Jon Ebsworth

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Jon Ebsworth
Personal information
Born 15 August 1978 (1978-08-15) (age 46)
England
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career
YearsTeam
1997–2004 Teddington
2004–2006 Surbiton
National team
YearsTeamCaps
1998–2006 GB & England 50

Jonathan Ebsworth (born 15 August 1978) is a British former field hockey player.

Biography

Ebsworth played club hockey for Teddington in the Men's England Hockey League during 1997, [1] when he was voted goalkeeper of the World Junior Cup at Milton Keynes in 1997. [2]

Ebsworth left Teddington to play for Surbiton for the 2004/05 season [3] and while at Surbiton he represented England at the 2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship [4] and was named UK player of the year for 2005. [5]

He was part of the England Commonwealth Games team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. [6] [7]

References

  1. "Surbiton 1 Teddington 3" . Esher News and Mail. 5 February 1997. Retrieved 24 May 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Hockey: England ignore fresh faces". The Independent. 14 October 1997. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  3. "Hockey - Surbiton on their best behaviour". Surrey Live. 21 September 2004. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  4. "Hockey - Ebsworth keeps England in contention". Surrey Live. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  5. "England duo win top player awards". BBC Sport. 6 February 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  6. "Surbiton seven in medals quest". Surrey Comet. 16 March 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  7. "Melbourne 2006 Team". Team England. Retrieved 24 May 2025.