington B.. ...5 2 1 2 26 Waddington B ...6 0 2 4 26 Rimington B . ...5 1 1 3 22


Pool THWAITES


CLITHEROE AND DISTRICT POOL


Thwaitcs Challenge Cup Pendle Hotel 6, Rose and


Crown A 7; Read 7, Bay Horse 6; St Peter’s A 5, Buck A 7; RBL A 7, Higher Buck A 3; Low Moor Club 7, Stork B 2; Buck B 6, White Horse B 7; Horse Shoe 1, RBL B 7; White Hart 7, Station 0; Billington B 7, Station B 5; Dog Music Bar 7, Bridge 3; Kings Arms 5, Royal Oak A 7; Bernards Buck 7, Buck Wrink- leys4.


Chorley ...................................12 Clitheroe RUFC. .


......... .. .13


ON a filthy, wet day, Clitheroe travelled to face a pumped-up Chorley outfit, confident in the knowledge that they had already put one over them this season. The early exchanges were even,


as neither side managed to gain any meaningful territory for any length of time. Clitheroe enjoyed the best of


the line-outs, Ralph Rigby was up and down like a yo-yo at the front of the line, pinching all the first half-dozen Chorley throws. Unfortunately, the penalty


count against Clitheroe continued to be far too high. It has been a constant thorn in


LEAGUE RESULTS


Billlington B 8, Social Club 4; Pool Doubles Knockout D. Ridgeway and S. Ryan 2,


M. Hitchen and M. Burgess 1. FIXTURES Tonight


Premier Division Bay Horse v Billington B;


RBL A v White Hart; Station B v RBL B; White Horse B v Buck A.


First Division Higher Buck A v St Peter’s


A; Low Moor Club v White Horse A; St Peter’s B v Horse Shoe; Waggon and Horses A v Read Con. Second Division


Bernards Buck v Con. Club


A; Brown Cow v Station; Kings Arms B v Craven Heifer A; Stork B v Royal Oak A. Third Division


Buck D v Waggon and Hors­


es B; Castle B v White Lion; Con. Club B v Kings Arms; Rose and Crown A v Sun Inn. Fourth Division


Bridge v Buck Wrinkleys;


Craven B v De Lacy; Pendle Hotel v Higher Buck B; White Hart B v Black Horse: To be played on or before December 19th


Doubles Knockout C. Stanley and S. Almond


(Billington) v N. Birtwell and S. Simpson (White Horse); I. Townson and A. Blackburn (Station) v C. Whittaker and S. Thompson (RBL); I. Harleand A. Dugdale (S tat ion) v A. McKenzie and D. Naylor (White Horse); V. Gilmore and S. Mar­ tin v J. Harpur and M. Plant (White Horse); P. Hodges and R. Hope (RBL) v M. Riley and E. Barnes (Buck); C. Scholcs and P. Wilkinson (White Horse) v G. McQuade and L. Sutcliffe (RBL); C. Hogarth and B. McLaughlin (Biilington) v S. Almond and J. Whitwell (Sta­ tion). Michael Humphries Knockout C. Devine v E. Barnes; M.


Riley v S. Thompson; S. Dixon (Read) v J . H a rp e r (White Hortse); S. Almond (Station) v M. Stephenson); M. Burgess (Billington) v S. Ryan (Kings Arms); V. Gilmore v T. Ridge­ way; P. B la ck b u rn v T. Clough); S. Almond (Billing- ton) v C. W h i t tak er ) ; Peter Dixon (Read) v M. Hiutchen (Billington); A. Dugdale v I. Townson; J . Whitwell v C. Loughran; C. Stanley (Billing- ton) v M. P la n t (White Horse); S. Simpson (White Horse) v I . Harle; A. Black- bum v P. Hodges; R Wilkinson v C. Schofield; C. Hogarth (B illington) v N. Birtwell (White Horse).


