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| 06 October 1951 | Athletes get into their swing today The annual general meeting of Wallasey Athletic Club was held at the newly-erected club headquarters in Leasowe Road, Wallasey. The interest of those present ensured that athletics will continue to be well administered by the only recognised athletic Read more... |
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| 13 October 1951 | Cross country season opens On Saturday last representatives of Wallasey Athletic Club journeyed to West Derby to take part in the Monstre Meet organised by Sefton Harriers on behalf of the Liverpool & District Cross-Country Union. Read more... |
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| 20 October 1951 | Athletes winter training Wallasey Athletic Club cross-country members availed themselves of the fine weather on Saturday for an enjoyable run, without undue exertion. Whilst the youths were content with a mere three miles, juniors put in useful work over six miles, and vice captain Bob Johnson led the seniors around a cours Read more... |
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| 27 October 1951 | Wallasey Athletic notes This Saturday, members of Wallasey Athletic Club will continue training for the fast approaching championship season, the first open championship being the West Lancashire novice team race which is to take place at West Derby on December 1st, followed by the Cheshire County Championships at Northwic Read more... |
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| 03 November 1951 | Schools annual cross-country championships One of the most popular events in the cross-country calendar takes place to-day, when the annual Wallasey Schools Championships will be decided from Leasowe Road Playing Fields. Read more... |
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| 10 November 1951 | Eighty schoolboys in cross-country event In conditions which were far from ideal even for cross-country runners 80 stout Read more... |
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| 17 November 1951 (New) | Athletic Notes Wallasey Athletic Club novices put in some hard training on Saturday last for the forthcoming West Lancashire championships, which will be held at West Derby on 1st December over a five mile course consisting mainly of fast grassland. Read more... |
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| 24 November 1951 | Wallasey A.C.'s fast stylish runners Main feature of the cross-country racing at Leasowe last Saturday was the high standard of fast stylish running sustained by the turn-out of 25. Read more... |
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| 01 December 1951 | Wallasey AC train in the rain On Saturday last a good turnout of W.A.C. runners continued their early season training in wet conditions. Read more... |
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| 01 December 1951 | County Championships at Northwich While seniors and juniors had a fast run over 8 miles on Saturday the W.A.C. team for the West Lancs. novice completed their preparation for today's race by putting in some brisk work over a four mile road course. Read more... |
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| 01 December 1951 (New) | Cheshire Championships The first county cross-country championships of the season are to be held at Winnington Park, Northwich, on Saturday next when Cheshire County stage their senior and youths' team championships. Read more... |
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| 08 December 1951 | West Lancs. Novice Championships held at West Derby W.A.C. finished 8th in the West Lancs. Novice championship over a fast 4½ mile course at West Derby on Saturday. Read more... |
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| 15 December 1951 | W.A.C. successes in County Championships In the senior race of the Cheshire County Championship, run over seven miles at Northwich, Bob Johnson and John McFarland of Wallasey, were placed fifth and ninth respectively. Read more... |
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| 15 December 1951 (New) | It's An Old Christmas Custom Every competitor a prize. That is the aim of most cross-country clubs when planning their Christmas handicap races. Read more... |
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| 15 December 1951 (New) | It's An Old Christmas Custom Every competitor a prize. That is the aim of most cross-country clubs when planning their Christmas handicap races. Read more... |
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| 22 December 1951 | Wallasey AC race Liverpool Pembroke AC at Leasowe Liverpool Pembroke A.C. brought a strong team to Leasowe on Saturday for the cross-country fixture with Wallasey Athletic Club and scored any easy team success over a 6½ mile course. Read more... |
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| 29 December 1951 | Athletic Club's 3½ miler Wallasey Athletic Club's annual Christmas handicap was run on Saturday over Read more... |
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| 05 January 1952 (New) | Wallasey Athletic Club Notes Members of the Wallasey Athletic Club travelled to Woolton on Saturday to compete against Liverpool H. & A. C. and Sefton Harriers when the Senior race resulted in a win for Liverpool with Sefton and Wallasey in the second and third positions. Read more... |
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| 12 January 1952 | British Athlete No. 7 Len Platt of W.A.C., Northern Counties A.A.A. and Cheshire county hop, step and jump champion has been placed joint seventh in his event in the unofficial ranking list of British athletes for 1951. Read more... |
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| 12 January 1952 | Wallasey Athletic Club Cross Country Championships This afternoon Wallasey Athletic Club hold their annual cross-country championships, when an innovation will be the inclusion of a race for boys under 16 years of age. Read more... |
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| 19 January 1952 | Athletic club cross-country champions Those who braved the biting wind on Saturday witnessed some grand running, when members of Wallasey Athletic Club held their annual cross-country championships. Read more... |
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| 19 January 1952 | Athletic Club's grand running Those who braved the biting wind on Saturday last witnessed some grand running when members of Wallasey Athletic Club contested their annual cross-country championships. Read more... |
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| 02 February 1952 | Johnston wins senior cross-country title One of the highlights of the Liverpool & District Cross-Country Championships on Saturday at Trenton, was the convincing victory of Bob Johnston in the senior race. Read more... |
