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| 23 September 1961 | Wallasey runners getting into form August and September are months of pleasant inactivity for most local athletes as the track season is now finished and the cross-country season does not start properly until November. Read more... |
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| 07 October 1961 (New) | Woolford's best season On September 23 Wallasey participated in the first annual seven mile road race at Warrington, in memory of Chris Vose, a former international athlete of that town. Read more... |
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| 21 October 1961 | Army athlete In Hong Kong Rapidly gaining the reputation of being his company's best all-rounder, Gunner. John Richard Cousins is a Wallasey soldier who has in the past few months boxed, run and played soccer and rugby with conspicuous success. Read more... |
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| 28 October 1961 | Wallasey athletes in mob run The first Liverpool & District Mob Run took place on October 21, at Woolton Woods. Brian Woolford proved he is a force to be reckoned over the country as well as on the road by taking the lead early in the race and going on to win comfortably in 28 minute 42 seconds. Read more... |
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| 18 November 1961 | Waterloo Road Race Last Saturday members of the club took part in the biggest race of its kind in the country - the Waterloo Road Race, which is held over a course of 7½ miles. This year Read more... |
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| 25 November 1961 | Wallasey Schoolboy Championships Last week several members of the club travelled to West Derby for a friendly match against Sefton Harriers. Unfortunately only three of that club's runners arrived and the race had to be cancelled. On November 4 the annual Wallasey Schoolboy Championship were held at Club H.Q. Read more... |
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| 09 December 1961 | Athletic Club Notes Any hopes the club had of being placed in the Ham Finney Trophy race last week were dashed when two members were unable to turn out because of illness. Nevertheless Bob McCaig and Ramsey Hewson volunteered to complete the team which eventually placed sixth out of fourteen teams. Read more... |
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| 23 December 1961 (New) | Athletic club Christmas Handicap race On a fine cold day Wallasey Athletic Club's annual Christmas Handicap Race was held at Club H.Q. last Saturday. Read more... |
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| 06 January 1962 | Problems for Wallasey A.C The beginning of January heralds the most important part of the cross-country season for runners all over the country, for within the next two months the major championships take Read more... |
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| 13 January 1962 | Wallasey A. C. second in County Championship The Cheshire County Cross-Country Championships last Saturday saw Wallasey Athletic Club saw the senior team sadly depleted, Two members weres laid low with injuries Read more... |
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| 20 January 1962 (New) | Wallasey Athletic Club The Liverpool & District Cross-Country Championships were held last Saturday. Read more... |
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| 03 February 1962 | Wallasey AC represent Cheshire at Inter-Counties On January 20th the Inter-County Championships were held in ideal conditions at Western Park, Leicester. Read more... |
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| 10 February 1962 (New) | How G. North won Lancs. Championship A much depleted Wallasey team travelled to Leyland, near Preston, last Saturday for the West Lancashire Cross-Country Championships. Read more... |
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| 17 February 1962 | Athletic Club's busy programme The fine weather of last Saturday morning soon turned into a steady drizzle when four runners set out on the six mile journey from St. Asaph to Rhyl. Read more... |
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| 10 March 1962 | 800 boys in cross-country championships More than 800 boys representing the finest schoolboy runners in each county will be competing on March 17 in the National Schools Cross-Country Championships to be staged in Arrowe Park. Read more... |
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| 17 March 1962 | Brian Woolford's best race The National Cross-Country Championships were held at Blackpool last Saturday over a course of undulating grassland. These championships are the climax of the season for every Read more... |
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| 24 March 1962 (New) | Senior runners placed indoors and outdoors Only two of Wallasey Athletic Club's runners were active last week-end. Brian Woolford travelled to Kendal for the Windermere-Kendal 8¼ mile road race, and Kevin Mather received an invitation to run in the indoor athletics meeting at Wembley. Read more... |
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| 07 April 1962 (New) | Woolford's feat in road relay At Sefton Park last Saturday Merseyside athletes again contested the annual road relay for the Neville White Trophy, when each of a team's six runners cover a lap by 3¼ miles. Read more... |
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| 14 April 1962 | Woolford wins 7-mile road race at Sutton Brian Woolford, Brian Chalton and Hugh Pritchard travelled to Sutton last Saturday for the annual 7-mile road race. Read more... |
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| 21 April 1962 (New) | Woolford just beaten in exciting race The annual Port Sunlight six mile road race, held last week, proved to be a most exciting event. Read more... |
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| 05 May 1962 | Fallowfield Games Will Derek Ibbotson break the four minute barrier for the mile this season? The answer must surely be 'yes', based upon the form shown by the Longwood International at Fallowfield, Manchester on Easter Monday. Read more... |
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| 12 May 1962 | Wallasey A.C. members in county match Three Wallasey A.C. athletes competed for Cheshire in a triangular contest at the Manchester University track at Fallowfield on April 28, when the university acted as hosts to Cheshire and Imperial College London. Read more... |
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| 02 June 1962 | Ron Barlow does well in 20-mile race Ron Barlow made a welcome return to top class running in the Pembroke 20 miles road race on Saturday afternoon. Read more... |
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| 06 June 1962 | Meet The Athletes While most of Britain's leading athletes are making an all-out bid for a place in the Empire and European Games teams later this year, Kevin Mather, of Wallasey Athletic Club. has his sights fixed on the 1964 Olympic Games, in Tokyo. Read more... |
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| 16 June 1962 | Senior runners fine performances Wallasey A.C. athletes have been active over the past week, and many fine performances have been achieved, especially by the club's three senior runners, Ron Barlow, Kevin Mather and Brian Woolford. Read more... |
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| 30 June 1962 (New) | Wallasey successes in Northern Championships Following the recent triumphs of Brian Woolford and Ron Barlow in the inter counties twenty mile championship two other Wallasey athletes last Saturday scored notable successes in the Northern Counties championships at Billingham, Co. Durham. Read more... |
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| 07 July 1962 | Mather wins senior mile championship Kevin Mather, of Wallasey A.C. (right) is congratulated by J. H. Parkes, of Pembroke A.C., who was second, after winning the senior mile championship in the Liverpool Parks meeting, at Wavertree. Read more... |
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| 21 July 1962 (New) | Mather's fine run at the White City With a best time this season of four minutes six seconds Wallasey miler Kevin Mather was recently accepted for the A.A.A. mile and he made a great effort on Friday evening last to win his way through to the final. Read more... |
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| 28 July 1962 (New) | WAC members win 5 gold, 3 silver medals GEE'S RECORD CHAMPIONSHIP DISCUS THROW OF 134ft. 4ins. Read more... |
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| 18 August 1962 (New) | 2 outstanding runs by Kevin Mather Kevin Mather won two top class races over the Bank Holiday week-end. On the Saturday, competing at the Glasgow Rangers' sports, he won the invitation 2 miles while, representing the A.A.A., in 9 mins, 11 secs., in very blustery conditions. On the Monday, Kevin won the 880 yards at the Lever Trophy m Read more... |
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