Robbie Smith (field hockey)

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Robbie Smith
Personal information
Born England
Playing position Forward
Senior career
YearsTeam
1971–1977 Oxton
1977–1989 Neston
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
Great Britain
England

Robert William Smith is a former British hockey international.

Biography

Smith played club hockey for Oxton Hockey Club [1] and represented Cheshire at county level. [2] While at Oxton, he was called up for England during November 1974 [3] and was selected by England for the 1975 Men's Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur. [4] [5]

For the 1977/78 season he moved from Oxton to join Neston Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League. [6] [7] and while at Neston was selected by England again for the 1978 Men's Hockey World Cup. [8] [9] [10]

He played for Neston in the final of the National Clubs Championship during the 1978–79 season [11] and helped the club win it during the 1982–83 season. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Oxton for double" . Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 8 January 1972. Retrieved 3 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Cheshire, Lancs make good start" . Liverpool Daily Post. 11 November 1974. Retrieved 3 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Disbury hopes" . Coventry Evening Telegraph. 26 November 1974. Retrieved 3 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  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. ↑ "Mens History & Honours". Neston Hockey Club. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Tributes paid to Geoff Poole: Neston, GB and Wales hockey international". The Hockey Paper. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "England select Taylor but Mallett waits" . Birmingham Daily Post. 15 February 1978. Retrieved 3 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "4th World Cup, Buenos Aires 1978". Sikhs in Hockey. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "Robbie Smith..." . Liverpool Echo. 25 January 1978. Retrieved 3 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ↑ "Neston Fail, Liverpool Echo". British Newspaper Archive. 8 May 1979. p. 17.
  12. ↑ "Sydney Friskin. "Neston win cup for first time." Times [London, England] 18 Apr. 1983". The Times .


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