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1957-1958

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    07 September 1957

    Wallasey Athletic Club Notes

    Members are asked to note that the cross-country match against the R.A.F. West Kirby is on September 18, and not the 14 as announced last week.

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    28 September 1957

    Cross-country Events

    The meeting arranged between R.A.F. (West Kirby) and Wallasey A.C., did not in fact materialise, the reasons for this do not at the moment seem clear, but it seems a great pity, as this race would hav

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    05 October 1957

    Wallasey wins senior race

    The match held last Saturday with Port Sunlight, Waterloo and Southport athletic clubs, proved quite successful so far as Wallasey A.C. was concerned.

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    19 October 1957

    Wallasey A.C.'s Promising Start

    The road handicap held by Wallasey A.C. served to further convince me that the club is going to be a very powerful force in local cross-country circles this winter.

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    26 October 1957

    Wallasey A.C. Well On Top

    Wallasey A.C. continued their run of victories at Leasowe last Saturday, when they soundly defeated Wirral A.C. and Warrington A.C.

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    09 November 1957

    Wallasey A.C. Keep Winning

    Wallasey A.C. continued their unbeaten run in league matches when, last Saturday, they defeated strong teams from Southport and Sutton, in a triangular meeting at Leasowe.

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Mayor of Wallasey (Ald. H. Bedlington) presents A. G. Nicholson Challenge Cup. Left to right: R. J. Chapman, J. G. Melia, the Mayor, H. C. Wheelwright (receiving the cup), and R. S. Voller.
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    30 November 1957

    Cup for Running Champions

    Boys of the Secondary Technical School, winners for the second time of the A. G. Nicholson Challenge Cup, in the Wallasey Schools athletic championship races held at Leasowe, with the Mayor of Wallase

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    30 November 1957

    Fine performance by Grammar School team

    The Wallasey school championships held at Leasowe last week, proved that there is a wealth of young athletic talent, in the borough for the size of the field in the junior race, and the times put up w

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    07 December 1957

    Wallasey A.C.'s Cross-Country Success

    With their comfortable victory over Sefton H. and Waterloo A.C. at Crosby last Saturday, Wallasey A.C. clinched their position as runners-up in the Merseyside District Cross-Country League.

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    01 February 1958

    Wallasey A.C. win junior team title

    Wallasey Athletic Club had outstanding success at the Liverpool & District Cross-Country Championships at Wavertree last Saturday, winning their junior team title and also taking individual honour

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    15 February 1958

    Junior runners take another team title

    At the Vulcan Iron Foundry, Earlestown, last Saturday, Wallasey A.C. again showed that their junior team is the best in the history of the club, and is probably among the top five in the country.

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    03 May 1958

    Wallasey A.C.'s team place in Tipton Relay

    Five of the more hardy members of Wallasey Athletic Club travelled to Birmingham last Saturday to take part in the Tipton Harriers 5 times 4 miles road relay. The course ran through the streets of Tip

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    17 May 1958

    Wallasey A.C. lose to Sefton

    In the athletics match against Sefton, the club was beaten by 29 points to 23 points, due mainly to lack of support in the sprint events, and certain field events.

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    24 May 1958

    Wallasey runners in Cheshire team

    Kevin Mather and Ron Barlow have been selected to run for Cheshire in a triangular match against Cumberland, Westmorland, Northumberland and Durham, at Carlisle, on June 7th.

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    31 May 1958

    Wallasey A.C. Miler's good performance

    On Wednesday, May 21, at Port Sunlight, Kevin Mather ran in the one mile and finished third in a time of 4 mins. 24 secs. This is the second best by a club athlete, bettered only by Pete White's 4 min

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    21 June 1958

    Wallasey Athletic Club Notes

    At Port Sunlight, on Wednesday, June 11 Ron Barlow and Kevin Mather again fought out the finish in the mile race, Ron just gaining the verdict.

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    28 June 1958

    Recent performances by Wallasey athletes

    In the Parks and gardens athletics competition at Garston on June 17. Wallasey Athletic Club, despite the absence of numbers, fared better than in recent years, obtaining 1 win, 1 second and 3 fourth

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    05 July 1958

    Athletic events at Central Park Gala

    At the Wallasey Central Park Gala meeting to be held on Wednesday, July 9, instead of the usual inter-club meeting, a programme of graded scratch events will take place on the usual grass track, at 7

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    19 July 1958

    Athletic Club Members' Success

    In the Wakefield "20" held a fortnight ago, Mr. Frank Ledward finished 37th out of a field of 59 - which was a wonderful performance at an age when most people are thinking of their pension.

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    23 August 1958

    Ledward's Fine Marathon

    Wallasey Athletic Club competed in the Lever Trophy meeting at The Oval, Port Sunlight, on Saturday, August 9, and although well below strength owing to holidays, etc., the members present acquitted t

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