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]

Beeston Hockey Club
Founded1907
LeagueMen's England Hockey League
Women's England Hockey League
Midlands League
Based inBeeston, Nottinghamshire, England
ArenaNottingham Hockey Centre
ColoursBlack, gold (home) and white, black (away)
ManagerGraham Griffiths
CaptainStephen Lawrence

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.

In 2020 Beeston secured an historic cup double by winning 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.[6][7]

Players

Men's First Team Squad 2020–21 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 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
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  ENG David Bond

Ladies First Team Squad 2021–22 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 Steph Tirrell
3 MF  ENG Nic Moss
4 MF  WAL Julie Read
5 MF  ENG Ella Cusack
6 MF  ENG Cerys Miller
7 FW  ENG Alice Huddlestone
9 FW  ENG Lauren Burrell (Captain)
10 DF  IRL Hannah Grieve
11 MF  ENG Charlotte Harmer
12 DF  ENG Ruby Apoola
13 DF  ENG Bea Bell
14 DF  ENG Maddie Pendle
15 DF  ENG Lottie Summers
16 MF  WAL Caro Hulme
17 FW  WAL Sophie Robinson
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW  ENG Lucy Millington
19 GK  ENG Alice Cobb
— GK  ENG Martha Broderick
21 FW  ENG Mads Newitt
22 MF  IRL Nadia Benallal
24  ENG Maddie Croft
28  ENG Tilly O'Brien
30 DF  ENG Paige Gillott
31 DF  ENG Martha Lawrence
33 FW  ENG Immi O'Neill
35  ENG Vi O'Neill
36  ENG Eloise Penty
42  ENG Lauren Taylor
44  ENG Phoebe Emmans
47  ENG Sophie Edgington

Men's Team Honours

Women's Team Honours

Notable players

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:

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. "Men's Tier 1 Championships". England Hockey.
  7. "Women's Tier 1 Championships". England Hockey.
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