The International

The Lions (England) vs Austration 1981

At....Chalfont Park Sports Association

Finally some proof of what we know already.  On Friday 26th June 1981, an international hockey match was held at Chalfont Park Sports Association by Chalfont St. Peter Hockey Club.  Famous names including Sean Kerly, Ian Taylor, Phil Barber, Richard Dodds et al from England played against an Australia XI.

The official programme for the day has been dug up and scanned.  Click on the images below to enlarge them and read the team sheets, the front cover and a few other gems....

The programme cover...
The team sheet, read it to believe who has played at our ground!
About Chalfont St. Peter as it was back then
About the Lions team
About the Australian team.