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| 14 September 1963 (New) | Another win for Brian Woolford Following his run at Coventry recently when he took 3rd place in the A. A.A. marathon championship, Wallasey A.C. star Brian Woolford last Saturday won the Port Sunlight 15 mile race in a new record time of 77 minutes 4 secs. Brian was 50 yards clear at the top of the hill and running without any si Read more... |
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| 28 September 1963 | Athletic Club hope for repeat Road Race Triumph Competing in a field 200 runners at Warrington today in the Chris Vose 7-mile road race, Wallasey Athletic Club will try to repeat their team victory of last year when their great long distance trio of Wright, Woolford and Barlow were carrying all before them in three-to-score distance races. Read more... |
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| 05 October 1963 (New) | Places gained in Warrington 7-m road race Although Wallasey Athletic Club's crack trio of Wright, Barlow and Woolford were broken up by the early retirement through injury of Ron Barlow, in the Warrington 7-mile race last Saturday, the club still succeeded in securing third team place and placing individuals in 3rd and 6th positions. Read more... |
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| 12 October 1963 | Wallasey's Repeat Win In Sefton Park Relay Wallasey Athletic Club won the Sefton Park Relay on Saturday for the second year in succession., They completed the 6x3½ mile laps in a total time of 93 minutes 7 secs. against 94 minutes 27 secs. by Wirral A.C. and 97 minutes 16 secs. by Liverpool Harriers. Read more... |
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| 19 October 1963 (New) | Woolford's fine run in Kosice Marathon Eighth place in first international race Read more... |
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| 26 October 1963 (New) | Barlow wins first League mob run At Woolton last Saturday Wallasey Athletic Club members took part in the first Mob run of the new cross-country season and Ron Barlow as expected, obliged by taking 1st place. Read more... |
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| 31 October 1963 | Wallasey Athletic Club on the road racing map Some of the runners who have helped to put Wallasey Athletic Club on the road racing map. Read more... |
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| 02 November 1963 (New) | Wallasey men in Derwentwater race Once again Wallasey Athletic Club were unable to field their star trio of Barlow, Wright and Woolford when they travelled last Saturday to Keswick to defend the trophy won last year in the 10 miles circuit of Lake Derwentwater. Read more... |
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| 08 November 1963 (New) | Wallasey Pair Ready For All Comers One of Merseyside's unsung sporting heroes makes another bid for fame to-morrow, when Wallasey's modest young marathon hope, Brian Woolford, tackles the cream of the nation's cross-country talent in Waterloo Harriers' mammoth road race, sponsored this year by the Daily Post. Read more... |
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| 09 November 1963 (New) | Hopes in seven-mile road race Today Wallasey athletes are competing in the Waterloo seven-mile road race, which is being run from Manor Road County School, Crosby. Read more... |
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| 16 November 1963 (New) | Wallasey runners brave effort in Waterloo race Running in the Waterloo Harriers' 7¾ mile road race last Saturday Wallasey failed to retain team title won last year. Read more... |
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| 23 November 1963 | Wallasey A.C. 4th in big road race Because of heavy fog blanketing the St. Helens area last Saturday the second Liverpool & District Mob Run was postponed, so Wallasey had a break from competitive racing. Read more... |
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| 30 November 1963 | Wallasey A.C. stage local mob run Wallasey Athletic Club will today play host to other Merseyside athletic clubs when the final mob run will be held from their Leasowe Road H.Q. over a 7-mile course round Bidston Hill. Read more... |
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| 07 December 1963 (New) | Wallasey win team event Last Saturday saw the last of the league races here on Merseyside and Wallasey A.C. as hosts took their share of the honours. Read more... |
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| 14 December 1963 | Barlow and Woolford race at Middlesborough Only two of Wallasey's athletes were engaged last Saturday in active competition. Read more... |
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| 21 December 1963 (New) | Alan Bell wins athletic club Xmas Handicap Wallasey Athletic Club held their Christmas handicap on Saturday over the traditional 3½ mile course at Leasowe. On a fine afternoon for running, the closeness of the handicapping was such that all 23 runners finished within the space of 2 mins. 53 secs., and to spectators at the finishing li Read more... |
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| 04 January 1964 | Wallasey bid for County title Today sees the start of the cross-country Championship season with the Cheshire Championships being staged at Arrowe Park. The first race will be the boys' race and will commence at 2:30 p.m. Read more... |
