Historical Hockey Stories
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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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Women’s Hockey in late Victorian England
A Ladies’ Hockey Club at Play, c.1894. Engraving after an artwork by Lucien Davis. 100...
Maurice Turnbull: Against All odds, a New Photograph Emerges
Photo: Welsh teammates William Richard Edwards (left) wearing a light blazer and scarf andMaurice...
At Practice with a French Team in 1924
By Rebecca Burton, The Hockey Museum volunteer In Hockey Field and Lacrosse magazine 100 years ago...
Western Hockey Club’s 125th Anniversary
Glasgow Western pennant 1982 The 2023/2024 hockey season marks the 125th anniversary of the...
Hockey Manners 100 Years Ago
Wiltshire men’s county hockey team 1926-27 from the era of the manners referred to below. ...
Victorian Women Dressed for Sport
From calisthenics to swimming and from skating to tennis, women of the nineteenth century had...
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