Howard Davis (field hockey)

Howard Davis
Personal information
Born (1932-09-24) 24 September 1932
Broseley, England
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Senior career
Years Team
1951–1968 North Stafford
National team
Years Team Caps
– Great Britain 41
– England 40

Francis Howard Vincent Davis (born 24 September 1932) is a British field hockey player. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics, the 1960 Summer Olympics and was captain at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Davis played club hockey for North Stafford Hockey Club.[2]

Davis represented Great Britain at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne.[3]

A second Olympic appearance ensued for Great Britain at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome[4] and he was chosen as captain of 1964 Great Britain team for his third Olympics in Tokyo.[5]

In 1967, he came out of retirement to captain England against Australia.[6]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Howard Davis Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Hockey in Ireland:a comparison". Staffordshire Sentinel. 4 March 1961. Retrieved 11 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Eight picked for Olympic hockey". Nottingham Guardian. 1 March 1960. Retrieved 11 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Midland men in Olympic Hockey 18". Birmingham Daily Post. 2 October 1967. Retrieved 11 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Davis back as England skipper". Staffordshire Sentinel. 26 March 1962. Retrieved 11 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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