Pollard, Marjorie

Marjorie Pollard, (born 1899, Peterborough, Northamptonshire, Eng.—died March 21, 1982), field hockey player who became one of England’s greatest players. She was also editor of Hockey Field magazine from 1946 to 1970.

Pollard competed in her first hockey match at school as a goalkeeper, but when her team was beaten 17–0, she opted to become a forward. She won her first cup for England in 1921 and, except for two short periods, played regularly for the national team until 1933.

Her goal-scoring feats were extraordinary, including eight goals that she scored against Germany in 1926 and 13 in the 20–0 defeat of Wales in 1928. Pollard spent most of her career with the Peterborough club before founding North Northants, for whom she played her last match in 1949. After her retirement Pollard became acting president of the All England Women’s Hockey Association and a sports journalist.