David Aldridge (field hockey)

David Aldridge

Personal information
Born	Q2.1951 Norwich, England
Playing position	Inside left
Senior career
Years	Team
1969–1971	UWIST
1973–1978	Southgate
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
	Great Britain
	England

David C. Aldridge (born Q2.1951) is a former British hockey international.

Biography

Aldridge was born into a hockey family, his father Clem being President of the Norwich Union Hockey Club. ^[1] He studied at the University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology and while there played hockey for them. ^[2]

He joined Southgate Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League and while at Southgate he represented England at the 1973 Men's Hockey World Cup in Amstelveen. ^[3]

He was also selected by England for the 1975 Men's Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur. ^{[4] [5]}

He was part of the Southgate team that won the EuroHockey Club Champions Cup for three successive years in 1976, 1977 and 1978. ^[6] Additionally he won two domestic league titles and the Hockey Association Cup. ^[7]

References

1. "Club History 1968 – 1983". Norwich Dragons Hockey Club. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
2. "Powerful UAU side" . Liverpool Daily Post. 14 January 1972. Retrieved 3 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Day shocks seed Haslam". Evening News (London). 5 January 1973. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
4. "England name hockey squad" . Liverpool Daily Post. 19 December 1974. Retrieved 3 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 3 July 2025.
6. "Europes's other champions chase a hat-trick too". Evening News (London). 12 May 1978. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
7. "Jolly jet-setters" . Evening News (London). 28 June 1975. Retrieved 6 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.