February 1995
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Saturday 4th February 1995 |
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| Congleton Town v LR | HT 0 - 2 | FT 1 - 2 |
Ken Quigg and Paul Kirwan returned after a
period of suspension and Atherton opened the scoring in the 13th minute when Andy
Noone went through the Congleton defence and passed to Mark Stewart who had only
to put the ball in from six yards out. Congleton pressed for an equaliser and
came close through John Scarlett, but Andy Hills pulled off a brilliant save. In
the 25th minute Atherton went 2-0 up after some good work between Andy Feeley and Quigg
allowed Andy Noone to run through the defence to fire a great shot into the
bottom corner of the net.
The second half was only three minutes old when Atherton conceded a penalty as Darrel Dicken was brought down and Graham Harrison scored
the spot kick. The home side then
applied great pressure on the Laburnums defence, but on the occasions they managed to
break through they found Andy Hills in top form. LR only attacked on the break.
Andy Noone was sent off in the 70th minute for remarks made to a linesman and
Congleton stepped up a gear to take advantage. However, Atherton defended in numbers
and managed to survive until the end of the game.
LR - Andy Hills, Paul Kirwen, Jimmy Evans,
Rob Holgate, Andy Feeley, Mark Stewart, Paul Burrows, Tony Pemberton, Dave
Liptrott, Andy Noone, Ken Quigg Subs Frank Harrison, Jeremy Lord
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Saturday 11th February 1995 |
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| Worksop Town v LR | HT 0 - 1 | FT 1 - 1 |
Atherton started well with Jimmy Evans and Ken Quigg both coming close from corner kicks and Dave Liptrott shot wide when put through by Quigg. Worksop came into the game more as time went on, especially through Lee Howard who was causing the Laburnums defence all sorts of problems. However, Atherton opened the scoring in the 34th minute when Quigg was brought down in the area. Paul Burrows scored the penalty.
Worksop came out for the second half determined to equalise and Lee Howard missed a golden opportunity to score. Atherton kept pressing and Liptrott had a goal disallowed because of a foul by Mark Stewart. Worksop equalised in the 60th minute with a great move, Lee Howard ran past the Laburnums defence and put in a perfect cross for Linden Whitehead to head home. The game was now being played at a furious pace and both sides had the chance to win. Liptrott headed just over from a Stewart corner and Worksop's Howard missed another good chance. Andy Hills was forced to make a great save from Harris and Tony Pemberton headed the ball off the line when a goal seemed certain. Atherton had two mmore strong penalty claims turned down. Firstly when Andy Noone was hauled down in the area and in the last minute a Worksop defender handled the ball from a corner. Everyone in the ground either appealed or groaned, but the referee missed the offence.LR - Andy Hills, Paul Kirwen, Jimmy Evans, Rob Holgate, Andy Feeley, Mark Stewart, Paul Burrows, Tony Pemberton, Dave Liptrott, Andy Noone, Ken Quigg Subs Steve Taylor, Rory McDowell
Worksop - Giles Newcombe, Clive Woolley, Chris James, Gary Thorpe, Darren Brookes, Tony Morris, Lee Howard, Linden Whitehead, Terry Harris, Kenny Clarke, Gary Lynam Subs Jamie Roberts, Dave Bright
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Saturday 18th February 1995 |
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| LR v Netherfield | HT 1 - 0 | FT 1 - 2 |
Atherton started strongly, Jim Evans and Dave Liptrott
coming close. Netherfield's Dave Smith forced a good save from Andy Hills, but in
the 35th minute Atherton opened the scoring. A Mark Stewart free kick was headed in by
Stuart Humphreys. Netherfield almost snatched an equaliser, but were again
foiled by Hills.
Early in the second half Hills was called on again to make a good save. On a
heavy pitch, play began to deteriorate and became a midfield slog. With ten
minutes remaining Netherfield equalised when Gavin Boyd headed home a corner
kick when he was left totally unmarked. With the game coming to an end and
everyone expecting a draw, Netherfield were awarded a free kick and Jason
Kerfoot smashed in a shot from 20 yards to give the visitors all three points.
LR - Andy Hills, Steve Taylor, Jimmy
Evans, Rob Holgate, Andy Feeley, Mark Stewart, Paul Burrows, Tony Pemberton,
Dave Liptrott, Rory McDowell, Stuart Humphreys Subs Jeremy Lord, Lee
Cryer
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Saturday 25th February 1995 |
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| Goole Town v LR | HT 0 - 2 | FT 1 - 3 |
Lee Cryer made his debut in this game. Goole
pressed hard at the start but Atherton slowly took control and both Cryer and Dave
Liptrott missed good chances, Liptrott coming closest when his shot came off the
bar. Rob Holgate opened the scoring, hitting home from a difficult angle
through a defenders legs following a Mark Stewart free kick in the 20th minute. Just before the break Lee
Cryer made it 2-0. He chased a through ball and just as he was being tackled,
managed to toe poke the ball and it rolled into the net.
Goole pulled a goal back in the 50th minute when Andy Robson fired home from a
corner, but Atherton had the better of the play and with five minutes remaining Mark
Stewart's corner was headed in by Stuart Humphreys.
LR - Andy Hills, Chris Ree, Jimmy Evans, Rob Holgate, Andy Feeley, Mark Stewart, Paul Burrows, Tony Pemberton, Dave Liptrott, Lee Cryer, Stuart Humphreys Subs Jeremy Lord, Frank Harrison
Goole - Richard White, Paul Marshall, Andy Blair,
Tim Hope,
Steve Fisher,
Steve Hook, Ryan Gray, Andy Watt, Richard Hughes, James McNeill, Andy Robson Subs
Andy Barnsley,
Matthew Hopkin