02 September 1967
Lockley and Smith run faster than ever
David Lockley and Barrie Smith of Wallasey Athletic Club, both ran six seconds faster than ever before in a two-mile race at Kirkby last Tuesday. In a field of 21 runners Barrie finished 5th in 9 minutes 31 seconds and David came in only a couple of places back in 9 m 35s.
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23 September 1967
Wallasey Club’s busy weekend
There will be something for everyone in this weekend's programme of athletics with the Cheshire County road relays at Port Sunlight today and an end of the season meeting for track and field enthusiasts at Kirkby Stadium tomorrow,
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30 September 1967
W.A.C. team wins county youth’s relay title
Competing in the Cheshire County A.A.A. road relay championships at Port Sunlight on Saturday, Wallasey Athletic Club won the youths' race and we fourth in the senior race.
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07 October 1967
Barrie Smith wins 1,500 metres, Fleming throws a double
In last week's end of the season meeting at Kirkby Stadium some excellent performances were put up despite torrential rain which persisted throughout the afternoon.
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14 October 1967
Wallasey’s middle of road relay position
Wallasey Athletic Club were among the 23 starters last Saturday in the Liverpool and District Cross-Country Union 6 x 3 miles road relay championship at Deer Park, Sefton Park, and Aigburth Vale.
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28 October 1967
Revival ahead for Wallasey Athletic Club
There were definite indications that the long awaited revival Wallasey’s running section is nigh, when 33, members took part in meetings on both sides of the river last Saturday.
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04 November 1967
Athletic club teams break new ground at Leeds today
British Universities' cross-country champions, Leeds, are hosts to Wallasey Athletic Club today in an exciting fixture which takes the club farther from home than ever before for an inter-club meeting.
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11 November 1967
Cross-country runners second against crack university teams
Wallasey Athletic Club teams travelled to Leeds on Saturday to compete in a 6 1/4 mile cross country race against the universities of Leeds, Bradford, Bangor, Liverpool, Durham, Newcastle and Sheffield.
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18 November 1967
Wallasey runners 4th from 30 teams
Wallasey Athletic Club’s return visit to Leeds for the Aaron youths' and boys' cross-country races last Saturday was a qualified success, with the youths taking 4th team place in a field of over 140 runners.
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02 December 1967
Wallasey A.C. show power of teamwork
The youths’ section of Wallasey Athletic Club showed once again that they have no equal on Merseyside when they swept their way to an easy team win in last Saturday's second league race at Sherdley Park, St. Helens.
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09 December 1967
Barbara just lost to the champ.
On Saturday, Barbara Banks proved that the improvement in her track times this summer was only an indication of better things to come. After leading for most of the ladies Cheshire cross-country championships she was only narrowly beaten on the run in by the reigning Ladies' Northern Champion, Jane Perry of Wirral A.C.
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16 December 1967
Barlow’s return as cross-country ace
Last Saturday’s league race moved from Wallasey because of foot and mouth restrictions, saw Ron Barlow’s return as the strongest of Merseyside’s cross-country runners.
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23 December 1967
Records for Banks and Barlow in Athletic Club’s Xmas Handicap
Wallasey Athletic Club's Christmas handicap run the traditional 3 1/4 mile Leasowe Road and shore course, was enhanced this year by record performances from ladies' captain Barbara Banks and international cross-country runner Ron Barlow.
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06 January 1968
Cross-country team poised 'for `magical tour' as champions
Members of Wallasey Athletic Club's youths' cross-country team are, in modern terminology, among the "in crowd", for this group of runners are all set to take today's county championships, plus next week's Liverpool and District, and the coveted West Lancs. title a fortnight later.
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20 January 1968
Barbara outran favourites in the Northern
A last minute decision took Wallasey Athletic Club's ladies' captain to Rochdale on Saturday for the third and final Northern League race over a wintry 21/2 mile course.
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27 January 1968
Barbara was runner-up for national title over 21/2 miles
They came from all over the country to Bolton for the Women's National Championships over a 21/2 miles course, on Saturday.
