DESPITE a crippling catalogue of injuries Jimmy Hulton's Daisy Hill travelled to Colne in the NWCL Division Two and came away with a superb 1-0 victory.
The jubilant New Sirs manager explained: "When I started totting up who was missing I realised it was virtually a full team. I brought in the youngsters and it paid off. They were magnificent."
Teenagers Rob Thornley, Barry Lowe, Mickie Bennett and Micky Craig proved equal to the task allied to a super show from the experienced Mannie Beattie. Jason Jones got the vital goal on 50 minutes.
ATHERTON COLLS fell to a 2-0 defeat at Blackpool Rovers in Division One. Two defensive lapses late on cost Steve Walton and Ian Lamb's side dear.
Converted for the new archive on 14 July 2000. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereComments are closed on this article