Sport in Short: Football
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Your support makes all the difference.AFTER agreeing to join Partick Thistle, Frank McAvennie, the former West Ham and Scotland striker, has angered the Firhill club by returning to Celtic. McAvennie had agreed to a short-term move to Thistle on Wednesday and posed for photographs in a Partick strip, but he changed his mind when told about Celtic's interest. The 33-year-old spent two years, 1987-89, at Parkhead in between his two spells at West Ham. 'We have been cheated and the fans have been cheated,' John Lambie, the Partick manager, said.
LES SEALEY, the 35-year-old Aston Villa goalkeeper, is expected to rejoin Manchester United on a free transfer next week. Sealey, who won FA Cup and European Cup-Winners' Cup medals during his first spell with United, completes a three-month spell on loan with Birmingham City today.
DONCASTER ROVERS have been served with a winding-up petition by the Inland Revenue because of an unpaid tax bill from last season. A High Court hearing has been set for 27 January. The club have called a special shareholders' meeting for Monday to vote on a proposal to increase share capital. It could raise up to pounds 150,000.
TRANSFERS: Sam McGivern, midfielder, Falkirk to Ayr, exchange. Greg Shaw, striker, Ayr to Falkirk.
LOANS: Iain Jenkins, defender, Everton to Bradford City. Dean Martin, striker, West Ham to Colchester. Warren Donald, defender, Colchester to Kettering.
PORTUGUESE LEAGUE: Pacos de Ferreira 0 Sporting Lisbon 3.
SMIRNOFF IRISH LEAGUE: Ards 2 Carrick Rangers 0; Crusaders 1 Ballyclare Comrades 1; Distillery 2 Cliftonville 1; Glenavon 0 Portadown 3; Larne 4 Omagh 2; Linfield 2 Coleraine 0; Newry 1 Glentoran 1; Ballymena 0 Bangor 1. Leading positions: 1 Bangor (P 16, Pts 35); 2 Crusaders (16-35); 3 Linfield (16-34); 4 Portadown (16-32); 5 Distillery (16-31).
HFS LOANS LEAGUE Premier Division: Hyde United 4 Mossley 2. Other match postponed.
BEAZER HOMES LEAGUE Premier Division: VS Rugby 2 Cambridge City 0; Weymouth 2 Waterlooville 1. Southern Division: Ashford 4 Fisher Athletic 0; Havant 0 Salisbury 2. Midland Division: Hinckley Town 1 Leicester United 2. Other matches postponed.
GREAT MILLS LEAGUE Premier Division: Bideford 0 Exmouth 0; Chippenham 2 Frome 2; Mangotsfield 2 Bristol Manor Farm 2; Saltash 2 Torrington 2. Other match postponed.
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