Surrey Athletic Club

Surrey Athletic Club
Founded1903
GroundNorbiton Recreation Ground
LocationLondon, England

Surrey Athletic Club or Surrey AC for short, was a British athletics club based in London. The club was based at Norbiton Recreation Ground (the Kingsmeadow Athletics Stadium today).[1]

History

In 1903 the club was formed under the name Malden Harriers and the club's formation was largely attributed to Ted Vowles, a former Blackheath Harrier and Malden footballer. Mr F. B. Montague was elected president.[2]

In 1907 the club changed its name to the Surrey Athletic Club[1][3] and members of the club met at the Royal Oak in New Malden on a regular basis.[1]

At the 1920 Summer Olympics two Surrey AC athletes, Cecil Griffiths and Percy Hodge won gold medals.[4][5]

In 1969 the club joined the British Athletics League as a founder member.[1]

In 1982, the Surrey Athletic Club disbanded and the male athletes from the club joined Belgrave Harriers, while the women decided to join Royal Borough of Kingston Athletic Club instead.[1]

Notable athletes

Olympic athletes

Athlete Event/s Games Medals/Ref
Richard Yorke 3,200m steeplechase, 800m, 1500m 1908, 1912 [6]
George Hutson 5,000m, 3,000m team 1912 , [7]
Clive Taylor high jump (ns) 1912 [8]
Charles Clibbon 5,000/10,000 metres 1920, 1924 [9]
Edgar Mountain 800 metres 1920, 1924 [10]
Cecil Griffiths 4 × 400 m 1920 [11]
James Hatton 10,000m, 3,000m team 1920 [12]
William Hill 100, 200, 4 × 100 m 1920 [13]
Percy Hodge 3,000m steeplechase 1920 [14]
Alfred Nichols 5,000m, cross country 1920 [15]
Edward Wheller 400 metres hurdles 1920 [16]
John Benham cross country 1924 [17]
Fred Blackett 400 metres hurdles 1924 [18]
Bill Cotterell 10,000 metres (ns) 1924 [19]
Eric Harrison 110 metres hurdles 1924 [20]
Lancelot Royle 100 metres, 4 × 100 m 1924 [21]
George Constable 10,000 metres 1928 [22]
John Heap 100 metres 1928 [23]
Don Finlay 110m hurdles, 4 × 100 m 1932, 1936, 1948 , [24]
Frank Close 5,000 metres 1936 [25]
Jim Morris 10 km walk 1948 [26]
Maureen Barton-Chitty long jump 1968. 1972 [27]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Remembering Surrey AC". Kingston AC and Polytechnic Harriers. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Athletics and Cycling". The Sportsman. 2 September 1903. Retrieved 5 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Cross Country". Surrey Comet. 8 February 1908. Retrieved 5 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Surrey AC, Kingston-upon-Thames (GBR)". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  5. ^ Wallechinsky, David (2000). The Complete Book of Olympics. Aurum press Ltd. pp. 1–253. ISBN 1-85410-692-9.
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