Colin Whalley

Colin James Campbell Whalley
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1941-03-08) 8 March 1941 (age 83)
Irby, Cheshire, England
Sport
Country Great Britain
 England
SportField hockey
PositionCenter forward
ClubFromby
Hightown

Colin James Campbell Whalley (born 8 March 1941) is a former English field hockey player who represented the Great Britain men's national field hockey team at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1][2] He played hockey for Lancashire 153 times, and appeared for England 49 times.[2] He later became the manager of the England team during the 1986 Men's Hockey World Cup, with England finishing as runners-up.[2]

Whalley also played cricket at minor counties level for Cheshire from 1962–1965, making three appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Colin James Campbell Whalley". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Fairbairn, Sir Robert Duncan". Fromby Hockey Club - History. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Colin Whalley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2019.


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