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1954-1955

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    09 October 1954

    200 athletes run down Leasowe Road

    Residents in the Leasowe Road area may have been somewhat surprised on Saturday to see nearly 200 runners in brightly coloured vests, hurry past, instead of the usual two or three.

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    16 October 1954

    Athletic Club Events

    This year the Wallasey Athletic Club has a real chance of success in the local, championships, particularly in the boys and youths age group. The club should also finish well up in the Northern and En

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    27 November 1954

    Wallasey Athletic Club at Sutton Harriers

    Wallasey Athletic Club members who missed last Saturday's race against Sutton Harriers and Sefton Harriers - there were unfortunately many of them - missed one of the best runs the club has had this s

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    11 December 1954

    H. S. Finney Championships

    The high wind's experienced on Merseyside last Saturday were noticeable at St. Helens, where Wallasey A.C. competed against other teams in the annual H. S. Finney championships.

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    18 December 1954

    McIvor wins Wright Cup

    The course at Leasowe last Saturday was still very muddy when Wallasey A.C. held their annual Novice Championship over 4½ miles of heavy country. There were two good water splashes and plenty o

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    25 December 1954

    Athletic club's Christmas races

    The competitors in the Wallasey Athletic Club's Christmas Handicap held last Saturday at Leasowe enjoyed a friendly run in good conditions. The handicapping was carried out extremely well by Ray Wooll

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    08 January 1955

    Wallasey A.C. win county youth race

    The Cheshire Championships held at Port Sunlight last Saturday provided Wallasey A.C. with many surprises not the least being the defeat of Ron Barlow in the boys' race and the runaway victory of the

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    12 February 1955

    Local runners do well in West Lancs. Race

    Wallasey's stars at the West Lancs. Championships at Court Hey last week were Ron Barlow and Roy Shaw. Both finished 2nd in their races and Roy's performance especially must have caused surprise.

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    19 February 1955

    Northern cross country event

    This Saturday Northern cross-country enthusiasts will be making their way to Sedgefield Park Racecourse, Darlington, where the annual Northern Counties Championships are to be held.

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    19 February 1955

    Wallasey AC's Youth Team

    Wallasey Athletic Club's Youth Team who are Cheshire County champions and runners-up in the West Lancs Championships, Left to right back row - B. A. M. Woolford, J. L. Williams, B. Hamilton, P. White,

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    26 February 1955

    Cross-country races in Arctic weather

    Wallasey A.C. members experienced the biting cold and deep snow to the full when they travelled to Sedgefield Park racecourse, Darlington for the Northern Counties Cross-Country Championships.

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    12 March 1955

    Wallasey do well in championship run

    Wallasey Athletic Club's youth team gave both themselves and local enthusiasts a pleasant surprise when they gained 7th place in the National Cross-Country Championships held at Cardington last Saturd

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    26 March 1955

    A.C. members go road racing

    In the somewhat short period between the end of the cross-country season and the commencement of the track activities, most athletic clubs find time to fit in a few weeks road racing.

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    02 April 1955

    Road handicap winners

    The road handicap held by Wallasey Athletic Club last Saturday proved fairly successful for there was a total field of 16 runners in the two races.

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    23 April 1955

    Athletic club's two marathon runners

    During last cross-country season Wallasey Athletic Club saw very little of Ray Scammell. He turned out fairly regularly for the club races and though he had definitely improved he certainly never look

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    28 May 1955

    Len Platt going to White City

    Len Platt is by far Wallasey Athletic Club's outstanding athlete and though he has had his training programme curtailed by illness last season, he must still be reckoned amongst Britain's top long jum

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    11 June 1955

    Local athletes in county championships

    The Cheshire County Championships at Port Sunlight last Saturday proved fairly successful for Wallasey Athletic Club members and though one or two results were a little disappointing, the overall sta

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    18 June 1955

    Athletic Club Notes

    The rail strike caused many Wallasey Athletic Club members who would have liked to compete last Saturday to stay at home. One or two members managed, by various means, to arrive at Helsby for the B.I.

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    25 June 1955

    Local athletes at Lever meeting

    Seven club competed in the annual Lever Trophy meeting held at Port Sunlight Oval last Saturday. Wallasey Athletic Club's representatives gave a good account of themselves and gained places in many ev

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    16 July 1955

    Wallasey Athletic Club

    With over half the track reason gone, Wallasey Athletic Club's record to date is far from inspiring, but hardly a disgrace, Wallasey's weakness at moment seems to lie in her lack of numbers of keen se

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    23 July 1955

    Local athletes at St. Helens sports

    Last Saturday a number of local runners attended the St. Helens Police sports held in brilliant sunshine on a good track. The seven athletes who attended this meeting did not return empty-handed, thou

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    30 July 1955

    Too few enter for field events

    Competition for Northern athletes who are not of national class is generally fairly poor but this complaint cannot be made by Merseyside runners who can rely on meetings practically every weekend, whi

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    13 August 1955

    Athletic club has some good youngsters

    The Wallasey Athletic Club championships that commenced at Leasowe last Saturday convinced me that the club has much latent talent, especially among the younger members. Unfortunately, however, not ve

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    20 August 1955

    Local runners in city marathon

    In weather hardly suited to long-distance running some sixty competitors set off from the St. George's plateau last Saturday to run 26 miles 385 yards round the outskirts of Liverpool in the Liverpool

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    27 August 1955

    Athletic club championships

    The club championships held last Saturday by Wallasey Athletic Club proved very successful. For once a club event had abundant officials and a good turnout of competitors.

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