Bernie Cotton

Who is Bernie Cotton?

Bernard James "Bernie" Cotton MBE 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. 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, 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. In 2009 he was awarded an MBE for services to sports.