About Calum

Calum burst onto the International hockey scene at the European Cup in 1995. His 9 goals in 7 games didn’t just help England to win a European Bronze medal, but also entered his name into the record books as the first English player to win a top goal scorer award in a major competition. Just as his appearance was controversial, so was his career, and is widely regarded as one of the best short corner strikers in the world.

Calums journey to the top of his chosen sport was not easy. He attended a non-hockey playing state school, where he found himself in constant trouble as a result of suffering from ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). Living a life that held no future and leading only to a path of trouble with the law, Calum took every ounce of his energy and used it outside of school to play hockey.

Calum watched the British Hockey Team in the 1984 Olympics, and was so inspired that he decided there and then, that one day he too would compete at an Olympic Games. From that moment his life was never going to be the same, and his bleak future started to look much brighter.

Overcoming numerous challenges and breaking many barriers along the way, in 1996 he finally achieved his dream when he competed in the Atlanta Olympics. 4 years later he retired at his second Olympic Games in Sydney. He had played 143 international games, and scored 110 goals, retiring as the joint highest goal scorer with Sean Kerly.

Calum retired in order to pursue his coaching career and became full-time player coach to Oxted hockey club. In 2005 he fulfilled the promise he made 7 years earlier, gaining the club promotion to the National league for the first time in their history.

Calum is currently player coach for Havant Hockey Club, and in just two seasons has led the club back to the pinnacle of English hockey.