Brian Disbury (field hockey)

Last updated

Brian Disbury
Personal information
Born Q.1951
Aylesbury, England
Playing position Forward
Senior career
YearsTeam
1969–1982 Redditch
National team
YearsTeamCaps
Great Britain & England 12

Brian R. Disbury (born Q1.1951) is a former British hockey international.

Biography

Disbury, born in Aylebury, played club hockey for Redditch Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League and represented the Midlands [1] and Worcestershire at county level. [2]

While at Redditch, he was called into the England training camp in 1973 [3] and made his debut for England in 1974 and Great Britain in 1975. [1]

He represented England at the 1975 Men's Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur. [4] [5]

After retiring from competitive hockey he joined the Great Britain set up and was the assistant manager to the bronze medal-winning side at the 1984 Summer Olympics. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Redditch hockey veteran, who helped Olympic team to success, presented with cap". Redditch & Alcester Advertiser. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Hockey men take a six-goal tanning" . Leamington Spa Courier. 20 October 1972. Retrieved 4 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Disbury in hockey squad" . Birmingham Daily Post. 20 October 1972. Retrieved 4 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "England name hockey squad" . Liverpool Daily Post. 19 December 1974. Retrieved 4 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Hat-tricks, hospitality and honour: recalling the 1975 men's Hockey World Cup". The Hockey Museum. 19 March 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.