| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 30 June 1948 | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Southgate | |||
| National team | |||
| 1970-1978 | England | 73 (?) | |
| 1970-1978 | Great Britain | 54 (?) | |
Bernard James "Bernie" Cotton MBE (born 30 June 1948) is a field hockey coach and former player and captain. He won 73 caps for England and 54 for Great Britain, representing the country at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1] He went on to serve as Great Britain's assistant manager at the 1988 Summer Olympics, where the team won a gold medal, and as manager at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where they finished sixth.
Having gained a degree in Geography at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge,[2] he worked as a geography teacher at Bishop's Stortford College for six years in the late 1960s and 1970s, before returning during the 1990s. He left the school to work as a performance director for the British Olympic Association, later becoming Performance Manager.[3] In 2009 he was awarded an MBE for services to sports.[1]