Brian Disbury (field hockey)

British field hockey player

Born Q.1951
Aylesbury, England

Playing position Forward

Years Team

1969–1982 Redditch

Brian Disbury
Personal information
Born	Q.1951 Aylesbury, England
Playing position	Forward
Senior career
Years	Team
1969–1982	Redditch
National team
Years	Team	Caps
–	Great Britain & England	12

Brian R. Disbury (born Q1.1951) is a former British hockey international.

Disbury, born in Aylebury, played club hockey for Redditch Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League and represented the Midlands^[1] and Worcestershire at county level.^[2]

While at Redditch, he was called into the England training camp in 1973^[3] and made his debut for England in 1974 and Great Britain in 1975.^[1]

He represented England at the 1975 Men's Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur.^[4]^[5]

After retiring from competitive hockey he joined the Great Britain set up and was the assistant manager to the bronze medal-winning side at the 1984 Summer Olympics.^[1]

References

1 2 3 "Redditch hockey veteran, who helped Olympic team to success, presented with cap". Redditch & Alcester Advertiser. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
↑ "Hockey men take a six-goal tanning". Leamington Spa Courier. 20 October 1972. Retrieved 4 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Disbury in hockey squad". Birmingham Daily Post. 20 October 1972. Retrieved 4 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "England name hockey squad". Liverpool Daily Post. 19 December 1974. Retrieved 4 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.

v t e England squad – 1975 World Cup – sixth place
1 Aldridge 2 Barker (gk) 3 Blackmore 4 Brookeman 5 Cotton (capt) 6 Disbury 7 Freitag 8 Long 9 McGinn I. 10 Mills (gk) 11 Neale 12 Purdy 13 Smith 14 Svehlik 15 Thomson 16 Whalley 17 Whitaker Coach: Langhorne Manager: John Ivens

v t e Great Britain squad – 1984 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal
1 Taylor 2 Pappin 3 Martin 4 Barber 5 Cattrall 6 Potter 7 Dodds 8 McConnell 9 Hughes 10 Westcott (c) 11 Leman 12 Batchelor 13 Kerly 14 Duthie 15 Bhaura 16 Precious Coach: Whitaker Manager: Self, Assistant manager: Disbury

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