Cliftonville Hockey Club

Founded 1896

Carson and Dixon

100+ Years of Club Service!

Rose Brothers
(Andrew &
Jonathan) - Sons of
the Fathers in the
rejuvenated
Cliftonville Team!

The Rose Cup

Presented by J C Rose
to AD Rose in 2010

A D Rose MBE
married to
Joan

Dixon was President of IHU in 1985-87

and again President Irish Hockey Associa?on in 2006-08

Awarded Merit Badge of the IHU in 1994

President of the Ulster Branch of IHU in 1979-80

Honorary Life Member of Hockey Ireland & Irish Selector for 12 Years

Ulster Branch Council Member for 50+ Years and held Oce of Hon Secretary

Vice President of Irish Hockey plus Council & Management CommiTee Member

FIH & EHF Tournament Director. Chairman of CommiTee European Na?ons Cup
1991-95.
Women's European Championship 2005 & Event Manager Women's World Cup 1994

Member of the Ni Sports Council

Dixon was Hon Secretary CHC from 1960-2016 (56 Years of Service)

Cli_onville Senior Player for 37 Years winning 2 Irish Cups (1974-75 &
1975-76), 6 Senior League Titles (1966-67, 1967-68, 1970-71, 1972-73,
1973-74 & 1975-76), 2 Kirk Cups (1967-68 & 1968-69).

Dixon played his last game in 1984 when he was 50 years and was the
President of the Irish Cricket Union at that ?me

Cli_onville HC Captain 1957-59 & 1963-66

Also played Senior Cricket for Instonians CC Batsman making his debut in 1947 at 13
years old! Captain of 1964 NCU Cup winning side

President of the Irish Cricket Union 1984
Northern Cricket Union (NCU) Execu?ve Member for 25 Years

Acted as Groundsman preparing the Squares at Shane Park & Shaw's Bridge

Managed the Ulster Grasshoppers historic trip to South Africa 1981-82 and was
aec>onately known as "The Damager" aEer some colourful incidents on tour

1961 - Dixon Rose 27 years old, first year as

Honorary Secretary CHC

Dixon pictured in the 1st XI 1976 Irish Senior Cup, Senior

League, Corken Cup, Antrim, Bangor & Carrick six-a-sides

Dixon Rose with Olympic Gold Medallists Jimmy Kirkwood & Stephen Martin in Seoul 1988

Dixon Rose
MBE
Awarded for
Voluntary
Service to
Northern
Ireland Sport in
2008

plus WJ Paddy
Pa@erson" Trophy
for DisDnguished
Services to NI
Sport

Dixon Rose
MBE
Ulster Hockey
Personality of
the Year 2011

AD Rose - Ireland Interna?onal Player 1957-69 (14 Caps) making his debut

at Comber as a hard tackling defender! Nowadays with many more xtures,

this would equate to 100 plus Caps and he was "12th Man" on many
occasions! Picture below is his 3rd Cap against Holland.

Dixon was also Ireland Interna?onal Captain and an Ulster Player and Ulster
Captain winning 105 Ulster Caps

Dixon Rose
Ulster Branch
(IHU)
President
(pictured with Billy
Pollock, Lennie
McCaigue & Frank
Young, Coaches from
Cliftonville at the
Irish Schoolboys
Coaching Course
1979)

J C Rose
married to Yvonne

Carson has served as CommiTee Chairman CHC

from 1977-2016 (39 Years of commiTed Service)

Cli_onville HC 1st XI Player and Captain of 2nd XI

Cli_onville HC 2nd XI Irish Junior Cup Medal

1963-64

Ulster Branch Hockey Grade 1 Umpire

Carson also played Senior Cricket:

A renowned Wicket Keeper and Club Chairman of
Instonians CC he played for the NCU Presidents XI and
Ulster Town. A Member of 1964 NCU Cup winning side,
he would have surely been recognised with Irish
Representa?ve Honours except for the brilliance of Ossie
Colhoun at that ?me (who earned 87 Caps)

Carson played in Cliftonville 2nd XIs only ever Irish Junior Cup Win

Carson Rose - the

Ultimate Fairest Club
Chairman Ever!

Carson Elected
Captain 2nd XI
in 1969

Carson Rose in
action for Instonians
Cricket Club

Carson great
supporter of
the CHC
Juniors

Cliftonville 1st XI with Carson and Dixon

Carson &
Dixon always
supporting
and
cheering on
all CHC
Teams

Welcome our Guest

Des Simon
Centenarian!
Past President of
Cliftonville HC

Ulster Hockey Personality of the Year 2016

H D Simon
CHC Hon Sec
1945-57
CHC Chairman
1958-59
President Ulster
Branch (IHU)
1965-66
President IHU
1974-75
Merit Badge IHU
1973
Honorary Life
Member of
Hockey Ireland
FIH Umpire
Grade II

1st XI 1964 - Senior League & Kirk Cup