Beeston Hockey Club

{{Short description|English field hockey club founded 1907}}

{{EngvarB|date=April 2019}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}

{{infobox sports team

|name=Beeston Hockey Club

|logo=Beeston Hockey Club.png

|pixels=175px

|league=Men's England Hockey League
Women's England Hockey League
Midlands League

|founded=1907

|arena=Nottingham Hockey Centre

|city=Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England

|colours=Black, gold (home) and white, black (away)

}}

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.{{cite web |title=Beeston Hockey Club – a Brief History |url=http://www.beestonhockeyclub.com/about |publisher=Beeston Hockey Club |accessdate=26 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130201082145/http://www.beestonhockeyclub.com/about |archivedate=1 February 2013 }}

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.{{cite web|title=EHL Men's league tables|url=http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/fl/ehl/tables.asp?section=355|work=England Hockey|accessdate=2 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011200147/http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/fl/ehl/tables.asp?section=355|archive-date=2014-10-11|url-status=dead}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/fl/ehl/tables.asp?l=3342§ion=999|title=EHL Women's league tables|work=England Hockey|accessdate=2 February 2015}}
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 team have been champions of England on three occasions (2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14){{cite web |url=https://www.englandhockey.co.uk/competitions-and-events/championships/roll-of-honour |title=Roll of Honour |website=England Hockey |access-date=3 November 2023}}

History

The men's 1st XI won its first major trophy in 2008, defeating Bowdon 4–3 in the Men's National Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hockey/18037741 |title=Men's National Cup treble for Beeston Hockey Club |publisher=BBC Sport |date=14 May 2012 |accessdate=26 September 2012}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hockey/13033475 |title=Beeston Hockey Club seal Premier League title |publisher=BBC Sport |date=11 April 2011 |accessdate=26 September 2012}} The men's 1st XI have also competed in the Euro Hockey League.{{cite web|url=http://www.ehlhockey.tv/club/beeston-hc|title=Beeston HC – EHL Euro Hockey League|work=Euro Hockey League|accessdate=2 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130326070033/http://www.ehlhockey.tv/club/beeston-hc|archive-date=2013-03-26|url-status=dead}} Beeston HC twinned with HC Rotterdam on 1 February 2017.

In 2020, Beeston secured an historic cup double by becoming the first club to win both the men's cup and women's cup competitions in the same season. On 5 September the women's team won their COVID-19 delayed final beating the defending champions Clifton Robinsons 3–2 in the final. At the same time the men won their delayed semi final on penalties and one week later on 12 September defeated Fareham 9–1 in the final.{{cite web|url=http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/page_noside.asp?section=2349§ionTitle=Fixtures+%26+Results|title=Men's Tier 1 Championships|publisher=England Hockey}}{{cite web|url=http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/page_noside.asp?section=2349§ionTitle=Fixtures+%26+Results|title=Women's Tier 1 Championships|publisher=England Hockey}} The women's first team won the 2022 England Hockey Women's Championship Cup.{{cite web |url=https://www.englandhockey.co.uk/media/news/five-star-knole-park-lift-silverware-at-lee-valley|title=Beeston And Knole Park Earn Cup Final Victories|website=England Hockey|date=21 May 2022 |access-date=29 May 2022}}

The club recorded a second Championship cup double during the 2023-2024 season, with the men's team winning the 2024 men's cup and the women's team winning a third consecutive 2024 women's cup.{{cite web |url=https://www.banburyguardian.co.uk/sport/other-sport/agony-for-banbury-hc-as-they-lose-national-cup-final-4619131 |title=Agony for Banbury HC as they lose National Cup Final |website=Banbury Guardian |date=7 May 2024 |access-date=11 May 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.thehockeypaper.co.uk/articles/2024/05/06/england-hockey-cup-beeston-claim-title-double |title=England Hockey Cup: Beeston claim title double |website=The Hockey Paper |date=6 May 2024 |access-date=11 May 2024}}

Players

= Men's First Team Squad 2020–21 season =

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{{fs player|no=1|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Simon Hujwan}}

{{fs player|no=2|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Ashley Watson}}

{{fs player|no=3|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Josh Pavis}}

{{fs player|no=4|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Ollie Willars}}

