Sunday, January 25, 2026

Paris Olympics notebook: Hockey’s first ‘Barmy Army’

Bernie Clifton was a mainstay face on British TVs in the 1970s and 80s, appearing on the likes of Crackerjack. Alongside this, he was also a trombone player in the England football team’s fan band. An early Barmy Army exponent.

Randomly, he also became the ‘official band’ of Team GB’s hockey women, which saw him playing on the Great Wall of China during the 2008 Beijing Games. 

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