[en] | Martin Sloan

Martin Sloan, also referred to as Marty Sloan, is a former field hockey player from Northern Ireland who represented Ireland and Great Britain at international level. Between 1982 and 1995 he made 149 senior appearances for Ireland. Between 1987 and 1995 he captained Ireland on 107 occasions. He represented Ireland at the 1983, 1987, 1991 and 1995 EuroHockey Nations Championships and at the 1990 Men’s Hockey World Cup. Sloan also made 6 senior appearances for Great Britain. He is the father of Ian Sloan, the Ireland, England and Great Britain international.

Martin Sloan
Personal information
Born c.1962
County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
197x–198x Cookstown High School
1979–1980 → Ulster Schools
Senior career
Years Team
197x–2010 Cookstown
198x–199x → Ulster
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1995 Ireland 149
1987 Great Britain 6
Medal record
Representing [en] | Martin Sloan Ireland
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Silver medal – second place 1978 DublinTeam

Domestic teams

Cookstown High School

Sloan attended Cookstown High School where he was a member of teams that won McCullough Cup and Burney Cup finals.[1]

Cookstown

Sloan was a member of the Cookstown team that won the EuroHockey Club Trophy in 1981. He also helped Cookstown win the 1986–87 Irish Senior Cup, defeating Banbridge 4–0 in last final to be played on grass. Towards the end of Cookstown career, he played in the seconds with his two sons, Stephen and Ian. He retired from playing at end of 2009–10 season. He later helped coach youth teams at Cookstown.[1][2][3][4]

Ulster

Sloan also represented Ulster at interprovincial level. He played at Under-18 before going on to play for the senior Ulster team for eleven years, captaining Ulster to seven interprovincial titles.[1]

International

Ireland

Between 1982 and 1995 Sloan made 149 senior appearances for Ireland. He represented Ireland at Under-18 and Under-21 levels before making his senior debut. Sloan was a member of the Ireland team that were silver medallists at the 1978 EuroHockey Junior Championship. Other members of the team included Stephen Martin, Jimmy Kirkwood and Billy McConnell. On 18 June 1982, aged 20, Sloan made his senior debut for Ireland in a 7–0 win against Sweden during a EuroHockey Nations Championship qualifying tournament. He subsequently represented Ireland at the 1983, 1987, 1991 and 1995 EuroHockey Nations Championships. He also played for Ireland at the 1985, 1989 and 1993 Men’s Intercontinental Cups and at the 1990 Men’s Hockey World Cup. On 3 July 1987 he captained Ireland for the first time in an 8–1 win against Belgium. In July 1995 he captained Ireland for the 100th time in a 4–0 win against Italy. In total he captained Ireland on 107 occasions, including at the 1990 Men’s Hockey World Cup and at the 1995 Men’s EuroHockey Nations Championship when they finished 5th.[1][5][6]

Great Britain

Sloan also made 6 appearances in two tournaments for Great Britain. He played for Great Britain at the 1987 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. He was a member of the Great Britain training squad for the 1988 Summer Olympics. However he did not make the final tournament squad.[1][7][8]

TournamentsPlaceTeam
1978 EuroHockey Junior Championship[5] Ireland
1983 Men’s EuroHockey Nations Championship10th Ireland
1985 Men’s Intercontinental Cup6th Ireland
1987 Men’s EuroHockey Nations Championship6th Ireland
1987 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup[7]3rd Great Britain
1989 Men’s Intercontinental Cup5th Ireland
1990 Men’s Hockey World Cup[6]12th Ireland
1991 Men’s EuroHockey Nations Championship7th Ireland
1993 Men’s Intercontinental Cup9th Ireland
1995 Men’s EuroHockey Nations Championship5th Ireland

Source:[1]

Personal life

Sloan is married to Adele and has two sons, Stephen and Ian. All three are also field hockey players. Adele Sloan is a former Ireland international. Between 2007 and 2013 she served as the head teacher at Cookstown High School. Stephen has played for Cookstown. Ian is an Ireland, England and Great Britain international. Away from field hockey, Martin Sloan served as a director of the Northern Health and Social Care Trust.[1][9][10][11][7][12]

Honours

Ireland
Cookstown
Cookstown High School

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g “Martin Sloan – Interview IHA”. cookstownhockeyclub.com. 28 May 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  2. ^ “New base for hockey club”. midulstermail.co.uk. 22 May 2003. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  3. ^ “Hockey: Ex-Irish star Sloan hangs up his stick”. The Belfast Telegraph. 19 September 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  4. ^ “Twos into Semis of IJC”. cookstownhockeyclub.com. 15 March 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  5. ^ a b “Oral History Interview: Stephen (Sam) Martin”. hockeymuseum.net. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  6. ^ a b “Flying with drunken angels, riot police, dodgy curry, potent 7-Up and spotless trainers as Irish play a lament in Lahore”. hookhockey.com. 3 August 2016. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ a b c “Ulsterman Ian Sloan is honoured to be selected as captain of GB”. The Belfast Telegraph. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  8. ^ “Martin and Kirkwood raise toast to Seoul Olympics joy”. The Belfast Telegraph. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  9. ^ “Ian Sloan”. englandhockey.co.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  10. ^ “New principal installed at Cookstown High”. midulstermail.co.uk. 27 March 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  11. ^ “New principal in top form!”. midulstermail.co.uk. 17 April 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  12. ^ “Sloan one of five changes to Revs’ squad”. hookhockey.com. 19 July 2011. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

Source: en.wikipedia.org