Site Name

Birkenhead

Referenced Stories

Date Headline Ref Photo
Season 1899-1900
14 March 1900   Cross-country championship - Brilliant spectacle at Parkgate 886  
Season 1903-1904
23 January 1904   West Cheshire Harriers - Presentation to a Liscard resident 885  
Season 1906-1907
05 January 1907   Wallasey Harriers 2877  
Season 1910-1911
31 December 1910   Wallasey Athletic Club 2826  
Season 1911-1912
02 December 1911   Wallasey Harriers & Athletic Club 2850  
10 February 1912   West Lancashire Championships 2855  
Season 1945-1946
27 July 1946   I.C.I. Sports held at Northwich 912  
Season 1946-1947
21 September 1946   Wallasey Athletic Club. 1646  
28 September 1946   Cross country running again 1647  
05 October 1946   Cross country season opens to-day 1648  
12 October 1946   Athletics 2573  
19 October 1946   Cross-Country 1649  
01 November 1946   Annual General Meeting 2380  
09 November 1946   Crack runners at Wallasey meet 1650  
23 November 1946   Wallasey club's novice championship 1651  
04 January 1947   Wallasey beaten by Wirral A.C. 1657  
25 January 1947   Forthcoming Championships 2140  
08 March 1947   How Wallasey lost youths' championship 1665  
29 March 1947   Road racing popularity 1668  
Season 1947-1948
20 September 1947   Wallasey Athletic Club 2577  
04 October 1947   Athletics 2578  
01 November 1947   Athletics 2580  
22 November 1947   Cross-country run at Leasowe 1677  
01 May 1948   Track Season Opens 2540  
Season 1948-1949
11 September 1948   Week-end Coaching School, May, 1949 2548  
25 September 1948   Schools Cross-Country Championships 2550  
18 December 1948   Athletic club in fine form 1706  
08 January 1949   Cross-country matches 1708  
26 February 1949   Wallasey Athletic Club Schoolboys' Race 2561  
23 April 1949   Athletic club wants women to join 1719  
20 August 1949   Brother athletes ran well for Wallasey 1730 Image
Season 1949-1950
24 September 1949   His 44th year as President 2534  
08 October 1949   Wallasey Athletics 2535  
19 November 1949   Road race run in gale 951  
26 November 1949   Novice championship race 953  
20 May 1950   Athletics 2588  
27 May 1950   Athletes Toe the Building Line 2148  
Season 1950-1951
09 September 1950   Date fixed for W.A.C.'s annual meeting 985  
16 September 1950   Athletic Club's New Date for A.G.M. 2592  
14 October 1950   Cross-Country season opens at West Derby 979  
31 March 1951   Girl runner gives trophy 2603 Image
23 June 1951   Dinsdale second to champion 2609  
Season 1951-1952
06 October 1951   Athletes get into their swing today 1003  
13 October 1951   Cross country season opens 1004  
20 October 1951   Athletes winter training 1002  
27 October 1951   Wallasey Athletic notes 1000  
01 December 1951   Wallasey AC train in the rain 995  
23 February 1952   Big test for Bob Johnston 2509  
01 March 1952   Johnston's fine effort in championship race 1007 Image
10 May 1952   Athletic Club's track prospects 1011  
14 June 1952   Len Platt again! 1006  
17 June 1952   Wallasey A.C. at Waterloo 1014  
26 October 1952   Local teams in cross-country championships 2510  
Season 1952-1953
18 October 1952   Wallasey Athletic Club events 2501  
17 January 1953   Bob Johnston to lead the county team today 1048  
28 February 1953   How local runners fared in Northern championships 1058 Image
07 March 1953   Local runners in national championships 2495  
Season 1955-1956
12 November 1955   Out of panto - off to sheep farm in N.Z. 1139 Image
10 December 1955   Tribute to a Sportsman 1127  
Season 1957-1958
21 September 1957   Wallasey Athletic Club's prospects - cross-country 1189  
05 April 1958   Mather's success in road handicap 2403  
Season 1959-1960
12 December 1959   Good run by Woolford in trophy race 1223  
12 March 1960   Cross-country prospects in today's English championships 1228  
Season 1960-1961
25 February 1961   Northern championships at Blackpool to-day 2235  
Season 1962-1963
05 January 1963   Athletic Club members in light-hearted handicap run 2130  
Season 1963-1964
04 February 1964   Athletic club bid for West Lancs titles 2273  
30 May 1964   Two athletes put up their best times 2280  
Season 1966-1967
31 December 1966   Athletic Club's 60th Cross-Country Championships Today 2312  
08 July 1967   Wilson 2nd in Northern Championships 1446  
Season 1967-1968
02 December 1967   Wallasey A.C. show power of teamwork 1489  
Season 1968-1969
28 February 1969   Double for Wallasey girl stars 1494  
Season 1974-1975
23 November 1974   Two girls with an eye on a title 2199  
07 June 1975   Athletes on top 2644  
Season 1975-1976
26 December 1975   Big field in 3-mile handicap 2646  
Season 1976-1977
20 August 1977   Athletes appeal for cash 1848  
Season 1982-1983
11 September 1982   1,000 Marathon runners ready 1962 Image
Season 1983-1984
22 October 1983   Athletes: Gone with the wind 1987  
Season 1984-1985
29 November 1984   Lynne sparkles 2013  
Season 2001-2002
11 May 2002   John Young Award 2963 Image