David Craig (field hockey)

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David Craig
Personal information
Playing position Defender
Senior career
YearsTeam
1978–1986 Southgate
1987–1989 Wakefield
1990 Welton
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
England & Great Britain

David Craig is a former British hockey international.

Biography

Craig played club hockey for Southgate Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League [1] and was a short corner and penalty flick specialist. [2]

In 1984 he won the Dunlop Johnson award having made the most outstanding contribution to the club. [3]

While at Southgate he was selected by England for the 1982 Men's Hockey World Cup in Bombay [4] and played for Great Britain at the 1984 Champions Trophy in Karachi. [5]

After leaving Southgate, he had a spell with Wakefield Hockey Club [6] before joining Welton Hockey Club in 1990. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Dave steers East to hockey triumph" . Eastbourne Herald. 4 April 1981. Retrieved 27 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Two-goal Craig beats US" . Ireland's Saturday Night. 19 November 1983. Retrieved 27 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Roll of Honour". Southgate Hockey Club. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "England fail" . Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 7 January 1982. Retrieved 27 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Champions Trophy". Sikhs in Hockey. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  6. ↑ "Hockey" . Hull Daily Mail. 2 February 1990. Retrieved 27 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Hockey" . Scarborough Evening News. 6 October 1987. Retrieved 27 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.


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