Brooklands Hockey Club
Brooklands Hockey Club also known as Brooklands MU (men) and Brooklands Poynton (women) is a field hockey club that is based at the Brooklands Sports Club [1] at Georges Road in Sale, Cheshire.[2]
| Founded | 2002 (men) 2009 (women) |
|---|---|
| League | Men's England Hockey League Women's England Hockey League |
The club runs seven men's teams (six senior and one veterans) and four women's teams, four junior teams and three mini teams.[3] The men's first XI play in the Men's England Hockey League [4] and the women's first XI play in the Women's England Hockey League. [5]
Originally a cricket club on land owned by the Brooks family the hockey element arrived in 1889. Brooklands Hockey Club merged with the Manchester University hockey team in 2002 [6] and the ladies section of the club merged with the Poynton Ladies Club in 2009.[7]
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References
- "Welcome to Brooklands Sports Club". Brooklands Sports Club.
- "Brooklands HC Contact". brooklandshockey.co.uk.
- "Brooklands HC - Teams". brooklandshockey.co.uk.
- "Men's Hockey League". England Hockey.
- "Women's Hockey League". England Hockey.
- "Brooklands and University of Manchester Hockey Club". Manchester University. Archived from the original on 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
- "History". brooklandshockey.co.uk.
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