Brian Purdy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia British field hockey player Born Q2.1946Portsmouth, EnglandYears Team1966–1967 R.A.F1967–1973 FarehamBrian PurdyPersonal informationBorn Q2.1946Portsmouth, EnglandSenior careerYears Team1966–1967 R.A.F1967–1973 Fareham1973–1975 Trojans1977–1987 HavantNational teamYears Team Caps Goals– Great Britain – England Brian M. Purdy (born Q2.1946) is a former British hockey international. Purdy was in the R.A.F and was capped by the England U23 team in 1966.[1] He played club hockey for Fareham Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League and while at Fareham made his England debut in March 1968[2] and was in the training squad for the 1973 Men's Hockey World Cup but eventually missed out on the final 16.[3] After moving from Fareham to Trojans Hockey Club he was selected by England for the 1975 Men's Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur.[4][5] He later played for Havant Hockey Club.[6] References ↑ "Goal needed to add sparkle". Sleaford Standard. 25 November 1966. Retrieved 4 July 2025. ↑ "England call on four newcomers". Birmingham Daily Post. 18 March 1968. Retrieved 4 July 2025. ↑ "Day shocks seed Haslam". Evening News (London). 5 January 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 3 July 2025. ↑ "Havant Hockey Club's nine Great Britain internationals honoured at special cap presentation ceremony". Portsmouth News. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2025. vteEngland 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: LanghorneManager: John Ivens This biographical article relating to an English field hockey figure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.vte Related Articles
