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| 06 September 1952 | Athletic club champions This Saturday sees the final meeting of the 1952 track season take place at Salford, the only Wallasey entrant being Len Platt who hopes to be selected to take part in the invitation short limit 100 yards handicap, in which many well known sprinters will take part. Platt will give the best to run on Read more... |
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| 13 September 1952 (New) | Len Platt's best win The track season, certainly as far as Wallasey is concerned, ended last week-end when Len Platt rounded off his best-ever season with a win in the 100 yards handicap sprint at Salford. Read more... |
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| 20 September 1952 | Athletic club annual meeting Wallasey Athletic Club competed last Saturday on the road relay race at Birkenhead Park and finished in fifth position. Read more... |
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| 27 September 1952 (New) | Wallasey Athletic Club The first local event of any note in the new cross-country season takes place next Saturday, when the ever popular monstre meet will be run in Liverpool at a venue yet to be decided. Read more... |
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| 18 October 1952 (New) | Wallasey Athletic Club events Wallasey Athletic Club country runners continued their early season training with an easy run over the country, but the attendance was again disappointing. Read more... |
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| 25 October 1952 (New) | Britain's athletic future When the Duke of Edinburgh presided at the annual meeting of the Central Council Of Physical Recreation in London last week, he put his finger exactly on the crux of Britain's athletic future when he said " We can only get results with comprehensive facilities and good coaching. Read more... |
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| 01 November 1952 (New) | 100 Boys for Leasowe Race Wallasey Schools Championships (cross-country) will be run this Saturday from the club's Leasowe Road headquarters, when the schoolboys race will be the main event. Read more... |
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| 08 November 1952 | Wallasey G.S. win schoolboys' race Wallasey Athletic Club last Saturday staged the Wallasey schools' championships from their Leasowe Road headquarters, when the main event was the schoolboys' race over a 2½ mile course of marsh and grassland. Read more... |
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| 29 November 1952 (New) | Novice Run CHampion - David Standfast a promising athlete Wallasey A.C. novice championship was held last Saturday over a 3¼ mile course of marsh and grassland when Dave Standfast won very convincingly in the fast time for conditions of 19 minutes 31 seconds. Read more... |
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| 06 December 1952 (New) | Local hopes in area championships The first of this season's area championships will be decided this Saturday at Warrington when the usual large field of West Lancashire novices will race over a three-mile course. Read more... |
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| 13 December 1952 | Wallasey Athletic Club notes Wallasey A.C. last Saturday were one of ten teams contesting the annual novice championship for the West Lancashire area, which this year was, held at Warrington. Read more... |
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| 20 December 1952 | Local athletic clubs' Christmas run All our local athletic clubs will this Saturday will be staging their Christmas handicap which is always the most enjoyable afternoon of the cross-country season. Read more... |
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| 27 December 1952 | Athletic Club's Christmas race Wallasey Athletic Club last Saturday ran their Christmas Handicap from Leasowe Road Playing Fields, when twenty eight runners set off at intervals up Leasowe Road turning across Leasowe Common and returning by way of the embankment and shore. Read more... |
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| 03 January 1953 | Winners of athletic club championships Despite the blanket of fog covering Merseyside last Saturday, Wallasey Athletic Club successfully ran off their club championships with the exception of the Junior (18-21), which was declared no race after the field had lost direction at about half distance. Read more... |
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| 03 January 1953 | Junior runners lost their way Despite the blanket of fog covering Merseyside on Saturday, Wallasey A.C. successfully ran off their club championships with the exception of the junior (18-21), which was declared 'no race' after the field had lost direction at about half distance. Read more... |
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| 10 January 1953 | Won five out of six athletic titles Five titles out of a possible six were won by Wallasey athletes in the Cheshire County Cross-Country Championships at Runcorn last Saturday, Bob Johnston winning the senior event with a fine performance and Don Anderson retaining his, individual championship in the youth race, the team event being w Read more... |
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| 10 January 1953 | Cheshire champions Cheshire County cross-country championship was held at Runcorn this afternoon. Apart from the seven miles senior championship and three miles championship for youths, there was also for the first time a schoolboy championship in which 14 teams and individuals entered. Read more... |
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| 17 January 1953 | Bob Johnston to lead the county team today Don Anderson, Cheshire County youth champion was Wallasey A.C.'s best performer on Saturday when the club were engaged in a three cornered inter-club fixture against Sefton Harriers and Waterloo Harriers at Sefton. Read more... |
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| 24 January 1953 | Johnston defends senior running title today Wallasey A.C. visited Wirral A.C. at Prenton for an inter-club fixture on Saturday, in which Wallasey were defeated in the senior event by 12 points to 45 points but won the youth race by 15 points to 25. Read more... |
