| League | Men's England Hockey League Women's England Hockey League British Universities and Colleges Sport | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Home ground | Maiden Castle Sports Centre, Stockton Road, Durham DH1 3SE | ||
| Personnel | |||
| Manager | Gareth Weaver-Tyler and Claire Dobison-Lee | ||
| Affiliation | |||
| University | Durham University | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Durham University Hockey Club is a field hockey club that is based at Durham University. The club's home ground is at the Maiden Castle Sports Centre in Durham. [1]
The club runs five men's teams, with the first XI playing (as of the 2021/22 season) in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division, and five women's teams, with the first XI playing (as of the 2021/22 season) in the Women's England Hockey League Division One North. [2] [3] [4]
As of 2021 [update] , the club is coached by Gareth Weaver-Tyler and Claire Dobison-Lee. [5] Durham graduate and Scottish international Jamie Cachia was previously part of the coaching staff. [6]
Gavin Featherstone, a Durham alumnus and former England international who had coached the United States at the 1984 Olympics and South Africa at the 1996 Olympics, led the Durham coaching team from 2003. [7] His period in charge saw an improvement in club fortunes, with the men participating in the National Hockey League for the first time. [7] He eventually joined Cornell University in 2012. [8]
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