Harborne Hockey Club

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Harborne Hockey Club
Founded1903;121 years ago (1903)
Home ground King Edward's School, Edgbaston, Birmingham
League Men's England Hockey League
Women's Midlands Division

Harborne Hockey Club is a field hockey club that is based in Edgbaston, 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.

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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]

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]

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References

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