Brooklands Hockey Club

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Brooklands MU (men)
Brooklands Poynton (women)
Brooklands Hockey Club logo.png
League Men's England Hockey League
Women's England Hockey League
Founded2002;23 years ago (2002) (men)
2009;16 years ago (2009) (women)
Website https://www.brooklandshockey.co.uk/

Brooklands Hockey Club also known as Brooklands MU (men) and Brooklands Poynton (women) is a field hockey club that is based at the Brooklands Sports Club [1] at Georges Road in Sale, Cheshire. [2]

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The club runs seven men's teams (six senior and one veterans) and four women's teams, four junior teams and three mini teams. [3] The men's first XI play in the Men's England Hockey League [4] and the women's first XI play in the Women's England Hockey League. [5]

History

Originally a cricket club on land owned by the Brooks family the hockey element arrived in 1889. Brooklands Hockey Club merged with the Manchester University hockey team in 2002 [6] and the ladies section of the club merged with the Poynton Ladies Club in 2009. [7]

Major honours

Notable players

Men's internationals

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PlayerEvents/NotesRef
Flag of Scotland.svg Craig Falconer Nations Cup (2025) [8]
Flag of England.svg Andy Bull CT (2010) [9]
Flag of England.svg Martyn Grimley WC (1986)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg James Ogden CG (2002)
Flag of England.svg Phil Roper
Flag of England.svg Ian David Taylor Oly (1960)

Key

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

References

  1. ↑ "Welcome to Brooklands Sports Club". Brooklands Sports Club.
  2. ↑ "Brooklands HC Contact". brooklandshockey.co.uk.
  3. ↑ "Brooklands HC - Teams". brooklandshockey.co.uk.
  4. ↑ "Men's Hockey League". England Hockey.
  5. ↑ "Women's Hockey League". England Hockey.
  6. ↑ "Brooklands and University of Manchester Hockey Club". Manchester University. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "History". brooklandshockey.co.uk.
  8. ↑ "Scotland crowned 1st FIH Hockey Men's Nations Cup". The Oman Observer. 23 February 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "England suffer heavy defeat in first Champions Trophy final". The Guardian. 8 August 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
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