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ALL-CONQUERING LANCASTER TRIUMPH AGAIN

In the end, it could hardly have been more emphatic! Lancaster needed to beat second-placed Cheltenham at Loughborough University to ensure yet another National League title and they did it in devastating style – with a thumping 24-7 victory.
 

2006 Season : Phase 2 PLD W D L F A PTS GD
Lancaster 17 17 0 0 280 123 34 157
Cheltenham 17 11 1 5 209 176 23 33
Bristol 17 9 0 8 171 162 18 9
Manchester 17 8 1 8 136 155 17 -19
Rotherham 17 8 0 9 208 199 16 9
2006 Season : Phase 2 PLD W D L F A PTS GD
Portobello 17 10 0 7 158 168 20 -10
Welsh Wanderers 17 7 1 9 153 171 15 -18
Polytechnic 17 5 0 12 116 161 10 -45
Penguin 17 4 1 12 111 168 9 -57
Birkenhead 17 4 0 13 132 191 8 -59
2006 Season : with GB PLD W D L F A PTS GD
Portobello 10 8 0 2 98 76 16 22
Welsh Wanderers 10 5 1 4 95 81 11 14
GB Juniors 10 4 1 5 99 102 9 -3
Birkenhead 10 4 0 6 72 96 8 -24
Penguin 10 4 0 6 83 87 8 -4
Polytechnic 10 4 0 6 76 81 8 -5


NWPL past chairman Phil Jones presents the Division 1 trophy to Lancaster
Left to right: Jeff Parker, Ryan Pinnington, James Wannop, Colin Burgess, Dougie Campbell, Rysz Detko, Dave Bush, Tom Curwen, Chris Hartley, Duncan Holmes, Scott Carpenter, Sean Love, Andy Squires and Keith Hetherington.

This was Lancaster’s fifth title in a row and ninth in 11 years. What’s left for the club this season? One obvious target when they complete their programme against Manchester, Cheltenham and Bristol at Millfield on 2/3 December will be to win the championship for the first time with a 100 per cent record. That’s an achievement managed on only three previous occasions – by Polytechnic in 1975 and 1993 and Bristol Central in 1994.
 

Leading Goal Scorers    

Club Goals Games
1 S Carpenter        Lancaster       100 17
2 T Curwen Lancaster 64 17
3 A Scholefield Rotherham 61 19
4 D Laxton    Welsh Wanderers   60 19
5 R Leighton Rotherham 31 7

 

Exclusion Offences    

Total
Birkenhead 169 [19]
Bristol 122 [17]
Cheltenham 108 [17]
Lancaster 146 [17]
Manchester 138 [17]
Penguin 166 [19]
Polytechnic 153 [19]
Portobello 123 [19]
Rotherham 120 [17]
Welsh Wanderers 151 [19]
GB Juniors 52 [10]

 

ALDERSHOT     White     Blue    
Sat:  Dec:  09 17.00   Manchester  10   Bristol 14  
  18.15   Portobello 17   GB 7  
  19.30   Cheltenham 11   Rotherham 12  
Sun:  Dec:  10 12.35   Portobello 8   Polytechnic 11  
  13.40   Cheltenham 15   Manchester 15  
  14.45   Bristol 15   Rotherham 11  
  15.50   Polytechnic 4   GB 9  
                 
MILLFIELD     White     Blue    
Sat:  Dec:  02 15.30   Lancaster 18   Manchester 5  
  16.45   Polytechnic 4   Birkenhead 5  
  18.00   Penguin 7   Portobello 8  
  19.15   GB  10   Welsh Wanderers 10  
  20.30   Bristol 9   Rotherham          14  
Sun:  Dec:  03 9.00   Portobello 10   Birkenhead  4  
  10.05   Lancaster 18   Cheltenham 8