RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION TOSHIBA COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

LANCASHIRE RED & WHITE STRIPES

VERSUS CHESHIRE BLUE & WHITE STRIPES

LIVERPOOL. ST. HELENS F.C.

TUESDAY 25th OCTOBER 1988 Kick Off 7-15 p.m.

PROGRAMME 30p Méet theVAUXHALL, OPEL XV

15. BELMONT SRi Safe Handling - Vivid Acceleration under a ny Con· ditions. 14. A STRA GTE 16V 2.0i A Neweomer 10 the Team - an Absolutc Flye r. 13. CAVALIER SRi 130 Sporty Injecti on of Front End Power 10 Out pace the Opposition. 12. CAVALIER GL Not as Fast Off the Mark but makes Laughing Stock of most Opp"nents. II. CARLTON Time proven qualities with 1nternalÎonal Distin ction! 10. NOVA SR Stand Omsh - but now holding a Firm Grasp on the Pole Position. 9. NOV A GTE 1.6i Peter Pan qualities herc - Exce ptiona ll y Quick 00- the Mark with Great Pa ss În g Potentia l. 1. CAVALIER D IESEL Powerfu l \Vith Economy of MovCl11cnl - Plcl1t y of Torque tao! 2. NOVA DlAMOND Sparkling Reliability - Neve r out or Ist Fifteen . 3. ASTRA DIESEL Laads of Power Lüw Dowil whcre il'S needed. 4. ASTRA ESTA TE Solid W orkhorse - Makcs lots of Space to \Yo rk in. 5. CA RLTON ESTATE Biggest Member of the Tcam. Makes a ny Work load look easy. o. MANTA COUPE Gutsy Performer, Great T ra ck Record. 7. MANTA GTE HATCH Meaner looking, Fa stcr and ctTe rs more Openings. 8. SENATOR CD 3.0i Smooth, Stylish long legged Performer.

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Welcoll1e la Cheshire. The days when Sale, Nelv Brigh­ Ion alld Birkenhead Park supplied Ih e bulk of their players are 110 more, alld Ihey 1101\1 rely heclvily 017 Iheir sll1aller clubs. Sale, unusually for Ihell1 , nOlv pro vide players la Yorkshire and Cl/Inbria and none al al! la Lancashire. Is Richard Trickey lislelling !

The prospecls of Lancashire moving 011 la the final stages of Ih e Championship nOlv seelllS unlikelv after the defeats by ClIlIlhria and Durham, Ihe laller quile comprehensivel.\" . O,le has la say Ihm injuries have played havoc l\Iilh Lancashire's seleclion, no fell'er Ihall .!ive firsl­ choice cel/tres beillg unavaUable ( il/jured) for our pre rious 111'0 games. nie Teall/ Secretary, Ernie Neely, received Ihree Cl"y-ajfs 011 Ih e eve of each game, and olle can imagùle Ihe logislical difJicullies of cl1 ntaclillg ally players, nol I/ ecessarily the required alles, prior la a 2 pm start for ollthefollo ll'illg day. Irollically Ihe pack ha.\" rell/aill ed virtuall.\' ul/changed aparl from ail injury la O'Brien alld a seleclOrial chal/ge ill Ihe back rolV.

If Cumbria or Durhall1 do go fO rl vard la Ih e S emi-Fil/al il lVill he IVilh Lal/cashire's good lVishes. We have 110 cOll1plaillts I\Ihalsoever abOli! our defeals by Ihem. Il is 1V0 rth l1I elltiol/il/g also Ihal ail Ihe games this seasol1 have been played in a /l/ OSI genllemanly II1Wlller wilh 110 1I1110l vard il/cidellls.

