Christy Willstrop

Willstrop was born in York on 18 September 1963 and was the son of the well known coach Malcolm Willstrop. He played for Greshams and then Redwood Lodge and represented Yorkshire at county level.^[2]

In 1976 he was the British U14 champion and subsequently won three more British age titles; U16 (1977),^[3] U19 (1978) and U23 (1982).^[2] He earned a record 25 caps for England at junior level^[2] before making nine full international appearances for England.^[2]

Willstrop won a gold medal for the England men's national squash team at the European Squash Team Championships during the 1984 European Squash Team Championships.^[4][5] Willstrop later played for Pontefract^[6]

His stepsibling is James Willstrop.^[7]