Colin Whalley

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Colin Whalley
Personal information
Born (1941-03-08) 8 March 1941 (age 84)
Irby, Cheshire, England
Playing position Center forward
Senior career
YearsTeam
1962–1965 Formby
1965–1985 Hightown
National team
YearsTeamCaps
Great Britain 20
1967–1975 England 49

Colin James Campbell Whalley (born 8 March 1941) is an English former field hockey player who represented the Great Britain men's national field hockey team at the 1968 Summer Olympics. [1] [2]

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Biography

He played hockey for Lancashire 153 times, and appeared for England 49 times. [2]

He played club hockey for Hightown Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League and became their club captain. [3]

While at Hightown he played for England at the 1973 Men's Hockey World Cup in Amstelveen. [4] He was also selected by England for the 1975 Men's Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur [5] [6]

In 1978, he became an England selector [7] and later became the manager of the England in 1980. [8] He managed the team during the 1986 Men's Hockey World Cup, with England finishing as runners-up. [2]

Whalley also played cricket at minor counties level for Cheshire from 1962–1965, making three appearances in the Minor Counties Championship. [9]

He was a bank manager by trade. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Colin James Campbell Whalley" . www.olympic.org. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Fairbairn, Sir Robert Duncan" . Fromby Hockey Club - History. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "hightwon are at strength" . Liverpool Daily Post. 25 April 1970. Retrieved 4 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "England keep hockey cup hopes alive" . Hull Daily Mail. 27 August 1973. Retrieved 4 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "England name hockey squad" . Liverpool Daily Post. 19 December 1974. Retrieved 3 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Hat-tricks, hospitality and honour: recalling the 1975 men's Hockey World Cup". The Hockey Museum. 19 March 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Colin Chosen" . Liverpool Echo. 15 November 1978. Retrieved 3 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Whalley England hockey manager" . Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 10 December 1980. Retrieved 3 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Colin Whalley" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  10. ↑ "Hockey manager's winning return" . Lincolnshire Echo. 28 August 1981. Retrieved 28 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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