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FROM: 15 A . Chapman ...... Birkenhead Park

S. R. Langford ...... ~...... Orrell 14 0 B'wGb ez H :)R.l?, . p~ ... LivEfPool St. Helens I!v>

B. P. Hanav~.it; ...... St. Helens 13 P. McMerlin ...... Birkenhead Park C. Ainscough !t, . ~~.~ ...... Orrell 12 A. Irving ...... New Brighton A. T. Higgin ...... " .. ... Vale of Lune 11 S. Plumb ...... " ...... Lymm B. Wellens " " ...... Liverpool St. Helens 10 S. Foster .v,< . : . ~.. "I . ~...... JJ .. New Brighton N. J. Heslop ...... Orrell 9 P. Newall ...... Widnes 1. W. Aitchison ...... Waterloo 1 J. Carns ...... '...... Birkenhead Park ~- . v-! 'l,ll-q!)l C. D. Morris ...... Liverpool St. Helens 2 R . Allcock ...... Winnington Park C. G. King ...... Liverpool St. Helens N. M. Hitchen ...... Orrell 3 S . Gill (Capt.) ...... Vale of Lune

M ' ~ D. V. Southern (Capt.) ...... Orrell 4 P. McCrave ...... Birkenhead Park -rî ·11 ~~~ Lj ~ ~ oley ...... Preston Grasshoppers 5 K. Quinn ...... Merseyside Police R. Kimmins " ' ''''''''' ''''''''''''''' '' ''''''''''''' Orrell 6 S. Morrison ...... Sale D. J. Cleary ...... Orrell 7 111. Harrison .. " ...... Lymm N. E. Ashurst ...... · .... " .. .. . West Park 8 -11 . MtBaiiigle C. .. ~.~. ~~. ~'~H~ .. Win~i~gton Park S. P. Gallagher ...... Waterloo

C. Cusani ...... Orrell REPLACEMENTS . : . 16 R. Meachin . ~ ... .' ~.~J~ . ~~ ...... Sale Referee : Mr. A. M. W. Reay Gloucester/ Bristol Referees Society 17 A. Wernham ...... " ...... Lymm

Touch Judge : Mr. D. Matthews Touch Judge : Mr. B. McLean Liverpool & District Referees Society Liverpool & District Referees Society LANCASHIRE COUNTV RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION OFFICERS 1988-89 President: W. S. B. Faulds Higher Barn House, Holcombe, Bury, Lanes. BL8 4MY Tel. Ramsbottom (070682) 3431 Senior Vice-President: K. Jones Past Presidents: J. Heaton C. C. C. Burch A. Gott R. H. Guest E. Evans, M.B.E. J. Burgess, C.B.E E. Randall G. A. Macintosh F. Hardman P. G. Clemence, M.C. J. H. Waters, M.B.E. M. S. Phillips A. Shuker J. Walsh 1. Sinclair, M.C. Vice-Presidents: K. Jones D. McKeating N. H. Atkinson R. B. Bretherton E. Deasey M. J. Hindle B. H. A. A. Ashcroft J. A Carter K. Brown Hon. Secretary: R. B. Bretherton 44 Lynton Road, Hillside, South port PR8 3AW Tel. 0704 69255 Assistant Hon. Secretary: K. Brown 75 Rainford Road, Windle, St. Helens WA 10 6DE Tel. 0744 26853 Hon. Treasurer: B. H. England , Halfacre " Plumley Moor Road, Plumley, Knutsford WA 16 OTR Tel. 056581 2283 Assistant Hon. Treasurer: W. G. Beckett 104 Moorland Road, Poulton-Ie-Fylde, FY67EU Tel. 0253 884630 Hon. Team Secretary: H. E. Neely 19 Barnard Avenue, Whitefield, M25 5TY Tel. 061-773 3750 Hon. Membership Secretary: W. A. Kershaw 'Courtlands " Carrwood Road, Bramhall, Cheshire SK7 3LR Tel. 061-485 3604 (H) 061-848 0113 (B)

Hon. Secretary Youth Committee: D. Mallalieu Tel. 061-973 1927(H) 061-9734850(B) Hon. Secretary Schools Committee: J. W. Dewhurst Tel. 0391777767 (Home) 03917 6074 (School) Hon. Secretary Colts Committee: D. McKeating Tel. 022984269 FIXTURES 1988-89 THE TOSHIBA COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP NORTHERN DIVISION Saturday, 1 st October, 1988. Ki ck Off 2.30 p.m. Lancashire v Northumberland at Vale of Lune R.U.F.C. Won 25-15 Tu es day, 11 th October, 1988. Kic k Olf 7.15 p.m. Cumbria v Lancashire at Aspatri a R.U.F.C. Lost 13-7 Saturday, 15th October, 1988. Ki ck Off 2.30 p.m. Lancashire v Durham at Waterl oo F.C . Lost 6-24 Tu esday, 25th October, 1988. Ki ck Off 7.1 5 p.m. Lancashire v Ch eshire at Liverp ool St. Helens F.C . Sa turday, 29th October, 1988. Ki ck Off 2. 30 p.m. Yorkshire v Lancashire at Hea dingley R.F.C. Semi Finals- Sa turday, 21 st J anuary, 1989 Fin al- Saturday, 1 st ApriL 1989

