by Hockey Admin | Feb 19, 2026 | Grassroots and Club Hockey, Men's Hockey, Mixed Hockey
The Civil Service men’s and women’s hockey associations can both trace their histories back to the early 1920s, being formed following the setting up of the Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC) in 1921. The CSSC – often referred to as the Civil Service Sports...
by Hockey Admin | Feb 19, 2026 | Grassroots and Club Hockey, Men's Hockey
Written by Ernie Vickery in March 2022 (abridged). Ernie is a former Civil Service player, Civil Service Representative Team Manager and President. The earliest tangible record we have of the Civil Service Hockey Association’s (CSHA) existence is in the form of...
by Hockey Admin | Feb 19, 2026 | 2025 News Items
The Hockey Museum’s (THM) research into England men’s and women’s international statistical records has cranked up a notch in recent months with the Working Group moving into a new phase to digitise England match and player data, and our researchers visiting the...
by Hockey Admin | Feb 19, 2026 | International Hockey, Women's Hockey
In February 1996, England women pulled off an incredible victory to snatch gold from the Germans at the European Nations Indoor Championships. Until then, Germany had a clean sweep of every European indoor crown. As the unofficial kings and queens of indoor hockey,...
by Hockey Admin | Feb 18, 2026 | Obituaries
09.08.1926 – 28.01.2026 It is with sadness that we learned of the passing of Joyce Cole at the end of January. Joyce was born in 1926 and started her hockey playing career whilst evacuated from Chiswick to Blackpool. She had not played hockey before but the school she...
