Wolverhampton & Bilston Athletics Club
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| Founded | 1924 |
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| Ground | Aldersley Stadium |
| Location | Aldersley Road, Wolverhampton WV6 9NW, England |
| Coordinates | 52°36′17″N 2°09′01″W / 52.60472°N 2.15028°W |
| Website | official website |
Wolverhampton & Bilston Athletics Club was formed in 1967 and has its home ground at Aldersley Leisure Village, formally Aldersley Stadium in Aldersley, Wolverhampton, England.
History
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In 1924 the Harriers Athletic Club which would formally be called the Wolverhampton Athletics Club was founded.[1] In 1943 the club merged with Penn Harriers to form the Wolverhampton Harriers.[2]
In February 1967 after a local government reorganisation the two local athletic clubs, Wolverhampton Harriers and Bilston Town Athletic Club merged to form the Wolverhampton and Bilston Athletic Club. [3][4]
The club won the Men's National League Division One from 1975 to 1982 and the Men's National Cup 1976, 1977, 1979 and 1980.
Honours
[edit]Senior Men:
- British Athletics League
- First Place: 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982
- Second Place: 1974, 1984, 1985
- Third Place: 1972, 1973, 1986, 1987
Notable athletes
[edit]Olympians
[edit]| Athlete | Events | Games | Medals/Ref |
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| Ralph Banthorpe | 200 metres, 4 × 100 m relay | 1968 | |
| Maureen Tranter | 200 metres | 1968 | [5] |
| Don Halliday | 100 m, 4 × 100 m | 1972 | |
| Sonia Lannaman | 100 metres, 200 m, 4 × 100 m relay | 1972, 1980 | .svg){kind=icon}
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| Rosemary Stirling | 800 metres | 1972 | |
| Verona Elder-Barnard | 400 metres, 4 × 400 m relay | 1972, 1976 | |
| Denise Brown | high jump | 1976 | |
| Glen Cohen | 400 m, 4 × 400 m relay | 1976, 1980 | |
| Tessa Sanderson | javelin throw | 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996 | .svg){kind=icon}
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| Keith Connor | triple jump | 1980, 1984 | |
| Kathy Smallwood-Cook | 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 4 × 100 m relay | 1980, 1984 |
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| Joan Baptiste | 200 m | 1984 | |
| Phil Beattie | 400 m hurdles | 1984 | |
| Garry Cook | 4 × 400 m relay | 1984 | .svg){kind=icon}
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| Martin Girvan | hammer throw | 1984 | |
| Pat Beckford | 400 m | 1988 | |
| John King | long jump | 1988 | |
| Paul Mardle | discus | 1988 | |
| Joanne Mulliner | heptathlon | 1988 | |
| Vernon Samuels | triple jump | 1988 | |
| Steve Heard | 800 m | 1992 | |
| Lisa Langford-Kehler | 10/20km walk | 1992, 2000 | |
| Denise Lewis | heptathlon | 1996, 2000, 2004 |
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Other
[edit]- Mike Bull, gold medal winner at the Commonwealth Games
References
[edit]- ^ "New Harriers' Club". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 28 August 1924. Retrieved 27 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "W'ton Harriers' Successes". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 20 December 1943. Retrieved 27 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "He knew everything about athletics - tributes paid as Ken dies at 85". Express & Star. Express & Star. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ "W'ton-Bilston merger goes through with high hope for future". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 14 January 1967. Retrieved 27 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Maureen Tranter at Power of 10