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3 unusual facts about England national field hockey team


Bernie Cotton

He won 73 caps for England and 54 for Great Britain, representing the country at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

David Fairey

Outside of cricket, he played field hockey for Cambridgeshire and England.

Ezra Horton

He retired from playing football in June 1891, and in 1895 he became a referee and also a hockey international.


1995 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy

Participating nations were: Australia, England, hosting nation Germany, India, Netherlands, and titleholders Pakistan.

John Cockett

John Ashley Cockett (born 23 December 1927 in Broadstairs) is a former English sportsman who was an olympic bronze medal winning field hockey player for England and Great Britain.

Louis Baillon

Louis Charles Baillon (born on 5 August 1881 in Fox Bay, Falkland Islands — died 9 September 1965 in Brixworth, Northamptonshire) is a former field hockey player, who won a gold medal with the England team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.


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