The faltering Birmingham Athletics Club was absorbed into the cycling club on April 3rd 1890, at a meting at the Holte Hotel Aston, on the official start up of the cycling club, hence Midland Cycling & Athletic Club to this day, officials were elected also at this meeting. This meeting followed two previous meetings to explore the possibilities of forming the said organisation. On April 15th, 47 people were elected to membership of the club.
Apart from Trafford, J W Morton was the British 100 yards champion in 1900, he also beat the American champion Duffy, several times. 1902 Syd Holloway was the quarter mile British Empire Champion. 1908 and Reg Noakes won the 2 miles Steeplechase Champion, a feat that he repeated in 1909 & 1911. Ralph Youster also represented the club in UK championships.
Athletics took a back seat after these success's & cycling became the main thing with much success on track, road & record breaking, touring, etc.
A little known fact is that the Aston Villa football club started a cycling club also, as they had a track around the football pitch, but this also was absorbed into the MC&AC after twelve months.