Bacup Borough 0

Warrington Town 4

WARRINGTON had enough chances in their first victory of the season on Saturday to match the 8-0 thrashing they inflicted upon Bacup in March last year.

Town, although never hitting peak form, held mastery throughout the encounter and forced former Town 'keeper Adam Potts to make three outstanding saves to deny Kevin Tyrrell, Dave Tickle and Andy Barr.

Town's summer signing Ian McLellan also went close, hammering a free kick narrowly over the bar, before Jim Gemmell almost netted an own goal when his headed pass back to Potts spun inches wide.

Shortly before the interval Dave Pick, who had an inspired game, fired a 20-yard low drive into the bottom corner of the net.

Barr scored a second for Town with a looping header after meeting a corner by Pick.

Neil Morgan then fired home from the edge of the box following inventive approach play by Tickle.

Substitute Neil Holden rifled in a shot from 10 yards to round off an impressive performance by Warrington.

Bacup's normally potent strike force offered little threat against a well marshalled Town rearguard in which central defender Andy Harris caught the eye.

Town: McCormack, Callaghan, Cartledge, McLellan, Harris, Tague, Pick, Tickle, Barr (Blair 86 minutes), Tyrrell (Holden 73), Morgan (Bushell 79).

COLIN SERJENT

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