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.