Sheffield Hockey Club

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Sheffield Hockey Club
Nickname(s)Sheffield Hallam
Founded1898
Home ground Abbeydale Park,
Dore, Yorkshire
(Capacity 1000 Standing)
ManagerMark Beavis
CoachWilliam Hearne
League Men's England Hockey League
North Hockey League
2018-20195th
Website www.sheffieldhockeyclub.com
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Sheffield Hockey Club is a field hockey club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The club is also known as Sheffield Hallam as a result of the partnership with Sheffield Hallam University. [1] [2]

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About

The men's 1st XI play in the Men's England Hockey League. [3] The ladies' 1XI play in the North Hockey League. The club fields nine men's sides, five ladies' sides and junior sides based on a range of age groups.

The home ground at Abbeydale Park was established in 1919. [4] There is a water-based pitch and clubhouse adjacent to a rugby and cricket pitch. The water-based pitch's (previously green) turf has been replaced with the donated blue turf that was used for field hockey at the London 2012 Olympics Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

Teams

Current Men's 1st Team

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1GKFlag of England.svg  ENG Paul Hatton
10DFFlag of England.svg  ENG David Measom
5DFFlag of England.svg  ENG David Beckett
4DFFlag of England.svg  ENG Dylan Lim Hon
16DFFlag of England.svg  ENG Ethan Chapman(c)
7MFFlag of England.svg  ENG William Hearne
6MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Cameron Down
13MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Matt Godden
8MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Sam Tomlinson
11MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Nick Hale
3MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Joe Kopka
20MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Jack Simpkins
9FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Ben Stoney
12FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Oliver Ashdown
18FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Akshay Ahitan
17FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Miles King
19FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Taylor Bland

Honours

Men

Notable players

Men's internationals

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References

  1. "Sheffield Hockey Club - Welcome". sheffieldhc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  2. "Team Sheffield Hallam". shu.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  3. "England Hockey League tables". Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  4. "Sheffield Hockey Club - History". sheffieldhc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2013.