the final report, tables & top 5 merit awards
Premier Division
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Pts
1. Hyndburn TTC A 18 18 0 0 487
2. Burnley Boys Club 18 15 0 3 433
3. Clitheroe LMC A 18 14 1 3 418
4. Ramsbottom A 18 9 1 8 390
5. East Lancs 18 10 0 8 364
6. Ramsbottom B 18 8 0 10 361
7. Ward & Stobbart 18 8 2 8 340
8. Rovers 18 3 0 15 274
9. Hyndburners 18 2 1 15 211
10. The Lions 18 0 1 17 167
Premier Individual Merit Award Table (Players with less than 100 sets played are excluded)
Name Team %
1. Michael Moir Hyndburn TCC ‘A’ 92.86
2. Andrew Jackson Hyndburn TTC ‘A’ 88.99
3. Martin Wyatt Burnley Boys Club 74.24
4. Dave Kay Clitheroe LMC ‘A’ 62.05
5. Keith Rudd Clitheroe LMC ‘A’ 62.04
Hyndburn TTC ‘A’ are worthy league champions on the back of great performances from Mick Moir who went all season undefeated to finish first in the individual merits & Andrew Jackson who finished second in the merit awards. A good season from Martin Wyatt finishing 3rd in the merits helped Burnley Boys Club clinch the runners up spot. Clitheroe LMC ‘A’ were a worthy 3rd with Dave Kay & Keith Rudd taking 4th & 5th places in the individual merit awards. Hyndburners & The Lions finished in the bottom two places and are likely to be relegated.
Division One
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Pts
1. KSB A 18 16 1 1 464
2. Brierfield 18 13 0 5 373
3. KSB B 18 10 1 7 372
4. Old Masters 18 11 0 7 361
5. Hyndburn TT B 18 9 0 9 345
6. Clitheroe LM B 18 10 0 8 333
7. HSC 18 8 1 9 321
8. Nets 'N' Edges 18 6 0 12 302
9. Whalley Eagles 15 4 0 11 247
10. KSB C 18 1 1 16 216
Division One Individual Merit Award Table (Players with less than 100 sets played are excluded)
Name Team %
1. Jack Keogh Brierfield 88.99
2. Matt Hirst KSB ‘A’ 82.58
3. Matt Hodgkinson KSB ‘A’ 76.25
4. Dave Allen Hyndburn TTC ‘B’ 68.94
5. Fred Coghlan HSC 66.45
KSB ‘A’ were clear winners in Division One as the two ‘Matt’s’ Hirst & Hodgkinson gained two of the top 3 merit award places. Jack Keogh with an impressive 88.99% though took the top individual merit award and helped Brierfield to the second promotion spot by just one point over an unlucky KSB ‘B’ who finished 3rd. Dave Allen from Hyndburn TTC ‘B’ took 4th place in the merits & Fred Coghlan for HSC the fifth place. KSB ‘C’ finished bottom and the other team in danger of relegation are Whalley Eagles.
Division Two
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Pts
1. KSB ‘D’ 18 14 0 4 424
2. Whalley Hawks 18 14 0 4 410
3. Hyndburn TTC D 18 15 0 3 403
4. Hyndburn TTC C 18 13 0 5 396
5. Whalley Kestrels 18 10 0 8 376
6. Tackyfire 18 9 0 9 371
7. Adpak Aces 18 7 0 11 310
8. Doals Army 18 5 0 13 280
9. The Misfits 18 1 0 17 228
10. Slayers 18 2 0 16 209
Division Two Individual Merit Award Table (Players with less than 100 sets played are excluded)
Name Team %
1. Ben Farrar Hyndburn TTC ‘D’ 79.46
2. Charlie McGrath Hyndburn TTC ‘D’ 76.97
3. Elton Atkins Tackyfire 75.42
4. Neil McKinnon KSB ‘D’ 73.23
5. Steve Horner KSB ‘D’ 72.67
In Division Two KSB ‘D’ took the honours aided by good merit performances from Neil McKinnon & Steve Horner. The top two individual merit places go to Hyndburn TTC ‘D’ junior stars Ben Farrar & Charlie McGrath yet despite this their team only managed 3rd place due to lacking a decent regular 3rd player. Still I expect the dynamic young duo will find themselves playing at a higher next season anyway. Whalley Hawks, another young team did well to grab the second promotion spot. Elton Atkins of Tackyfire had a suberb season finishing 3rd in the merit table on 75.42%. Misfits & Slayers finished under the threat of relegation.
Division Three
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Pts
1. Rolling Doals 18 14 0 4 418
2. KSB E 18 15 0 3 392
3. Whalley Falcons 18 11 0 7 384
4. Doals Jetstream 18 12 0 6 375
5. Hyndburn TTC E 18 10 1 7 362
6. Doals Marauders 18 10 1 7 345
7. KSB F 18 10 0 8 320
8. Whalley Phoenix 18 5 0 13 284
9. Hyndburn TT F 18 2 0 16 177
10. Doals Vikings 18 0 0 18 137
Division Three Individual Merit Award Table (Players with less than 100 sets played are excluded)
Name Team %
1. Neil Hepworth Rolling Doals 86.41
2. Carlton Cooper KSB ‘F’ 84.51
3. Steve Nightingale Whalley Falcons 83.18
4. Richard Staines Hyndburn TTC ‘E’ 81.76
5. Ross Erwin KSB ‘E’ 80.57
Division Three champions are Rolling Doals aided by Neil Hepworth winning the merit award. KSB ‘E’ in a tight 3 way finish clinched the other promotion spot as Ross Erwin gained 5th in the merits. Whalley Falcons came close in third place with newcomer Steve Nightingale having a great first season and claiming 3rd place in the merit table. Carlton Cooper of KSB ‘F’ was the merit award runner up & The 4th place in the individual merits went to the junior player Richard Staines who has he improves his combination bat style of play will I am sure continue to do well at a higher level next season.
From Neil Hepworth (East Lancs. Table Tennis League match reporter & Press Officer)
Email: Hepworth_neil@hotmail.com. Mob 07873834942