1964-1965

Date	Headline	Ref
05 September 1964	Athletic Club's hopes in today's 15 -mile road race Today's main athletic attraction in the district is the Port Sunlight 15-mile road race, which differs from most of its counterparts by not having a team event. Read more...	1367
12 September 1964 (New)	Athletic club captain second in road race Wallasey Athletic Club captain and international marathon runner Brian Woolford maintains his fight back to top condition after a nagging leg injury curtailed his training for a number of weeks. Read more...	2284
19 September 1964	Athletic Club's teams for big road relay race With the Sefton Park Road Relay Race only two weeks away, the probable teams for Wallasey Athletic Club are taking shape. Read more...	1366
26 September 1964 (New)	Wallasey's task in today's race With a total entry of 228 runners in today's "Chris Vose" 7-mile road race, it will be seen that Wallasey A.C. face a stiff task if they are to succeed in this tough run around the undulating roads of Warrington. Read more...	2285
03 October 1964 (New)	Ron Barlow 3rd in road race Elected as officials of Wallasey Athletic Club at its annual meeting were: President, C. R. Hewson; chairman. J. Edwards; general secretary, J. Wright; treasurer, J. Peydderch; assistant general secretary, A. C. Parry; club captain, B. Woolford; ladies' captain, Miss B. Banks; club coach, C. W. Gee. Read more...	2286
10 October 1964 (New)	W.A.C. Teams in Sefton Park Road Relay Saturday saw the Sefton Park Road Relay back at its old venue, round Sefton Park. After the first lap with the field starting to spread out and definite lack of course marshals, one or two athletes found that they had gone wrong. Read more...	2287
17 October 1964 (New)	Good run by Wallasey athlete Last Saturday Wirral Athletic Club were hosts for the Western Trophy Inter-Schools meeting. Read more...	2288
24 October 1964 (New)	Ron Barlow wins first mob run Last Saturday's senior mob run at Woolton over Liverpool Harriers' 5¼ mile course saw Barlow of Wallasey Athletic Club first man home in 28 minutes 50 seconds. The course was firm without being too hard although there were one or two slippery patches. Read more...	2289
31 October 1964	Barlow wins again Ron Barlow had a very good run over the 6-mile course at Sherdley Park to win comfortably for Wallasey A.C., John Wright improved his previous week's performance by finishing 4th, David Field and Mark Aldridge brought up the Wallasey contingent in 37th and 42nd positions respectively. Read more...	1368
07 November 1964 (New)	Wallasey fail to hold Wigan The up and coming Lancashire Boys' champions, Wigan Harriers, proved too much of a handful for Wallasey last Saturday when they scored the double in the Boys' and Youths' cross-country races sponsored by Wallasey A.C. Read more...	2290
14 November 1964 (New)	David Lockley a convincing boys' champion Young Dave Lockley proved himself a worthy boys' cross-country champion last Saturday by spread-eagling a field of 14 runners over a testing 3-mile course. Read more...	2291
21 November 1964	224 runners in Waterloo race -146 finish The Waterloo Mammoth Road Race for 1964 attracted an entry of 224 athletes, including Read more...	1369
28 November 1964	School Cross-country Championships The Wallasey School Cross-country Championships brought a good turn out of young athletes to Wallasey A.C. headquarters in last Saturday's mild weather. The course was entirely across-country and the slippery going made is most suitable for the use if spiked shoes. Read more...	1372
05 December 1964	Ron Barlow wins Wallasey Mob Run Ron Barlow had a fairly easy win for Wallasey in last Saturday's mob run held at Wallasey A.C.'s headquarters in Leasowe Road. Read more...	1383
12 December 1964 (New)	H. S. Finney Trophy Race Wet and windy weather at Blackpool made conditions for the H. S. Finney Trophy Race very unpleasant. Read more...	2292
19 December 1964	Athletic Club's Christmas Handicap Today Wallasey Athletic Club hold their Christmas handicap today, the fastest runner, Rob Barlow, is the last to start, the rest of the field starting at predetermined times beforehand. Read more...	1371
26 December 1964	Mary Ashcroft first in Christmas Handicap Wallasey Athletic Club held their annual Christmas Handicap last Saturday. With the frost and ice thick on the ground after a cold night it was a great relief when it thawed out for the race, and with no trace of fog conditions were better than expected. Although there were some notable absences, tw Read more...	1364
