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| 20 September 1947 (New) | Wallasey Athletic Club The annual meeting of one of Wallasey's oldest sporting clubs, Wallasey Athletic Club, takes place next Friday, September 26th, at the Punch & Judy Café, 39 Seaview Road, commencing 7-45 p.m., when reports and accounts will be presented and officials for the ensuing year elected. Read more... |
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| 27 September 1947 | Johnston's brilliant running Sutton Harriers, National Cross-Country Champions, won the Birkenhead Silver Linings 24 miles road relay last Saturday after a great race with Salford Harriers, who finished only 26 seconds behind with Manchester Athletic Club; third. Read more... |
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| 04 October 1947 (New) | Athletics A number of changes in the administration of Wallasey Athletic Club resulted from the elections at the A.G.M. held in the Punch & Judy Café last Friday. New officers are hon. treasurer, A Dickinson; vice-captain, E. C. Foster; junior captain, A. Simpson; youths' captain R. Johnston, and c Read more... |
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| 11 October 1947 | Important event at Wallasey to-day What is believed to be one of the biggest athletic gatherings seen in Wallasey will take place at Leasowe Road to-day (Saturday), when Wallasey Athletic Club is organising the Liverpool & District Cross-Country Union's opening run the Monstre Meet. Read more... |
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| 18 October 1947 (New) | Athletics Fine weather combined with excellent organisation provided the Liverpool & District Country Union with one of then most successful "Monstre Meets," when the opening run of the cross-country season was held at Wallasey last Saturday. Read more... |
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| 01 November 1947 (New) | Athletics With the approach of winter, cross-country running takes its place as one of the foremost English sports, being soundly administered and having a big following of active participants. Read more... |
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| 08 November 1947 | Olympic Dream In this country easily the greatest number of athletes fall into the long distance category. Read more... |
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| 22 November 1947 | Cross-country run at Leasowe Wallasey Athletic Club holds its annual Novice Cross-Country Championship over a 5¾ miles course at Leasowe to-day. Read more... |
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| 29 November 1947 | Foster's best form Eric Foster, former Wallasey Grammar School cross-country champion and Victor Ludorum winner, now vice-captain of Wallasey Athletic Club won the club's novice cross-country championship over a 5¾ miles course at Leasowe last Saturday. Read more... |
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| 06 December 1947 | West Lancs. Notice Cross-Country Championship. Fifteen teams representing thirteen clubs will take part in the West Lancashire Novice Cross-Country Championship over a 4½ miles course at Preston this Saturday. Read more... |
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| 13 December 1947 | Wallasey AC out of form Wallasey A.C. sustained an unexpected reverse last Saturday at Preston when the 'A' team could not finish better than 4th place out of 15 in the annual West Lancashire Novice Team Championship. Read more... |
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| 20 December 1947 | Christmas Handicap at Leasowe Road One of the most popular events in the calendar takes place at Leasowe Road this Saturday, when Wallasey Athletic Club stages its annual Christmas Handicap over a 4½ miles course of road, path and shore. Read more... |
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| 27 December 1947 | Alderman J. L. Gill starts Wallasey AC Christmas Handicap The highest standard of distance running ever attained in Wallasey was achieved in the Christmas Handicap organised by Wallasey Athletic Club over a 4½ miles course of road, shore and embankment at Leasowe last Saturday. Read more... |
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| 03 January 1948 | Wallasey AC race Sefton Harriers at West Derby Guest runners supplied the main interest when Wallasey Athletic Club ran against Sefton Harriers over a 6 miles cross-country course at West Derby last Saturday. Read more... |
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| 10 January 1948 | Triangular contest at Leasowe Outstanding feature of the Liverpool Harriers, Wirral A.C. and Wallasey Athletic Club fixture at Leasowe last Saturday was the performance of R. Johnston, the Wallasey A.C. youth captain in spreadeagling the field in the youth's race held over a 3½ miles course. Read more... |
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| 17 January 1948 (New) | Athletics Provisionally chosen for the English Olympic Team next August, A. B. Parker, of Liverpool University, turned out over his own course of seven miles against Wallasey Athletic Club last Saturday at Wyncote and won by about 400 yards. Read more... |
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| 31 January 1948 | Liverpool & District Cross-Country Championships at Woolton The Liverpool & District Cross-Country Championships take place at Woolton this Saturday, commencing at 2-30 with the youths' (under 18) race over 3 miles followed by the junior (18-21) 6 miles and the senior championship at 9 miles. Read more... |
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| 07 February 1948 | Ten medals for Wallasey runners Wallasey Athletic Club teams were placed in each category, youths, junior and senior when the Liverpool & District Cross-Country Championships were decided at Woolton last Saturday. It was the most successful day for the Wallasey club since it first competed in these championships over forty yea Read more... |
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| 14 February 1948 | R.A.F. West Kirby race against Wallasey Athletic Club A keen side representing R.A.F. West Kirby ran against Wallasey Athletic Club over a 7½ mile course from Leasowe Road last Saturday. Read more... |
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| 21 February 1948 | West Lancashire Cross-Country Championships at Sherdley Park The West Lancashire Cross-Country Championships were held under ideal conditions at Sherdley Park, St. Helens, last Saturday, with a good entry in each of the divisions, Senior, Junior and Youths. Read more... |
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| 28 February 1948 | Northern Cross-Country Championships at Sherdley Park Northern Cross-Country Championships take place at Sherdley Park, St. Helens, this Saturday with a record entry in each class. Read more... |
