City of Peterborough Hockey Club

City of Peterborough Hockey Club

League	Men's England Hockey League Women's East Region Hockey League
Founded	2006;19 years ago (2006)
Home ground	The City of Peterborough Sports Club

City of Peterborough Hockey Club is a field hockey club that is based at The City of Peterborough Sports Club, Bretton Gate, Westwood, Peterborough. ^[1]

Teams

The club runs eight men's teams ^[2] and four women's teams, with the women's first XI playing in the Women's East Region Premier Division. ^{[3] [4]}

History

The club is a relatively new club only being formed in 1996. However this was as a result of a merger between the Peterborough Town Hockey Club (founded in the 1930s) and the Peterborough Athletic Hockey Club. ^[5] Despite only being formed in recent times the club has experienced significant success in recent seasons with the men's team reaching the Men's England Hockey League Division One North. ^[6]

Notable players

Men's internationals

Extended content
Player Events Notes/Ref Paul Barber WC (1978), EC (1978), CT (1978) Peterborough Town [7] Key Oly = Olympic Games CG = Commonwealth Games WC = World Cup CT = Champions Trophy EC = European Championships

References

1. "Find Us". City of Peterborough Hockey Club.
2. "men's section". City of Peterborough Hockey Club.
3. "East Region Hockey Women's premier divisions". East Region Hockey Leagues.
4. "women's section". City of Peterborough Hockey Club.
5. "About the Club". City of Peterborough Hockey Club.
6. "Men's Hockey League". England Hockey.
7. "England select Taylor but Mallett waits" . Birmingham Daily Post. 15 February 1978. Retrieved 22 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.