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Founded in 1907 and based in Nottingham, the club has a rich history and as well as its three league titles has seven national cup victories.
Their superbly appointed home venue, Nottingham Hockey Centre, includes five full size pitches and regularly hosts England Hockey events and has also hosted international matches and tournaments in the past.
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Season joined league 1992/93 Seasons in top division 1997/98, 1999/2000, & 2006/07 to present Champions 2010/11, 2012/13, 2013/14 Fixtures 2024/25 Fixtures & Results Head Coach Stephen Wood Team Manager Team Captain Gareth Griffiths Home venue Nottingham Hockey Centre University Blvd, Nottingham NG7 2PS Kit colours Website https://www.beestonhockeyclub.com/beeston-mens-1st-xi-2/ X @OfficialBeeHC Facebook Beeston Hockey Club Instagram @officialbeehc -
Established in 1886 and based in Altrincham, Cheshire, Bowdon has a long history of success and a powerhouse of North hockey. They boast a waterbased pitch alongside an iconic clubhouse they share with the sports’ club’s cricket section.
Bowdon is very much a family club with multiple generations playing in their famous red & black halves.
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Season joined league 2002/03 Seasons in top division 2007/08 to 2011/12, 2024/25 Fixtures 2024/25 Fixtures & Results Head Coach Simon Egerton Team Manager John Dixon Team Captain Sam Cooke Home venue Bowdon Cricket & Hockey Club South Downs Rd, Bowdon, Altrincham, WA14 3DT Kit colours Website https://www.bowdonhockey.co.uk/mens-1s/ X @BowdonHC Facebook Bowdon Hockey Club Instagram @bowdonhc -
One of the leading hockey clubs in Wales, combining the historic Cardiff Hockey Club, founded in 1896, with Cardiff Metropolitan University. The club are the only Welsh men’s team to have played in the top flight.
The club is based at Cardiff Metropolitan University’s Cyncoed Campus, boasting excellent facilities and fostering a close connection between student athletes and the wider hockey community.
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Season joined league 2008/09 & 2011/12 Seasons in top division 2023/24 to present Fixtures 2024/25 fixtures & results Head Coach Walid Abdo Team Manager Rebecca Daniels Team Captain Luke Hawker Home venue Sport Wales National Centre in Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales Kit colours Website https://cardiffandmet.co.uk/ X @Cardiff_Hockey Facebook Cardiff & Met Hockey Club Instagram @cardiffandmethockey -
Based in West Sussex, the club was founded in 1897 and over ninety years later was a founder member of the league’s top flight in 1988. As well as outdoor titles they are great proponents of the indoor game with fourteen national indoor championships.
The club’s home is East Grinstead Sports Club in Saint Hill where they have established a great tradition for well hosted home matches.
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Season joined league 1988/89 Seasons in top division 1988/89 to 1998/99 & 2005/06 to present Champions 2008/09, 2009/10 Fixtures 2024/25 fixtures & results Head Coach Wesley Jackson Team Manager Rory Britten Team Captain Simon Faulkner Home venue East Grinstead Sports Club, Saint Hill Rd, St. Hill Green, East Grinstead RH19 4JU Kit colours Website https://www.eghockey.co.uk/teams X @eghockeyclub Facebook East Grinstead Hockey Club Instagram @eastgrinsteadhc -
Based at Paddington Recreation Ground, Hampstead & Westminster is London’s most central club with close to 1000 members from Under 6s to Over 60s. Their clubhouse base is the historic Carlton Tavern famously rebuilt in 2021.
The club are one of only three with teams in both genders of the Premier Division plus 2nd XIs playing at other levels in the league.
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Season joined league 1994/95 Seasons in top division 2001/02 to present Champions 2018/19 Fixtures 2024/25 fixtures & results Head Coach Rhett Halkett Team Manager Andrew Harrington Team Captains James Oates, Matthew Guise-Brown, Rupert Shipperley, Toby Vaughan and Toby Reynolds-Cotterill Home venue Paddington Recreation Ground: Randolph Avenue, Maida Vale, London W9 1PD Kit colours Website https://www.hwhc.co.uk/teams/team/14775083 X @HWHCofficial Facebook Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club Instagram @hwhcofficial -
Holcombe hail from Rochester Kent and their Curtis Way ground has two all-weather artificial grass hockey pitches with the show pitch alongside a well-appointed clubhouse.
They are very much a family club and proud to celebrate the success of their England Masters internationals alongside those with senior international honours.
