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]

LeaguesMen's England Hockey League
Women's England Hockey League
Midlands League
Founded1907
ManagerGraham Griffiths
CaptainStephen Lawrence
VenueNottingham Hockey Centre
Capacity
CityBeeston, Nottinghamshire, England
Team ColoursBlack, gold (home) and white, black (away)

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 the 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 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  USA Jenny Rizzo
3 MF  ENG Nicola Moss
4 MF  WAL Julie Whiting
7 MF  ENG Alice Huddlestone
9 FW  ENG Lauren Burrell (captain)
10 DF  USA Jillian Wolgemuth
14 MF  ENG Maddie Pendle
15 MF  USA Kelsey Briddell
16 FW  IRL Katie McKee
20 FW  IRL Jess Hood
21 FW  ENG Mads Newitt
22 MF  IRL Nadia Benallal
23 FW  USA Erin Shanahan
No. Pos. Nation Player
24  ENG Maddie Croft
25  ENG Rachel Sharp
26  SCO Tara Aitchison
27 FW  ARG Sharon Seaton
28  ENG Sian Emslie
29 DF  ENG Ruth Tressider
30 DF  ENG Paige Gillott
31 DF  ENG Martha Lawrence
35  ENG Violet O'Neill
47  ENG Sophie Edgington
52 DF  ENG Ruby Apoola
— GK  ENG Natalie Robson
— GK  ENG Brooke Butler

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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