TABLES


Premier Division P


Buck A...............3


W 3


D 0


L P 0 33


White Hart . .. . ...3 2 1 0 38 Billington A. .. , ...3 2 0 1 23 RBL A ............ ...3 1 0 2 21 Station B ............3 ■ i 0 2 20 Billington B. .. . ...2 1 1 0 18 RBLB..............2 0 1 1 10 Bay Horse....... ...3 0 1 2 10 White Horse B .. .2 0 0 2 5


their side for the last few weeks, has proved costly on numerous occasions, and nearly did for them again in this match. Clitheroe were 16-0 to the good


at the break. They scored after a protracted


series of driving mauls ended up over the line, Kiwi loose forward Deano coming up with the ball and claiming the try. The extras were safely bagged


by Martin Lafranceschina, who was on target again shortly after­ wards with a penalty. After the turn round, condi­


tions deteriorated even further, with the squally showers return­ ing. Under rapidly darkening skies,


Pool


First Division P W I) l P


Low Moor Club. ..3 3 0 0 32 Buck B ............. ..3 3 0 0 31 Waggon A ........ ..3 1 1 1 21 Read Con Club . ..3 1 0 2 19 St Peter’s B . . . . ..3 1 0 2 15 HorseShoe........ ..2 \ 0 1 14 St Peter’s A . . . . ..2 1 0 1 14 White Horse A . .2 0 1 l 11 Higher Buck A ...3 0 0 Second Division


3 11 P w I) L P


Brown Cow . . . . ..3 1 0 2 17 Con. Club A . .. .2 0 0 2 9 Station................ 2 0 Third Division


0 2 8 P w D L P


Con.ClubB . .. ..3 3 0 0 31 Kings Arms . . . . ..3 2 1 0 26 Rose & Crown A ..3 1 1 1 23 Dog ................ ..3 1 0 2 20 Castle B ........... ..3 0 2 1 18 Waggon B ....... ..3


White Lion . . . . .2 1 0 1 14 BuckD ........... .2 0 1 1 10 Sun In n ..............2 0 1 Fourth Division


1 8 P w D L P


Higher BuckB . ..3 2 0 i 26 White Hart B .. ..3 2 0 i 2-1 De Lacy........... ..3 1 1 1 21 Pendle Hotel . .. ..3 0 3 0 21 Black Horse. . . . .2 2 0 0 20 Royal Oak B . . . ..3 1 1 1 20 Buck Wrinkleys .2 1 0 1 13 Craven B ......... .2 0 1 1 12 Bridge ................ 3 0 0 Ladies’ Division


3 3 P w D L P


RBL A ............. ..3 2 0 1 20 Station............. ..2 2 0 0 19 De Lacy B ....... ..3


De Lacy A ....... ..3 1 0 2 13 Royal Oak....... .2 1 0 1 11 Buck B ............. ..3 1 0 2 11 Buck A ............. .2 1 0 1 10


Darts and Dominoes


RIBBLE VALLEY LADIES’DARTS


ASSOCIATION RESULTS


Low Moor 7, Billington 5;


Craven A 8, Bay Horse 4; Catholic SC 5, Black Horse 7. HIGH SCORES


132 and 111, A. Southwell;


130, M. Waddington; 127 and 122, L. Lambe; 126, R Shanley; 121 and 100, A. Haydock; 116, D. Brown; 108, J. Wilson; 100, L. Celestial (2), J. Johnson.


CLITHEROE AND DISTRICT DARTS


AND DOMINOES RESULTS


First Division Darts


Buck A 7, Black Horse 2;


Black Bull 2, Swan 7. Dominoes


Buck A 9, Black Horse 12;


Black Bull 13, Swan 8. Second Division Darts


Brown Cow 7, Bridge 2;


Royal Oak 7, Social Club 2; Cas­ tle 1, Buck B 8.


