Glenn Kirkham

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Glenn Kirkham
Medal record

Men’s Field Hockey
Competitor for England
European Championship
Bronze	2011 Gladbach	Team

Glenn Charles W. Kirkham (born 8 October 1982 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire) is an English field hockey player.

Early life

He was educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford. He achieved a BSc in Sports Science at Loughborough University.

Hockey

He is an English field hockey player, who made his international senior debut for the national squad in January 2002 in a match against Poland. Nicknamed Glenda, Kirkham started his field hockey career at the small club of Alford from a young age, from here Glenn moved to the bigger club of Long Sutton until it was time to go to university. Glenn passed his Alevels at the Queen Elizabeth Grammar school in Alford and set off to the University of Loughborough where he played for Loughborough Students' Men's Hockey Club in the England Hockey League Premier Division. Currently, he is playing for East Grinstead. He was named as the England captain for 2006-07, and currently serves as vice-captain. He used to play football for the youth team of Scunthorpe United FC where he played in the junior FA Cup. He has also been an above average cricket player in his time, representing the legendary team Alford & District Cricket Club, in the Lincolnshire Premier League.

Glenn took part in the pinnacle of a hockey players career of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, where the Great Britain hockey team beat Korea in the 5th/6th play off game to finish 5th.

Glenn was always part of the England team that participated in the field hockey world cup in Monchengladbach, Germany where they finished 5th overall. Also in the European championships in Liepzig, Germany in 2005 where they finished 6th. Glenn was part of the England squad in Delhi, India at the Hero Honda World Cup that lost only one group game against Spain, putting them through to the semi-finals.

Kirkham represented Great Britain at the London 2012 Olympics, where the team finished in 4th place.

Personal life

He lives in Hoddesdon. He is currently a sports coach and form tutor at The Perse School.

References

v t e England squad – 2005 Champions Challenge

1 West 3 Brothers 4 Kirkham 5 Alexander 8 Stedman 9 Pearn 10 Daly 11 Garrard (c) 12 Clarke 13 Moore 14 Hawes 15 Cordon 16 Taylor 17 Wilson 18 Middleton 19 Brown 20 Tindall 23 Ebsworth Coach: Lee

v t e England squad – 2006 Commonwealth Games

4 Kirkham (c) 5 Alexander 9 Jones 10 Daly 11 Garrard 12 Clarke 13 Moore 14 Hawes 15 Cordon 18 Middleton 20 Tindall 21 Bleby 23 Ebsworth 24 Marsden 25 Fair 28 S. Mantell Coach: Lee

v t e England squad – 2007 Champions Challenge

3 Brothers 4 Kirkham (c) 5 Alexander 6 R. Mantell 7 Jackson 8 S. Mantell 9 Jones 10 Daly 11 Garrard 12 Clarke 13 Moore 14 Hawes 15 Cordon 18 Middleton 20 Tindall 21 Bleby 24 Marsden 25 Fair Coach: Lee

v t e England squad – 2007 European Nations Cup

3 Brothers 4 Kirkham (c) 5 Alexander 6 R. Mantell 7 Jackson 8 S. Mantell 9 Jones 10 Daly 11 Garrard 12 Clarke 13 Moore 15 Cordon 17 Wilson 18 Middleton 20 Tindall 21 Bleby 24 Marsden 25 Fair Coach: Lee

v t e Great Britain squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – 5th place

1 McGregor 4 Kirkham 5 Alexander 6 R. Mantell 7 Jackson 8 S. Mantell 9 Dick 10 Daly 12 Clarke 13 Moore 14 Hawes (c) 17 Wilson 18 Middleton 20 Tindall 21 Bleby 22 Marsden Coach: Lee

v t e Great Britain squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – 4th place

4 Kirkham 7 Jackson 9 Martin 10 Daly 12 Clarke 13 Moore 14 Hawes 17 Wilson 18 Middleton 20 Tindall 23 Mackay 24 Lewers 25 Fair 26 Catlin 27 Fox 29 Smith Coach: Lee

Persondata
Name	Kirkham, Glenn
Alternative names	Captain Kirk, The G dawg, Scholes of Hockey
Short description	Best Hockey player/coach/form tutor ever, period
Date of birth	8 October 1982
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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