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Runner Bob Johnston

Mold1955-1956
Date Headline Ref Photo
Season 1947-1948
27 December 1947   Alderman J. L. Gill starts Wallasey AC Christmas Handicap 1682  
Season 1948-1949
13 November 1948   Big Entry For Boys' Race 2556  
18 December 1948   Athletic club in fine form 1706  
29 January 1949   Cross-country and weight-lifting feats 1710  
19 February 1949   Junior athletes gain 2nd place 1714  
06 August 1949   Wallasey athlete in decathlon contest 1728  
Season 1949-1950
03 December 1949   West Lancashire novice championships to-day 952  
23 December 1949   Johnston reserve for county cross-country team 954  
31 December 1949   Brothers share Christmas Handicap result 948  
07 January 1950   Wallasey A.C. trounced Sefton and Waterloo 956  
21 January 1950   Dinsdale wins club championship 2147  
04 February 1950   Bob Johnston's fine win in cross-country championships 967  
18 February 1950   Wallasey A.C.'s team spirit kept them on the map 966  
29 July 1950   W.A.C. meet with success at three meetings 942  
19 August 1950   Dinsdale does the six miles in 35 minutes 2154  
Season 1950-1951
14 October 1950   Cross-Country season opens at West Derby 979  
13 January 1951   Runners could not cross swollen Birket 988  
20 January 1951   Dinsdale again wins club championship 987  
03 February 1951   Bob Johnston's fine performance 980  
17 February 1951   Cross-country championships at Moreton 969  
11 August 1951   Wallasey Girls placed at Chester 2615  
Season 1951-1952
13 October 1951   Cross country season opens 1004  
20 October 1951   Athletes winter training 1002  
10 November 1951   Eighty schoolboys in cross-country event 998  
24 November 1951   Wallasey A.C.'s fast stylish runners 997  
08 December 1951   West Lancs. Novice Championships held at West Derby 1012  
15 December 1951   W.A.C. successes in County Championships 994  
22 December 1951   Wallasey AC race Liverpool Pembroke AC at Leasowe 1001  
29 December 1951   Athletic Club's 3½ miler 993  
05 January 1952   Wallasey Athletic Club Notes 2511  
12 January 1952   Wallasey Athletic Club Cross Country Championships 999  
19 January 1952   Athletic club cross-country champions 1021  
19 January 1952   Athletic Club's grand running 1020  
02 February 1952   Johnston wins senior cross-country title 991 Image
09 February 1952   Great running victory 1022 Image
16 February 1952   Bob Johnston's great victory 1023 Image
23 February 1952   Big test for Bob Johnston 2509  
01 March 1952   Johnston's fine effort in championship race 1007 Image
15 March 1952   Wallasey runners in National championships 1009  
05 April 1952   Johnston Wins From Scratch 2508  
12 April 1952   Wallasey A.C. were too slow 1010  
10 May 1952   Athletic Club's track prospects 1011  
17 May 1952   Today's track championship 1025  
31 August 1952   Athletic club's championships 2504  
Season 1952-1953
06 September 1952   Athletic club champions 1041  
20 September 1952   Athletic club annual meeting 1042  
01 November 1952   100 Boys for Leasowe Race 2499  
06 December 1952   Local hopes in area championships 2497  
20 December 1952   Local athletic clubs' Christmas run 1044  
27 December 1952   Athletic Club's Christmas race 1045  
03 January 1953   Winners of athletic club championships 1047  
03 January 1953   Junior runners lost their way 1046  
10 January 1953   Won five out of six athletic titles 1059  
17 January 1953   Bob Johnston to lead the county team today 1048  
24 January 1953   Johnston defends senior running title today 1049  
31 January 1953   Local runners unfortunat 1066  
31 January 1953   W.A.C. runner took wrong turning 1050  
07 February 1953   Ledward gains junior cross-country title 1051  
14 February 1953   Wallasey boy runners took all the honours 1052  
14 February 1953   Local boys win W. Lancs. Titles 1036  
21 February 1953   Local runners in this Saturday's championships 2496  
28 February 1953   How local runners fared in Northern championships 1058 Image
21 March 1953   Fast race over Wallasey A.C. course 1054  
09 May 1953   Local club's best performers 1056 Image
09 May 1953   Athletic Club looks back on a successful cross-country season 1068  
Season 1954-1955
06 November 1954   Wallasey Athletic Club Meols Run 1097  
27 August 1955   Athletic club championships 1112  
Season 1955-1956
25 February 1956   Ron Barlow runs brilliant race 1146  
Season 1956-1957
31 August 1957   Cross-country - Wallasey club's prospects 1176  
Season 1957-1958
05 October 1957   Wallasey wins senior race 1186  
26 October 1957   Wallasey A.C. Well On Top 2477  
09 November 1957   Wallasey A.C. Keep Winning 2478  
14 December 1957   Wallasey runners 1,2,3... in senior championship win 1183  
Season 1958-1959
31 January 1959   Cross-country runners in W. Lancs. bid to-day 2424