Playing Over 50s

Player profiles

1. 

   Shawn Baker

   Preferred position: Defender

   Member of over 30 years and still enjoying the wonderful game we all play. Best thing about Hampton is the lasting friendships that are built.
   Proudest moment to lead the Vets team in the final of the Vets Plate, shame it wasn't victorious but a memorable occasion only.
   Despite every effort still being picked for the 3's so cannot be that bad a player.

2. 

   Philip Baker

   Preferred position: Defender

3. 

   Ian Bent

   Preferred position: Defender

4. 

   Dafydd Bowles

   Preferred position: Unknown

   Started playing at a very early age, I started at a club in north Wales called Monsanto. While I was there I went on to play for North Wales U14s through to U21s and Wales U15s through to U21s. I then moved to Coventry to go to uni where I played for Coventry and North Warwickshire and Warwickshire U21s and seniors where I won the county championships and came runner up twice. I then went and played national league for Bournville where I was averaging 21 goals a season. After a couple of years my knees stopped me playing and since then I have had several operations on my legs to get it sorted and I am now here at Hampton where I feel at home.

5. 

   Lloyd Brammer

   Preferred position: Forward

   Born Macclesfield, Cheshire so really a Northerner. Started playing hockey at King's Macclesfield and then Alderley Edge, Exeter University, Harborne and Hampton for the past 26 years (with a brief 6 year interlude while in Texas). Still turning out for the 2nd team and Vets.

   I am now proud to be Chairman, following in the footsteps of a number of illustrious predecessors, a number of whom are still on the committee.

6. 

   Phil Cannell

   Preferred position: Defender

   Played hockey since I was 15, body now starting to show it. Love the sport and can't leave it alone, first club was Olton but now been at Hampton for 20 years !! Married a long standing Hampton member "T" love her and the club she introduced me to. Great people great club had and having loads of fun.

7. 

   Mike Clift

   Preferred position: Unknown

8. 

   Robert Court

   Preferred position: Defender

   Was lured by Ian Herbert into the web of Hampton Hockey, starting off as a well meaning parent of 4 sons who joined the junior section. Had never played hockey until my late 30's, and it still shows.

9. 

   Paul Cronin

   Preferred position: Forward

10. 

    Steven Davis

    Preferred position: Unknown

11. 

    Jon Doherty

    Preferred position: Utility

12. 

    Ryan Duffy

    Preferred position: Forward

13. 

    James Ebdon-Muir

    Preferred position: Forward

    I have this new theory that human adolescence doesn’t end until your early forties...i am trying to test that theory.

14. 

    James Fisher

    Preferred position: Forward

15. 

    Clive Forsythe

    Preferred position: Unknown

    Only got into hockey becuase I couldn't play football at Senior School.... Enjoyed some early years success with caps for England schoolboys at U16 & U18 level making the national press and a photo and article on the back page of the Coventry Evening Telegraph (nice) and played a handful of times for the U21s... Discovered wine women and song and it was downhill from there... Couple of seasons at C&NW in their National League days, but like so many who wander, Hampton is my hockey home. Stopped playing for about 6 years when Jack was born, Vets rejuvenated me and have enjoyed our recent cup runs and the Divisional tournaments and being part of the winning Midlands over 40s side in 2009... Still attempting to be the exception that proves the rule that 'you can't teach old dogs new tricks' and the mind at least remains very willing.... The sense of community that exists at Hampton is like nothing else I have ever experienced, we are very lucky.....

16. 

    Tom Hancock

    Preferred position: Defender

17. 

    Gary Hastings

    Preferred position: Forward

18. 

    Ian Herbert

    Preferred position: Unknown

19. 

    David Hogg

    Preferred position: Defender

20. 

    Jeremy Horgan

    Preferred position: Forward

21. 

    Richard Iles

    Preferred position: Forward

22. 

    David Lloyd

    Preferred position: Midfielder

    Joined in November 2012, and really looking forward to getting back to enjoying my hockey,

23. 

    Pete Lowen

    Preferred position: Defender

    Played at school, then took up hockey again in my 40s. Played for Kings Heath, mainly 5ths then Badgers for last 15 - 20 years, helped and coached youth section, recently moved to live in Coventry and would like to carry on playing for another couple of seasons fitness permitting and if anyone will have me!

24. 

    Campbell Oswald

    Preferred position: Midfielder

25. 

    Nigel Pond

    Preferred position: Unknown

    Started after uni to keep fit 25 years ago. Now slowing up somewhat.

26. 

    David Robinson

    Preferred position: Utility

27. 

    Simon Robinson

    Preferred position: Midfielder

28. 

    John Sanders

    Preferred position: Forward

29. 

    Gary Sawyer

    Preferred position: Utility

30. 

    Andrew Scoular

    Preferred position: Unknown

31. 

    Chris Seeley

    Preferred position: Utility

    Part of the Hampton 5th Team promoted in April 2014 and again in April 2015 then demoted in 2016.

32. 

    Jonathan Starling

    Preferred position: Midfielder

33. 

    Ian Thomas

    Preferred position: Unknown

34. 

    Mitch Timms

    Preferred position: Unknown

35. 

    Simon Villanueva

    Preferred position: Utility

36. 

    Greg Wade

    Preferred position: Midfielder

    Full time coach and senior pro in the 1st team,
    Great to be back playing with loads of youngsters in the team to balance out my ageing legs!

37. 

    Adrian Weeks

    Preferred position: Defender

38. 

    Stuart Wood-Edens

    Preferred position: Defender

39. 

    Darren Woodward

    Preferred position: Midfielder

40. 

    Glen Woodward

    Preferred position: Forward

    Attacking player with unorthodox and unique style of play. Stupidly long arms enable a long reach for defensive blocks and combined with the will to dive for anything "out of reach" means that the opposition need to play very wide to get past. Mainly dribbles with just the one hand (the right hand because he's terrible at dribbling with two hands :) ) - this often confuses the opposition and has been told by many players that this is hard to play against.

41. 

    Joff Woolley

    Preferred position: Defender

    I began to play hockey in March 2015, so still learning and I might even be getting better!

42. 

    Peter Wreford

    Preferred position: Unknown

43. 

    James Cronin

    Preferred position: Goalkeeper

44. 

    Philip Dearden

    Preferred position: Utility

45. 

    Samuel Hiskett

    Preferred position: Goalkeeper

46. 

    Jon Plant

    Preferred position: Defender