Blackheath Hockey Club

Blackheath & Old Elthamians Hockey Club formerly Blackheath Hockey Club is a field hockey club based at the College Meadow Pavilion & Astro in Eltham London. The club also play fixtures at Blackheath High School Sports Grounds in Kidbrooke Grove and Eltham College's London Marathon Ground in Mottingham.[2]

Blackheath Hockey Club
Full nameBlackheath & Elthamians Hockey Club
Short nameBEHC
Founded1861 (1861)
GroundLondon Marathon Sports Ground
ChairmanMatt Wilde[1]
CoachWill Nurse
LeagueSouth Hockey League-Division 2
WebsiteClub website

The club is one of the oldest in the world after being formed in 1861 by the Old Boys of Blackheath Proprietary School.[3] The club advertises that they are the oldest in the world [4] but the claim is disputed by Teddington Hockey Club.[5]

Blackheath & Old Elthamians runs eight men's teams, four women's teams and a large junior section.[6] The men's first X1 play in the South Hockey League Premier Division 2 [7] and the women's first X1 play in the East Hockey League Division 2 South East.[8]

In 2012 Blackheath merged with Eltham College becoming Blackheath and Old Elthamians.

Early History

During the early 1860s Hockey was more popular than Football, and there were moves to reduce the amount of football played and for the 1864/65 season the Hockey section split from the Football section which became Blackheath Rugby Club.

Major Honours

Men's International players past and present
  • Albert Angear (Wales)
  • Charles Angear (Wales & GB)
  • David Hallworth (Wales)
  • Rui Saldanha (England & GB)
  • Ian Towler (Wales)

References
  1. https://www.greenwichgetactive.com/activities/v/796/
  2. http://www.blackheath.co.uk/contact/%7Ctitle=Blackheath%5B%5D Hockey Club - Contact us|publisher=Blackheath Hockey Club
  3. https://londonist.com/london/blackheath-london-s-home-of-sport
  4. "Blackheath History". Blackheath Hockey Club.
  5. "Teddington Hockey Club". Teddington Hockey Club.
  6. "Blackheath Hockey Club - Teams". Blackheath Hockey Club.
  7. "South Hockey League Premier Division 2". South Hockey League.
  8. http://www.east-hockey.com/clubs/clubsearchresults.asp?club=Blackheath+OE&Submit=Go%7Ctitle=Division 2 South East|publisher=East Hockey League
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