Wimbledon Hockey Club
The Wimbledon Hockey Club is founded in 1883 hockey club from the same south London neighborhood. Initially, the club played on the edge of Wimbledon Common, a large green area west of the village. At the end of the 19th century he joined The Wimbledon Cricket Club , which had existed since 1854 and which has since been renamed The Wimbledon Club , where other sports such as tennis , cricket and squash are offered.
The approximately 3.5 hectare club area includes a cricket field, 15 tennis courts and a natural grass hockey field and is located on Church Road in Wimbledon opposite the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club . In addition, Wimbledon HC uses two artificial turf hockey courts in New Malden . The club, which plays in Marine and Bordeaux, is not only one of the oldest hockey clubs in the world, but also the third largest hockey club in England. In addition to nine men's and seven women's teams, there are around 600 young people and children as members. The club played an important role in the development of the hockey rules ; the Wimbledon Rules are the first generally recognized set of rules.
Ladies
The women competing as Wimbledon LHC were founded in 1889 and are considered the oldest women's hockey team in the world. After many years of membership in leagues of the regional South Clubs' Women's Hockey League, the team rose to the second-rate Conference East in 2012.
| season | league | space | Points | annotation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006/07 | SCWHL Division 1 | 9/10 | 15th | |
| 2007/08 | SCWHL Division 1 | 6./10 | 29 | |
| 2008/09 | SCWHL Division 1 | 10/10 | 14th | descent |
| 2009/10 | SCWHL Division 2 | 5th / 10th | 26th | |
| 2010/11 | SCWHL Division 2 | 2nd / 10th | 41 | Ascent |
| 2011/12 | SCWHL Division 1 | 1./10 | 45 | Ascent |
| 2012/13 | EHL Conference East | 6./10 | 28 | |
| 2013/14 | EHL Conference East | 5th / 10th | 22nd | |
| 2014/15 | EHL Conference East | 4th / 10th | 32 | |
| 2015/16 | EHL Conference East | 2nd / 10th | 33 | |
| SCWHL = South Clubs' Women's Hockey League, EHL = England Hockey League | ||||
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In the 2015/16 season, Wimbledon finished in second place and thus just missed the promotion round to the Premier League.
Squad 2015/16
Sophie Bowker 25 ENG, Meg Dowthwaite 18 ENG, Hattie Dukes 29 ENG, Charlotte Ellison 24 ENG, Rachel Evans 30 ENG, Lauren Glossop 34 RSA, Louise Gordon 35 SCO, Sophie Hart 18 ENG, Emer Hickey 27 IRL, Elizabeth Jones 20 ENG, Abigail Krone 24 ENG, Catherine Ledesma 17 ENG, Nicola Lloyd 29 SCO, Rosie Macpherson 28 ENG, Olivia Martineau 20 ENG, Aisling Mckeon 27 IRL, Harriet Naismith 26 ENG, Holly Naismith 28 ENG, Lizzie Rae 26 NZL, Natalie Riches 30 ENG, Sophie Robertson 24 ENG, Julia Schofield 17 ENG, Cherry Seaborn 24 ENG, Lauren Seaman 31 RSA, Libby Sherriff 24 ENG, Roseanne Thomas 24 WAL, Amy Tap 29 ENG
Men's
| season | league | space | Points | annotation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006/07 | SHL Premier League Division 2 |
12./12 | 10 | descent |
| 2007/08 | Hampshire / Surrey - Regional | 1./12 | 56 | Ascent |
| 2008/09 | SHL Premier League Division 2 |
1./12 | 52 | Ascent |
| 2009/10 | SHL Premier League | 1./12 | 54 | Ascent |
| 2010/11 | EHL Conference East | 6./10 | 22nd | |
| 2011/12 | EHL Conference East | 3rd / 10th | 36 | |
| 2012/13 | EHL Conference East | 1./10 | 41 | Ascent |
| 2013/14 | EHL Premier League | 6./10 | 46 | |
| 2014/15 | EHL Premier League | 3rd / 10th | 44 | English master |
| 2015/16 | EHL Premier League | 4th / 10th | 40 | English master |
| SHL = South Hockey League, EHL = England Hockey League | ||||
The men have been a member of the England Hockey League Premier Division , the highest English hockey league , since the 2013/14 season . The debut season ended in midfield position 6. In the 2014/15 seasons, the team finished third in the main round and thus reached the semi-finals of the English championship. There Wimbledon prevailed against Surbiton HC 2-0. In the final, the first English championship title in the club's history could be won by beating the main round first East Grinstead HC . In addition, Wimbledon qualified for the Euro Hockey League for the first time in 2015/16 , but already lost their opening game, the round of 16, against the eventual finalists Amsterdammer H&BC with 1: 3. The championship was successfully defended at national level in 2015/16. After the main round on position 4, Wimbledon prevailed in the semifinals and finals against Holcombe HC and Reading HC .
successes
| European Cup balance men's field | ||||
| year | competition | level | space | place |
| 2016 | Euro Hockey League | 1 | AF | Amstelveen |
| 2017 | Euro Hockey League | 1 | 4th | Brasschaat |
| 2018 | Euro Hockey League | 1 | VR 24 | Barcelona |
| 2019 | Euro Hockey League | 1 | VR 24 | Barcelona |
- English men's field hockey champion: 2015, 2016
Squad 2015/16
James Bailey 25 ENG, Phillip Ball 29 ENG, Ali Brogdon 28 ENG, Loic Cerulus 25 BEL, Adam Clark 23 ENG, Cj Cowan 28 ENG, Zoso Davies 24 ENG, Richard Dawson Smith 25 ENG, Steven Ebbers 27 NED, Chris Gregg 27 ENG , Ben Hawes 35 ENG, Michael Hoare 30 ENG, James Jewell 23 AUS, Josh Keeling 18 ENG, Johnny Kinder 25 ENG, Matthias Knuepfer 25 GER, Bastiaan Leerkotte 30 NED, Ben Marsden 36 ENG, Peter Millar 25 ENG, James Osborn 29 ENG , Caspar Phijffer 25 NED, Chris Rea 24 ENG, Steven Richardson 36 ENG, Phil Roper 24 ENG, Ian Sloan 22 NIR, Charlie Tilson 26 ENG, Henry Weir 26 ENG, Pieter Wiegman 25 NED, Chris Wilson 23 ENG, Tom Woods 26 ENG
Web links
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- www.thewimbledonclub.co.uk
- www.englandhockey.co.uk
- www.south-league.com
- www.ehlhockey.tv
Individual evidence
- ↑ Compilation from EHF Handbook 2016 ( Memento from March 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
Coordinates: 51 ° 26 ′ 8 ″ N , 0 ° 12 ′ 35 ″ W.