Hightown Hockey Club

Hightown

Full name	Hightown Hockey Club
Founded	1914
Dissolved	2004

Hightown Hockey Club was a field hockey club based at Hightown, Merseyside.

The men's section of the hockey club was formed in 1914 and was part of the Hightown Club which ran several sports including cricket, rugby, tennis and football. ^[1] The women's section was formed later and became one of the leading clubs in England winning three league championships and four national cup wins. ^{[2] [3]}

The men's team disbanded following the 1980s merger with the Northern Hockey Club and in 2004 the women's team merged with Bowdon Hockey Club which ended the hockey association with the village of Hightown. ^[4]

Major National Honours

National Champions

• 1995-96 Women's League Champions
• 1999-2000 Women's League Champions
• 2003-04 Women's League Champions

National Cup Winners

• 1991-92 Women's National Cup Winners
• 1994–95 Women's National Cup Winners
• 1996-97 Women's National Cup Winners
• 2003–04 Women's National Cup Winners

Notable players

Men's internationals

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Player Events/Notes Ref Cemlyn Foulkes CT (1978, 1980) [5] Austin Savage Welsh caps from 1977 Colin Whalley Oly (1968), WC (1973, 1975) [6] Key Oly = Olympic Games CG = Commonwealth Games WC = World Cup CT = Champions Trophy EC = European Championships

Women's internationals

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Player Events/Notes Ref Maggie Souyave Key Oly = Olympic Games CG = Commonwealth Games WC = World Cup CT = Champions Trophy EC = European Championships

References

1. "Club scores a first century!". Liverpool Echo.
2. Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport. The Bath Press. ISBN   0-316-72645-1.
3. "Roll of Honour". England Hockey. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
4. "Bowdon Hightown Go For European Gold". England Hockey.
5. "Obituaries James Edward Cemlyn Foulkes (1968)" (PDF). Downing College. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
6. "England name hockey squad" . Liverpool Daily Post. 19 December 1974. Retrieved 26 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.