David Aldridge (field hockey)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
Q2.1951 Norwich, England | ||
| Playing position | Inside left | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1969–1971 | UWIST | ||
| 1973–1978 | Southgate | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| Great Britain | |||
| England | |||
David C. Aldridge (born Q2.1951) is a former British hockey international.
Biography
Aldridge was born into a hockey family, his father Clem being President of the Norwich Union Hockey Club.[1] He studied at the University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology and while there played hockey for them.[2]
He joined Southgate Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League and while at Southgate he represented England at the 1973 Men's Hockey World Cup in Amstelveen.[3]
He was also selected by England for the 1975 Men's Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur.[4][5]
He was part of the Southgate team that won the EuroHockey Club Champions Cup for three successive years in 1976, 1977 and 1978.[6] Additionally he won two domestic league titles and the Hockey Association Cup.[7]
References
- ^ "Club History 1968 – 1983". Norwich Dragons Hockey Club. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Powerful UAU side". Liverpool Daily Post. 14 January 1972. Retrieved 3 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Day shocks seed Haslam". Evening News (London). 5 January 1973. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "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 3 July 2025.
- ^ "Europes's other champions chase a hat-trick too". Evening News (London). 12 May 1978. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "Jolly jet-setters". Evening News (London). 28 June 1975. Retrieved 6 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.