Stuart Head
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Stuart Head (born 1973) is a British former field hockey player.
Biography
[edit]Head was educated at Copthorne School in Copthorne, West Sussex, where he was the captain of the hockey club and head boy. He was selected for the England U16 team in 1988.[1]
Head played club hockey for East Grinstead in the Men's England Hockey League[2] and while at the club represented England and won a bronze medal, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur[3][4]
He left East Grinstead to join Surbiton for the 1999/2000 season.[5] He was a travelling reserve for the 2000 Summer Olympics.[6]
After a competitive playing career, Head coached field hockey at Epsom College alongside former teammate Michael Johnson.[7]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Selected". Horley & Gatwick Mirror. 29 September 1988. Retrieved 12 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Head set for battle". The Argus. 16 March 1999. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ↑ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
- ↑ "Three more for England". Reading Evening Post. 5 August 1998. Retrieved 8 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Four sign for Surbiton". Kingston Informer. 13 August 1999. Retrieved 30 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "GB hockey's unlikely lads". News Shopper. 22 September 2000. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ↑ "Hockey excellence". Epsom College.
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