02 January 1965	Athletics - Boxing Day run Last Saturday Wallasey A.C's athletes met at club headquarters for an easy social run. The course decided on took members over Bidston Hill and into the lanes and footpaths beyond. Somewhere near Woodchurch the athletes turned back round Bidston Hill to complete probably the easiest 9 miles they wil Read more...	1373
09 January 1965	Ron Barlow is the Cheshire Champion For the Cheshire Championships held last Saturday the weather was much better than could have been expected. The ground, although frozen, provided firm going and the sun was warm enough to dispel the cold in the air. Read more...	1374
16 January 1965	Another Championship for Ron Barlow Ron Barlow who recently won the Cheshire Athletic Championship, won the Liverpool & District Cross-Country Championship race at Sherdley Park. Read more...	1381
23 January 1965 (New)	Lancashire win Inter-counties title Lancashire now hold the record for the greatest number of consecutive wins - previously held by Staffordshire for 5 wins 1929-1933. Mike Turner for Lancashire was 3rd behind winner Tim Johnston, Cambridgeshire, and Mel Batty, Essex, with Ron Hill 5th and Mike Freary 8th giving Lancashire 3 men in t Read more...	2293
30 January 1965	Athletics Club in today's W.Lancs Championships With no races last Saturday, Wallasey Athletic Club members concentrated on training over much longer distances than they usually do. Read more...	1376
06 February 1965	Ron Barlow again to the fore Ron Barlow won another cross-country championship on Saturday, the West Lancashire. He has already this season won the Cheshire Athletic Championship and the Liverpool & District Cross-Country championship. Read more...	1377
13 February 1965	Barlow wins St. Asaph-Rhyl road race Running in fine style, Ron Barlow won the St. Asaph-Rhyl road race quite convincingly with a strong burst over the last mile. He was in the leading group right from the start, and led for the last 2 miles but it was not until his last mile burst that he consolidated his position. Read more...	1378
20 February 1965	Ron Barlow's fine show at Blackpool A rather disappointing turnout of Wallasey Athletic Club's athletes last Saturday was compensated by the excitement caused by Ron Barlow's fine performance in the Northern Counties Cross-Country Championships. The course, 9 miles, consisted of initial 1 mile lap and four 2 mile laps. Read more...	1379
27 February 1965	Wallasey club's boys in Cheshire schools championships In the Cheshire Schools Championships held at Knutsford on Saturday, Dave Lockley, running true to form finished 5th, followed closely by John Jones 8th, both of whom were selected to run for Cheshire schools. Read more...	1375
06 March 1965	Girls in North cross country championships This year is the first time that Wallasey's girl athletes have ventured into big meetings, and it is hoped that after taking the plunge in the Northern Counties Cross-Country Championships the girls will have lost their inhibitions about big events. The meeting was held at Oldham, in fairly good con Read more...	1384
13 March 1965	No Serious Challenge To Mel Batty Mel Batty was allowed to win the National Cross-Country Championship without one serious challenge, yet if opposed by a great deal of experience and cool calculation he can be beaten as both Mike Turner and Tim Johnston have proved. Read more...	1363
20 March 1965 (New)	Barlow wins Windermere-Kendal race Ron Barlow upheld the name of Wallasey Athletic Club last Saturday by winning the 8¼ mile Windermere to Kendal Road Race. He was with the leading group until near the end, when he strode ahead to record a time of 40 minutes 42 seconds. Read more...	2294
27 March 1965	Barlow runs today in Belgian international cross-country race Today is Ron Barlow's big day for he is already in Belgium all set to compete to the Martini Trophy cross-country race at a venue near Brussels. Read more...	1385
03 April 1965	Ron Barlow 30th in international race Wallasey Athletic Club's' Ron Barlow, ran as a member of England's cross-country team last Saturday in the tough Martini race held near Brussels in which 32 countries enter their top 6 runners. Read more...	1382
10 April 1965 (New)	W.A.C. teams in cross-country relays A boys' team and a youths' team from Wallasey A.C. competed in two cross-country relays at Warrington on Saturday. Read more...	2295
17 April 1965	Athletic club's 3 teams for Sale relays On Easter Monday, Wallasey Athletic Club send three teams to Sale for their annual 8 x 1½ miles road relays. Read more...	1380
24 April 1965	Wilson's fast lap 'Sale on Easter Monday', To competitors in the annual 8 x 1½ mile road relays, this meant a mixture of snow, sleet, heavy showers and sunshine as company on their circular run through the streets of Sale. Read more...	1362
