Stourport Hockey Club

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Stourport Hockey Club
Stourport Hockey Club logo.png
Full nameStourport Hockey Club
League Women's England Hockey League
Midland Men's Hockey League
ColorsBlue and Gold
Home groundStourport Sports Club, The Kingsway, Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, DY13 8BQ

Stourport Hockey Club is a field hockey club that is based at the Stourport Sports Club in Stourport-on-Severn in Worcestershire.

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Teams

The club runs three women's teams [1] with the first XI playing in the Women's England Hockey League Division One North. [2] The men's section has six men's teams [1] with the first XI playing in Midlands Conference of the England Hockey Men's National League League. [3]

History

In October 1995, Stourport received a Lottery grant and this signalled the retirement of three of their international players, Imran Sherwani, Richard Jones and Steve Taylor. [4]

Achievements

Notable players

Men's internationals

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PlayerEvents/NotesRef
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Richard John CG (2002)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Ruxton 2001–2009 [5]
Flag of England.svg Imran Sherwani OG (1988) [6]
Flag of England.svg Steve Taylor WC (1990)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Westerman CG (2002)

Key

  • Oly = Olympic Games
  • CG = Commonwealth Games
  • WC = World Cup
  • CT = Champions Trophy
  • EC = European Championship

References

  1. 1 2 "women's section". Stourport Sports Club.
  2. "Investec England Hockey Women's divisions". England Hockey.
  3. "MRHA Midlands Midlands Premier". Midland Men's Hockey League.
  4. "Lottery Win Lifts Losers Stourport" . Sandwell Evening Mail. 14 October 1995. Retrieved 15 June 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Stourport climb off the bottom". UWorcester News. 28 March 2002. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  6. "Sherwani inspires Stourport" . The Independent. ESI Media. 18 January 1993. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.