Leeds Hockey Club

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Leeds Hockey Club
Nickname(s)Cheetahs
Founded1934;90 years ago (1934)
Home groundSports Park Weetwood, Outer Ring Road, Leeds LS16 5AU
League Men's England Hockey League
Women's England Hockey League

Leeds Hockey Club is a field hockey club that is based at the Sports Park Weetwood in Leeds, West Yorkshire. [1] The club was founded in 1936 as Rawdon and District Hockey Club. [2] The club runs eight men's teams [3] with the first XI playing in the Men's England Hockey League Division One North and six women's teams with the first XI playing in the Women's England Hockey League Division One North. [4] [5] [6]

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References

  1. "Contact Us". Leeds Hockey Club.
  2. "History". Leeds Hockey Club.
  3. "men's section". Leeds Hockey Club.
  4. "Investec England Hockey Women's divisions". England Hockey.
  5. "Men's Hockey League". England Hockey.
  6. "women's section". Leeds Hockey Club.