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| 11 January 1964 | Wallasey's fight to retain County cross country title Wallasey Athletic Club senior team were very hard pressed by Wirral A.C. to retain their cross-country championship title, at Arrowe Park last Saturday, the final margin being only three points Wallasey A.C. 51 points, Wirral A.C. 54 points with Sale Harriers third, 144 points. Read more... |
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| 18 January 1964 (New) | Wallasey A.C. just fail in district title bid At Wigan last Saturday, Wallasey Athletic Club's senior team failed by only four points to gain their first Liverpool & District Cross-Country Championship for over forty years. Read more... |
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| 25 January 1964 | Barlow, Woolford and Parry represent Cheshire at inter-counties Last Saturday was a blank date for most of Wallasey's athletes, only three being engaged in active competition. Barlow, Woolford and Parry, who were representing Cheshire in the inter-counties championships at Epsom Downs. Read more... |
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| 04 February 1964 (New) | Athletic club bid for West Lancs titles At Stanley Park, Blackpool today, Wallasey athletes will be competing In the West Lancashire Cross-Country Championships. Teams have been entered in both the senior and boys' events, and individuals in the youths and junior races. Read more... |
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| 08 February 1964 | First West Lancs. Championship for Wallasey since 1911 Wallasey's senior athletes pulled off a great victory in the West Lancs Cross-Country Championships over a nine mile course at Blackpool last Saturday, This is the first time Wallasey have achieved victory in this event since 1911, and congratulations must go to all team members who spared no effort Read more... |
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| 15 February 1964 (New) | Brave bid but road race team lose title Running in the St. Asaph-Rhyl Road Race last Saturday, Wallasey Athletic Club's team turned in a brave performance in attempting to retain the title they won last year. However, without the services of Ron Barlow and John Wright, the field proved too strong for the other club members who were compet Read more... |
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| 22 February 1964 (New) | Brave bid for road race title Running at Stewart Park, Middlesbrough last Saturday Wallasey Athletic Club senior team failed by only six points to gain third place, and finished in fifth position, being the first Liverpool & District team to finish. Read more... |
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| 29 February 1964 (New) | Lynch (8th) wins Athletic club handicap race Mather first home Read more... |
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| 07 March 1964 | Athletic Club's fine season The National Championships held at Leicester last Saturday, wound up the cross-country season as far as Wallasey athletes are concerned. Read more... |
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| 14 March 1964 (New) | Local girls' first Cross-country Championship bid The girls' section of Wallasey Athletic Club made history last Saturday, sending two members to Bury to compete in the Women's Senior Cross-Country Championships over a hilly (and heavy) 3¼ mile course. Read more... |
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| 21 March 1964 | In Championship Class Fifteen year old Alan Bell, a pupil of Gorsedale School, Wallasey, is in the championship class in cross-country running. He was second in the Cheshire championship race held at Stockport. Alan is a member of the Wallasey Athletic Club. Read more... |
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| 28 March 1964 | Wallasey A.C. again win Longwood 10 At Huddersfield last Saturday, Wallasey Athletic Club successfully defended their team title in the Longwood 10 when the old firm of Wright, Woolford and Barlow all finished in the first ten places to win the team race by 5 points with 20 points as compared with 25 by Clayton-le-Moors, with Middlesb Read more... |
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| 04 April 1964 | Rotheram road relay - Wallasey A.C's fine running At Rotheram last Saturday Wallasey A.C, competed in the Annual 8 x 4 mile Road Relay and finished in 5th position, a creditable performance when one considers the strength of the field. Read more... |
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| 11 April 1964 | Clean sweep at Port Sunlight Running at Port Sunlight last Saturday, Wallasey's senior athletes completely monopolised the race. Read more... |
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| 18 April 1964 (New) | Wallasey's fine effort in Bolton Relay Running at Bolton last Saturday in a 4x3½ mile road relay, Wallasey's senior team put up a fine performance to finish in 5th position. Read more... |
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| 25 April 1964 | Athletic club 3rd in big road relay Wallasey Athletic Club's senior team wound up their road racing season with an excellent performance in finishing in third place last Saturday in the Blackpool Memorial Road Relay, which was won by the famous Southern club Belgrave Harriers, led by English international Gerry North, Bolton U.H. were Read more... |
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| 02 May 1964 | Wallasey A.C. first match of season today This afternoon, Wallasey Athletic Club is engaged in the first inter-club match of the track season at Wigan. The six club competition is between the hosts Bolton, Winnington Park, Cheadle, Winton and Wallasey. Read more... |