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Season joined league 2004/05 Seasons in top division 2015/16 to present Fixtures 2024/25 fixtures & results Head Coach Kwan Browne Team Manager Lucas Ball Team Captain Home venue Curtis Way, Chatham, Rochester ME1 2TQ Kit colours Website https://holcombe.hockey/ X @HolcombeHC Facebook Holcombe Hockey Club Instagram @holcombehc -
Founded by former pupils of St Georges College back in 1995 Old Georgians have a short but illustrious history. They come into the season as league champions after three successive league titles and last Easter earned bronze medals in the Euro Hockey League.
The club play their home matches at the college in Weybridge.
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Season joined league 2003/04 & 2016/17 Seasons in top division 2019/20 to present Champions 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24 Fixtures 2024/25 fixtures and results Head Coach Ashley Jackson Team Manager Jonny Stephens Team Captain James Albery Home venue St George's College, Weybridge, Weybridge Rd, Addlestone KT15 2QS Kit colours Website https://www.oghc.org/club-info/mens-1-s X @OldGeorgiansHoc Facebook Old Georgians' Hockey Club Instagram @ogs_hockey -
Oxted history goes back to the post War period when a men’s section was added to the existing women’s. Unlike a number of other top flight clubs who have always been strong the club has developed beyond recognition from its early days
Oxted play their home games at nearby Caterham School. They were national knockout champions in the Covid hit 2020/21 season.
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Season joined league 2005/06 Seasons in top division 2020/21 to present Fixtures 2024/25 fixtures & results Head Coach Nick Giles Team Manager Wayne Bennett Team Captain Jamie Batten Home venue Caterham School, Harestone Valley Rd, Caterham CR3 6YA Kit colours Website https://www.oxtedhockeyclub.com/mens-teams X @OxtedHC Facebook Oxted Hockey Club Instagram @oxtedhc -
Richmond’s history dates back 150 years to 1874 and they are one of three current Premier Division clubs out of the eight who formed The Hockey Association (men’s) in 1886.
Richmond play at the historic Quintin Hogg Memorial Ground (previously Polytechnic which has hosted a number of sports including the 1948 Olympic Hockey tournament and international hockey tournaments in the last decade.
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Season joined league 1988/89 to 1995/96 & 2012/13 Seasons in top division 2024/25 Fixtures 2024/25 fixtures and results Head Coach Hamish Imrie Team Manager Mike Rose Team Captain Scott Wall Home venue University of Westminster’s Quintin Hogg Memorial Sports Grounds, Cavendish Rd, Chiswick, London W4 3UH Kit colours Website https://www.richmondhockeyclub.com/teams/team/14966138 X @RichmondHCSkip Facebook Richmond Hockey Club Instagram @richmondhockeyclub -
Southgate’s home is Trent Park in North London.
They were the winners of the inaugural national league in 1989 and this came on the back of four successive HA Cup wins, with three earlier successes in the 1970 & 80s and three European Club Championships in the 1970s too.
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Season joined league 1988/89 Seasons in top division 1988/89 to 2001/02, 2008/09, 2011/12 to 2012/13, 2014/15, 2023/24 to present Champions 1988/89 Fixtures 2024/25 fixtures and results Head Coach Huw Stevens Team Manager Simon Parker Team Captain John Sterlini Home venue Trent Park, Snakes Ln, Barnet EN4 0BW Kit colours Website https://www.southgatehc.org.uk/mens-teams/ X @SouthgateHC Facebook Southgate Hockey Club Instagram @southgatehockeyclub -
Another founder member of The Hockey Association, formed in 1874, Surbiton has a proud tradition in the sport and has two men’s and two women’s teams in the England Hockey League.
In recent years they have developed and improved their Sugden Road ground where the last two EHL finals have been held, and in October 2024 they host the EuroHockey league KO16 round.
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Season joined league 1991/92 Seasons in top division 1994/95 to 1996/97 & 1999/2000 to present Champions 2000/01, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2019/20 Fixtures 2024/25 fixtures and results Head Coach Barry Middleton Team Manager Matt Jones Team Captain David Goodfield Home venue Sugden Rd, Thames Ditton KT7 0AE Kit colours Website www.surbitonhc.com X @SurbitonHC Facebook Surbiton Hockey Club Instagram @surbitonhc -
The club are another founder member of The Hockey Association and one of only three with teams in both genders of the Premier Division plus 2nd XIs playing at other levels in the league.
The club play at Raynes Park High School but along with other sports are part of the superbly appointed Wimbledon Club in South West London
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Season joined league 2010/11 Seasons in top division 2013/14 to present Champions 2014/15, 2015/16 Fixtures 2024/25 fixtures & results Head Coach Karl Stagno Team Manager Charlie Newsome Team Captain Ed Horler Home venue Raynes Park High School: Located at Bushey Road, London, SW20 0JL Kit colours Website https://www.twchockey.co.uk/mens-1s X @WimbledonHC Facebook Wimbledon Hockey Club Instagram @wimbledonhc
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