Neil Francis (field hockey)

British field hockey player

Playing position Forward

1978–1983 Guildford

1983–1985 Northampton Saints

Years Team

Neil Francis
Personal information
Playing position	Forward
1978–1983	Guildford
1983–1985	Northampton Saints
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
–	England & Great Britain

Neil Francis is a former British hockey international.

Francis played club hockey for Guildford Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League.^[1] He was capped by England both outdoors and indoors and helped England finish second in the 1978 Four Nations indoor tournament.^[2] Francis also represented Surrey at county level.^[3]

While at Guildford he was selected by England for the 1981 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy^[4] and the 1982 Men's Hockey World Cup in Bombay.^[5]

The following year he competed in the 1983 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship in Amstelveen, Netherlands, where England finished in fifth place.^[6]^[7]

He left Guildford to join Northampton Saints Hockey Club^[8] and also played cricket for the club after retiring from hockey in 1986.^[9]

References

↑ "Reading no match for Guildford". Reading Evening Post. 13 November 1979. Retrieved 28 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Strong England Indoor Hockey Squad". Herts and Essex Observer. 28 December 1978. Retrieved 28 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "International calls could help Berks". Reading Evening Post. 24 October 1979. Retrieved 28 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Champions Trophy". Sikhs in Hockey. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
↑ "England win play-off". Star Green 'un. 9 January 1982. Retrieved 28 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "The England squad". Western Daily Press. 26 July 1983. Retrieved 28 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Hockey Scots beaten in dying seconds". The Scotsman. 27 August 1983. Retrieved 28 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Saints promoted in a five-star show". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 27 August 1983. Retrieved 28 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Saints chalk up seventh County title". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 24 February 1986. Retrieved 28 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

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