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| 09 May 1964 | Wallasey winners at Wigan Last Saturday, Wallasey A.C. took 32 members to Wigan for an inter club match involving eight clubs and on a cool and overcast afternoon were placed third with a combined total of 66½ pts. Read more... |
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| 09 May 1964 | St. Asaph to Rhyl road race action Competitors in the St. Asaph to Rhyl road race on Saturday jostle for positions at the mass start outside the Old Deanery, St. Asaph. Read more... |
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| 16 May 1964 | Wallasey runners at Port Sunlight A number of Wallasey Athletic Club members competed at Port Sunlight Oval last Wednesday evening at the first of the season's graded meetings to be held in the district. Read more... |
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| 23 May 1964 (New) | Inter-Counties success for local runners Whilst Lynn Davies was setting the London White City Stadium alight with two magnificent United Kingdom records last Saturday. Wallasey's Brian Woolford and Ron Barlow were involved in a tough 20-mile road race not far away. As members of Cheshire's trio in this event (the 3rd runner being Leo Carro Read more... |
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| 30 May 1964 (New) | Two athletes put up their best times Once again the Wednesday evening meetings at Port Sunlight are proving their worth to local athletes in need of competition. Read more... |
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| 06 June 1964 | Wallasey A.C. 3rd in Dairy Festival Road Race The results of Dairy Festival Road Race at St. Helens on Wednesday evening was 1st. Bolton H. & A.C., 51 mins. 53 secs.; 2nd Wirral A.C. 51 mins. 59 secs.; 3rd Wallasey A.C. 52 mins. 54 secs.; 4th Sale Harriers 54 mins. 07 secs. Read more... |
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| 06 June 1964 | Wallasey A.C's. Fine Performances There were some fine performances at Port Sunlight Oval last Wednesday evening, when Wallasey A.C. nearly swept the board by winning 6 events and placings in 7 others. Read more... |
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| 13 June 1964 | Wallasey A.C. third in Inter-club match Despite being handicapped by a torrential downpour and the unaccountable absence of five top athletes, Wallasey A.C. still managed to place third from ten clubs competing at the Liverpool Parks inter-club competition. Read more... |
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| 13 June 1964 | Runner-up to an Olympic probable Ron Barlow of the Wallasey Athletic Club, was runner-up to the British Olympic probable, Ron Hill in the two mile invitation race at the British Railways L.M.R. Region athletic meeting at Earlestown last Saturday. Read more... |
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| 20 June 1964 | Wallasey athletes in Cheshire Schools' Championships Today's premier track and field meeting for local athletes will be the Cheshire Schools Championships at Ellesmere Port Grammar school track. Read more... |
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| 04 July 1964 | Wallasey Athletic Club win triangular match Wallasey A.C. last week entertained Liverpool Pembroke, and a combined team from Port Sunlight and Wirral A.C., in a three cornered athletic match at their headquarters in Leasowe Road and ran out winners by 158 points to Sunlight's 154 pts and Pembroke's 44 pts. Read more... |
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| 11 July 1964 (New) | Wallasey second in inter-town meeting At St. Helens last Saturday, Wallasey came within 5 points of winning the inter-town youth athletics festival, scoring 91 pts. to St. Helens 96. Read more... |
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| 18 July 1964 (New) | Two runners in All-England Schools' Final As members of the Cheshire team competing in the All-England Schools' Athletic Championships today at Hendon, Middlesex, John Watkins and Ian Wilson carry the hopes and wishes for success of Wallasey A.C. Read more... |
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| 25 July 1964 (New) | Wallasey A.C. Championships Today, at the headquarters, in Leasowe Road, Wallasey Athletic Club are holding their track and field championships for 1964, and two new age groups have been added this year to account for the recent influx of young members. Read more... |
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| 01 August 1964 | Athletic Club Track and Field Championships Group snapped after the Wallasey Athletic Club Track and Field Championships held last Saturday. Read more... |
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| 08 August 1964 | Wallasey A.C's best yet for inter-club 2nd Wallasey A.C. put up their best performance to date at Port Sunlight Oval on Monday in the Lever Trophy and Port Sunlight Cup. Read more... |
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| 15 August 1964 | Athletic club's final track meet today Wallasey A.C. compete in their last track and field meeting of the season today at Warrington, and the strong competition expected from the five opposing clubs should bring out the best efforts on this fine track. There are still a few seats vacant on the coach leaving St. Albans Road, Liscard, at 1 Read more... |
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| 22 August 1964 | Wallasey A.C. 3rd, women 4th, in inter-club Wallasey A.C. traveled to Warrington last Saturday for their final match of the track season, and despite the absence of a dozen of their star athletes, put up a creditable performance. Read more... |
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