David Craig (field hockey)

British field hockey player

Playing position Defender

Years Team

1978–1986 Southgate

1987–1989 Wakefield

David Craig

Personal information

Playing position

Defender

Senior career

Years

Team

1978–1986

1987–1989

1990

Welton

National team

Years

Team

Caps

Goals

–

Medal record

David Craig is a former British hockey international.

Craig played club hockey for Southgate Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League^[1] and was a short corner and penalty flick specialist.^[2]

In 1984 he won the Dunlop Johnson award having made the most outstanding contribution to the club.^[3]

While at Southgate he was selected by England for the 1982 Men's Hockey World Cup in Bombay^[4] and was part of the bronze medal winning Great Britain team that competed at the 1984 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, in Karachi, Pakistan.^[5]

After leaving Southgate, he had a spell with Wakefield Hockey Club^[6] before joining Welton Hockey Club in 1990.^[7]

References

↑ "Dave steers East to hockey triumph". Eastbourne Herald. 4 April 1981. Retrieved 27 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Two-goal Craig beats US". Ireland's Saturday Night. 19 November 1983. Retrieved 27 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Roll of Honour". Southgate Hockey Club. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
↑ "England fail". Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 7 January 1982. Retrieved 27 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Champions Trophy". Sikhs in Hockey. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
↑ "Hockey". Hull Daily Mail. 2 February 1990. Retrieved 27 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Hockey". Scarborough Evening News. 6 October 1987. Retrieved 27 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

v t e England squad – 1981 Champions Trophy – 6th place
1 Bhaura 2 Brookeman 3 Craig 4 Dodds 5 Duthie 6 Francis 7 Hughes (c) 8 Hurst (gk) 9 Khehar 10 Leman 11 Precious 12 Rule 13 I. Taylor (gk) 14 Wallace 15 Westcott 16 Wilkinson Coach: Whitaker Manager: Whalley

v t e England squad – 1982 World Cup – ninth place
1 Barber 2 Bhaura 3 Brookeman 4 Craig 5 Dodds 6 Duthie 7 Francis 8 Hughes (capt) 9 Hurst (gk) 10 Khehar 11 Leman 12 Precious 13 Rule 14 Taylor I. (gk) 15 Westcott 16 Wilkinson Coach: Whitaker Manager: Self

v t e Great Britain squad – 1984 Champions Trophy – Bronze medal
1 Bhaura 2 Cattrall 3 Clift 4 Craig 5 Duthie 6 Faulkner 7 Hughes 8 Kerly 9 Leman 10 Lewis 11 Martin 12 McConnell 13 Pappin (gk) 14 Potter 15 Shaw 16 I. Taylor (gk)

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