Southgate Hockey Club

Southgate Hockey Club

Full name	Southgate Hockey Club
League	Men's England Hockey League Women's England Hockey League
Founded	1886;139 years ago (1886)
Home ground	Southgate Hockey Centre

Southgate Hockey Club is a field hockey club based at Southgate Hockey Centre in Trent Park, near Oakwood in London. ^[1]

The men's 1st XI play in the Men's England Hockey League. ^[2] The club has 9 men's sides, 5 ladies' sides and a large junior section. The men's team have been champions of England on four occasions (1976–77, 1977–78, 1987–88, 1988–89). ^{[3] [4]}

History

The hockey centre in 2023

The club was formed in 1886. Matches were initially played in Broomfield Park, Palmers Green; in 1890 the club relocated to the Walker Ground on Waterfall Road. In order to meet the challenge created by the introduction of artificial grass pitches, the club began hiring pitches away from the Walker Ground from around 1985. After a search for a new location, the club relocated to Southgate Hockey Centre during the 1997/98 season.

For most of its history the club has provided many players for the national side and, prior to the formation of organised leagues in 1968, featuring prominently in the unofficial leagues published in the press.

The club won the Hockey Association Cup in 1975, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1988. The club won the inaugural National League in the season 1988/89, bringing the total of national titles to eight.

The club won the European Club Championship in 1976, 1977 and 1978, and won bronze in 1975 and 1983. In 1999, the club won the English indoor hockey title.

Teams

Men's First Team Squad 2025–26 season

• 2. Matthew Thomas
• 3. Alex Newitt
• 5. Robert Gill
• 7. James Hickson
• 8. Daniel West
• 10. John Sterlini (captain)
• 11. Ryan Gray
• 13. Joe Hillyer
• 14. Max Hendry
• 16. Richard Swan
• 17. Simon Walker
• 18. Nathanael Farrant
• 21. Rajan Shukla
• 22. James Clifton
• 23. Charles Hamilton
• 24. Barney Bithell
• 25. Erdal Demir (goalkeeper)
• 27. Xavier Guy
• 28. Robert Shearer
• 35. Matthew Thomas

Honours

• EuroHockey Club Champions Cup
  • Winners: 1976, 1977, 1978: 3
• National League
  • Winners: 1976–77, 1977–78, 1987–88, 1988–89: 4
• National Cup
  • 1973–74, 1974–75, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88: 7

Notable players

Men's internationals

Extended content

Player Events Notes/Ref David Aldridge WC (1973, 1975) [5] Steve Batchelor Oly (1984, 1988), WC (1986, 1990) Roly Brookeman WC (1978, 1982), CT (1978, 1980, 1981) [6] John Cadman England debut 1960 [7] Will Calnan Oly (2024) Robert Cattrall Oly (1984), CT (1978) [8] Darren Cheesman CT (2012) Robert Clift Oly (1988) Bernie Cotton Oly (1972), WC (1973, 1975, 1978), CT (1978, 1980) [6] David Craig WC (1982), CT (1984) Mike Crowe WC (1973) Derek Day Oly (1952) [9] Richard Dodds Oly (1984, 1988), WC (1982, 1986) Ali Douglas EC (2023, 2025) [10] Calum Douglas EC (2025) [10] James Duthie Oly (1984), WC (1982), CT (1978,80,81,84,85,86,88) [8] Tony Ekins Oly (1968, 1972), WC (1978) / Richard Gay CG (2014) Kim Jones Oly (1960) Sean Kerly Oly (1984, 1988), WC (1986, 1990) James Kyriakides CG (2018) Alistair McGinn WC (1978) [6] Ian McGinn WC (1973, 1975, 1978) [6] James Neale WC (1973, 1975) [5] John W. Neill 1956–1958 David Owen CT (1978, 1980) [11] Jon Peckett CG (2002) John Shaw Oly (1992, 1996), WC (1986, 1994) Soma Singh Oly (1996), WC (1990, 1994) David Tomlinson 1960–1967 [12] Bill Waugh Oly (2000), CG (1998), WC (1998) David Westcott Oly (1984), WC (1982) [8] Andy Western EC (1987) [13] David Whitaker WC (1975, 1978) [6] Duncan Woods CG (1998, 2002), WC (1998) Source: [14] Key Oly = Olympic Games CG = Commonwealth Games WC = World Cup CT = Champions Trophy EC = European Championships

References

1. "Southgate Hockey Club". 21 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
2. "EHL Men's League tables". Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
3. Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport. The Bath Press. ISBN   0-316-72645-1.
4. "Roll of Honour". England Hockey. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
5. "England name hockey squad" . Liverpool Daily Post. 19 December 1974. Retrieved 26 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "England select Taylor but Mallett waits" . Birmingham Daily Post. 15 February 1978. Retrieved 22 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Cadman gains England hockey cap" . Liverpool Daily Post. 12 April 1960. Retrieved 11 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "Results" . Sandwell Evening Mail. 2 July 1984. Retrieved 21 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
9. "British Hockey changes" . Nottingham Evening Post. 22 July 1952. Retrieved 17 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
10. "EuroHockey Championship II 2025 Men". FIH. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
11. "Europes's other champions chase a hat-trick too". Evening News (London). 12 May 1978. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
12. "Fine Players" . Halifax Evening Courier. 31 October 1962. Retrieved 13 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
13. "Sloan the Star" . Lincolnshire Echo. 26 August 1987. Retrieved 31 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
14. "National Representation". www.southgatehc.org.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2014.

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