Colin Whalley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
8 March 1941 Irby, Cheshire, England | ||
| Playing position | Center forward | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1962–1965 | Formby | ||
| 1965–1985 | Hightown | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | |
| Great Britain | 20 | ||
| 1967–1975 | England | 49 | |
Colin James Campbell Whalley (born 8 March 1941) is an English former field hockey player who represented the Great Britain men's national field hockey team at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
Biography
He played hockey for Lancashire 153 times, and appeared for England 49 times.[2]
He played club hockey for Hightown Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League and became their club captain.[3]
While at Hightown he played for England at the 1973 Men's Hockey World Cup in Amstelveen.[4] He was also selected by England for the 1975 Men's Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur[5][6]
In 1978, he became an England selector[7] and later became the manager of the England in 1980.[8] He managed the 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.[9]
He was a bank manager by trade.[10]
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.
- ^ "hightwon are at strength". Liverpool Daily Post. 25 April 1970. Retrieved 4 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "England keep hockey cup hopes alive". Hull Daily Mail. 27 August 1973. Retrieved 4 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "England name hockey squad". Liverpool Daily Post. 19 December 1974. Retrieved 3 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Hat-tricks, hospitality and honour: recalling the 1975 men's Hockey World Cup". The Hockey Museum. 19 March 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Colin Chosen". Liverpool Echo. 15 November 1978. Retrieved 3 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Whalley England hockey manager". Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 10 December 1980. Retrieved 3 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Colin Whalley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "Hockey manager's winning return". Lincolnshire Echo. 28 August 1981. Retrieved 28 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.