Site Name

New Brighton

Referenced Stories

Date Headline Ref Photo
Season 1900-1901
17 April 1901   Wallasey Cyclists' and Harriers' Carnival Preparations for 1901. 2945  
Season 1905-1906
03 March 1906   Homecroft Harriers 2868  
Season 1906-1907
17 November 1906   Homecroft v. Wallasey - A Great Race 2910  
Season 1907-1908
02 November 1907   Local athletes - W. S. Brookes - Homecroft Athletic Club 895 Image
Season 1911-1912
02 December 1911   Cross Country - New Brighton Athletic Club 2849  
Season 1913-1914
22 November 1913   Cross-Country - Wallasey Harriers and Athletic Club 2793  
Season 1922-1923
04 August 1923   Hercules A. C. - Sports at the Tower 2764  
Season 1927-1928
19 May 1928   Wallasey Athletic Club 2743  
02 June 1928   Wallasey Athletic Club 2744  
Season 1947-1948
27 March 1948   Led from start - Leasowe youth wins championship 1692  
15 May 1948   Track and field events 1696  
22 May 1948   Wallasey sprinters success at open meeting 2541  
Season 1952-1953
02 May 1953   Platt chosen for inter-counties championships 1069  
16 May 1953   Blair Trophy presentation to Len Platt 1039  
11 July 1953   Len Platt in A.A.A. championships 1028  
01 August 1953   Athletes in action again today 1027  
08 August 1953   Two athletes - five prizes 1037  
15 August 1953   Platt out-jumps all at White City 2150  
Season 1953-1954
17 October 1953   Ladies join Netball League 1091  
19 December 1953   W.A.C. escape bottom place 1073  
Season 1954-1955
23 April 1955   Athletic club's two marathon runners 1122  
30 July 1955   Too few enter for field events 2444  
Season 1955-1956
01 October 1955   Athletic club's annual meeting 1165  
12 November 1955   Moreton School win Challenge Trophy 1138  
03 December 1955   Wallasey Athletic Club's success 1131  
17 December 1955   Ryan wins Novice Championship 2445  
25 December 1955   Athletic Club Notes 2446  
03 March 1956   Local runners in to-day's national 1150  
24 March 1956   Athletic Club's Jubilee celebrations 1132  
24 March 1956   Jubilee Celebrations 1126 Image
05 May 1956   Big athletic event for Lingham Park 1129  
12 May 1956   Coming athletic events 1163  
26 May 1956   Wallasey A.C. Notes 2449  
30 June 1956   Athletic club's championships - Two-day event 1154  
Season 1956-1957
29 December 1956   Scratch man won Christmas race 1172  
03 August 1957   Open Handicap Meeting 2471  
Season 1957-1958
28 September 1957   Cross-country Events 2475  
12 October 1957   Cross-Country - Wallasey's four in first six of big race 1194  
04 January 1958   Runners' big chance of County title 2402  
11 January 1958   Wallasey (junior) runners are Senior County Champions 1184  
24 May 1958   Wallasey runners in Cheshire team 2407  
Season 1958-1959
31 January 1959   Cross-country runners in W. Lancs. bid to-day 2424  
Season 1959-1960
14 November 1959   Wallasey's great chance today in Waterloo Race 1213  
28 November 1959   Wallasey Club team win cross-country league championship 1225  
02 January 1960   Strong challenge today by WAC runners in county championships 1215  
Season 1960-1961
01 October 1960   Monstre Meet to-day at Wallasey 1254  
15 October 1960   To-day's mob run at Liverpool 1256  
29 October 1960   Today's mob run at Liverpool 2229  
19 November 1960   Athletic club successes in Waterloo race 1241  
03 December 1960 Approx. Mob run winners - Wallasey's Wright and Barlow joint first 1240 Image
24 December 1960   Athletic club's Christmas Handicap to-day 2231  
21 January 1961   Three Wallasey athletes in inter-counties championship race 2233  
11 February 1961 Approx. Wallasey runners great fight with champions 1252  
18 February 1961 Approx. Fine run by Wright at St. Asaph 1251  
11 March 1961   Wallasey Athletic Club 2236  
15 April 1961   Today's road race at Port Sunlight 2238  
03 June 1961   Mather's fine mile in county match 2240  
Season 1962-1963
03 August 1963   K. Mather wins senior club championship 1315 Image
Season 1963-1964
13 June 1964   Wallasey A.C. third in Inter-club match 1334  
Season 1966-1967
31 December 1966   Athletic Club's 60th Cross-Country Championships Today 2312  
Season 1967-1968
09 September 1967   Hanna close to two minute 'barrier' 2316  
07 June 1968   Athletic club prom races 1473  
Season 1970-1971
12 June 1971   Long jump injury puts him out of pentathlon 1578  
19 June 1971   Youth team run into second place 1579  
Season 1971-1972
08 June 1972   Excitement mounts for 7-mile battle 1613  
10 June 1972   Bronze for Barbara 2524  
17 June 1972   Athletes at their best 1614  
Season 1974-1975
28 September 1974   Relay Race 1811  
Season 1975-1976
24 October 1975   New Brighton hill work for athletes 1823  
Season 1979-1980
09 August 1980   Silver Jan is our July 'personality' 1937 Image
Season 1984-1985
18 July 1985   Runners away 2038 Image
Season 1997-1998
22 September 1997   Tunnel runners help Alder Hey 2961  
Season 2006-2007
06 September 2006   Runners ready to tackle race 1639 Image