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1958-1959

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    13 September 1958

    Athletic Club Champions

    With the completion of all track fixtures and meetings, the Wallasey Athletic Club track and field championship results have been decided on a points per event basis.

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    27 September 1958

    Cross country prospects

    Wallasey Athletic Club had their first organised run of the cross-country season last Saturday, when a pack of nearly a dozen athletes covered a nine mile course. Five senior runners all showed promis

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    04 October 1958

    Athletic club

    Wallasey Athletic Club's annual general meeting was held last Friday at our headquarters on Leasowe Road.

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    25 October 1958

    Wallasey A.C. Win Friendly

    Wallasey entertained Port Sunlight A.C. at Leasowe Road last Saturday in a friendly match. With small turn-outs, a combined race was held for juniors and seniors, over a 4½ miles course of one

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    08 November 1958

    Waterloo 7-mile road race today

    Last Saturday Wallasey Athletic Club members took part in a six-mile road run around Leasowe in preparation for today's 7-mile Waterloo Road Race. This event is a favourite for most athletes in Lancas

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    22 November 1958

    Wallasey Fifth in Cross-Country Race

    The second of the Liverpool & District Cross-Country league fixtures was held at Kirkby last Saturday; over a testing six miles course. Wallasey did well to finish fifth, an improvement of one pla

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    06 December 1958

    Runners success in 'mob' event

    Wallasey gained individual honours in the 'mob' run at Crosby last Saturday John Wright was first man home in the senior race, and B. Woolford was second club man in 16th position.

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    13 December 1958

    A. F. Howard third in boy's race

    Last Saturday members of Wallasey A.C. travelled to Warrington to compete in the H.S. Finney Trophy race. In addition to the senior race which was for teams of twelve runners with eight to score, ther

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    20 December 1958

    Athletic Club's Christmas Handicap Today

    After six or seven weeks of continuous racing, Wallasey Athletic Club last Saturday had no fixture and those members who felt active enough to turn out enjoyed a run at their own speed over a distance

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    27 December 1958

    Wright's Great Run through the field

    The Christmas handicap last Saturday held many surprises. In the Senior event, John Wright ran through the field off scratch, and won in the splendid time of 17 mins. 24 secs, over a 3½ mile co

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    03 January 1959

    Wallasey runner wins district championship

    The first of the Liverpool & District Cross-Country Championships, held last Saturday produced the some unexpected results. The course was over slightly undulating parkland at Wavertree Playground

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Cheshire Regiment Depot's full team of runners, seen with their championship cup. Back row: Pte. D. J. Standlast (Wallasey), Pte. A. Curtis (Seacombe), Pte. J. C. Deacon (Stockport), Pte. P. J. Hyden (Rugeley), Pte. P. W. Cooper (Clayton, Manchester). Front row: L/Cpl, D. J. W. George (AIrincham), Pte. A. W. Townsend (Wallasey), L/CpI. D B. White (Wallasey), Pte. M. J. Corcoran (Macclesfield), Pte. J. W. Guest (Chester), L/CpI. H. E Griffiths (Neston), Pte. R. W. Barlow (Moreton).
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    14 March 1959

    Wallasey Athletic Club Notes

    The English championships at Peterborough last Saturday produced some surprises. Fred Norris, the Northern Counties senior champion, confounded his critics who felt that he would be too old, by finish

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    21 March 1959

    Athletic Notes

    Wallasey Athletic Club hold their Road Handicap at club headquarters today, starting at 3.0 p.m. If there are sufficient boy and youth members, a separate race will be held for them. Today's results w

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    04 April 1959

    Wallasey A.C. Notes

    Today, at Sefton Park, Liverpool, the athletic club are competing in the Sefton Park marathon road relay race.

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    06 June 1959

    Wallasey AC Beaten by Waterloo AC

    In a recent match at Waterloo, Wallasey Athletic Club lost to Waterloo A.C. by twenty-five points to seventeen. Wallasey took first and second places in the boys' 100 yards with A. McTeer and A. Ferri

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    11 July 1959

    Penny's treble in Army athletics

    A second lieutenant in the Woman's Royal Army Corps., Miss Penny Price, daughter of Commander L. D. Price, general manager of Wallasey Ferries, brought of a notable hat-trick of victories in the Army

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    01 August 1959

    Penny's 'Double' in W.R.A.C. win

    W.R.A.C. Second Lieutenant Penny Price, daughter of Commander L. D. Price, Ferries general manager, and Mrs. Price, brought the sprint "double" in the inter-services athletics match at Uxbridge.

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    08 August 1959

    Wallasey A.C.'s Inter-club win

    Wallasey Athletic Club were entertained by Winnington Park A.C. on Saturday, July 25, in an Inter-club fixture and ran out worthy winners by 46 points to 31.

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    22 August 1959

    Carl Gee improves his technique

    With the track season now largely completed and with holidays in full swing there is little to report from the competitive front. However several club athletes have again competed at the Port Sunligh

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