Colin Whalley
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Personal information | |
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Nationality | English |
Born | Irby, Cheshire, England | 8 March 1941
Sport | |
Country | Great Britain England |
Sport | Field hockey |
Position | Center forward |
Club | Fromby Hightown |
Colin James Campbell Whalley (born 8 March 1941) is a former English field hockey player who represented the Great Britain men's national field hockey team at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1][2] He played hockey for Lancashire 153 times, and appeared for England 49 times.[2] He later became the manager of the England team during the 1986 Men's Hockey World Cup, with England finishing as runners-up.[2]
Whalley also played cricket at minor counties level for Cheshire from 1962–1965, making three appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[3]
References
- ^ "Colin James Campbell Whalley". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ a b c "Fairbairn, Sir Robert Duncan". Fromby Hockey Club - History. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Colin Whalley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
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