{{fs player|no=5|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=Kyle Marshall}}

{{fs player|no=6|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Robbie Gleeson}}

{{fs player|no=7|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Gareth Griffiths}}

{{fs player|no=8|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Tom Crowson}}

{{fs player|no=9|nat=CAN|pos=FW|name=Vikram Sandhu}}

{{fs player|no=10|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Nick Park}}

{{fs player|no=11|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Henry Croft}}

{{fs player|no=12|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Alex Blumfield}}

{{fs player|no=13|nat=CAN|pos=MF|name=Sukhi Panesar}}

{{fs player|no=14|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Adam Dixon}} (captain)

{{fs player|no=15|nat=ESP|pos=FW|name=Lucase Alcade}}

{{fs player|no=16|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Stephen Lawrence}}

{{fs player|no=17|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Richard Lawrence}}

{{fs player|no=18|nat=IRL|pos=FW|name=Ollie Kidd}}

{{fs player|no=19|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Lucas Ward}}

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{{fs player|no=20|nat=IRL|pos=FW|name=Mark Barlow}}

{{fs player|no=21|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Chris Proctor}}

{{fs player|no=22|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Sam Apoola}}

{{fs player|no=23|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=Matt Crookshanks}}

{{fs player|no=24|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=James Hunt}}

{{fs player|no=25|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Joe Waterston}}

{{fs player|no=26|nat=SCO|pos=|name=Jake Inglis}}

{{fs player|no=27|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Matt Mitcham}}

{{fs player|no=28|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Stuart Kentwell}}

{{fs player|no=29|nat=ESP|pos=|name=Jose Gutierrez De Calderon}}

{{fs player|no=31|nat=ENG|pos=|name=Cameron King}}

{{fs player|no=32|nat=ENG|pos=|name=Will Prentice}}

{{fs player|no=33|nat=IRL|pos=|name=Jack McGall}}

{{fs player|no=34|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Max Sowter}}

{{fs player|no=35|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Nat Partridge}}

{{fs player|no=36|nat=ENG|pos=|name=Toby Power}}

{{fs player|no=37|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Morgan Males}}

{{fs player|no=38|nat=WAL|pos=DF|name=David Bond}}

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= Ladies First Team Squad =

Head Coach: Mo Samak

Assistant Coach: Brett Holland

Team Manager: Tom Eves

Physio: Gregor Kelling

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{{fs player|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Steph Tirrell}}

{{fs player|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=Jane Kilpatrick}}

{{fs player|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Nic Moss}}

{{fs player|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Ella Cusack}}

{{fs player|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Cerys Miller}}

{{fs player|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Lauren Burrell|other=Captain}}

{{fs player|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=Hannah Grieve}}

{{fs player|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Charlotte Harmer}}

{{fs player|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Martha Wong}}

{{fs player|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Lucy Millington}}

{{fs player|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Emily Cartright}}

{{fs player|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=Nadia Benallal}}

{{fs player|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Katie Mason}}

{{fs player|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Julia Spence}}

{{fs player|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=Charlotte Watson}}

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Men's Team Honours

Women's Team Honours

Notable players

=Men's internationals=

;{{fh|England}}

style="vertical-align:top"* James Albery

* Mark Gleghorne
  • Michael Hoare
  • Martin Jones
  • Harry Martin
  • George Pinner
  • * Tom Sorsby
  • Samuel Ward
  • Tim Whiteman
  • Ollie Willars
  • Alastair Wilson
  • ;{{fh|Ireland}}

    ;{{fh|Scotland}}

    ;{{fh|Wales}}

    • Ollie Cooper
    • David Griffiths
    • Zak Jones
    • Ben Rogers
    • Matt Simkin

    ;{{fh|Australia}}

    • Craig Boyne

    ;{{fh|Germany}}

    • Patrick Schmidt

    ;{{fh|Pakistan}}

    =Women's internationals=

    ;{{fhw|England}}

    style="vertical-align:top"* Kathryn Lane

    * Erica Sanders
  • Ellie Watton
  • Hollie Webb
  • ;{{fhw|Scotland}}

    ;{{fhw|Ireland}}

    ;{{fhw|Wales}}

    References

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