Harborne Hockey Club

Harborne Hockey Club

Full name	Harborne Hockey Club
League	Men's England Hockey League Women's Midlands Division
Founded	1903;122 years ago (1903)
Home ground	King Edward's School, Edgbaston, Birmingham

Harborne Hockey Club is a field hockey club that is based in Harborne, Birmingham. ^[1] The club was founded in 1903. ^[2] The club plays fixtures at the Eastern Road pitch of the King Edward's School, Birmingham (primarily men's fixtures) and the pitches of the King Edward VI High School for Girls (primarily women's fixtures). Matches are also held at the King Edward VI Five Ways School.

Teams

The club runs multiple teams of all ages, including six men's teams with the first XI playing in the Men's England Hockey League Division One North (as of 2023/24). ^[3] There are six women's teams with the first XI playing in the Midlands Hockey League. ^[4] Additionally there are six junior teams, two vets teams and one mixed team. The club also hosts the Flyerz adults and juniors which are community teams for people with disabilities. ^[5]

History

The first recorded match was held in 1903 at the Harborne Cricket Club ground (which is also still the head office of the Hockey Club) on Church Avenue. In 1929, Frank Wainwright (a goalkeeper) was capped by England. ^[2]

The club celebrated its 50th anniversay in 1953 by hosting a match against a Hockey Association XI. ^[6]

Paul Fishwick participated in the men's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics and Peter Marsh competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics. ^[2]

The club started playing competitive league hockey in 1967 and the women's section was introduced during the 1983/4 season. ^[2]

The Men's 1st XI played in the Poundstretcher National League Premier Division in the inaugural 1988-89 season, scoring the first ever National League goal, and then were relegated from the Premier Division in the 1989-90 season, and have not returned to the highest domestic division since.

The Men's 1st XI won England Hockey's Tier 1 Championship Cup (formerly known as the HA Cup) on the 17 May 2025, beating Indian Gymkhana 2-1 in the final during the 2024–25 season. ^[7]

Notable players

Men's internationals

Extended content
Player Events|Notes Ref Martin Brough Oly (1980) [8] Paul Fishwick Oly (1960, 1964) [9] Peter Marsh Oly (1972) Bryn Williams CT (1978) Key Oly = Olympic Games CG = Commonwealth Games WC = World Cup CT = Champions Trophy EC = European Championships

References

1. "Home". Harborne Hockey Club. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
2. "History of Harborne Hockey Club". Harborne Hockey Club. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
3. "Harborne HC". England Hockey. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
4. "Fixtures and results". Midlands Hockey. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
5. "Our Impact". Access Sport. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
6. "HA XI beaten" . Evesham Standard & West Midland Observer. 16 October 1953. Retrieved 22 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "'We need to reinvigorate it': Harborne claim England Hockey cup glory after 122 years". The Hockey Paper. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
8. "Hot-Shot Marsh in Striking Form" . Sandwell Evening Mail. 18 October 1978. Retrieved 31 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
9. "Midland men in Olympic Hockey 18" . Birmingham Daily Post. 1 August 1964. Retrieved 10 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.