Committee Members celebrate Women’s World Cup 40th anniversary

In 1975, the Scottish Women’s Hockey Association hosted the largest ever women’s hockey tournament in Edinburgh, featuring over 21 nations including the Great Britain U21 team.

The event, in conjunction with the International Federation of Women’s Hockey Associations (IFWHA) conference, was designated as the first ever Women’s World Cup.

40 years on, members of the organising committee met recently to celebrate the aforementioned milestone anniversary of the event.

WC 1975

(Members of the World Cup organising committee; Back Row: Evlyn Raistrick, Elaine Turner, Kit Gow, Wendy McLean. Front: Anne Gulland, Jean Calder, Jennifer Munroe)

The final was played between England and Wales, with the former winning the competition. The winning trophy, the Royal Bank of Scotland Quaich, was presented at subsequent World Cups organised by the International Hockey Federation (FIH).

A full report on the event and Scottish Women’s Hockey Association’s involvement in the IFWHA’s merger with the FIH is detailed in Chapter 6 of ‘100 Years of Scottish Hockey’.

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