WHALLEY LEOPARDS U-9s 1

TURTON TIGERS 2

WHALLEY Leopards should have won this game but missed chances cost them dearly. They scored a great goal through Ashley Walker though.

IVY ROVERS 0

WHALLEY PANTHERS U-10s 2

THE Panthers were in complete control in the first half. Ivy started much brighter in the second half before Whalley missed a penalty. With five minutes to go Terence Van Eysden scored with a great header to seal the points. Robert Bennet was man of the match.

WHALLEY PUMAS U-10s 2 LANGHO JUNIORS 1

IN A very competitive derby Whalley took the lead when Mark Frankland hit a tremendous right foot shot high into the net. Whalley wasted chances and were made to pay when Langho equalised. Just before half time Scott Kenyon put over a great corner which Frankland glanced home.

There were outstanding performances for Whalley by Sam Townend, Joe Cross and man of the match Mark Frankland.

WATERFOOT 0

WHALLEY U-12s 3

WHALLEY were awarded a penalty when Sam Dean rounded the keeper but was brought down. Dean converted the spot kick. Though Waterfoot started to get back into the game they never trouble Calum McMahon in the Whalley goal. In the second half Jon Brooks added a second for Whalley. Dean scored his second and Whalley's third to complete the scoreline. Darren Fothergill was man of the match.

WHALLEY JUNIORS U-13s 3

SPINNING JENNY SPITFIRES 4

WHALLEY deserved at least a share of the spoils and took the lead on eight minutes - a fine goal by John Lawson. The visitors however, scored three times before half time. A sloppy goal at the start of the second half made it look as though all was lost for Whalley but they never gave up and two goals in the last 15 minutes had the Spitfires hanging on at the end.

WHALLEY JUNIORS U-14s 5

CLITHEROE WOLVES 1

IN A fiercely-contested cup tie Whalley took the lead on three minutes when Knowles fed Fothergill whose fierce shot beat the keeper. Richard Benson was released by Baron and he lobbed the keeper to make it 2-0 after 15 minutes. On 30 minutes Knowles was brought down in the box and Terry Fothergill made it 3-0.

Benson added a fourth 10 minutes into the second half. With 10 minutes remaining Benson completed his hat trick. Wolves had the final say when Musgrove hit a speculative shot from 25 yards.

Richard Benson was man of the match.

BARROWFORD CELTIC 7

WHALLEY U-15s 0

BARROWFORD Celtic extended their winning start to the season with a fine win over Whalley Under 15s. There were no early signs that this was going to be one-sided but after Celtic took the lead they never looked back.

Whalley defended poorly after this and conceded three more goals in the first half. The Celtic defence, which has only conceded one goal all season, were on top of their form. Celtic scored another three times and keeper James Nelson was man of the match.

ROSSENDALE VALLEY 1

WHALLEY ARROWS U-11s 0

THE Arrows played some excellent football, creating chance after chance in a goalless first half.

The second half was 10 minutes old when Rossendale scrambled the ball home after a goal-mouth melee. To their credit, Whalley continued to make chances. Marlon Murray and Chris Baron played well for Whalley, and Robert Kellaway was man of the match.

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