13 September 1968
Athletic Club's bright prospects for cross-country season
Wallasey Athletic Club faces the 1968-9 cross-country season in a stronger position than has been enjoyed since the war, despite the loss of their two strongest runners, Barlow and Woolford, both now members of Sutton Harriers.
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20 September 1968
Athlete Dave Lockley chosen for area team
As a just reward for a season of quality hurdling, Wallasey's Dave Lockley has been selected to represent the West of the Pennines athletics team versus the Midlands, at Kirkby Stadium next Sunday, September 22nd.
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11 October 1968
Wallasey runners 5th in 19 team relay
Wallasey Athletic Club, took part in the Sefton Road Relays at Sefton Park, Aigburth, last Saturday. Dave Lockley ran the first leg of the 6x3 miles relay in a fast time of 16 mins. 9 secs: and returned in 2nd place, 4 secs. behind the leader.
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25 October 1968
Gary Fair’s fine run in Northern Schools championships
Four of the younger members of Wallasey Athletic Club competed for Wallasey Technical Grammar School last Saturday in the Northern Schools' Cross-Country Championships over a hilly 33/4 miles course, at Lyme Park, Disley, Manchester.
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01 November 1968
Wallasey A.C.’s 1st, 2nd, 3rd in cross-country
Wallasey Athletic' Club's boys’ section completely crushed all opposition at Sherdley Park, St. Helens, last Saturday with
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06 December 1968
Runners' Fair day in 3rd league race
In last Saturday's third and final league race, held at Sherdley Park, Sutton, St. Helens, Wallasey Athletic Club's runners were once again led home in the senior race by Dave Lockley, who finished well in 8th place in 36 mins. 45 secs.
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13 December 1968
Girl’s fine run to win Cheshire championship
Three of Wallasey Athletic Club's' junior girl athletes raced at Woodbank Park, Stockport, last Saturday in the Cheshire women's cross-country championships.
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20 December 1968
Wallasey Athletic Club
Four of the boys’ Section of the club competed at Small Heath, Birmingham, on Saturday last in a 4 x 2.2 miles Cross Country Relay, The boys, Gary Fair, Bob Warburton, Phil Keating and Bob Brimage finished in fourth place,
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10 January 1969
Fair’s 2nd in county cross-country, medal for Lockley
In the annual Cheshire cross-country championships held at the Port Sunlight Oval on Saturday over a fairly flat, but muddy course, Wallasey Athletic Club was represented in all four age groups and finished a team in two of them.
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24 January 1969
Boys Athletic team wins inter-club race
It was the turn of Wallasey Athletic Club's Boys' team to grab the honours in an inter-club race over two miles last Saturday at Warrington.
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24 January 1969
Athletic Club Senior Team Revival?
Wallasey's athletes last week competed in the Liverpool and District cross-country championships at Arrowe Park, where the senior team finished fourth, behind Sutton, Wirral and Pembroke, but beating such teams as Liverpool, Waterloo, Sefton and Warrington.
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31 January 1969
Dave is champ by 100 yards
Wallasey Athletic Club's visit to Blackpool for the West Lancashire Cross-Country Championship last Saturday resulted in a great victory for Dave Lockley in the junior 6 miles race.
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21 February 1969
A.A. club’s races for the girls
Wallasey Athletic Club promote cross-country races for girls this Saturday at 2:30 when ten schools and an entry of 232 contest three races over the sandhills course recently used for the Wallasey schoolboys events.
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28 February 1969
Double for Wallasey girl stars
Some great running was seen at Leasowe last Saturday, when despite atrocious conditions, nearly 200 runners from Wallasey, Wirral, Chester and Liverpool braved the rain and windswept course that served for the inaugural cross country races for schoolgirls sponsored by Wallasey Athletic Club.
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28 March 1969
Barbara is 1968’s Sports Personality
Athletic Club star, 21 year-old Barbara Banks, has been chosen as Wallasey's Sports Personality of 1968 for her outstanding performances in cross-country and athletics.
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04 April 1969
Creditable effort by athletes
Last Saturday in the Northern women's road relays at Derby, Wallasey were represented by junior and senior teams. The junior team sadly arrived at the venue only minutes before the start of the 3 x 1 mile relay and Sylvia Brimage did a grand job finishing to first lap in sixth position only 22 secs. behind the leader.
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30 May 1969
Wallasey A.C. give a good account
Last Saturday, Wallasey A.C. visited St. Helens for the second of five Merseyside League meetings. A rain-soaked day didn't prevent Wallasey athletes from recording good performances.
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06 June 1969
Commendable efforts by Wallasey A.C.
A team of eight Wallasey athletes travelled to Hartford last weekend for the Women's Cheshire AAA. Championships. Although the rain held off for most of the afternoon, it was cold and bleak and a strong headwind along the finishing straight certainly didn't improve times.
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20 June 1969
Barbara sprints into top ten
At this year’s Northern Women’s Athletic Championships, Barbara Banks, recently voted Wallasey’s sports personality 1968-9, finished third in the 1500 metres, in a top class time of 4 mins. 38 secs.
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04 July 1969
Success for athletes at four venues
The members of Wallasey Athletic Club cast their net further afield than usual on Saturday and were competing at four different venues, Winsford, Stretford, Blackburn and Castleford.
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18 July 1969
Barbara Banks breaks the U.K. record
Barbara Banks, Wallasey's Sports Personality for 1968-69, showed that she is not one for resting on her laurels by making a strong bid for the same title for 1969-70.
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24 July 1969
Barbara Banks wins 880 yards at Liverpool Parks Championships
Barbara Banks (Wallasey A.C.) Just beats Jill Simmons of Wirral A.C. in the women's 880 yards final of the Liverpool Parks amateur athletic championships held last night at Wavertree Playground.
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25 July 1969
Barbara Gains final place
On Saturday, Barbara Banks competed in the final of the Women’s A.A.A. 1500 metres , and finished seventh in a top class field.
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08 August 1969
Athletes in good form
Due to absences caused mainly by holidays, only a small party of athletes from Wallasey competed in the inter-club meeting at Gately on Saturday.
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15 August 1969
Athletes in good form
Saturday saw the finals of the A.A.A. junior and youth championships at Crystal Palace, in which Wallasey had two representatives.
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29 August 1969
Athletic Club are ready to go ahead
Despite losing ground at the last two meetings, Wallasey Athletic Club's ladies, made sure of victory in their section of the Merseyside Track and field League last Saturday at Warrington by holding the numerically stronger Liverpool and West Lancashire clubs to a narrow read in the final meeting.
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