Margaret Mary Eyre MBE (1923 – 7 November 2013) [1] was a British sportswoman and administrator.
Eyre played hockey for England 16 times from 1945 to 1951, scoring 17 goals. [1] [2]
She competed in the Wimbledon Ladies' Doubles nine times between 1949 and 1957, reaching the quarter-finals four times. [2]
In the 2006 New Year Honours, she was appointed an MBE, "For services to Sport".
In later life, she was President of the East Gloucestershire Hockey Club.
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