Book Reviews: An Introduction

Book Reviews

Our Library at The Hockey Museum is without question the largest hockey library in the world, with over 1000 titles. Our earliest book is dated 1810 but the vast majority of the collection dates from 1900 to the present day. We are still discovering previously published titles from around the world and there are also new publications appearing. Our library wishes to obtain copies of any books about hockey and also books on people who have played our great game. If you know of any books or pamphlets that include a reference to hockey please let our Librarian know via the contact form.

This feature on our website will give reviews on new publications that we receive and occasionally we will do reviews on significant hockey books from the past. Please give us feedback on any aspect of our book reviews.

Book Reviews: An Introduction

"Bobotie Dawn" by Gavin Featherstone

Former England international player and South Africa World Cup and Olympic coach Gavin Featherstone has just completed a tour of South Africa promoting his latest book Bobotie Dawn. It is an enthralling read – a memoir which offers fascinating insight into Gavin’s risky decision to coach club hockey in...

"Stick & Ball Games: An Evolution Of Hockey" by Ian Smith

The library at The Hockey Museum (THM) grows slightly every week, normally due to hockey books (or books containing reference to hockey) from the past. A couple of times a year we have a newly published book; however, it is rare for a new publication to be from the ‘pen’...

“Rhesus Positive” by Gavin Featherstone

A younger brother enters the world by means of a full-body blood transfusion only to be welcomed into a Docklands family within the grip of the Blitz, doodlebugs and rationing. The two siblings emerge from bombed out Paradise Street to take on a London world of dramatic change in the...

“No Number Nine” by FJ Campbell

At the recent Vitality Hockey Women’s World Cup 2018 held in London, The Hockey Museum (THM) had its own exhibition in the Fan Zone at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. It was complimented by a small shop selling replica historic sticks, stamps and books amongst other things. There was a certain...

“The Hockey-Kids, The Adventure Begins” by Sabine Hahn

Here at The Hockey Museum we get very excited when something new relating to our sport is released so you can imagine the excitement when we got wind of a new children’s book featuring hockey. A week later when our copy arrived in the post there was debate around the...

"The Great Britain Hockey Story" by Bill Colwill

As hockey fans, seldom do we gain access to a compendium of our national team’s fortunes covering half a century. This book, cleverly crafted by one of hockey’s most respected and enduring journalists, Bill Colwill, offers the reader a tremendous insight into the history of the Great Britain men and...

"On The Origin Of Hockey" by Carl Gidén, Patrick Houda and Jean-Patrice Martel

This work by three members of The Society for International Research reflects years of patient study into the great game we generically refer to as hockey. Academic it certainly is, but do not let that phase you at all, because On The Origin Of Hockey possesses a multitude of gems...

"From Tears To Cheers" by Phil Thomas

Published by lulu.com, 2012. A British female hockey player's journey to compete in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, and the London 2012 Olympic Games … The dilemma of writing what is essentially a biography about one's own daughter is how to present the book successfully in more than just a...

"1309 Days Later" by John Pennington

Published by Amazon, 2012. John Pennington's account of the plight of a never ending losing team may resonate with small sports and hockey clubs up and down the land, its rendition of a three year period when Grantham, a backwater hockey club in the east of England, experienced three...

"Ernest Bracebridge" or "Schoolboy Day" by WHG Kingston

Published by Gall & Inglis, 1860. A surprising number of hockey books are published every year and sometimes it takes The Hockey Museum (THM) a while to become aware of them as hockey is not mentioned in the title. In the case of biographies and autobiographies it can take...

"The Hockey Dynamic: Examining The Forces That Shaped The Modern Game" by Gavin Featherstone

The Hockey Dynamic is a thoroughly good read which will appeal to all hockey lovers, but will also be of great interest to general sports fans. Gavin writes in a style where his enthusiasm for hockey shines through honestly and clearly. His years of experience across the world lend authority to...

"How Have I Cheated Death? A Short And Merry Life With Cystic Fibrosis" by Tim Wotton

Most people take playing hockey and a long life for granted. For one English hockey player, these things have never been taken for granted but hockey has proved to be his saviour … Tim Wotton has spent his whole life battling the hereditary illness cystic fibrosis (CF) and recently...

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