Roger Midgley

Roger Midgley
Personal information
Born 23 November 1924
Plympton, England
Died 12 December 2019
Senior career
Years Team
1947–1960 Royal Navy & Combined Services
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
Great Britain
England
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  United Kingdom
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Helsinki Team competition

Roger Keith Midgley (23 November 1924 – 12 December 2019)[1] was a British field hockey player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Midgley represented Great Britain in the field hockey tournament at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, winning a bronze medal. He played all three matches as a back.[2][3]

Midley served with the Royal Navy and would eventually be promoted to the rank of commander.[2] He captained the Royal Navy and Combined Services hockey teams and made his England debut in 1951 during the Festival of Britain Games.[2]

He played representative hockey for the Hockey Association and county hockey for Devon[4] and Hampshire.[2]

References

  1. ^ Midgley
  2. ^ a b c d "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  3. ^ "British Hockey changes". Nottingham Evening Post. 22 July 1952. Retrieved 17 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Hockey Notes". Western Daily Press. 30 January 1947. Retrieved 17 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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