Wolverhampton & Bilston Athletics Club

Wolverhampton & Bilston Athletics Club was formed in 1967 and has its home ground at Aldersley Leisure Village formally Aldersley Stadium in Aldersley, Wolverhampton, England.

It won the Men's National League Division One from 1975 to 1982 and the Men's National Cup 1976, 1977, 1979 and 1980.

History

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Wolverhampton Athletics Club was formed in 1943. In 1943 they merged with Penn Harriers to form Wolverhampton Harriers. In 1967 after a local government reorganisation the two local athletic clubs, Wolverhampton Harriers and Bilston Town Athletic Club merged to form Wolverhampton and Bilston Club. [1]

Honours

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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

Senior Women:

Notable Athletes

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Olympians

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Athlete Country Events Olympics Medals
Maureen Tranter[2]   200 metres 1968
Ralph Banthorpe   200 metres,4x100 metres relay 1968
Rosemary Stirling   800 metres 1972
Sonia Lannaman   100 metres, 200 metres, 4x100 metres relay 1972, 1980

 

Verona Barnard   400 metres, 4x400 metres relay 1972, 1976
Tessa Sanderson   javelin throw 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996

 

Kathy Smallwood-Cook   100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, 4x100 metres relay 1980, 1984

   

Joan Baptiste   200 metres 1984
Garry Cook   4x400 metres relay 1984

 

Denise Lewis   heptathlon 1996, 2000, 2004

  

Other

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References

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  1. ^ "He knew everything about athletics - tributes paid as Ken dies at 85". Express & Star. Express & Star. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  2. ^ Maureen Tranter at Power of 10
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