1981

Goalie	Mike Ward	Murrayfield Racers
Goalie	John Pullar	Fife Flyers
Defence	Dave Mason	Murrayfield Racers
Defence	Ally Wood	Murrayfield Racers
Defence	Rob Binns	Durham Wasps
Defence	David Keirl	Durham Wasps
Defence	Robin Andrew	Streatham Redskins
Defence	Al Brennan	Ayr Bruins	to read his bio in the Hall of Fame click here
Defence	Gordon Latto	Fife Flyers	to read his bio in the Hall of Fame click here
Forward	Scott Neil	Murrayfield Racers
Forward	Ronnie Wood	Murrayfield Racers
Forward	Jim Pennycook	Murrayfield Racers
Forward	Stevie Hunter	Murrayfield Racers
Forward	John 'Jock' Hay	Murrayfield Racers
Forward	John Hester	Glasgow Dynamos
Forward	Neil McKay	Fife Flyers
Forward	Jimmy Jack	Fife Flyers
Forward	Paul Whitehouse	Billingham Bombers
Forward	Alfie Miller	Whitley Warriors	to read his bio in the Hall of Fame click here
Forward	Paul Smith	Durham Wasps
Coach	Alex Dampier	Murrayfield Racers	to read his bio in the Hall of Fame click here
Trainer	Ellie Firestone
Manager	John Milne

World Championships, Pool C – 1981 in China.

Venue – Peking.

Great Britain made the long trek to the Peoples Republic of China, only to be thwarted by the speed of their opponents.

For the first time since the 1976 championships held in Poland, the Great Britain team failed to register at least one point, and in the end had to settle for the same prize as in Poland – the Fair Play Cup for the team recording the least penalty minutes. In all seven games played, the Great Britain squad were penalised for a mere 39 minutes in total. Another bright point was new cap Robin Andrew, from Streatham Redskins, being voted as Great Britain’s Best Player by the tournament organisers.

The teams’ cause was not helped going into the tournament when, at the last minute Spain and Australia, the only two teams Great Britain had defeated two years previously in Barcelona, pulled out of the competition to be replaced by two Pool B standard nations – Austria and Denmark.

Veteran centreman Alfie Miller of the Whitley Warriors commented, “It was the toughest world championships I’ve played in. The opposition, particularly the host Chinese, were simply too fast for us.” Paul Whitehouse of the Billingham Bombers top-scored for Great Britain with three goals and two assists from the seven games played, while Murrayfield’s Jim Pennycook also scored three goals.

Tournament Results
March 7th	vs	Hungary	L 0-8	(0-2, 0-3, 0-3)
March 8th	vs	France	L 2-11	(0-4, 1-4, 1-3)
March 10th	vs	China	L 2-12	(0-2, 1-6, 1-4)
March 11th	vs	Denmark	L 2-13	(1-5, 1-4, 0-4)
March 13th	vs	Bulgaria	L 2-4	(1-1, 0-2, 1-1)
March14th	vs	North Korea	L 1-5	(0-1, 0-2, 1-2)
March 16th	vs	Austria	L 2-7	(1-1, 0-3, 1-3)

Compiled with material provided by the pages of the Ice Hockey Annual.