14 September 1946
Having successfully concluded the track season in this district, many local athletes now give their attention to the Cross-Country season, and the Wallasey Athletic Club are pleased to announce that t
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21 September 1946
Wallasey Athletic Club commences its cross-country season on Saturday, the 21st September, a good turn out being anticipated.
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28 September 1946
With the cross-country running season due to open in a fortnight some 21 members of Wallasey Athletic Club had a preliminary canter from the club winter quarters in Leasowe Road last Saturday.
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05 October 1946
Wallasey Athletic Club is ready once again to cater for all ages and classes ranging from those who like a gentle saunter over a few miles of country for their weekly exercise to the hardiest racing e
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12 October 1946
Last Saturday, the first in October, marked the opening of the cross-country season and Wallasey Athletic Club, after two preliminary canters, had three packs out for training, youths and slows togeth
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19 October 1946
Wallasey Athletic Club held a training run from the cross-country quarters last Saturday, three packs turning out. J. M. Rimmer and R. F. Hubbard of the fast pack, were in good form and carried the br
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01 November 1946
Wallasey A.C. - The Annual General Meeting was held on the 27th Sept., and was well attended. Mr. A. G. Nicholson was elected President for the 41st year.
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09 November 1946
Some of Merseyside's best distance runners will be in action this Saturday, on the occasion of Wallasey Athletic Club's first cross-country fixture, with Liverpool Harriers & A.C., at Leasowe Road
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23 November 1946
Novice championship of Wallasey Athletic Club will be held over a five miles course of country and shore at Leasowe on Saturday.
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30 November 1946
R. Johnston, a first season runner, won the Novice Cross-Country Championship of Wallasey Athletic Club, an event confined to members of the club who have never won a prize, over a five miles coarse a
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07 December 1946
After a break of eight years the West Lancashire Cross-Country Association are staging their Novice Team Championship over a five mile course at St. Helens to-day.
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14 December 1946
Fine team work, combined with a high degree of physical fitness, brought Wallasey Athletic Club a resounding victory in the West Lancashire Cross-Country Association Novice Championship held over a fi
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21 December 1946
Notwithstanding the strong team which Liverpool Pembroke A.C. fielded at Wallasey last Saturday, the home club should have made a much closer race than the results indicate.
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28 December 1946
C. R. Hewson, one time assistant hon. secretary of Wallasey Athletic Club won the club's Christmas Handicap over 3¼ miles at Leasowe last Saturday.
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04 January 1947
A depleted Wallasey team was convincingly beaten by Wirral Athletic Club over a heavy eight miles cross-country course at Prenton last Saturday, only J. Edwards and R. E. Young of Wallasey A.C. managi
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11 January 1947
Juniors (18-21) took first two places in the New Year Cross-Country Handicap promoted by Wallasey Athletic Club over an eight miles course at Leasowe last Saturday.
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18 January 1947
With the championship period approaching most clubs are now running over 9-10 miles cross-country courses and Liverpool Harriers, who entertained Sutton Harriers and Wallasey Athletic Club at Woolton
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25 January 1947
The forthcoming cross-country championships and summer track season will bring into action all contenders for honours in the Olympic Games to be held in this country in 1948.
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01 February 1947
There is every prospect of some keen racing at Leasowe this Saturday when the Wallasey Athletic Club, senior, junior and youths' cross-country championships will be run off.
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08 February 1947
Under severe weather conditions the senior, junior (18-21) and youths Cross-Country Championships of Wallasey Athletic Club were held at Leasowe last Saturday.
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15 February 1947
International runners took three of the first five places at the senior cross-country championships of the West Lancashire Cross-Country Association held at Woolton over nine miles last Saturday.
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22 February 1947
Two questions frequently asked by young athletes are:- (1) At what age do athletes reach their best? and (2) How much does natural athletic ability help in athletic success?
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01 March 1947
West Lancashire runners carried off five of the first six places in the Northern Senior Cross-Country Championship, held over a 9 miles course at Newcastle-on-Tyne last Saturday.
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08 March 1947
Arriving at the venue too late to start, W. Gee, of Wallasey Athletic Club, probably lost the team the Liverpool & District Youths Championship when the championships were run of at Woolton last S
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15 March 1947
Northern runners were in the ascendancy at Apsley, Herts., when the National Cross-Country Championship was run over a ten miles course there last Saturday, breaking a long run of supremacy by Souther
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22 March 1947
Twenty-two Public Schools competed in the race at Manchester on Saturday last over a 3¼ miles course. In spite of bad weather all the schools managed to arrive on time for the race.
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29 March 1947
During the last few years road racing has become increasingly popular, especially in the South, where, for many clubs in the London area, country in scarce and tracks too expensive, until now a fairly
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12 April 1947
Wallasey Athletic Club stage their consolation handicap over a 3¾ miles road course at Leasowe to-day, when the current season's winners receive their full penalty and losers gain the greatest
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19 April 1947
Youngest member of Wallasey Athletic Club, 15 years old John Hawksley, scored a runaway victory in the club's consolation handicap held over a 3¾ mile road course at Leasowe last Saturday.
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26 April 1947
After being a mere one second behind the leaders at half distance (13 miles 192 yds.) Wallasey A.C. fell away badly and could finish no better than fourth in the Merseyside Marathon Road Relay Race at
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03 May 1947
On Mr. A. G. Nicholson, president of Wallasey Athletic Club and also of the West Lancashire Cross-Country Association, was conferred the high honour of President of the Northern Cross-Country Associat
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28 June 1947
Past and present members of Wallasey Grammar School distinguished themselves on Saturday at Bolton in the Northern Counties A.A. Junior Championships. Reference to their achievements appear in our ath
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05 July 1947
R. Loveridge, 16 years old champion miler for the year at the Wallasey Grammar School, broke the 25 years old school mile record on June 26th. The record of 4 mins. 47.8 secs, was set up in 1922 by W.
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30 August 1947
H. Lutas, junior captain of Wallasey Athletic Club, won the Brookes Award, decided on a points aggregate of three events, 220 yards, high jump and throwing the javelin, at Port Sunlight Oval track on
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