David Craig (field hockey)
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| 1978–1986 | Southgate | ||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1989 | Wakefield | ||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | Welton | ||||||||||||||||
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David Craig is a former British hockey international.
Biography
Craig played club hockey for Southgate Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League[1] and was a short corner and penalty flick specialist.[2]
In 1984 he won the Dunlop Johnson award having made the most outstanding contribution to the club.[3]
While at Southgate he was selected by England for the 1982 Men's Hockey World Cup in Bombay[4] and was part of the bronze medal winning Great Britain team that competed at the 1984 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, in Karachi, Pakistan.[5]
After leaving Southgate, he had a spell with Wakefield Hockey Club[6] before joining Welton Hockey Club in 1990.[7]
References
- ^ "Dave steers East to hockey triumph". Eastbourne Herald. 4 April 1981. Retrieved 27 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Two-goal Craig beats US". Ireland's Saturday Night. 19 November 1983. Retrieved 27 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Roll of Honour". Southgate Hockey Club. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "England fail". Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 7 January 1982. Retrieved 27 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Champions Trophy". Sikhs in Hockey. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ "Hockey". Hull Daily Mail. 2 February 1990. Retrieved 27 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Hockey". Scarborough Evening News. 6 October 1987. Retrieved 27 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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