Beeston Hockey Club

English field hockey club founded 1907

Beeston Hockey Club

Founded| 1907
League| Men's England Hockey League
Women's England Hockey League
Midlands League
Based in| Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England
Arena| Nottingham Hockey Centre
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.[1]

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 team have been champions of England on three occasions (2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14)[3]

## History

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The men's 1st XI won its first major trophy in 2008, defeating Bowdon 4–3 in the Men's National Cup.[4] 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.[5] The men's 1st XI have also competed in the Euro Hockey League.[6] 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.[7][8] The women's first team won the 2022 England Hockey Women's Championship Cup.[9]

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.[10][11]

## Players

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

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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1  | GK |  ENG | Simon Hujwan
2  | GK |  ENG | Ashley Watson
3  | MF |  ENG | Josh Pavis
4  | DF |  ENG | Ollie Willars
5  | DF |  IRL | Kyle Marshall
6  | DF |  ENG | Robbie Gleeson
7  | FW |  ENG | Gareth Griffiths
8  | MF |  ENG | Tom Crowson
9  | FW |  CAN | Vikram Sandhu
10  | MF |  ENG | Nick Park
11  | FW |  ENG | Henry Croft
12  | MF |  ENG | Alex Blumfield
13  | MF |  CAN | Sukhi Panesar
14  | MF |  ENG | Adam Dixon (captain)
15  | FW |  ESP | Lucase Alcade
16  | DF |  ENG | Stephen Lawrence
17  | FW |  ENG | Richard Lawrence
18  | FW |  IRL | Ollie Kidd
19  | MF |  ENG | Lucas Ward
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

|
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20  | FW |  IRL | Mark Barlow
21  | FW |  ENG | Chris Proctor
22  | FW |  ENG | Sam Apoola
23  | DF |  IRL | Matt Crookshanks
24  | DF |  ENG | James Hunt
25  | MF |  SCO | Joe Waterston
26  |  |  SCO | Jake Inglis
27  | DF |  ENG | Matt Mitcham
28  | FW |  ENG | Stuart Kentwell
29  |  |  ESP | Jose Gutierrez De Calderon
31  |  |  ENG | Cameron King
32  |  |  ENG | Will Prentice
33  |  |  IRL | Jack McGall
34  | DF |  ENG | Max Sowter
35  | MF |  ENG | Nat Partridge
36  |  |  ENG | Toby Power
37  | DF |  ENG | Morgan Males
38  | DF |  WAL | David Bond

### Ladies First Team Squad

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Head Coach: Mo Samak
Assistant Coach: Brett Holland
Team Manager: Tom Eves
Physio: Gregor Kelling

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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|

-- | GK |  ENG | Steph Tirrell
-- | DF |  IRL | Jane Kilpatrick
-- | MF |  ENG | Nic Moss
-- | MF |  ENG | Ella Cusack
-- | MF |  ENG | Cerys Miller
-- | FW |  ENG | Lauren Burrell (Captain)
-- | DF |  IRL | Hannah Grieve
-- | MF |  ENG | Charlotte Harmer
-- | DF |  ENG | Martha Wong
-- | FW |  ENG | Lucy Millington
-- | GK |  ENG | Emily Cartright
-- | MF |  IRL | Nadia Benallal
-- | MF |  ENG | Katie Mason
-- | FW |  ENG | Julia Spence
-- | FW |  SCO | Charlotte Watson

## Men's Team Honours

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* 2010–11 Men's League Champions
* 2012–13 Men's League Champions
* 2013–14 Men's League Champions
* 2007–08 Men's Cup Winners
* 2009–10 Men's Cup Winners
* 2010–11 Men's Cup Winners
* 2011–12 Men's Cup Winners
* 2015–16 Men's Cup Winners
* 2019–20 Men's Cup Winners[7]
* 2023–24 Men's Cup Winners

## Women's Team Honours

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* 2019–20 Women's Cup Winners[8]
* 2021–22 Women's Cup Winners
* 2022–23 Women's Cup Winners[12]
* 2023–24 Women's Cup Winners

## Notable players

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### Men's internationals

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England

* James Albery
* David Ames
* Ben Arnold
* Adam Dixon
* Simon Egerton
* James Gall

* Mark Gleghorne
* Michael Hoare
* Martin Jones
* Harry Martin
* George Pinner

* Tom Sorsby
* Samuel Ward
* Tim Whiteman
* Ollie Willars
* Alastair Wilson

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Ireland

* David Ames
* Mark Gleghorne

Scotland

* Jamie Cachia
* James McBlane
* Gordon McIntyre

Wales

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

Australia

* Craig Boyne

Germany

* Patrick Schmidt

Pakistan

* Muhammad Nadeem

### Women's internationals

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England

* Kathryn Lane
* Jo Hunter
* Shona McCallin
* Suzy Petty

* Erica Sanders
* Ellie Watton
* Hollie Webb

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Scotland

* Nicki Cochrane
* Charlotte Watson

Ireland

* Jane Kilpatrick

Wales

* Sophie Robinson
* Caro Hulme
* Jules Whiting

## References

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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. ^ "Roll of Honour". England Hockey. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
4. ^ "Men's National Cup treble for Beeston Hockey Club". BBC Sport. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
5. ^ "Beeston Hockey Club seal Premier League title". BBC Sport. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
6. ^ "Beeston HC – EHL Euro Hockey League". Euro Hockey League. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
7. ^ a b "Men's Tier 1 Championships". England Hockey.
8. ^ a b "Women's Tier 1 Championships". England Hockey.
9. ^ "Beeston And Knole Park Earn Cup Final Victories". England Hockey. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
10. ^ "Agony for Banbury HC as they lose National Cup Final". Banbury Guardian. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
11. ^ "England Hockey Cup: Beeston claim title double". The Hockey Paper. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
12. ^ "Match report". England Hockey. Retrieved 6 August 2023.

## External links

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* Beeston Hockey Club official web site

*[No.]: Number
*[Pos.]: Position
*[GK]: Goalkeeper
*[MF]: Midfielder
*[DF]: Defender
*[FW]: Forward