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1934-1935

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06 October 1934 (New)   Cross Country Season Opens
The club opened the cross-country season last Saturday with a short training run over a 6½ miles course and despite the adverse weather conditions there was a very satisfactory turn-out.
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13 October 1934 (New)   Wallasey's Success At West Derby
There was a fine muster of nearly 100 athletes, representing eight clubs, for the annual monster meet at the West Derby headquarters of Sefton A.C. last Saturday.
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20 October 1934 (New)   Wallasey A.C's Home Run
Last Saturday members indulged in a final loosening-up over the home course, prior to the inter-club races which commence to-day with the club's visit to the Aintree headquarters of Boundary Harriers.
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27 October 1934 (New)   Wallasey Lose At Aintree
The club lost its first away match of the season against Boundary Harriers over a 5¼ miles course, last Saturday, by a margin of 18 points, despite fine individual efforts by F. K. Ledward and L. Bell.
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03 November 1934 (New)   Wallasey's Match With Liverpool
Last Saturday the club entertained Liverpool A.C., and alter a closely contested race the visitors emerged victorious by the narrow margin of. 13 points.
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10 November 1934 (New)   Five Miles Road Handicap Postponed
The postponement of the Liverpool & District Cross-Country Union's five miles road handicap last Saturday came as a great disappointment to the several members who have been putting in some intensive training recently with a view to finishing among the prizes in this popular event.
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17 November 1934 (New)   Wallasey A.C's. Seven Miles Run
There was a good muster at Leasowe-road headquarters last Saturday and a training run was held over the full seven miles course.
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24 November 1934 (New)   Wallasey's Narrow Defeat At West Derby
The club lost its second away match of the season at West Derby last Saturday, over a 6½ miles course; the home team, Sefton A.C., triumphing by the narrow margin of 14 points.
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01 December 1934 (New)   L. Bell Wins Club Novice Championship
Eight members contested the Club Novice Championship last Saturday over a short six miles course, since in addition to the Wright Challenge Cup and medals awarded to the winner and runner-up, there was also a sealed handicap to sustain interest among the less speedy competitors.
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08 December 1934 (New)   Wallasey A.C's. Home Run
Despite the heavy rain there was a good turn-out for the home run last Saturday.
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15 December 1934 (New)   West Lancashire Novice Championship
The West Lancashire (5 Miles) Novice Championship held at Makerfield last Saturday over a two lap course was won by Liverpool Scottish A.C. (43 points) with Pilkington H. 2nd (50 points), and Lancashire Primrose H. 3rd (80 points).
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22 December 1934 (New)   Wallasey A.C. Beat Boundary A.C. But Lose To Wirral A.C.
Last Saturday the club were hosts to Boundary Harriers and Wirral A.C., and a race was held over the full 7¼ miles course; W. A. Geddes, G. Crompton and J. Edwards taking out the trail.
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29 December 1934 (New)   Fast Times In The Christmas Handicap
There was a fine turn-out of nearly 20 runners for the Christmas Handicap held over a 4½ miles course last Saturday and some fast times were returned.
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05 January 1935 (New)   Wallasey A.C.'s Triangular Match At Litherland
Pembroke A.C., holders of the Liverpool & District Cross-country Championship, were at full strength for their home match with Wallasey A.C. and Pilkington Recs A.C. over a 6½ miles course at Litherland last Saturday.
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12 January 1935 (New)   Wallasey A.C.'s New Eight Miles Course
With the approach of the Liverpool & District Cross-country Championships, Wallasey A.C. members have commenced serious training.
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19 January 1935 (New)   Wallasey A.C.'s New Year Handicap
The club held a very successful handicap last Saturday over a 7½ miles course, trail being laid by F. G. Ambrose, J. Edwards, and N. Marples, a new member.
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26 January 1935 (New)   Athletics
Three packs were formed last Saturday and training runs were held over different courses.
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02 February 1935 (New)   Liverpool & District Cross-Country Championships - T. B. Calveley's Success in the Junior.
Wallasey Athletic Club had two teams entered in the district championships held last Saturday at Port Sunlight.
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02 February 1935 (New)   Liverpool Pembroke's Double Event In District Cross Country Championships
Now, you students of form, get busy, Sutton Harriers (as reported in last week's Echo) are triple champions of St. Helens and district, and last Saturday, at the Port Sunlight ground, Liverpool Pembroke, for the fourth year in succession, won the senior championship of Liverpool district, after a gr
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09 February 1935 (New)   Wallasey A.C.'s Home Run
There was a splendid turn-out for the training run held last Saturday from Leasowe-road headquarters. A large pack comprising senior and junior runners covered a short five miles course at a good pace.
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16 February 1935 (New)   West Lancashire Cross-Country Championships - T. B. Calveley Again Prominent
Members of Wallasey A.C. who made the journey to Makerfield for the West Lancashire Cross-Country Championships on Saturday enjoyed a race under practically ideal conditions.
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23 February 1935 (New)   Wallasey A.C. Win At Wyncote
Wallasey Athletic Club gained an overwhelming victory on Saturday, placing the first seven men to beat Liverpool University H. by 67 points, at Wyncote.
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02 March 1935 (New)   The Northern Counties Championships
Wallasey Athletic Club had three members in the Northern Counties Junior Cross-Country Championships at Lancaster on Saturday.
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09 March 1935 (New)   Wallasey A.C.'s Easy Victory At Aintree
Wallasey A.C. placed the first five men and the 8th to defeat North Liverpool Gymnasium Harriers by 36 points over a six miles course at Aintree.
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16 March 1935 (New)   Wallasey A.C. Club Beat Sefton A.C.
Wallasey A.C. won their last interclub fixture of the season when they defeated a strong Sefton team by the narrow margin of three points over a 7¼ miles course on Saturday.
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30 March 1935 (New)   W. R. Richardson's Third Successive Club Championship Win
Despite the atrocious weather conditions, the worst features of which were a heavy rain soaked course and strong head-wind for the first 4 miles, some twenty runners lined up to contest the Club's annual cross-country championship over a 7½ miles course last Saturday.
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06 April 1935 (New)   Wallasey A.C.'s Consolation Handicap
The club wound up the cross-country season last Saturday with a handicap held over the usual 7¼ miles course.
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20 April 1935 (New)   Wallaseyan's Success - Mr. A. Pennington's Fine Performance
Mr. A. Pennington, son of Councillor and Mrs. John Pennington, a former scholar of Somerville Preparatory School, Albion-street, Wallasey, and now at Berkhamsted School, repeated his success of last year on Saturday by again winning the 100 yards flat race in the Public. Schools' Sports which were h
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15 June 1935 (New)   Wallasey Village Festival Sports
Next Saturday, June 22nd, the club will hold a sports meeting at the festival ground, Leasowe-road, commencing at 3 p.m.
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29 June 1935 (New)   Wallasey Village Festival Sports
Wallasey A.C. held a successful track meeting at the Village Festival last Saturday.
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