Beeston Hockey Club

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Beeston Hockey Club
Beeston Hockey Club.png
Founded1907
League Men's England Hockey League
Women's England Hockey League
Midlands League
Based in Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England
Arena Nottingham 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]

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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

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

Men's First Team Squad 2020–21 season

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Simon Hujwan
2 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Ashley Watson
3 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Josh Pavis
4 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ollie Willars
5 DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Kyle Marshall
6 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Robbie Gleeson
7 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Gareth Griffiths
8 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Tom Crowson
9 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Vikram Sandhu
10 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Nick Park
11 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Henry Croft
12 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Alex Blumfield
13 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Sukhi Panesar
14 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Adam Dixon (captain)
15 FW Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Lucase Alcade
16 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Stephen Lawrence
17 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Richard Lawrence
18 FW Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Ollie Kidd
19 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Lucas Ward
No.Pos.NationPlayer
20 FW Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Mark Barlow
21 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Chris Proctor
22 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Sam Apoola
23 DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Matt Crookshanks
24 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG James Hunt
25 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Joe Waterston
26Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jake Inglis
27 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Matt Mitcham
28 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Stuart Kentwell
29Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Jose Gutierrez De Calderon
31Flag of England.svg  ENG Cameron King
32Flag of England.svg  ENG Will Prentice
33Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Jack McGall
34 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Max Sowter
35 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Nat Partridge
36Flag of England.svg  ENG Toby Power
37 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Morgan Males
38 DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL David Bond

Ladies First Team Squad

Head Coach: Mo Samak
Assistant Coach: Brett Holland
Team Manager: Tom Eves
Physio: Gregor Kelling


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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Steph Tirrell
DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Jane Kilpatrick
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Nic Moss
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ella Cusack
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Cerys Miller
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Lauren Burrell(Captain)
DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Hannah Grieve
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Charlotte Harmer
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Martha Wong
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Lucy Millington
GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Emily Cartright
MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Nadia Benallal
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Katie Mason
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Julia Spence
FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Charlotte Watson


Men's Team Honours

Women's Team Honours

Notable players

Men's internationals

Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan

Women's internationals

Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales

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