03 September 1949
These four girl athletes comprise the 440 yds. relay team of the Wallasey Athletic Club women's section, formed last April, they have run consistently well at many open sports meetings this summer, bu
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03 September 1949
First full scale track and field championship of Wallasey Athletic Club were held at the Leasowe Road Playing Fields last Saturday afternoon, From the club's 200 members there were over 120 entries in
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24 September 1949
Mr. A. G. Nicholson was re-elected president of Wallasey Athletic Club for the 44th year in succession at the annual meeting of the club on Thursday at the Punch & Judy Café.
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08 October 1949
The eight men forming Wallasey Athletic Club's team for the second annual Birkenhead 24-mile open road relay race on Saturday, October 22, a feature of Birkenhead's "Special Savings" week, will be cho
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15 October 1949
Boundary Harriers whose golden jubilee is this year were hosts for the annual monstre meet of the West Lancashire Cross-Country Association held at their headquarters at Old Roan last Saturday afterno
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22 October 1949
Wallasey Athletic Club's time trial over 3½ miles of road last Saturday demonstrated the strong running of Arthur Dinsdale, whose 19 mins., 4 secs, was the fastest time by nearly 1½ minu
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29 October 1949
Wallasey Athletic Club acquitted themselves well in the Road Relay Races run last Saturday afternoon to inaugurate
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05 November 1949
Club members are requested to make their entries this week-end for the Waterloo Road Race (6 miles) next week, and are reminded that this afternoon at Club headquarters, Leasowe Road, the Wallasey Sch
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19 November 1949
The Waterloo Road Race over 6 miles 6 furlongs, was run last Saturday afternoon in a gale of wind which severely buffeted the runners, who numbered more than 100 and represented all the crack clubs of
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26 November 1949
Wallasey Athletic club novice cross-country championship, for those members who have not won an open handicap or championship award at one mile or over, was decided over the 5-mile course at Leasowe l
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03 December 1949
The cold drizzle which chilled Wallasey Athletic Club runners last Saturday afternoon at Leasowe did not deter Arnold Dinsdale, who returned an improved time of 42 mins. 48 secs. for the 7 mile course
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10 December 1949
The West Lancashire novice cross-country championship, run at West Derby in last Saturday afternoon's downpour, resulted in a victory for Liverpool Harriers (4, 7, 8, 9).
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17 December 1949
The West Lancashire Novice Cross-Country Championship run at West Derby in last Saturday afternoon's downpour, resulted in a victory for Liverpool Harriers (4, 7, 8, 9).
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17 December 1949
The Cheshire County Cross-Country championships were held at Stockport.
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23 December 1949
The second annual Cheshire County Cross-Country Championships, run at Woodbank Park, Stockport last Saturday, resulted in victories for East Cheshire Harriers with Wirral A.C. as runners-up in both th
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31 December 1949
A field of 27 runners took part in Wallasey Athletic Club's Christmas Handicap over 5 miles in perfect conditions at Leasowe Road on Christmas Eve.
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07 January 1950
Fielding their strongest team this season, Wallasey Athletic Club (25 pts.), defeated Waterloo Harriers (76 pts.)., and Sefton (92 pts.) in a triangular match over 7 miles at Leasowe last Saturday aft
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14 January 1950
Wallasey Athletic Club seniors tackled the full championship distance of 9 miles for the first time this season when they met their old friends and rivals, Wirral A.C. at Prenton last Saturday. Wirral
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21 January 1950
George Band, club senior champion in 1929 and 1932, was a welcome visitor from Wilmslow when Wallasey Athletic Club cross-country championships were decided at Leasowe last Saturday afternoon.
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28 January 1950
In fine cold weather at Court Hey, Broadgreen, last Saturday, Wallasey Athletic Club (73 pts.) found the opposition of Liverpool University (38 pts.) and Liverpool Pembroke (25 pts.) to strong for the
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04 February 1950
The Liverpool & District Cross-Country Union annual championships were held at Woolton last Saturday afternoon, and although Wallasey Athletic Club's, teams were placed 4th in each of the three ra
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11 February 1950
Last Saturday afternoon Wallasey Athletic Club, Liverpool Harriers and Liverpool Boundary Harriers met at the latter's headquarters, Old Roan.
