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Beeston Hockey Club

Beeston Hockey Club
Founded1907
LeagueMen's England Hockey League
Women's England Hockey League
Midlands League
Based inBeeston, Nottinghamshire, England
ArenaNottingham Hockey Centre
ColoursBlack, gold (home) and white, black (away)

Beeston Hockey Club is a field hockey club based in Beeston, England. The club was founded in 1907, and plays its home games at the Nottingham Hockey Centre in Nottingham. Beeston is nicknamed the Bees.[1]

The men's 1st XI plays in the Men's England Hockey League and the ladies 1st XI in the Women's England Hockey League.[2] The majority of the other teams compete in the Midlands League. The large club fields six men's sides, seven ladies sides and various junior sides. The men's team have been champions of England on three occasions (2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14)[3]

History

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The men's 1st XI won its first major trophy in 2008, defeating Bowdon 4–3 in the Men's National Cup.[4] The men's team won its first National League Premier Division title in 2010/11, and went on to win it again in 2012/13 and 2013/14.[5] The men's 1st XI have also competed in the Euro Hockey League.[6] Beeston HC twinned with HC Rotterdam on 1 February 2017.

In 2020, Beeston secured an historic cup double by becoming the first club to win both the men's cup and women's cup competitions in the same season. On 5 September the women's team won their COVID-19 delayed final beating the defending champions Clifton Robinsons 3–2 in the final. At the same time the men won their delayed semi final on penalties and one week later on 12 September defeated Fareham 9–1 in the final.[7][8] The women's first team won the 2022 England Hockey Women's Championship Cup.[9]

The club recorded a second Championship cup double during the 2023-2024 season, with the men's team winning the 2024 men's cup and the women's team winning a third consecutive 2024 women's cup.[10][11]

Players

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Men's First Team Squad 2024–25 season

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  • 1. Simon Hujwan (GK)
  • 3. Jamie Rawlings
  • 4. Toby Stanley
  • 5. Alasdair Richmond
  • 6. Robbie Gleeson
  • 7. Gareth Griffiths (captain)
  • 8. Ben Collinson
  • 10. George Fletcher
  • 11. Henry Croft
  • 13. Owen Sutton
  • 14. Joseph Paul
  • 15. William Prentice
  • 17. Christopher Curry
  • 18. Xavax Cordero
  • 19. Oliver Manson
  • 20. Oliver Dunn
  • 24. Dylan Lim Hon
  • 25. David Loy
  • 27. Taheem Javaid
  • Jack Stamp

Men's Team Honours

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Women's Team Honours

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Notable players

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Men's internationals

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Player Events Notes/Ref
England James Albery 2015–2019
England/Republic of Ireland David Ames Oly (2016)
England Ben Arnold CT (2012)
Australia Craig Boyne
Scotland Jamie Cachia 2014–2022
Wales Ollie Cooper 2005–2006
England Adam Dixon Oly (2016, 2020), CG (2010, 2014, 2018), WC (2014, 2018), WC (2010), CT (2009,10,11,12,14,16)
England Simon Egerton CT (2012)
England James Gall 2014–2015
England/Republic of Ireland Mark Gleghorne Oly (2016), CG (2018), WC (2018), CT (2016)
Wales David Griffiths 2006
Wales Gareth Griffiths CG (2022), EC (2025)
Scotland Gareth Hall CG (2014) [13]
England Michael Hoare CT (2012)
England Martin Jones 2009–2017
Wales Zak Jones 2006
Scotland James McBlane
Scotland Gordon McIntyre CG (2014)
England Harry Martin Oly (2016), CG (2014), WC (2014)
Pakistan Muhammad Nadeem 2005
England George Pinner CG (2014), WC (2014)
Scotland Alasdair Richmond Ec (2025) [14]
Wales Ben Rogers 2006
Austria Patrick Schmidt 2011-2012
Wales Matt Simkin 2006
England Tom Sorsby 2015-2017
England Samuel Ward CG (2018)
England Tim Whiteman WC (2014)
England Ollie Willars CG (2014, 2018)
England Alastair Wilson Oly (2008, 2012), CG (2010), WC (2010)

Key

  • Oly = Olympic Games
  • CG = Commonwealth Games
  • WC = World Cup
  • CT = Champions Trophy
  • EC = European Championships

Women's internationals

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Extended content
Player Events Notes/Ref
Scotland Nicki Cochrane
Wales Caro Hulme
England Jo Hunter
Republic of Ireland Jane Kilpatrick
England Kathryn Lane
England Shona McCallin
England Suzy Petty
Wales Sophie Robinson
England Erica Sanders
Scotland Charlotte Watson
England Ellie Watton
England Hollie Webb
Wales Jules Whiting

Key

  • Oly = Olympic Games
  • CG = Commonwealth Games
  • WC = World Cup
  • CT = Champions Trophy
  • EC = European Championships

References

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  1. ^ "Beeston Hockey Club – a Brief History". Beeston Hockey Club. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  2. ^ "EHL Men's league tables". England Hockey. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
    - "EHL Women's league tables". England Hockey. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Roll of Honour". England Hockey. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Men's National Cup treble for Beeston Hockey Club". BBC Sport. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Beeston Hockey Club seal Premier League title". BBC Sport. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Beeston HC – EHL Euro Hockey League". Euro Hockey League. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Men's Tier 1 Championships". England Hockey.
  8. ^ a b "Women's Tier 1 Championships". England Hockey.
  9. ^ "Beeston And Knole Park Earn Cup Final Victories". England Hockey. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Agony for Banbury HC as they lose National Cup Final". Banbury Guardian. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  11. ^ "England Hockey Cup: Beeston claim title double". The Hockey Paper. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Match report". England Hockey. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Glasgow 2014: Final Team Scotland picks announced". BBC Sport. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  14. ^ "EuroHockey Championship II 2025 Men". FIH. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
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