Margaret Gleghorne

Margaret Gleghorne, also known as Maggie Gleghorne, is a former women's field hockey player from Northern Ireland who represented both Ireland and Great Britain at international level.

Domestic teams Ballymena Academy Between 1967 and 1974 Gleghorne attended Ballymena Academy. In 1972–73 she was a member of the academy team that were joint winners of the Ulster Senior Schoolgirls' Cup. In 1972 Gleghorne was still a schoolgirl at Ballymena Academy when she made her senior debut for Ireland aged sixteen.

Pegasus Gleghorne played club level field hockey for Pegasus.

Ulster Gleghorne represented Ulster at interprovincial level, both as a schoolgirl and as a senior player. By the time she left school in 1974, she had played for the Ulster schoolgirls team for five years in succession. By the age of fifteen, she had made seven senior interprovincial appearances, the first one gained against Leinster in 1970.

International Ireland In 1972 Gleghorne made her senior debut for Ireland against Scotland. At the time she was still a sixteen year old schoolgirl at Ballymena Academy. In 1972–73 she scored the winning goal for Ireland against England at Wembley in front of a crowd of 60,000. and the 1986 Women's Hockey World Cup. In 2010 she was inducted into the Irish Hockey Association Hall of Fame. Tournaments Place Team 1983 Intercontinental Cup

Honours Ireland Intercontinental Cup Winners: 1983 Triple Crown Winners: 1977 Ballymena Academy Ulster Senior Schoolgirls' Cup Winners: 1972–73