Alan Noble (field hockey)

Alan Noble
Personal information
Born (1885-02-09)9 February 1885
Loughborough, England
Died 30 November 1952(1952-11-30) (aged 67)
Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia
Playing position Left-half
Senior career
Years Team
1905–1907 Huyton
1907–1908 Formby
1907–1911 Bebington
1911–1912 Southport
National team
Years Team Caps
1908 England 6
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Great Britain
Gold medal – first place 1908 London Team competition

Alan Henry Noble (9 February 1885 – 30 November 1952) was a field hockey player, who won a gold medal with the England team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.[1]

Biography

Noble was educated at Derby Public School and played club hockey for Huyton, Formby, Southport, Bebington and Alderley Edge[2] and captained Lancashire at county level.[3]

He emigrated to Australia in order to take a position as secretary for the Union Bank of Australia.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alan Noble Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Alan Noble". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Hockey". Manchester Courier. 5 January 1912. Retrieved 4 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.