LAN CASHIRE UNDER 21 XV COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP NORTHERN DI VISION Wednesda y, 14th December, 1988. Kick Off 7-30 p. m. Cumbria v Lancashire at Aspatria R.U.F.C. Tu esd ay, 20th December, 1988. Ki ck Off 2.00 p.m. Lancashire v Ch eshire at Preston Grasshoppers R.F.C. Sunday, 29th J anu ary, 1989. Kick Off 2.00 p.m. Lancash ire v En glish Colleges at Waterloo F.C. COLTS SECTION Sunday. 23rd Octo be r. 1988. Kick Off 2-30 pm Sunday, 20th November, 1988. Ki ck Off 2-30pm Lancashire v Warwicksh ire et Orroll RUFC Lancashire v Cheshire at W es t Pa rk RUFC Saturday. 5th Novembe r. 1988 . Ki c k Off 2-30 pm Sa turday, 26th November, 1988. Kick Off 2· 30 pm La nes. v Nort humberl and at Bloughto n Pa rk RU FC Du rham v La ncashi re al Mowden Pal k RU FC Saturday, 12th Nove mbe r, 1988. Ki c k Off 2-30pm Saturday. 3rd D ecembor. 1988 . Kick O f f 2-3Qpm Yorkshi re v Lancashire Lancashile v Cumbri a al Vale of Lune RU FC SCHOOLS SECTION 18 GROUP 16 GROUP We dnesday. 1 6th Novc mbe r. 1988 Ki c k Off 2-0 Qpm W ednesday, 9th November. 1988. Ki ck Off 2.00pm Fi nal Trial at Rossa ll School Final Tria l at St. Edw ards. Li verpool Sunday, 27th N ovember, 1988 , Kick O ff 2-00pm Sunday. 13th Novem ber, 1988 . Ki ck O ff 2.00 pm Lancashire v Warw ickshi re at Ci d Aldwinians RU FC Lancashiro v Lancasllllo Club Juniors al Clit hcroo RU FC Sunday, 18th Docember, 1988. Ki ck Off 2 -00pm La ncashire v Durham at Vale of Lune RUFC Sunday, 27th N ovember, 1988. Ki ck Off 2 -00pm Lancashire v Warwickllhire at Old Ald w inians RU FC Thursday, 22nd December, 1988. Lanes. v Nonhumberland at Preston Grasshoppcrs Sunday. 18th Oecember, 1988 Ki ck Off 2.30pm Lancashire v Du rh am at Vale of Lune RUF C Tu os day. 27th Docom ber, 1988 . Cumbria v Lan cashi ro aw ay Thursday. 22nd Oecember, 1988. Lan es. v Northu mberl and at Preston Grasshoppers Tuesday, 3rd J anuary. 1989. Cheshi re v Lancasnire away Tuesday, 27th Oecembcr, 1988. Cum ori a v Lancashire away Sa turday, 7th J anuary , 1989 York shiro v Lanca shire away Tu es day, 3rd J anuary , 1989. Cheshirc v Lancashi ro away Sa turday, 7th January. 1989. Toshiba Oi visional Ch ampionshi p Yo rk shiro v Lancashirc away Saturday, 3rd December, 1988. Ki ck Off 2.15-North v Midland s at Otley RUF C Sa turday, 10th December, 1988. v North away Saturday, 17th Dec ember, 1988. Kick Off 2.1 5- North v South West at Orrell RU FC LANCASHIRE COUNTY RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP 1N DIVI DUALjCLU B NAME ADDRESS ...... • •...... PROPOSED SY ADDRESS ...... • . .• ...... SECONDED SY ADDRESS DATE TYPES OF INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP Lite Subscription - (60'00 Annual Subscription - (6·00 Club M embership - CS'00 PLEASE NOTE The Proposer is responsible for the first Subscription

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