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18 February 1950
The club-spirit which characterises the regular members of the Wallasey Athletic Club, was well illustrated last Saturday, when Ted Bollard (41st) realising that the club junior team, which was weaken
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25 February 1950
While many of their fellow club members grappled with sterner things to achieve a successful conclusion to the Jumble Sale at St. Luke's Memorial Hall last Saturday afternoon, the runners of Wallasey
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04 March 1950
After a long period of away fixtures, which has lasted since the first week of this year, Wallasey Athletic Club return to their own headquarters in Leasowe Road today and next Saturday for two import
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11 March 1950
The five members of Wallasey Athletic Club who made the trip to Birmingham last Saturday to compete with lifters from eighteen other counties in the All Midlands area championships were well pleased t
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18 March 1950
At Leasowe on Saturday, Wallasey Athletic Clubs youths met a team from H.M.S. Conway over 5 miles, and inflicted an overwhelming defeat, upon them by 41 pts. to 108.
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25 March 1950
A last minute fixture arranged when Wirral A.C. found themselves unable to fulfil their engagement, resulted in an excellent race at Leasowe last Saturday, where Wallasey Athletic Club's combined juni
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01 April 1950
Wallasey Athletic Club last Saturday raced in the warm spring sunshine against Waterloo Harriers over a five-mile road course from the Nag's Head, Thornton.
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08 April 1950
For the last occasion this winter season, Wallasey Athletic Club met at Leasowe Road on Saturday to hold their Consolation Road Handicap over 4 miles.
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15 April 1950
A fast lap by Dinsdale, who has been consistently returning fastest times since he became club champion in January, could, not offset the disappointing performances by other seniors in the Sefton Park
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22 April 1950
Monday, May 1, is the opening date of the summer track season and all members of Wallasey Athletic Club will be welcome at Leasowe Road playing fields.
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06 May 1950
In the Merseyside championships on Saturday, Wallasey Athletic Club emphasised its claim to be regarded as the premier weight lifting club in the district.
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20 May 1950
Training for track and field events continues at Leasowe Road Playing Fields, where new members, men and women, are welcome to join Wallasey Athletic Club (for details, ring Hon. Secretary, Ron Hubbar
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27 May 1950
At the special meeting of Wallasey Athletic Club convened at Leasowe Road headquarters on Wednesday night by vice-president Mr. C. Humphreys, (chairman of the building sub-committee).
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03 June 1950
Members of Wallasey Athletic Club who attended the Second Birkenhead & Wirral Sports Festival at Upton on Whit Monday, were pleased to witness the success of their popular track secretary, Ted Bol
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10 June 1950
Members of Wallasey A.C. gained 2 firsts, 4 seconds, and 3 thirds in the annual Cheshire County athletic championships at Port Sunlight on Saturday.
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17 June 1950
In a triangular match at Speke on Tuesday evening, Wallasey Athletic Club (50 pts,.) defeated the home team, Dunlop H.A.C. (24 pts.) and I.C.I. Runcorn (14 pts.), thus avenging their narrow defeat by
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24 June 1950
Six records, including two school records, were broken in a most exciting Past v. Present athletics match held at Wallasey Grammar School on Thursday.
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01 July 1950
Although the spectators who endured the inclement weather to watch the Northern Counties Athletic Association Championships at U.G.B. Sports Club at Eccleston, St. Helens, on Saturday to their conclus
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08 July 1950
Ted Bollard, who began his National Service with the Army last month, has been succeeded as track secretary of Wallasey Athletic Club by Ramsey Hewson, a long service Club member with a wide experienc
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15 July 1950
Group shows competitors and officials at Wallasey's second annual Youth Olympiad held at Leasowe Road playing fields last Saturday
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15 July 1950
The annual competition for the Brookes Award for members of Wallasey Athletic Club aged under 19, in the 220 yards, javelin and high jump events will take place at the club track next Wednesday evenin
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29 July 1950
On Saturday members of Wallasey A.C. were competing at three athletic meetings, and furthermore, they met with success at each.
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12 August 1950
Wallasey Athletic Club's champion girl sprinter, Penny Price, was in excellent form last weekend, winning the ladies' events at the Clock Face Colliery Sports, St. Helens, last Saturday and the Cheste
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19 August 1950
Wallasey Athletic Club's summer championships began at Leasowe Road playing fields on Monday evening and will continue until next Saturday afternoon, when the last thirteen events will be decided.
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26 August 1950
The athletic match at Port Sunlight Oval on Saturday afternoon between seven local clubs resulted in a victory in the senior competition, for Liverpool Harriers with Sutton Harriers second and Wallase
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