01 May 1965	Ron Barlow 2nd to Ibbotson in inter-county Wallasey A.C. had only one member, Ron Barlow, representing Cheshire in the triangular Read more...	1370
08 May 1965	Barlow's 6th in 10-mile Kirkby race Last Saturday's attempt at the World 10-mile record at Kirkby was doomed before it had startled. The strong cross-wind ruled out any chance of a new record being established although the strength of Hill's opposition ensured that it would be a fast race for the conditions. Read more...	1365
22 May 1965	Wallasey finish 5th in inter-club meeting Wallasey Athletic Club travelled to Warrington on Saturday for an inter-club match and finished fifth of the 10 teams taking part. Read more...	1348
28 May 1965	Moreton Track Meeting for Young Athletes Last Saturday 117 boys and girls took part in a track meeting promoted by Moreton Athletic Club at the Lingham Lane running track. Read more...	1349
05 June 1965	Lockley, Teahan Win Cheshire Athletic Championship Medals Last Saturday's Cheshire athletic championships held Winnington Park, Northwich, should have provided a cut and thrust competition for a host of the county's athletes but, instead only a handful of competitors contested the 48 events on the programme. Read more...	1350
12 June 1965	Barrie Smith's two good performances Following his personal-best time of 4 mins. 35 secs., in the Liverpool Parks championships on Tuesday evening last week, Barrie Smith gave a repeat performance in winning his heat at Port Sunlight Oval the next day with a 4:35.4 mile, then took the 880 yards in another best time of 2 mins 4.1 secs. Read more...	1351
26 June 1965 (New)	John Morley 2nd in Liverpool Parks 440 Tuesday's Liverpool Parks athletic championship heats provided John Morley (W.A.C.) with a second place in the senior 440 yards event, in which he recorded 53 secs. In the junior 100 yards, John Watkins did 11.0 secs, into a strong head wind for 3rd place. Read more...	2296
03 July 1965	33 compete in championships - M Teahan amasses 1566 points Despite a somewhat blustery and cool wind that played havoc with track performance, 33 club members turned out for the 1965 track and field championships held at Leasowe Road Playing Fields last Saturday. Read more...	1353
03 July 1965	1964-1965 Group Picture Back row: I. Wilson. B. Atkinson. M. Aldridge, R. Tyson, J. Davies. B. Smith, M. Mason. Read more...	1352
10 July 1965	Wallasey win inter-town cup Wallasey's team in the 19th annual North West Youth Athletic Festival came away from Kirkby with the J. R. Jones Championship Cup for boys last Saturday, having scored 60 points to Blackburn's 53 pts. Read more...	1354
17 July 1965	W.A.C. teams in Widnes sports Wallasey Athletic club have three teams entered in today's Widnes Police Handicap Sports. Read more...	1355
24 July 1965	Wilson 5th in English Schools Championship Fourteen year old Ian Wilson of Oldershaw Grammar School and Wallasey Athletic Club ran a full second faster than he has ever done before in winning his heat at last Saturday's English Schools finals at Watford. Read more...	1356
31 July 1965	Wallasey A.C. Win Inter-Club Foursome Wallasey A.C. were hosts to Sefton A.C., Wirral A.C. and Liverpool Harriers & A.C. last Saturday in an inter-club meeting at Leasowe Road Playing Fields and ran out easy winners, scoring 134 pts. to Wirral's 84, with Liverpool in third place 38 pts., and Sefton fourth, 28 pts. Read more...	1357
04 August 1965	Smith and Lockley win at Kirkby For the past few weeks Wallasey A.C. members have been making the journey to Kirkby stadium on a Tuesday evening to compete in the National Standards meetings. Read more...	1358
07 August 1965 (New)	Dave Lockley gains national standard Competing in the National standards meeting at Warrington last Saturday, Wallasey's Dave Lockley underlined his promise in the 1,000 metres steeplechase by gaining a Grade I standard with a time of 2 mins. 58.5 secs, and in doing so was only 1 tenth of a sec. off the track record. Read more...	2297
14 August 1965 (New)	Smith and Lockley win at Kirkby For the past few weeks Wallasey A.C. members have been making the journey to Kirkby Stadium on a Tuesday evening to compete in the National Standards meetings. Read more...	2298
21 August 1965	Four Youths in 4-Mile Relay Bid Next Saturday at Lingham Park Track, Wallasey Athletic Club will attempt to beat the time of 19 mins. 20 secs. for the 4 x' 1 mile youths' relay race. The expected foursome will be John Jones, Ray Kay, Les Watcham and Dave Lockley and they will have to average 4 mins 55 secs. to accomplish this feat Read more...	1359
28 August 1965	Today's Attack On Relay Record Today, the youths' section of Wallasey Athletic Club will attempt to establish a record for the 4 x 1 mile relay. Read more...	1360