Roll of Honour

Staffs players have through the years enjoyed great successes, both winning major events and representing their country. This section is dedicated to them, where available giving information on the individual achievements and illustrations of them “in their hay-day!”

PLAYER	ACHIEVEMENTS
Dave Eddy Barbara and Ed Sutton presenting Dave with a recognition of his long service to Staffs and badminton. Summary of Dave’s Major Achievements (by Barbara and Eddy Sutton) You may or may not be aware that Dave Eddy has chosen today’s match to be his last for the County , and he has decided to officially retire from Staffordshire badminton. Normally Peter Blake, our County Chairman, would have liked to have been here, but unfortunately he has had a longstanding prior engagement, and sends his sincere apologies and best wishes. We did try to find out how many times Dave has represented Staffordshire, but it seems records don’t go back that far!!!! We think he started playing for Staffordshire in 1960, so that means he has been playing for Staffs for 53 years! I can’t understand really why he’s stopping so early!!!! Seriously though, a tremendous milestone which is very unlikely to be matched in the future. As a Staffordshire and world class badminton player, his numerous achievements have included:- * Representing his country on 58 occasions. * Winning 4 National titles. * Being runner up on two occasions in the mens doubles at the All-England. * Winning gold and bronze medals in the Commonwealth Games. * Winning the European championships twice, once in the mixed and once in the mens doubles. I know that there are two special wins in his career, one being the Danish Open mens doubles in 1975. The reason this was so special was because it was the first time an English pairing had won the event since the 1938. If I remember rightly, I was playing quite well that day! The other occasion was his crowning glory – winning an All-England mixed title with Sue Whetnall. FANTASTIC!!! Of course, alongside all these other achievements he has won numerous International events. Apart from his playing prowess, Dave has given up a great deal of his time to the promotion and running of the Staffordshire County Badminton Association, as well as working at National level. He has also spent a lot of time encouraging and coaching younger players. He can certainly look back with pride at what he has achieved and the time he has devoted to the County, and he will be sorely missed. However, I’m certain he won’t be hanging up his rackets for good and I would like you all to join me in wishing Dave all the very best for the future. On behalf of Staffordshire Badminton Association, I would like to present Dave with these champagne glasses as a thank you for your fantastic work. Could you all please put your hands together as a sign of our appreciation. Very well done Dave!	Caps: 58 (1966-79) All England Mixed Doubles Winner with Sue Whetnall in 1974 Winner Danish Open with Ed Sutton in 1975
Eddy Sutton   Eddie’s Other Achievements include: National Mens Doubles Champion with Dave Eddy European Championships Mens doubles Runners-Up Won Dutch Open twice Won Czechoslovakian Open twice Won Portugese Open twice Represented Staffs since 1967	Caps: 40 (1972-81) Winner Danish Open with Dave Eddy in 1975 – First English pair to win since 1938, and no other English pair has won since!
Tracey Hallam   Tracey started playing Badminton when she was only 7 years old thanks to her junior school teacher. Her ambition was to challenge the top 10 best badminton players in the world. Tracey first represented England against China in 1997 and improved her game year on year, to become the number 1 ranked player in England and the 7th best in the world. Highlights: Commonwealth women’s singles Gold. Competing in the Olympic Games in Athens and Beijing Malaysian Open Finalist. Quarter-final World Champs 2007, Romanian International 2007 winner, Vietnam and Toulouse International 2007 winner Best Performance: Beating reigning World Champion in the Malaysian Open 2006 Semi-final National Achievements: England National (Singles) Champion 2004, 2006, 2008 English National Champion in Ladies Doubles w/Donna Kellogg	Caps: 81 (1997- 2008) Commonwealth Games Silver Medal in the Ladies Singles at Manchester in 2002
Barbara Sutton   Barbara’s Other Achievements include: English National winner on 2 Occasions European Championships Silver Medalist Won Danish Open Won German Open twice Won Swedish Open 3 times Won Czechoslovakian Open Won Portugese Open Represented Staffs since 1977	Caps: 49 (1974-86) World Championships Bronze Medalist Commonwealth Games Individual Bronze Medalist and Team Gold Medalist
Jack McColl (If anyone has any details and/or pictures to develop this section, please send to the Website Author)	Caps: 31 (1951-58)
Miss B Bird (If anyone has any details and/or pictures to develop this section, please send to the Website Author)	Caps: 2 (1959-60)
Mrs M Warren (If anyone has any details and/or pictures to develop this section, please send to the Website Author)	Caps: 1 (1956-57)
Stefan Pandya  (If anyone has any details and/or pictures to develop this section, please send to the Website Author)	Caps: 1 (1989-90)