Beeston Hockey Club

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.[1]

LeaguesMen's England Hockey League
Women's England Hockey League
Midlands League
Founded1907
ManagerGraham Griffiths
CaptainStephen Lawrence
VenueNottingham Hockey Centre
Capacity
CityBeeston, Nottinghamshire, England
Team ColoursBlack, gold (home) and white, black (away)

The men's 1st XI plays in the Men's England Hockey League and the ladies 1st XI in the Women's England Hockey League.[2] The majority of the other teams compete in the Midlands League. The large club fields six men's sides, seven ladies sides and various junior sides.

The men's 1st XI won its first major trophy in 2008, defeating Bowdon 4–3 in the Men's National Cup.[3] The men's team won its first National League Premier Division title in 2010/11, and went on to win it again in 2012/13 and 2013/14.[4] The men's 1st XI have also competed in the Euro Hockey League.[5]

Beeston HC twinned with HC Rotterdam on 1 February 2017.


Players

Men's First Team Squad 2019–20 Season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Simon Hujwan
2 GK  ENG Ashley Watson
3 DF  ESP Oriol Roca Alguersuari
4 DF  ENG Ollie Willars
5 DF  NIR Kyle Marshall
6 DF  ENG Robbie Gleeson
7 FW  ENG Gareth Griffiths
8 MF  ENG Joe Sharp
9 FW  ENG Elliot Hibell
10 MF  ENG Nick Park
11 FW  ENG Henry Croft
12 MF  ENG Alex Blumfield
13 FW  WAL David Griffiths
14 MF  ENG Adam Dixon (captain)
15 FW  GER Jonas Holtmanns
16 DF  ENG Stephen Lawrence
17 FW  ENG Richard Lawrence
18 DF  ENG Toby Stanley
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  ENG Lucas Ward
20 FW  ENG Sam Apoola
21 FW  ENG Chris Proctor
22 FW  NIR Mark Barlow
23 DF  NIR Matt Crookshanks
24 DF  ENG James Hunt
25 MF  SCO Joe Waterston
26 FW  ENG Elliott Barton
27 DF  ENG Matt Mitcham
28 FW  ENG Stuart Kentwell
29 MF  ENG Josh Pavis
30 GK  ENG Peter Hextall
31 GK  NIR Scott Dale
32 DF  ENG Josh Keaveney
35 DF  ENG Mark Wadsley
37 DF  ENG Morgan Males
38 DF  ENG David Bond

Ladies First Team Squad 2019–20 Season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SCO Nicki Cochrane (captain)
2 GK  USA Jenny Rizzo
3 DF  USA Carrie Hanks
4 DF  SCO Mairi Drummond
5 DF  SCO Ali Eadie
6 MF  WAL Caro Hulme
7 FW  ENG Alice Huddlestone
8 MF  ARG Agus Fernandez
9 FW  ENG Lauren Burrell
10 MF  ENG Kim Leiper
11 MF  ENG Rebekah Walker
12 FW  AUS Courtney Schonell
13 FW  ENG Rosy Stephens
14  ENG Charlotte Triggs
15  IRL Erin Anderson
16 FW  IRL Katie McKee
17  ENG Georgia Brown
No. Pos. Nation Player
18  NZL Esther Chan
19 FW  IRL Sophie McDowell
20  IRL Jess Hood
21  IRL Annie Dalton
22  IRL Nadia Benallal
23  ENG Sophie Eldred
24  ENG Sarah Spooner
25  ENG Rachel Sharp
26  SCO Tara Aitcheson
27  ENG Heidi Devey
28  ENG Sian Emslie
29  ENG Sylvia Rose
30 FW  ENG Paige Gillott
36  ENG Rebecca Malyon
40  IRL Harriet Dougan
52  ENG Ruby Apoola
61  ENG Imogen O'Neill

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Men's Team Honours


In recent times the club has had many international representatives at both U-21 and senior level. Full capped senior internationals, past and present, are listed below:

Notable players

Men's internationals
 Great Britain
 England
 Wales
  • Ollie Cooper
  • David Griffiths
  • Zak Jones
  • Ben Rogers
  • Matt Simkin
 Scotland
 Australia
  • Craig Boyne
 Germany
  • Patrick Schmidt
 Ireland
 Pakistan

Women's internationals
 Great Britain/ England
 Great Britain/ Scotland

References
  1. "Beeston Hockey Club – a Brief History". Beeston Hockey Club. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  2. "EHL Men's league tables". England Hockey. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
    - "EHL Women's league tables". England Hockey. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  3. "Men's National Cup treble for Beeston Hockey Club". BBC Sport. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  4. "Beeston Hockey Club seal Premier League title". BBC Sport. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  5. "Beeston HC – EHL Euro Hockey League". Euro Hockey League. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  6. https://www.beestonhockeyclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Programme_Issue1_Web_Low_Res.pdf
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