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| 06 March 1948 | Northern Cross-Country Championships held at St. Helens Big turnouts and high class running were seen in each of the three classes- youths, junior and senior - of the Northern Cross-Country Championships held at St. Helens last Saturday. About 200 runners representing 30 clubs started in the youths' race over three miles which was won by J. Hesketh of Ma Read more... |
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| 13 March 1948 | John Edwards on top form There was no surprise winner in Wallasey Athletic Club cross-country championships at Leasowe last Saturday. Read more... |
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| 20 March 1948 (New) | 140 Schoolboy Runners - Wallasey Athletic Club Event This Saturday, Wallasey Athletic Club are promoting the first of the Cross-Country Championships which it is hoped will be promoted for the benefit of Wallasey schoolboys and members of local youth clubs. Read more... |
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| 27 March 1948 | Led from start - Leasowe youth wins championship W. Rogers, of St. George's Youth Club,- an ex-grammar School boy and a junior member of the Wallasey News editorial staff won Wallasey Athletic Club's 3½ mile youth championship at Leasowe on Saturday in the fine time of 17 mins. 16 secs. he led from the start and finished 30 yards ahead of W Read more... |
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| 10 April 1948 | Prospects of good race at Leasowe There are prospects of a good race at Leasowe this Saturday when Wallasey Athletic Club run off their club Consolation Handicap over a 4½ miles course of road and shore. Read more... |
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| 17 April 1948 (New) | Athletics P. Beattie, who finished 7th In the Schools' Championship three weeks earlier, easily won Wallasey Athletic Club's Consolation Handicap over a 4¾ miles course at Leasowe last Saturday. Read more... |
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| 24 April 1948 | Wallasey Athletic Club's Consolation Handicap P. Beattie, who finished 7th in the Schools Championship three weeks earlier easily won Wallasey Athletic Club's Consolation Handicap over a 47/8 mile course at Leasowe last Saturday. Read more... |
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| 01 May 1948 (New) | Track Season Opens On Liverpool University's athletic ground at Wyncote last Wednesday, evening the Liverpool & District Committee of the N.C.A.A. held trials as a preliminary to the selection of the Lancashire and Cheshire teams for the inter-counties meeting at White City Stadium. London, on Whit Monday. Read more... |
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| 08 May 1948 | Wallasey's county representatives B. O. Kivlin (formerly Wallasey Athletic Club's track secretary) and John Abbott have been selected to represent Cheshire in the hop, step and jump, and discus events respectively, at the Inter-Counties meeting at White City, London on Whit Monday. Read more... |
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| 15 May 1948 | Track and field events Wallasey Athletic Club members put up good performances at local matches last Saturday. Read more... |
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| 22 May 1948 (New) | Wallasey sprinters success at open meeting At Ellesmere's 58th annual sports meeting on Whit Monday, Wallasey Athletic Club sprinter, Harry Lutas, won the 220 yards handicap off the 22 yd. mark in 22 seconds. Read more... |
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| 29 May 1948 (New) | County Championships At Port Sunlight Athletic Ground this Saturday the first Cheshire County Athletic Championships will be contested. Read more... |
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| 05 June 1948 | Three titles for Kivlin Wallasey Athletic Club's track star Barney Kivlin, added three county titles to his long series of successes by winning the hop, step and jump, the 440 yards hurdles and the 120 yards hurdles in a decisive manner at the Cheshire County Athletic Championships at the Oval, Bebington, on Saturday. Read more... |
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| 12 June 1948 | Dickinson wins open mile Last Saturday at Liverpool Transport Sports, Denis Dickinson, of Wallasey Athletic Club, achieved a well-deserved success by winning the open mile event off the 165 yard mark in 4 mins. 16 secs. Read more... |
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| 19 June 1948 | Wallasey Athletes' Successes At the Northern Counties A.A. championships meeting at Stockton-on-Tees, last Saturday, Barney Kivlin, of Wallasey Athletic Club, again put up a good all round performance to gain 4th place in the hop, step and jump and hurdle events. Read more... |
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| 03 July 1948 | Dickinson wins again Wallasey Athletic Club members again put up good performances last week in track and field and weight-lifting events. At St. Helens Police Sports last Saturday, a final desperate burst to break the tape gave Denis Dickinson his second victory of the season in open mile races. Read more... |
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| 17 July 1948 (New) | Athletics Next Saturday at the Oval, Bebington, there will be held the athletic event of the season for club men; a match between Liverpool H. & A.C., Liverpool Pembroke H. & A.C., Wirral A.C., Port Sunlight A.C., Winnington Park R.C., and Wallasey A.C. Read more... |
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| 24 July 1948 (New) | Wallasey Club Championships At the Tower Athletic Ground next Monday, July 26, the first Wallasey Athletic Club championship will be held. An award will be made to the best all-round athlete; performance will be judged on the decathlon scoring table. Read more... |
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| 31 July 1948 | Wallasey Athletic Club Championships at the Tower Stadium Last Monday evening at the Tower Stadium, the track and field events championships were held with the following results: 100 yds, 220 yds. and 440 yds. - E. C. Foster; 880 yds. - J. S. Arkless; one mile - A. Dickinson; high jump - R. Johnston; long jump - C. R. Hewson; hop, step and jump - R. Jones; Read more... |
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| 14 August 1948 (New) | Wallasey Athletic Club Training for the track season at New Brighton Tower Athletic Grounds has now ceased, and the club has taken up its winter headquarters at the Girl Guides huts in Leasowe Road. The cross-country season will start in the first week in September and officers will be glad to see as many turning out as p Read more... |
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| 21 August 1948 (New) | Athletics The final fixture of the track season will be a triangular match between Wallasey Athletic Club, Sale Harriers and Winnington Park Running Club at Winnington Park, Northwich, next Saturday, August 28th. Travelling arrangements are not yet complete and will be announced early next week. A few bus sea Read more... |
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