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| 07 September 1957 (New) | 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. Read more... |
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| 21 September 1957 | Wallasey Athletic Club's prospects - cross-country The cross-country season for Merseyside athletes opens on October 5, with the ever popular Monstre meet; this year it is to be run from the Green Dragon, St. Helens, so it would appear that excellent opportunities for refreshment will be close to hand at the finish. Read more... |
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| 28 September 1957 (New) | 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 have provided an interesting opening to the season and helped to allay the boredom produced after spend Read more... |
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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. Read more... |
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| 12 October 1957 | Cross-Country - Wallasey's four in first six of big race Wallasey A.C. secured four of the first six placings in the senior race in the big cross-country meeting at the Green Dragon, St. Helens, last Saturday. Read more... |
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| 19 October 1957 (New) | 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. Read more... |
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| 26 October 1957 (New) | 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. Read more... |
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| 09 November 1957 (New) | 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. Read more... |
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| 16 November 1957 | Great victory for Wallasey runners Wallasey A.C. sprang a surprise when they deservedly won the annual Waterloo Road Race over the 6¾ mile course. Read more... |
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| 30 November 1957 (New) | 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 Wallasey (Ald. H. Bedlington). Read more... |
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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 were well above average. Read more... |
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| 07 December 1957 (New) | 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. Read more... |
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| 14 December 1957 | Wallasey runners 1,2,3... in senior championship win At Port Sunlight last Saturday, Wallasey A.C. scored their first senior championship victory for a good many years when they defeated powerful Sutton Harriers and Pembroke A.C. in the H. S. Finney Elimination Trophy. Read more... |
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| 04 January 1958 (New) | Runners' big chance of County title Wallasey A.C. entertained Sutton H. and Sefton H. last Saturday in a friendly match over six miles at Leasowe. Read more... |
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| 11 January 1958 | Wallasey (junior) runners are Senior County Champions For the first time in the club's history, Wallasey Athletic Club won the senior County Championship, last Saturday, at The Dale, Chester. Read more... |
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| 25 January 1958 | Fine feat by Wallasey's three young county runners Three young members of Wallasey Athletic Club, running in the Inter-Counties Championships held at Trentham Gardens, Stoke, last Saturday, pulled off a feat which can never been equalled in the club's history. Read more... |
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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 honours, while John Wright was runner-up in the seniors, the first man home being Ronnie Williams of Pembr Read more... |
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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. Read more... |
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| 01 March 1958 | Junior runners 3rd in Northern Championships The Northern Counties Cross-Country Championships, held last Saturday at Bingley near Leeds, proved fairly satisfying for local enthusiasts. Read more... |
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| 05 April 1958 (New) | Mather's success in road handicap The road handicap held by Wallasey A.C. last Saturday proved quite successful, though the non-participation of several members was disappointing. Read more... |
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| 03 May 1958 (New) | 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 Tipton and was very hilly, and was not made any easier by the persistently strong wind which seemed to Read more... |
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| 10 May 1958 (New) | John Lynch gets W.A.C.'s highest marathon placing Last Saturday John Lynch ran in the Hull City Marathon, and in finishing in 17th position he attained the highest placing ever by a Wallasey Athletic Club member in a marathon. His time for the 26 miles 385 yards course (the first 16 miles uphill) was 2 hrs. 54 mins. 29 secs - his second fastest. Read more... |
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| 17 May 1958 | Athletic club's finest season - Cross-Country successes Now that cross-country runners have put away their studded shoes or have resorted to pounding round the cinder tracks it would appear fitting to summarise the club's finest season over the country. Read more... |
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| 17 May 1958 (New) | 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. Read more... |
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| 24 May 1958 (New) | 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. Read more... |
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| 31 May 1958 (New) | 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 mins, 18.7. Read more... |
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| 14 June 1958 (New) | Wallasey A.C. Members' Best Times Kevin Mather ran in the mile and the half mile at St. Helens on June 3. Read more... |
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| 21 June 1958 (New) | 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. Read more... |
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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 places. Read more... |
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| 05 July 1958 (New) | 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 p.m. Read more... |
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| 12 July 1958 (New) | Central Park Gala sports results One of the highlights of the Gala programme was the Senior Athletic Festival, in which the track events were decided on a new graded system. Winners: Read more... |
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| 19 July 1958 (New) | 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. Read more... |
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| 09 August 1958 (New) | Athletic Club Members' Success Last week was a notable one for members of Wallasey Athletic Club. Read more... |
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| 23 August 1958 (New) | 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 themselves well. Read more... |
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