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| 31 January 1953 | W.A.C. runner took wrong turning Wallasey A.C. were engaged in the Liverpool & District Cross-Country Championships held over Liverpool Pembroke's course, at Broadgreen, on Saturday when the club experienced one of those days when things just would not go right. Read more... |
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| 31 January 1953 | Local runners unfortunat Wallasey Athletic Club were engaged last Saturday in the Liverpool & District cross-country championships held over Liverpool Pembroke's course at Broadgreen, when the club experienced one of those days when things just would not go right. Read more... |
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| 07 February 1953 | Ledward gains junior cross-country title Wallasey A.C.'s junior cross-country championship, postponed some weeks ago owing to fog, was decided over a six mile course from the club's H.Q. on Saturday, when Ken Ledward was the winner in 36 mins. 39 secs. Eric Maddock was second in 37 mins. 17 secs. and Dave Standfast third in 37 mins. 50 sec Read more... |
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| 14 February 1953 | Local boys win W. Lancs. Titles Wallasey Athletic Club had quite a successful afternoon at the R.A.F. Camp, West Kirby, last Saturday, when they were one of twelve clubs contesting the West Lancs. cross-country championships. Read more... |
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| 14 February 1953 | West Lancashire cross-country championship The annual West Lancashire cross-country championships were held at the R.A.F. camp, West Kirby, this afternoon. Read more... |
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| 14 February 1953 | Wallasey boy runners took all the honours Wallasey A.C. had quite a successful afternoon at the R.A.F. camp, West Kirby, on Saturday, when they were one of twelve clubs contesting the West Lancs. Cross-Country Championships. Read more... |
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| 21 February 1953 (New) | Local runners in this Saturday's championships Wallasey A.C. spent last Saturday afternoon enjoying a relatively easy run from their Leasowe Road H.Q. in preparation for this Saturday's Northern Cross-Country Championships at Sheffield. Read more... |
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| 28 February 1953 | How local runners fared in Northern championships Last Saturday, Wallasey A.C. travelled by coach to Graves Park, Sheffield, to take part in the Northern Cross-Country Championships, when club teams competed in the boys, youths, and junior races which were held over a lap course of fast grassland. Read more... |
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| 07 March 1953 (New) | Local runners in national championships Local runners in national championships Read more... |
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| 14 March 1953 | Fine run by Roy Parry at National championship In the National Cross-Country Championship at Caversham Park, Reading last Saturday, Wallasey A.C. were represented in both youth and junior events, and an outstanding performance was put up by Roy Parry who came in 32nd in the three mile youth event. Read more... |
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| 14 March 1953 | Roy Parry's fine run at Caversham Park Last Saturday saw the last big event of the cross-country season when the National championships were held at Caversham Park, Reading. Read more... |
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| 21 March 1953 | Fast race over Wallasey A.C. course Wallasey A.C. entertained Wirral A.C. and Liverpool Harriers at their Leasowe Road H.Q., on Saturday, when the three clubs raced over Wallasey's Christmas handicap coarse. Read more... |
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| 28 March 1953 (New) | Grammar School beat W.A.C. in Youth race Last Saturday Wallasey A.C. competed against Wallasey Grammar School in an under 18 cross-country fixture over a 3¼ mile course from their Leasowe Road H.Q. Read more... |
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| 04 April 1953 | A.C. prepare for track season During the next few weeks Wallasey A.C. runners main activity will be centred on preparations for the coming track season. Read more... |
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| 18 April 1953 | Platt gets outstanding athlete award Wallasey's A.C. international long jumper, Len Platt, has been awarded the Blair Trophy for the most outstanding performance during 1952 by an athlete from the No. 5 District of the Northern Counties A.A. which includes West Lancashire, Liverpool & District, Cheshire and North Wales. Read more... |
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| 25 April 1953 (New) | Track training at Leasowe Road Attendances for track training at Wallasey A.C's Leasowe Road H.Q., this week have shown a marked improvement, due no doubt to the fine weather and lighter nights. Read more... |
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| 02 May 1953 | Platt chosen for inter-counties championships Wallasey A.C. and England long jumper Len Platt has been selected to represent Cheshire in the Inter-Counties championships to be held at the White City Stadium, London on Whit Saturday and Monday. Read more... |
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| 09 May 1953 | Local club's best performers It is always interesting to review team and individual performance after the completion of a season, as they can then be judged in their proper perspective over the season as a whole rather than against one or two performances. Read more... |
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| 09 May 1953 | Athletic Club looks back on a successful cross-country season It is always interesting to review team and individual performance after the completion of a season, as they can then be judged in their proper perspective over the season as a whole rather than against one or two performances. Read more... |
