Gin Pit played host to the final round of the Northern Junior League series on Sunday 22 September 2002

The Astley & Tyldesley Miners' Welfare / CTA Direct team held a 0.5 point lead over Bury in the Junior League at the start of the day. Not surprisingly, it was these two clubs who led the scoring on the day - both teams fielding 10 riders each. A & T dominated the U-13 category, to open up a 40 points lead over Bury. The Comets hit back in the U-16 category to reduce A & T's lead on the day to just 7 points. It was a straight head to head between A & T and Bury in the U-19 and Senior Combination categories. Despite a well taken 16 points maximum by Combination Grand Prix winner Steve Mann for Bury, it was A & T who extended their lead to win by 20 points on the day, to clinch the Northern Junior League title by 1.5 points from Bury, who finished runners-up.

Rob Longworth led the scoring for A & T with a 16 points maximum in the U-13 category, with all the other riders putting in great performances in each recording double figure scores. This was A & T's first Northern Junior League title win since 1997, and their fifth title win in all.

Northern Junior League Round 7 score:

Astley & Tyldesley Miners' Welfare / CTA Direct 128 Bury 108 Sheffield 43 Hull 22 Tameside 20 Heckmondwike 15.

A & T scorers:

Rob Longworth 16 Damien Hack 15 Roy Heslop 14 Becky Heslop 13 Mike Hack 13 John Nuttall 12 Gary Nuttall 12 David Greenough 11 Chris Heslop 11 Steve Holland 11.


A lacklustre Senior Fours League match saw Bury easily overcome Stockport and Astley & Tyldesley, with Stoke non-starters.

Northern Senior Fours League match score:

Bury 61 Stockport 47 Astley & Tyldesley Miners' Welfare / CTA Direct 36 Stoke 0.

A & T scorers:

Rob Longworth 10 Damien Hack 10 Becky Heslop 6 John Nuttall 6 Chris Heslop 4.

Tameside won the other Northern Senior Fours League match on the day, just holding off a challenge from Sheffield.

Northern Senior Fours League match score:

Tameside 51 Sheffield 48 Hull 38 Heckmondwike 16.