Chris Sutherland (field hockey)

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Chris Sutherland
Personal information
Born December 1949
Playing position Forward
Senior career
YearsTeam
1968–1980 Edinburgh Civil Service
1980–1982 Klein Zwitzerland
1982–1983 De Kieviten
1984–1986 Edinburgh Civil Service
National team
YearsTeamCaps
1971–1978 Great Britain 23
1969– Scotland
Medal record
Field hockey
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Champions Trophy
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1978 Lahore Team competition

Christopher Sutherland (born December 1949) is a former British and Scottish hockey international. He played for Great Britain and Scotland and was selected for the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Sutherland was educated at Leith Academy, where he started playing hockey. [1]

Sutherland played his club hockey for Edinburgh Civil Service, where he won multiple Scottish titles and captained the Scottish schoolboys in 1968. [2] He earned his first Scottish cap at the age of 19 after being called up for the match against Ireland on 29 March 1969. [2] He made his Great Britain debut on 8 May 1971. [3] Sutherland also excelled at athletics and finished second in the 400 metres hurdles in the 1973 Scottish Athletics League. [4]

Sutherland created some controversy during his career and was suspended and warned about his future conduct in 1974. [5] He also missed the chance to play at the 1976 Summer Olympics after the British team were denied a place despite being called up as a late replacement and then being stood down again. [6]

Sutherland received further suspensions for his conduct in 1977 but was part of the bronze medal-winning Great Britain team that competed at the inaugural 1978 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, in Lahore, Pakistan. [7]

He missed out on selection for the 1980 Summer Olympics, partly due to recovery from a hand injury and more likely due to his disciplinary record [8] and was the first player from Scotland to play in Europe after joining Klein Zwitzerland in the Netherlands for the start of the 1980 season. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Deserved Win For Leith" . Fife Free Press. 12 December 1967. Retrieved 27 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. 1 2 "Deserved Win For Leith" . The Scotsman. 11 March 1969. Retrieved 27 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Great Britain Caps - Men". Scottish Hockey. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Records tumble at Meadowbank" . The Scotsman. 13 August 1973. Retrieved 27 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Cup rush-so Frank is out in the cold" . Ireland's Saturday Night. 18 January 1975. Retrieved 27 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "British Hockey Team Ready to Fly Out" . Sunday Post. 24 October 1978. Retrieved 27 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Gregg gets G.B. Call-up" . Belfast Telegraph. 24 October 1978. Retrieved 27 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Chris Sutherland out for six weeks" . The Scotsman. 8 March 1980. Retrieved 27 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "Chris Sutherland out for six weeks" . Daily Record. 6 August 1980. Retrieved 27 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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