Canterbury Hockey Club
Canterbury Hockey Club is a field hockey club based in Canterbury, England. The club was established in 1901 and the home ground is located just outside Canterbury at Polo Farm. There are two water-based pitches, a topped sand based pitch, purpose built Indoor Hockey Centre and a clubhouse.[1]
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| Leagues | Men's England Hockey League Women's England Hockey League |
| Founded | 1901 |
| Home Ground | Polo Farm |
| 1XI Captains | Matt Bowen, Sarah Kerly |
| 1XI Coaches | Craig Boyne, Kate Starre |
| City | Canterbury, Kent, England |
| Team Colours | Green and White(H) Red(A) |
The men's 1st XI play in the Men's England Hockey League [2] and the ladies 1st XI play in the Women's England Hockey League.[3] The large club fields ten men's sides, five ladies' sides, and various youth sides.
Teams
Men's
- 1st XI
- 2nd XI
- Pilgrims
- 3s
- 4s
- Millers
- 5s
- Griffins
- Squires
- Friars
Ladies
- 1st XI
- 2s
- 2As
- 3s
- 3As
Juniors
The club has a large number of junior teams from U18s to U8s. These teams represent the club in various competitions across Kent and the rest of the country.
Major Honors
- 1999–00 Men's League Champions
- 2002–03 Women's Cup Winners
- 2004-05 Women's Super Cup Winners
- 2006-07 Men's Premier Indoor Champions
- Five times Women's League Runner-Up & 1998 Men's League Runner-up
- 2016-17 Men's Cup Runner-up
Internationals past and present
- Wei Adams - Scotland
- Craig Boyne - Australia
- Kwan Browne - Trinidad and Tobago
- Mel Clewlow - England and Great Britain (Double Olympian, Sydney 2000 and Beijing 2008)
- Sean Kerly - England and Great Britain (Olympic Bronze medallist in 1984 and Olympic Gold medallist in 1988)
- Nikki Kidd - Scotland and Great Britain
- Nikki Lloyd - Scotland
- David Mathews - England and Great Britain
- Mickel Pierre - Trinidad and Tobago
- Susannah Townsend - England and Great Britain (Olympic Gold Medalist, Rio 2016)
- Jennifer Wilson - South Africa (Triple Olympian, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012)
- James Oates - England U21, Ex England U18 (Captain)
- Chris Wyver - Great Britain, England U21, GB U23
- Josh Pollard - Australia
- Grace Balsdon - Great Britain, England
- Lizzy Neal - Great Britain, England U21
- Will Heyward - (England U21)
References
- "Canterbury Hockey Club official website". Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- "EHL Men's Premier Division league table". Archived from the original on 2014-10-11. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- "WHL Women's Premier Division league table". Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- http://www.polofarm.org/chc/teams.html
- http://polofarm.org/clhc/teams.html
- "Canterbury place expectation on junior hockey players". bbc.co.uk. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
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