by The Hockey Museum | Jan 18, 2016 | 2016 News Items
At the 1908 London Olympics, six nations participated in what was the first Olympic hockey competition. The gold medal was won by England who beat Ireland 8-1 in the final. We have seen several of the gold medals and indeed we have one in our collection at The Hockey...
by The Hockey Museum | Jan 18, 2016 | Grassroots and Club Hockey, Women's Hockey
Hockey players on the beach at Minehead with North Hill behind. Photograph by Alfred Vowles, from the Minehead Ladies’ Hockey Club archive. Unlike most of today’s youngsters who learn to play on artificial pitches, former England international Nan...
by The Hockey Museum | Jan 8, 2016 | Hockey's Military Stories
Perhaps the first Naval hockey player to become a casualty of the Great War? Lieutenant Eric Walter Poyntz Westmacott RN was on the left wing for the Royal Navy in 1912 and in 1914 he was reported as “the best player in the Navy team”. That was to be his...
by The Hockey Museum | Jan 8, 2016 | 2016 News Items
Interest in The Hockey Museum is partly reflected in the ever increasing number of enquiries that we receive. Hockey is a very wide ranging subject and so are the questions. Invariably we find at least part of the answer but one recent question has us stumped. The...
by The Hockey Museum | Dec 16, 2015 | Hockey's Military Stories
The first person to fly a plane off seawater was Oliver Schwann, a very keen hockey player and one of the ‘founding fathers’ of the Royal Navy Hockey Association. He was also responsible for setting up The United Services Hockey Club which most people in...
