Neston Hockey Club

Last updated

Neston Hockey
Neston Emblem Shrimps.png
Founded1963;60 years ago (1963)
Home groundStation Road, Parkgate, South Wirral, Cheshire CH64 6QJ
LeagueMen's North Hockey League
Women's North Hockey League

Neston Hockey Club is a field hockey club that is based at Parkgate in South Wirral, Cheshire. [1] Founded in 1963 the team became National Champions of England in 1984. [2] [3]

Contents

Major National honours

Teams

Emma Nokes moves forward. Neston Ladies Breakaway.jpg
Emma Nokes moves forward.

The club runs eight men's teams and five women's teams [6] and the Mens 1s and Ladies 1s compete in the North Premier Hockey League, [7] as of 2020/21 season.

The Facilities

The Neston Club, four sports One Club. Neston Club Entrance 1.jpg
The Neston Club, four sports One Club.
The Neston Club House.jpg

The club also offers 12 tennis courts, two cricket pitches and three squash courts. Three function rooms each with its own bar, the club has a very busy events side to it, The Parkgate Clubhouse hosts weddings, conferences, parties and other events. [8]

International players

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Neston</span> Market town and civil parish in Cheshire, England

Neston is a market town and civil parish on the Wirral Peninsula, in Cheshire, England. It is part of the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester. The civil parish and wider suburban area includes Parkgate to the north west and Little Neston, Ness and part of Burton to the south.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Parkgate, Cheshire</span> Village in England

Parkgate is a village on the Wirral Peninsula in Cheshire, England, on the banks of the River Dee, adjoining 100 square kilometres (39 sq mi) of salt marsh. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 3,591.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Belfast Harlequins</span> School in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Belfast Harlequins is a multi-sports club located off the Malone Road in south Belfast, Northern Ireland. The club name provides the overall umbrella for rugby union, men's and ladies' hockey, and squash. The club is associated on and off the field with Methodist College Belfast (MCB).

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

Havant Hockey Club is a field hockey club based in Havant, Hampshire, England. The club was established in 1907.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">East Grinstead Hockey Club</span> English field hockey team

East Grinstead Hockey Club is a professional field hockey club based in East Grinstead, West Sussex, England. It is one of the most successful clubs in the United Kingdom with National League Outdoor and Indoor honours. It was founded in 1897. The home ground is at EGSC, near Saint Hill. The club has a water-based pitch with seats for the spectators as well as a 3G Hockey/Football pitch and clubhouse. The stadium is named Saint Hill.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Beeston Hockey Club</span> English field hockey club founded 1907

Beeston Hockey Club is a field hockey club based in Beeston, England. The club was founded in 1907, and plays its home games at the Nottingham Hockey Centre in Nottingham. Beeston is nicknamed the Bees.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alex Danson</span> British field hockey player

Alexandra Mary Louise "Alex" Danson, is a retired English international hockey player who played as a forward for England and Great Britain. She played club hockey for Clifton Robinsons, Reading, Klein Zwitserland, Trojans and Alton.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Parkgate Cricket Ground</span>

Parkgate Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Station Road, Parkgate, Cheshire. The ground, which is situated close to the bank of the River Dee, is mostly surrounded by residential housing. The site is fairly large, with two cricket pitches, lawn tennis courts, all weather floodlit tennis courts, lawn bowls, boules, 3 squash courts and a full floodlit AstroTurf field hockey pitch. It is used by Neston Cricket Club and Neston Hockey Club. The club also has representative Tennis, Squash and Racquetball teams.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Surbiton Hockey Club</span> English field hockey team

Surbiton Hockey Club is a professional field hockey club based in Long Ditton, Surrey, England. The club is one of the oldest hockey clubs in the world, being established in 1874. The home ground is based in Long Ditton, at Sugden Road. The women's team have been champions of England on eight occasions and the men's team have been champions of England three times.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club</span>

Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club is a field hockey club based in London, England. It was established in 1894. The home ground is at Paddington Recreation Ground, Maida Vale.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wimbledon Hockey Club</span> English field hockey team

Wimbledon Hockey Club is a professional field hockey club based in Wimbledon, London, England. It was established in 1883 and fields nine men's sides, seven ladies' sides as well as a comprehensive junior section. The men's 1st XI play in the Men's England Hockey League and the ladies 1st XI play in the Women's England Hockey League.

The 1989–90 English Hockey League season took place from October 1989 until May 1990.

The 1984–85 English Hockey League season took place from September 1984 until May 1985.

The 1983–84 English Hockey League season took place from September 1983 until May 1984.

The 1982–83 English Hockey League season took place from September 1982 until May 1983.

1980–81 in English field hockey. The principal event for men was the National Inter League Championship which brought together the winners of their respective regional leagues. The Men's championship was won by Slough

Hounslow Hockey Club was a field hockey club based at Duke's Meadows, Chiswick, West London and was formed in 1901, initially playing at a variety of locations in the Hounslow Area until becoming a section of Hounslow Cricket and Sports Club, sited at Church Meadow in Hounslow West, circa 1923. The men's team were champions of England on two occasions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Women's England Hockey League</span> English field hockey league structure

The Women's England Hockey League is a field hockey league organised by England Hockey that features women's teams from England. From 2011–2020 it was sponsored by Investec and was referred to as the Investec Women's Hockey League.

The England Hockey Men's Championship Cup is a field hockey cup competition organised by England Hockey that features men's teams from England. The competition was originally known as the National Clubs Championship. The inaugural competition was won by Hounslow in 1971–72. It has also been known as the Hockey Association Cup and the EHA Cup.

References

  1. "History". Neston Hockey Club.
  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. "Sydney Friskin. "Neston win cup for first time." Times [London, England] 18 Apr. 1983". The Times Digital Archive.
  5. "a Special Correspondent. "Hockey." Times [London, England] 7 May 1984". The Times Digital Archive.
  6. "Teams". Neston Hockey Club.
  7. "Divisions". North Hockey League.
  8. "The Neston Club". The Neston Club. Retrieved 21 June 2020.