David Mathews (field hockey)
English field hockey player
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David Mathews (born 25 May 1977) is a retired English field hockey player.
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| Born | 25 May 1977 England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Mathews was educated at Simon Langton School and played club hockey for Canterbury in the Men's England Hockey League. While at Canterbury he was part of the England squad that competed in the men's tournament at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.[1][2][3][4]
Later, Mathews played club hockey for in Netherlands playing for Amsterdam[5][6] and after another spell with Canterbury then played for Holcombe.[7]
Mathews was a player/assistant coach for 9 years at Canterbury and head coach for Richmond Hockey Club for 6 years. Additionally, he worked as head of hockey for Gordon's School. In 2021, Mathews was appointed Director of Hockey at Old Cranleighan Hockey Club.[8]
