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''.
The men's 1st XI plays in the
Men's England Hockey League
The Men's England Hockey League is a field hockey league organized by England Hockey that features men's teams from England and Wales.
Format Regular season
There are 62 teams in the league, the top tier consists of a Premier Division of twelve ...
and the ladies 1st XI in the
Women's England Hockey League
The Women's England Hockey League is a field hockey league organised by England Hockey that features women's teams from England. From 2011-2020 it was sponsored by Investec and was referred to as the Investec Women's Hockey League.
Format Regul ...
. 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.
History
The men's 1st XI won its first major trophy in 2008, defeating
Bowdon 4–3 in the Men's National Cup. 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. The men's 1st XI have also competed in the
Euro Hockey League
The Euro Hockey League is an annual men's field hockey cup competition organized by the EHF for the very top field hockey clubs in Europe. The competition was launched at the start of the 2007-08 field hockey season when it merged and replaced t ...
. 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.
The women's first team won the 2022
England Hockey Women's Championship Cup
The England Hockey Women's Championship Cup is a field hockey cup competition organised by England Hockey that features women's teams from England. The competition was originally known as the Women's National Clubs Championship. The inaugural co ...
.
Players
Men's First Team Squad 2020–21 season
(
captain
Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...
)''
Ladies First Team Squad 2021–22 season
Men's Team Honours
*
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[
]
Women's Team Honours
* 2019–20 Women's Cup Winners[
* 2021–22 Women's Cup Winners
]
Notable players
Men's internationals
;
;
* David Ames
* Mark Gleghorne
;
* Jamie Cachia
* James McBlane
* Gordon McIntyre
;
* Ollie Cooper
* David Griffiths
* Zak Jones
* Ben Rogers
* Matt Simkin
;
* Craig Boyne
;
* Patrick Schmidt
;
* Muhammad Nadeem
Women's internationals
;
;
* Nicki Cochrane
References
{{Reflist
External links
Beeston Hockey Club official web site
English field hockey clubs
Sport in Nottinghamshire
1907 establishments in England
Field hockey clubs established in 1907
Beeston, Nottinghamshire
Sport in Nottingham