Southgate Hockey Club

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

The men's 1st XI play in the Men's England Hockey League. 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).

History

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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.

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 Template:Flagicon David Alridge WC (1975) Template:Flagicon Steve Batchelor Oly (1984, 1988), WC (1986, 1990) Template:Flagicon Roly Brookeman WC (1978, 1982) Template:Flagicon Will Calnan Oly (2024) Template:Flagicon Robert Cattrall Oly (1984) Template:Flagicon Darren Cheesman Template:Flagicon Robert Clift Oly (1988) Template:Flagicon Bernie Cotton Olym (1972), WC (1975, 1978) Template:Flagicon David Craig WC (1982), CT (1984) Template:Flagicon Derek Day Template:Flagicon Richard Dodds Oly (1984, 1988), WC (1982, 1986) Template:Flagicon James Duthie Oly (1984), WC (1982) Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon Richard Gay CG (2014) Template:Flagicon Ian Jones Template:Flagicon Sean Kerly Oly (1984, 1988), WC (1986, 1990) Template:Flagicon James Kyriakides CG (2018) Template:Flagicon Alistair McGinn WC (1978) Template:Flagicon Ian McGinn WC (1975, 1978) Template:Flagicon James Neale WC (1975) Template:Flagicon John W. Neill Template:Flagicon Jon Peckett CG (2002) Template:Flagicon John Shaw Oly (1992, 1996), WC (1986, 1994) Template:Flagicon Soma Singh Oly (1996), WC (1990, 1994) Template:Flagicon Bill Waugh Oly (2000), CG (1998), WC (1998) Template:Flagicon David Westcott Oly (1984), WC (1982) Template:Flagicon David Whitaker WC (1975, 1978) Template:Flagicon Duncan Woods CG (1998, 2002), WC (1998) Source: Key Oly = Olympic Games CG = Commonwealth Games WC = World Cup CT = Champions Trophy EC = European Championships