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| 16 May 1953 | Blair Trophy presentation to Len Platt Wallasey Athletic Club's international long jumper Len Platt will be presented with the Blair Trophy at Leasowe Road H.Q. next Wednesday at 8 p.m. Read more... |
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| 21 May 1953 | Len Platt to defend Cheshire County titles Len Platt, of Wallasey Athetic Club, who defends his Cheshire County titles in four events at Port Sunlight Oval on Saturday. Read more... |
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| 23 May 1953 | Platt at White City today The big athletics event this weekend takes place at London's White City Stadium today and on Whit Monday when the inter-counties championships will be incorporated with the British Games meeting. Read more... |
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| 23 May 1953 | Champion athlete takes Blair Trophy Len Platt, Wallasey Athletic Club's star athlete, receives the Blair Trophy from Mr. S. Lubbock chairman of the Liverpool & District Committee of the Northern Counties A.A., at the club's headquarters on Wednesday. Read more... |
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| 30 May 1953 | Platt gets a 'second' at White City At White City, London, on Saturday, Wallasey A.C.'s international long jumper Len Platt had to be content with second place the Inter-Counties long jump, thus losing the title he won in these championships last year. Read more... |
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| 06 June 1953 (New) | Platt's 3 Wins at Stockport Wallasey Athletic Club's Len Platt had a great day at the Stockport Coronation meeting last Saturday when he won the long jump with a leap of 22ft. 9in., the short limit invitation 100, and the open handicap 100. Read more... |
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| 13 June 1953 | Wallasey athletes win nine Cheshire titles Wallasey A.C. had a most successful afternoon at the B.I. Cables athletic track at Helsby, last Saturday, gaining nine Cheshire titles. Read more... |
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| 27 June 1953 | Another success for Len Platt Len Platt achieved another notable success in the Northern championships at Hull last Saturday when he successfully defended both the long jump and hop, step, and jump titles he won last year. Read more... |
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| 04 July 1953 (New) | Platt's long jump success Last Saturday Len Platt of Wallasey A.C. was in the Northern Counties team opposing Eire at Chesterfield, and duly won his long jump event. Read more... |
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| 11 July 1953 | Len Platt in A.A.A. championships At London's White City Stadium this Saturday, Wallasey A.C. jumper Len Platt will take on the best in the country in the long jump and the hop, step and jump events in the A.A.A. Championships. Read more... |
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| 18 July 1953 (New) | Athletic Notes Wallasey A.C's international long jumper, Len Platt, travelled to London last Saturday for the A.A.A. championships at White City Stadium, but did not show anything like his normal form and was unplaced in his main event, the long jump, which was won with a leap of 23ft. 5½ins. Read more... |
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| 25 July 1953 | Local athletes at many meetings Members of Wallasey A.C. were engaged last Saturday in athletic meetings all over the country when several successes were achieved. Read more... |
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| 01 August 1953 | Athletes in action again today Wallasey Athletic Club athletes had a quiet time last weekend but will be going into action again today at Port Sunlight, when several trophies will be competed for by all the Merseyside athletic clubs. Read more... |
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| 07 August 1953 | Len Platt in for Great Britain against Sweden and Germany L. H. Platt, of Wallasey, who has been included in the British team in the forthcoming international athletic matches against Germany and Sweden in Berlin and Stockholm. Read more... |
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| 08 August 1953 | International honour for Len Platt Wallasey athlete Len Platt is one of four new internationals in Great Britain's' team' for athletics matches against Germany, in Berlin, on August 29 and 30, and in Sweden on September 2 and 3. Read more... |
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| 08 August 1953 | Two athletes - five prizes Wallasey A.C. athletes on Saturday had a fairly thin afternoon, largely due to the absence of so many numbers through holidays. Read more... |
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| 08 August 1953 | In Britain's team for Berlin and Stockholm Len H. Platt, of Wallasey Athletic Club, is among the thirty-eight athletes chosen to represent Britain in the inter'national matches against Germany, in Berlin, on August 29 and 30, and Sweden, in Stockholm on September 2 and 3. Read more... |
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| 15 August 1953 | Platt out-jumps all at White City Len Platt of Wallasey A.C. rose to the occasion in fine style last Saturday, when representing Great Britain in the British Games at London's White City Stadium, winning the long jump event with a leap of 28 ft 2ins. Read more... |
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| 22 August 1953 | Wallasey A.C. runners in Liverpool marathon Five Wallasey A.C. runners last Saturday took part in the annual Liverpool Marathon, when four were successful in finishing the full course of 26 miles 385 yards. Read more... |
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| 28 August 1953 | Great Britain International Len Platt's farewell at Lime Street Mr L. H. Platt, of 9 The Grange, Wallasey, Northern and Cheshire counties hop, step and jump champion, waves farewell to his father at Lime Street yesterday at the start of his journey to Sweden and Germany to represent Great Britain. Read more... |
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