by The Hockey Museum | Aug 5, 2022 | International Hockey, Women's Hockey
The Hockey Museum (THM) regularly receives interesting enquires from the public and sometimes even an exchange of information. Back in April 2022 there was one such enquiry from Colin Gallacher. His father Don was Head Groundsman at Wembley Stadium between 1975...
by The Hockey Museum | Aug 4, 2022 | Obituaries
Left: Slough HC Manager Ian Mitchell with the European Club Championship trophy in 1980.Right: Slough HC First XI c.1965. Captain Ian Mitchell is standing third from the left. 13.07.1931-19.07.2022 Ian Mitchell died on...
by The Hockey Museum | Aug 4, 2022 | Obituaries
A Career Forged in an Era of Flux 16.05.1947 – 28.06.2022 By Nikhilesh Bhattacharya World hockey lost another link to its rich past when Indian Olympian Varinder Singh died on 28 June 2022. He was 75. Varinder Singh’s international career...
by The Hockey Museum | Aug 4, 2022 | Hockey Worldwide, Mixed Hockey, School, College and University Hockey
International touring has a long and distinguished sporting history. Within British hockey, Australasia has been an attractive location to tour to as far back as the early twentieth century. An England women’s side travelled to Australia and New Zealand in 1914,...
by The Hockey Museum | Jul 22, 2022 | 2022 News Items
“Why Woking?” is possibly the most frequently asked question by visitors to The Hockey Museum (THM) and by many people we chat to on the phone or in meetings. The simple answer is that Woking is the home of THM’s founder, President and Honorary Curator Mike Smith. The...
