Over the centuries hockey has been played on a variety of surfaces and one of the most intriguing has been on beaches, writes The Hockey Museum's Mike Haymonds.
The game of bandy or hockey was played informally for many years...
A Hockey Paper reader believes that he has found the oldest women's hockey league in the UK still in existence. Scott Evans is conducting research into women's league hockey - which was fervent in the north of England 100...
The news that the Church of England has given the blessing for a football team to be formed – an Archbishop of Canterbury XI – with plans for a women’s side to follow led to us researching whether there...
A year like no other, 2020 was supposed to be a huge year of on-going celebrations for Pelicans HC in Norfolk.
Established in 1920, the club - which has spawned players such as Danny Kerry, Kath Johnson, David Vinson and...
The Hockey Museum has unearthed newspaper reports to mark the 125th anniversary of the first ever women’s international hockey match.
The Ireland and England match in Dublin took place on March 2, 1896, the hosts running out 2-0 winners in...
France attempted to get their cross channel opponents Great Britain drunk in Antwerp the night before the men's gold medal match at the 1920 Olympics, exactly 100 years ago, but were thwarted in their attempts thanks to their rivals...
By Mike Haymonds | The Hockey Museum
This is potentially a very subjective claim but can anyone put forward a stronger case than this one for Stanley Howard Shoveller (1881-1959)?
To be the best amongst one’s contemporaries is perhaps the first...
The Hockey Museum continues to tap into its vast collection of history to bring you the best stories
The first floodlit international hockey match took place on the October 25 1955 at the Arsenal Football Club’s stadium at Highbury, London....
By Mike Haymonds | The Hockey Museum
Our article in a previous The Hockey Paper edition described Stanley Shoveller as the greatest ever English hockey player. There is little doubt that the accolade as the greatest global player is deserved by the...
In our Club File series we've heard from Gloucester City on momentum after pandemic, Eastcote on insurance issues, Wakefield HC on how the volunteer-run club is coping with life in lockdown and Leicester on pitch positives and NHS members.
Here, Jeevan S Chagger,...
