Welcome to The Hockey Museum
Immerse yourself in the sport’s history and heritage, not only in Britain where the ‘modern’ game started, but from all around the world. Discover our vision and ambitious goals, and meet the dedicated people who help bring the legacy of hockey to life. Together with our partners, we preserve and promote the origins and evolution of our great sport. Prepare to be captivated by historical stories, absorbing oral histories and heartfelt obituaries that shine a long-overdue light onto hockey’s fascinating past.
Discover the latest news, ground-breaking research and our programme of exhibitions and events. Learn about our treasured collections of memorabilia and archives, and how you can utilise them. Reach out to us with an enquiry. Sign up to our mailing list to receive historical hockey stories and keep up to date with the activities of the museum.
Support our work to uncover and share the untold stories of hockey. Whether through a generous donation, leaving a financial gift in your Will or lending your time as a volunteer, you can help to save, document and share hockey’s heritage and inspire future generations with its history.
WHAT’S NEW
Timothy Maben Lawson, 1943-2026
29.11.1943 – 13.09.2026 Tim Lawson was the son of a Scottish school master and an English school mistress. Having initially played for English Schoolboys, Tim…
A lost chapter of women’s hockey: Jane Miller, Leyland Motors and the first English Cup
For years, Joanne Chadwick’s family knew it simply as Grandma’s Lancashire hockey medal. It belonged to Joanne’s grandmother, Jane Miller (née Halsall), and it was…
Dial-up and floppy disks: hockey’s digital frontier at the 1998 World Cup
For Yan Huckendubler, the 1998 Hockey World Cup in Utrecht was supposed to be a spectator’s trip. Instead, it became the beginning of a remarkable…
John Frederick Brindley CB, 1937–2026
25.09.1937–31.08.2026 John Frederick Brindley, better known as Fred in hockey circles, passed away on 31 August 2026. His working life was spent in the Court…
Khalid Mahmood, 1941-2026
28.12.1941–10.09.2026 Pakistan hockey has lost one of its most distinguished figures with the passing of former captain and Olympian Khalid Mahmood, who died on 10…
Captain Cox, Dhyan Chand and India’s first international matches
Is this one of the most important hockey sticks in the world? At first glance, it is simply an old wooden hockey stick with a…
78 years after the 1948 Olympic Games, Robin Lindsay’s Great Britain legacy comes home
78 years after his Olympic heroics in London, Robin Lindsay’s Great Britain (GB) story has been remembered, impacting a new generation. On 21 August 2026,…
Hockey at sports history conference
The British Society of Sports History (BSSH) Conference 2026 took place in Edinburgh between 26–28 August. The Hockey Museum (THM) was well represented with three…
One stage, two World Cups: how Utrecht changed hockey history
A remarkable but often overlooked fact of the modern Hockey World Cup era is that on every occasion when the men’s and women’s tournaments have…
Big Stadium Hockey: from Utrecht to the World Cups of the future
Article by Sue Catton, former Head of Events at England Hockey and now Big Stadium Hockey consultant. In 1998, the Hockey World Cup took…
Explore the Fascinating Work of The Hockey Museum in Giving Hockey’s History a Future
Support Us
You can ensure the longevity of our charity museum by making a regular or one-off donation, leaving a legacy in your Will, volunteering with us, or by gifting items to the collection.
Our Collections
Our collection is made up of many areas. These inform our understanding of the history of hockey, facilitate our research and are at the heart of our exhibitions and stories.
Research
We encourage people to visit and use our library, archives and collections as a basis of their research. Several of our volunteers undertake research of their own. Discover more.
Visit Us
All you need to know about visiting us in our Woking home: opening hours, visits by appointment, our accessibility offering and more.