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03 February 1968
Youths’ team sweep to West Lancs. cross-country run
Following a hesitant second placing in the district event two weeks ago, Wallasey Athletic Club's youth team redeemed themselves last Saturday at Sherdley Park, St. Helens, by crushing all opposition and proving that, with determined front running, they are capable of beating the best clubs in the North of England.
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10 February 1968
Barbara second in Northern Champs - International honours on the way
Wallasey Athletic Club's ladies' captain, Barbara Banks, defeated all but one of her rivals in the ladies' Northern three miles cross-country championships held at Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, last Saturday.
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09 March 1968
Youth cross country team’s best in championship
By finishing in sixth place in the English cross-country championships last Saturday, Wallasey Athletic Club youth team set an all-time high placing for a Wallasey team in the national championships.
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09 March 1968
Ron Barlow is the champion - Barbara Banks in Northern team
Wallasey Athletic Club's annual championships held last Saturday on a cold, sunny afternoon, began with the boys' race. Over a two-mile course C. Reiners romped to victory in 12:29.
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16 March 1968
Athletic club runners' 4 wins in 4 races - Tech. G.S. and Gorsedale dominate schools' cross-country
Wallasey’s junior athletes had a field day last Saturday, taking first place in each of three races in the Wallasey Schools' Championships (cross country) and romping to a decisive victory In the Stretford relays,
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29 March 1968
Barbara leads North to triumph in cross-country
Wallasey Athletic Club ladies' captain, Barbara Banks returned to something like her best form last Saturday at Witton Park, Blackburn, when she led the Northern women's team home in the inter-area match which gave main support to the international 21/2-miles cross-country championship.
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1469
19 April 1968
Jones puts W.A.C. in fourth place in Sale relays
On Saturday Wallasey A.C. took part in the Sale Harriers’ Easter Road relays. Thanks to a fast time by Johnny Jones they came 4th in the senior event. The races all 3 x 11/4 miles, were for the four age groups, under 14’s, under 15’s, under 16's and under 18's.
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19 April 1968
Wallasey Athletic only six points behind Waterloo
The inception of the newly-formed Merseyside Track League at St. Helens saw Wallasey narrowly beaten last week 194 points to 188 points by Waterloo. Third were Liverpool A.C. with 155 points.
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26 April 1968
Wallasey tie with harriers at Kirkby Stadium
Wallasey A.C. are always rushing about from place to place competing in all types of events. The cross-country season is now behind us and we are locking forward to an extended track season because competitions have started about a month earlier due to the new Merseyside Track and Field League.
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1471
10 May 1968
Athletic club lead league by 30 points
Merseyside Track and Field League leaders in the men's section, Wallasey Athletic Club stormed to what should prove to be an unassailable lead of 30 points, when they were hosts last Saturday at Lingham Park, Moreton, to the six other clubs that make up the league.
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07 June 1968
Athletic club prom races - Barrie Smith takes title in club's 880 yards
Barrie Smith won the Wallasey Athletic Club's 880 yards championship with a time of 2 min. 2 sec.
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1473
14 June 1968
Wirral double in Wallasey relays
In the second of the annual relays held by Wallasey Athletic Club Wirral A.C. again dominated the proceedings and completed the double over their hosts.
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1463
21 June 1968
Barbara wins Cheshire title
Competing at Hartford on June 8th, Barbara Banks showed that she is on the verge of international class, when she comfortably won the Cheshire women's half mile title, in a time of 2 minutes 26 seconds.
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1474
28 June 1968
Athletic Club's scratch team 2nd at Sale
With only a scratch team Wallasey Athletic Club competed at Sale last week and surprised the cynics with many fine performances, despite the poor weather conditions. Most notable were Barrie Smith's half-mile, and Sylvia Brimage's debut at the same event. Full results:
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1475
16 August 1968
Inter-club firsts for women athletes
Wallasey Athletic Club visited Oldham last Saturday and satisfying successes in a good class Inter-club match,
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1472
30 August 1968
Athlete’s big part in league’s big triumph
It wasn't the best of days for running, last Saturday, hot and dry and with an appreciable wind blowing up the home straight of Blackburn’s Witton Park track, where a triangular match was staged between the Merseyside, North East Lancs. and Bolton Leagues.
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