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1951-1952

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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

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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

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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, ju

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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

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    17 November 1951

    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 co

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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

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    01 December 1951

    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.

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    05 January 1952

    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

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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.

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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.

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Bob Johnston, a long-stride runner is a protege of John Edwards. Bob is an ex-Wallasey Grammar School boy
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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.

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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, w

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    23 February 1952

    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 wa

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Competitors ticket for the Northern Cross-Country Championships of 1952
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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.

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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.

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L. H. Platt (Wallasey A.C.) making the winning jump of 5 feet 8 inches in the Cheshire Athletic Championships, at Port Sunlight in 1952.
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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

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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.

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    21 June 1952

    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-mi

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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

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    19 July 1952

    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.

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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.

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    02 August 1952

    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.

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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.

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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.

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    31 August 1952

    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.

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