Southgate Hockey Club

Southgate Hockey Club
Full name	Southgate Hockey Club
League	Men's England Hockey League; Women's England Hockey League
Founded	1886; 139 years ago
Home ground	Southgate Hockey Centre

Southgate Hockey Club is a field hockey club based at Southgate Hockey Centre in Trent Park, near Oakwood in London.^[1]

The men's 1st XI play in the Men's England Hockey League.^[2] The club has 9 men's sides, 5 ladies' sides and a large junior section. The men's team have been champions of England on four occasions (1976–77, 1977–78, 1987–88, 1988–89).^[3]^[4]

History

The hockey centre in 2023

The club was formed in 1886. Matches were initially played in Broomfield Park, Palmers Green; in 1890 the club relocated to the Walker Ground on Waterfall Road. In order to meet the challenge created by the introduction of artificial grass pitches, the club began hiring pitches away from the Walker Ground from around 1985. After a search for a new location, the club relocated to Southgate Hockey Centre during the 1997/98 season.

For most of its history the club has provided many players for the national side and, prior to the formation of organised leagues in 1968, featuring prominently in the unofficial leagues published in the press.

The club won the Hockey Association Cup in 1975, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1988. The club won the inaugural National League in the season 1988/89, bringing the total of national titles to eight.

The club won the European Club Championship in 1976, 1977 and 1978, and won bronze in 1975 and 1983. In 1999, the club won the English indoor hockey title.

Teams

Men's First Team Squad 2024–25 season

3. Jack Middleton
4. Sam Weissen
5. Robert Gill
7. Sean Davis
8. Daniel West
9. Matt Allister
10. John Sterlini (captain)
11. Jatin Sharma
12. Giulio Ferrini
13. Joe Hillyer
14. Karan Sofat
15. Aedan McCrossan
16. Richmond Lum
17. Simon Walker
18. Nathanael Farrant
19. Shane Benfell
20. Allan Dick (GK)
21. Alastair Douglas
22. Calum Douglas (GK)
23. Charles Hamilton
24. Archie Foster
25. Hugh Page
26. Mohan Gandhi
36. Xavier Guy
Leo Garner

Honours

EuroHockey Club Champions Cup
- Winners: 1976, 1977, 1978: 3
National League
- Winners: 1976–77, 1977–78, 1987–88, 1988–89: 4
National Cup
- 1973–74, 1974–75, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88: 7

Notable players

Men's internationals

Extended content

Player	Events	Notes/Ref
Steve Batchelor
Will Calnan	Oly (2024)
Robert Cattrall
Darren Cheesman
Robert Clift	Oly (1988)
Bernie Cotton
Derek Day
Richard Dodds
James Duthie
/ Richard Gay	CG (2014)
Ian Jones
Sean Kerly	WC (1990)
James Kyriakides	CG (2018)
John W. Neill
Jon Peckett	CG (2002)
John Shaw	Oly (1992, 1996), WC (1986, 1994)
Soma Singh	Oly (1996), WC (1990, 1994)
Bill Waugh	Oly (2000), CG (1998), WC (1998)
David Westcott
Duncan Woods	CG (1998, 2002), WC (1998)

Source:^[5] Key

Oly = Olympic Games
CG = Commonwealth Games
WC = World Cup
CT = Champions Trophy
EC = European Championships

References

^ "Southgate Hockey Club". 21 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
^ "EHL Men's League tables". Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
^ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
^ "Roll of Honour". England Hockey. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
^ "National Representation". www.southgatehc.org.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2014.

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[1] "Southgate Hockey Club". 21 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.

[2] "EHL Men's League tables". Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.

[3] Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.

[4] "Roll of Honour". England Hockey. Retrieved 3 November 2023.

[fihch030718-5] "National Representation". www.southgatehc.org.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2014.

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