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_ After conquering the North of En^and, the locals came unstuck at . the home of Derby County.


• "^P^otations were high going into the finai, and with an unbeaten


run stretching back 14 months, the local boys were brimming with confidence.


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the English Schools’ Under-15s Cup Finai a t^ d e Park against Oasis Shirley Park, Croydon.


® P B “ SDALE High School’s 1® footballers fell just short in


_ The (^sis team, packed with Crystal Palace Academy players ®°on_^wed they possessed plenty


u ‘be firkt 20 minutes, the Ribblesdale boys had to work


Ribblesdale goal. taBut after 25 minutes. Oasis did


ke the lead.


overtime Just to contain their opponents. However, the defence stood tall’ and long-range efforts did trouble Josh Pomfret in the


minu^ later when Robinson raced clear but his goal was ruled out bv an offside flag.


a The second half was an even


achievement.of reaching the Fnglish Schools’ final cannot be underestimated, with the whole


Valley for travelling down to supporttheboys;


h a t -t r i c k HERO: Dom Telford.


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■ r ib b l e sd a l e lessened the blow of their English Schools’ Cup Final defeat by winning the ^^“j^^sbire Schools’ title at Ewood


And the school celebrated a cup double on the night, as the


Special thanks must go to the mayors of Clitheroe and the Ribble


attack and scored to make it 2-0 and as Kbblesdale threw caution' to the wind. Oasis broke once more and fimshed clinically. D esp ite the defeat, the


the 18-yard box, but his left-foot strike was well saved. Oasis then went straight on the


20 minrnes left when the lively found himself clear inside '


ffair. Ribblesdale almost levelled with


i ABOVE: The UndeMSs.


RIGHT: The Under-14 team captains.


Under-14s followed suit in a local tussle with Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.


The Under-15s beat Archbishop 1 emple School, Preston, 4-0.


superb night for the school, beating local rivals Clitheroe RGS 2-1 in the Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Schools’ District Cup final.


Dom Telford hit a second-half hat-tnck. And the Under-I4s completed a


into a half-time lead, before captain - fired Ribblesdale Ribblesdale almost equalised two


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too, as they narrowly lost 2-1 to Enfield. •wA hectic schedule saw them


found the equaliser, and then scored twice more, despite'


took the lead when Anton Qawthorpe whipped in a great cross for Eglin to fire in at the far post on 20 minutes. After the break, the hosts :


before sealing the title with a 5-3winatEdenfield. At Mill Hill, Rimington


in a thriller at Mill Hill 4-3


Lancashire League fo r a record fifth successive season - although they were unable to add the President’s Cup


RIMINGTON have made history by winning the. East


CHAMPIONS: The Rimington senior and reserve teams. : sterling efforts by Kershaw in


the champions showed their mettle as Allen thundered a half-volley into the top comer and then pull the ball back for Fagan to slide home at the near post to level matters.


_ Instead of settling for a point,


away and finished from a tight angle.


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they retained their title with a Ijard-fought win at Edenfield.


Ben Allen thumped in the Histoiy was then made as


Rimington pushed, forward’ and were rewarded in the last minute when Dinsdale broke


the Rimington goal to keep them at bay. But with eight minutes left


just before the b re^ . Within two minutes of the


which found the top corner but the visitors were awarded’


trestart, Edenfield took the lead hanks to a curling free-kick


which Lloyd thundered-home to level matters.'


Rimington now pushed on and Lloyd’s low hard drive was


spiUed by the keeper and Allen reacted swiftly to nod home


yards out from


back with a shot into the comer however, and then equalised


m number two with the aid of a deflection. The home side pulled one


opener on seven minutes, and a mmute later Chris Heslop fifed


Below left, captains Oil Mclean ^nd Toby Barker, WLloyd saved the best until last


Pr®?>dent’s Cup f inal at Padiham, where Kimington tt S - E ^ e l d , who finished


to end the contest. ^ In between came the


, but Edenfield, despite being reduced to 10 men, nicked a


Kimmgton in the second half


the Craven Cup to go for and tonight they travel to Bentham to face the home


winner with just four minutes remaining. ^ 'm in g to n s t i l l have


side in a replay (kick-off 0-45 p.m.). .


hird in the league, Lloyd had equalised for


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