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Stuart Head

Stuart Head is a British former field hockey player.

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Stuart Head
Personal information
Born19731
Sport
SportField hockey
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
1990–1999 East Grinstead - -
1999–2003 Surbiton - -
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
– England & Great Britain -
Medal record
field hockey
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Team
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Padua Team

Stuart Head (born 1973) is a British former field hockey player.

Biography

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 League2 and while at the club represented England and won a bronze medal, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur34

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

References

  1. "Selected". Horley & Gatwick Mirror. 29 September 1988. Retrieved 12 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Head set for battle". The Argus. 16 March 1999. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  3. "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  4. "Three more for England". Reading Evening Post. 5 August 1998. Retrieved 8 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Four sign for Surbiton". Kingston Informer. 13 August 1999. Retrieved 30 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "GB hockey's unlikely lads". News Shopper. 22 September 2000. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  7. "Hockey excellence". Epsom College.