it began to be difficult to distin­ guish the two teams from one another, as Chorley’s mono­ chrome black and white uniform turned, well, to black. Clitheroe's fiery maroon and


gold was almost extinguished from view, except for one or two of the three-quarters who weren't just as keen on the mud larks. Not only was the pitch getting


worse, so was Clitheroe's concen­ tration. Chorley came storming back


and scored two quick tries at the beginning of the half to suddenly put Clitheroe behind for the first time in the game. With 20 minutes to go, Clitheroe threw everything at the


i 0 2 16 i 0 2 18


Stork B ........... ..3 3 0 0 29 Bernards Buck . ..3 2 1 0 27 Royal Oak A . . . ..3 2 0 1 24 Rose & Crown B ..3 1 0 2 19 Craven Heifer A ..3 Kings Arms B .. ..2


Darts and Dominoes Dominoes


Brown Cow 9, Bridge 12;


Royal Oak 15, Social Club 6; Castle 12, Buck B 9. HIGII SCORES


180, T. Brown, J. Hayward; 140,


i 0 2 18 i 1 0 17


B. Eatough x2, J. Schofield, R. Jones, D. Hargreaves, D. Harris; 139, A. Porter; 137, D. Harris; 135, J. Hayward; 134, B. Howard; 132, J. Ilethcrall; 130- B. Cunliffe Jnr; 125, J. Hayward, A. Porter, D. Harg­ reaves, J. Wilson; 123, J. Hayward, J. Wilson; 121, B. Cunliffe Jnr; 120, S. Booth x2; 118, J. Owen, L. Proc­ tor; 116,- D. Flynn; 114, R. Hodg­ son; 111, A. Warburton; 109, M. Lloyd; 105, A. Fellows, B. Eatough (check); 104, C. Brash; 103, J. Hay­ ward; 101, B. Cunliffc Jnr, D. Astley, S. Booth; 100, R. Jones x5, B. Eatough x4, A. Porter x3, J. Harg­ reaves x2, J. Schofield x2, D. Flynn x2, D. Harris x2, T. Falcus x2, L. Astin, J. Marsden, R. O’Neill, J. Wilson, I. Warburton, M. Proctor, L. Gahann, T. Sargcant, M. Lloyd, B. Holsten, J. Fowler, L. Wright. TABLES


First Division Darts


P


Buck A ........................................18 Black Horse.................................15 Swan........................................... 11 Black Bull .................................'..9 Horse Shoe................'.................. 8 Waggon ........................................7 White Hart ..........


Dominoes


4 P


Black Horse................................ 34 Black Bull ..................................33 Horse Shoe..................................25 Buck A ....................................... 25 Waggon ......................................21 Swan...........................................20 White Hart .................................10 Second Division Darts


P


Brown Cow.................................. 17 Buck B ........................................17 Royal Oak .................................. 17 White Horse.................................12 Bridge..........................................11 Castle........................................... 4 Social Club....................................3 Dominoes


P


BuckB........................................35 Brown Cow..................................32 Royal Oak .................................. 31 Bridge..........................................27 Castle..........................................25 White Horse............................... .21 Social Cluub.................................18


RIBBLE VALLEY DARTSAND


DOMINOES WINTER


LEAGUE RESULTS Darts


Black Bull Chatbum 6, Black


Bull Langho 6; Bay Horse 9, Judge Walmsley 3; Swan With Two Necks 9, Band Club A 3; Band Club B 7, De Lacy A 5. Dominoes


Black Bull Chatbum 6. Black


Bull Langho 6; Bay Horse 6, Judge Walmsley 6; Swan With Two Necks 7, Band Club A 5; Band Club B 7, De Lacy A 5. Total


Black Bull Chatburn 12,


Black Bull Langho 12; Bay Horse 15, Judge Walmsley 9; Swan With Two Necks 16, Band Club A 8; Band Club B 14, De Lacy A 10.


Chorley line, but the home defence was up to the task time and again. Clitheroe went over the line


twice, but they just couldn't get the ball to ground. But as time seemed to be slip­


ping away, Chorley at last gave away a kickable penalty which Lafranceschina coolly converted. In the last few minutes, Chor­


ley roared back looking for points, but some tremendous scrambling defence kept them out for a mem­ orable victory. On Saturday in-form Camforth


are the visitors, and they will be looking to avenge their early-sea- son reverse at the hands of the Lit- tlemoor men (kick-off 2-30 p.m.).


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