by The Hockey Museum | Dec 7, 2022 | School, College and University Hockey, Women's Hockey
The I M Marsh campus of Liverpool John Moores University has a long history. The college was founded in 1900 by Irené Mabel Marsh under the name of Liverpool Physical Training College. From small beginnings the college grew over the years and by the 1960s I M...
by The Hockey Museum | Nov 24, 2022 | 2022 News Items
Regular readers will recall that 8 months ago we made an appeal to help us find Great Britain (GB) Munich Olympian Sheikh Mahmood Ahmad, or Joe as he is known to hockey. This was so that we could present him with his GB honours cap. We made extensive enquiries around...
by The Hockey Museum | Nov 23, 2022 | Book Reviews
Former England international player and South Africa World Cup and Olympic coach Gavin Featherstone has just completed a tour of South Africa promoting his latest book Bobotie Dawn. It is an enthralling read – a memoir which offers fascinating insight...
by The Hockey Museum | Nov 9, 2022 | 2022 News Items
The collections within The Hockey Museum (THM) cover over 25 different subject areas and they often service or contribute towards our 30 or so active study subjects. Most of the objects and material within the museum collections are donated by kind friends of hockey...
by The Hockey Museum | Oct 13, 2022 | International Hockey, Women's Hockey
In August 2022, The Hockey Museum (THM) featured a piece about Wembley Head Groundsman Don Gallacher and his son Colin’s efforts to document his father’s memories in a new book. Don oversaw the Wembley pitch between 1974 and 1985 when hockey crowds were at...
