Historical Hockey Stories
Discover fascinating, diverse stories from across the history of our great game.
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Our collections and research activity means we are constantly uncovering fascinating stories from across hockey’s rich British and international history. Explore them below.
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Early Irish Hockey: the Brotherhood!
Ireland has many claims to fame as far as hockey is concerned. The island’s traditional stick and...
The Liberty Bodice
We recently came across an interesting advertisement in The Hockey Field magazine from 6 January...
Hockey And Football: A Comparison
We recently acquired copies of a rare early sports magazine dating from 1906 – The...
Stanley Shoveller: the Greatest Ever English Hockey Player?
This is potentially a very subjective claim but can anyone put forward a stronger case than this...
Clifton High School for Girls: Early Rules of Hockey
It is perhaps difficult for us today, playing to a strict code of rules laid down by the sport’s...
An Illegal Hockey Stick
New collections are, thankfully, arriving weekly and many of them create great interest when...
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