Neston Hockey Club
{{Short description|English field hockey team}}
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| league = Men's North Hockey League
Women's North Hockey League
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Neston Hockey Club is a field hockey club that is based at Parkgate in South Wirral, Cheshire.{{cite web|url=https://www.nestonhockey.co.uk/mens-history--honours.html|title=History|website=Neston Hockey Club}} Founded in 1963 the team became National Champions of England in 1984.{{cite book|last=Montague |first=Trevor |title=A-Z of Sport |year=2004|publisher=The Bath Press |isbn=0-316-72645-1}}{{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}}
Major National honours
- 1978–79 Men's Cup Runner-up
- 1982–83 Men's Cup winners{{cite web|url=http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=oxfshlib&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=CS421235858&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0|title=Sydney Friskin. "Neston win cup for first time." Times [London, England] 18 Apr. 1983|work=The Times Digital Archive}}
- 1983–84 Men's League champions{{cite web|url=http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=oxfshlib&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=CS286232231&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0|title=a Special Correspondent. "Hockey." Times [London, England] 7 May 1984|work=The Times Digital Archive}}
- England Hockey Ladies Hockey Team of the Year 2014
Teams
File:Neston Ladies Breakaway.jpg
The club runs eight men's teams and five women's teams {{cite web|url=https://www.nestonhockey.co.uk/|title=Teams|website=Neston Hockey Club}} and the Mens 1s and Ladies 1s compete in the North Premier Hockey League,{{cite web|url=https://www.northhockey.org/public/northleague.php|title=Divisions|website=North Hockey League}} as of 2020/21 season.
The Facilities
File:Neston Club Entrance 1.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.{{Cite web|title=The Neston Club|url=https://www.nestoncricketclub.co.uk/|access-date=2020-06-21|website=The Neston Club|language=en}}
International players
- Bobby Crutchley
- Robbie Smith
- Mal Wilkinson
- Chris Ashcroft
- David Peters
- Geoff Poole
- Paul Edwards
- David Cutter
- Justin Pidcock
- Donald Hughes
- Martyn Grimley
- Izzie Howell