Beeston Hockey Club

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]

LeaguesMen's England Hockey League
Women's England Hockey League
Midlands League
Founded1907
ManagerGraham Griffiths
CaptainStephen Lawrence
VenueNottingham Hockey Centre
Capacity
CityBeeston, Nottinghamshire, England
Team ColoursBlack, gold (home) and white, black (away)

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 1st XI won its first major trophy in 2008, defeating Bowdon 4–3 in the Men's National Cup.[3] 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.[4] The men's 1st XI have also competed in the Euro Hockey League.[5]

Beeston HC twinned with HC Rotterdam on 1 February 2017.


Players

Men's First Team Squad 2019–20 Season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Simon Hujwan
2 GK Ashley Watson
3 DF Oriol Roca Alguersuari
4 DF Ollie Willars
5 DF Kyle Marshall
6 DF Robbie Gleeson
7 FW Gareth Griffiths
8 MF Joe Sharp
9 FW Elliot Hibell
10 MF Nick Park
11 FW Henry Croft
12 MF Alex Blumfield
13 FW David Griffiths
14 MF Adam Dixon (captain)
15 FW Jonas Holtmanns
16 DF Stephen Lawrence
17 FW Richard Lawrence
18 DF Toby Stanley
No. Position Player
19 MF Lucas Ward
20 FW Sam Apoola
21 FW Chris Proctor
22 FW Mark Barlow
23 DF Matt Crookshanks
24 DF James Hunt
25 MF Joe Waterston
26 FW Elliott Barton
27 DF Matt Mitcham
28 FW Stuart Kentwell
29 MF Josh Pavis
30 GK Peter Hextall
31 GK Scott Dale
32 DF Josh Keaveney
35 DF Mark Wadsley
37 DF Morgan Males
38 DF David Bond

Ladies First Team Squad 2019–20 Season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Nicki Cochrane (captain)
2 GK Jenny Rizzo
3 DF Carrie Hanks
4 DF Mairi Drummond
5 DF Ali Eadie
6 MF Caro Hulme
7 FW Alice Huddlestone
8 MF Agus Fernandez
9 FW Lauren Burrell
10 MF Kim Leiper
11 MF Rebekah Walker
12 FW Courtney Schonell
13 FW Rosy Stephens
14 Charlotte Triggs
15 Erin Anderson
16 FW Katie McKee
17 Georgia Brown
No. Position Player
18 Esther Chan
19 FW Sophie McDowell
20 Jess Hood
21 Annie Dalton
22 Nadia Benallal
23 Sophie Eldred
24 Sarah Spooner
25 Rachel Sharp
26 Tara Aitcheson
27 Heidi Devey
28 Sian Emslie
29 Sylvia Rose
30 FW Paige Gillott
36 Rebecca Malyon
40 Harriet Dougan
52 Ruby Apoola
61 Imogen O'Neill

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Men's Team Honours


In recent times the club has had many international representatives at both U-21 and senior level. Full capped senior internationals, past and present, are listed below:

Notable players

Men's internationals
 Great Britain
 England
 Wales
  • Ollie Cooper
  • David Griffiths
  • Zak Jones
  • Ben Rogers
  • Matt Simkin
 Scotland
 Australia
  • Craig Boyne
 Germany
  • Patrick Schmidt
 Ireland
 Pakistan

Women's internationals
 Great Britain/ England
 Great Britain/ Scotland

References
  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. "Men's National Cup treble for Beeston Hockey Club". BBC Sport. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  4. "Beeston Hockey Club seal Premier League title". BBC Sport. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  5. "Beeston HC – EHL Euro Hockey League". Euro Hockey League. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  6. https://www.beestonhockeyclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Programme_Issue1_Web_Low_Res.pdf
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