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| 09 February 1952 | Great running victory One of the highlights of the Liverpool & District Cross-Country Championships held on Saturday last at Prenton was the convincing victory of Bob Johnston in the senior race. Read more... |
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| 16 February 1952 | Bob Johnston's great victory For the first time since its foundation forty six years ago, Wallasey Athletic club supplied the winner of the West Lancashire senior cross-country championships held at St. Helens on Saturday last, when 21-years-old Bob Johnston in his first year as a senior runner, amazed the critics by winning in Read more... |
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| 23 February 1952 (New) | Big test for Bob Johnston It is many years since the North dominated cross-country sport as it does to-day, and it is therefore with more than usual interest that the performance of Wallasey A.C. runner Bob Johnston will be watched at the Northern Championships at Port Sunlight this Saturday. Read more... |
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| 01 March 1952 | Johnston's fine effort in championship race In the Northern Cross-Country Association Championships at Port Sunlight Oval on Saturday last Bob Johnston of Wallasey, was the first Liverpool & District man in the nine-mile senior race over six laps, and an indication of the quality of this field is given by the fact that Wirral internationa Read more... |
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| 15 March 1952 | Wallasey runners in National championships Several W.A.C. members competed at Birmingham on Saturday in the national cross-country championships, and the best performance of the day undoubtedly went to Roy Parry in the youth's event. Read more... |
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| 05 April 1952 (New) | Johnston Wins From Scratch Wallasey athletic club's road handicap race was held last Saturday over a 3½ mile course from the club headquarters on Leasowe Road. Read more... |
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| 12 April 1952 | Wallasey A.C. were too slow On Saturday last Wallasey Athletic Club competed in the Sefton Park Relay, the result Read more... |
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| 10 May 1952 | Athletic Club's track prospects The 1952 track season his now upon us, and along with other clubs, Wallasey Athletic Club are completing arrangements for what should be a very energetic and entertaining season. Read more... |
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| 17 May 1952 | Today's track championship Main local interest today centres on Cheshire County track championships to be held at Port Sunlight Oval in which Wallasey will be well represented. Read more... |
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| 19 May 1952 | Len Platt wins Cheshire high jump L. H. Platt (Wallasey A.C.) making the winning jump of 5 feet 8 inches in the Cheshire Athletic Championships, at Port Sunlight. Read more... |
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| 24 May 1952 | W.A.C. break 3 records Cheshire County Athletics Championships were held at the Oval, Port Sunlight on Saturday under ideal weather conditions, when no less that eleven best championship performances were created, the small crowd witnessing some exceptionally good competition. Read more... |
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| 14 June 1952 | Len Platt again! On Saturday last the Northern Athletic Association Championships were held at Billingham, County Durham when only one representative from Wallasey A.C. competed. Read more... |
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| 17 June 1952 | Wallasey A.C. at Waterloo Wallasey A.C. were defeated by Waterloo Harriers in an inter-club track fixture on Tuesday evening at Waterloo. Read more... |
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| 17 June 1952 | Local athlete in marathon race Wallasey A.C. were defeated by Waterloo Harriers in an inter club track fixture last Tuesday evening at Waterloo. Read more... |
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| 21 June 1952 (New) | Local athlete in marathon race Wallasey AC. were defeated by Waterloo Harriers in an interclub track fixture last Tuesday evening at Waterloo. Wallasey's main individual successes Were achieved by Roy Parry in the junior quarter-mile, Matt Smith in the senior high jump, and Margaret Collings who scored a very good double in the l Read more... |
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| 12 July 1952 | Len Platt wins international event At White City Stadium, London, last Saturday, Len Platt achieved yet another notable success when he represented England and Wales in the long jump against Scotland and Ireland in a triangular contest. Read more... |
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| 19 July 1952 (New) | Local athlete's success Three members of Wallasey A.C. were included in the Cheshire team for the All-England Schools' Championships staged on the new Bradford track in far from ideal conditions. Read more... |
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| 26 July 1952 | Platt's big jump Len Platt, competing at the St. Helens Police Sports on Saturday last, forsook his usual events and turned to high jumping. Read more... |
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| 02 August 1952 (New) | Wallasey A.C. Championships Wallasey A.C. championships were continued at Leasowe Road last Monday evening when Len Platt won the senior 100 yards sprint in ten seconds dead. Read more... |
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| 16 August 1952 | Platt excels at White City Len Platt scored his most notable success at the White City Stadium on Saturday last when he was representing Great Britain against the U.S.A. Olympic team. Read more... |
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| 23 August 1952 | Platt turns to sprinting Wallasey Athletic Club did not have a very successful afternoon at Port Sunlight Oval last Saturday when senior, junior and ladies teams competed for the Lever Trophy. Read more... |
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| 31 August 1952 (New) | Athletic club's championships Wallasey Athletic Club's track championships will be concluded on Saturday at Leasowe Road playing fields when the main events will be the six miles and the long-jump. Read more... |
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| 26 October 1952 (New) | Local teams in cross-country championships Today members of Wallasey A.C. will compete in friendly rivalry with teams from other Liverpool & District clubs in the Liverpool & District Cross-Country Union championships to be held at the headquarters of Wirral A.C., Holm Lane, Prenton, Birkenhead, commencing at 2.15 p.m. Read more... |
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