# Beeston Hockey Club

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 and the ladies 1st XI in the Women's England Hockey League. 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. The men's team have been champions of England on three occasions (2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14)

## 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. Beeston HC twinned with HC Rotterdam on 1 February 2017.
In 2020, Beeston secured an historic cup double by becoming the first club to win 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 club recorded a second Championship cup double during the 2023-2024 season, with the men's team winning the 2024 men's cup and the women's team winning a third consecutive 2024 women's cup.

## Players
### Men's First Team Squad 2020–21 season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Simon Hujwan |
| 2 | GK | ENG | Ashley Watson |
| 3 | MF | ENG | Josh Pavis |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Ollie Willars |
| 5 | DF | IRL | Kyle Marshall |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Robbie Gleeson |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Gareth Griffiths |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Tom Crowson |
| 9 | FW | CAN | Vikram Sandhu |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Nick Park |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Henry Croft |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Alex Blumfield |
| 13 | MF | CAN | Sukhi Panesar |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Adam Dixon (captain) |
| 15 | FW | ESP | Lucase Alcade |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Stephen Lawrence |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Richard Lawrence |
| 18 | FW | IRL | Ollie Kidd |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Lucas Ward |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | FW | IRL | Mark Barlow |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Chris Proctor |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Sam Apoola |
| 23 | DF | IRL | Matt Crookshanks |
| 24 | DF | ENG | James Hunt |
| 25 | MF | SCO | Joe Waterston |
| 26 | | SCO | Jake Inglis |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Matt Mitcham |
| 28 | FW | ENG | Stuart Kentwell |
| 29 | | ESP | Jose Gutierrez De Calderon |
| 31 | | ENG | Cameron King |
| 32 | | ENG | Will Prentice |
| 33 | | IRL | Jack McGall |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Max Sowter |
| 35 | MF | ENG | Nat Partridge |
| 36 | | ENG | Toby Power |
| 37 | DF | ENG | Morgan Males |
| 38 | DF | WAL | David Bond |

### Ladies First Team Squad

Head Coach: Mo Samak
Assistant Coach: Brett Holland
Team Manager: Tom Eves Physio: Gregor Kelling
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ENG | Steph Tirrell |
| — | DF | IRL | Jane Kilpatrick |
| — | MF | ENG | Nic Moss |
| — | MF | ENG | Ella Cusack |
| — | MF | ENG | Cerys Miller |
| — | FW | ENG | Lauren Burrell (Captain) |
| — | DF | IRL | Hannah Grieve |
| — | MF | ENG | Charlotte Harmer |
| — | DF | ENG | Martha Wong |
| — | FW | ENG | Lucy Millington |
| — | GK | ENG | Emily Cartright |
| — | MF | IRL | Nadia Benallal |
| — | MF | ENG | Katie Mason |
| — | FW | ENG | Julia Spence |
| — | FW | SCO | Charlotte Watson |

## 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
* 2023–24 Men's Cup Winners

## Women's Team Honours

* 2019–20 Women's Cup Winners
* 2021–22 Women's Cup Winners
* 2022–23 Women's Cup Winners
* 2023–24 Women's Cup Winners

## Notable players
### Men's internationals
#### England

| James Albery David Ames Ben Arnold Adam Dixon Simon Egerton James Gall | Mark Gleghorne Michael Hoare Martin Jones Harry Martin George Pinner | Tom Sorsby Samuel Ward Tim Whiteman Ollie Willars Alastair Wilson |

#### Ireland

* David Ames
* Mark Gleghorne

#### Scotland

* Jamie Cachia
* James McBlane
* Gordon McIntyre

#### Wales

* Ollie Cooper
* David Griffiths
* Zak Jones
* Ben Rogers
* Matt Simkin

#### Australia

* Craig Boyne

#### Germany

* Patrick Schmidt

#### Pakistan

* Muhammad Nadeem

### Women's internationals
#### England

| Kathryn Lane Jo Hunter Shona McCallin Suzy Petty | Erica Sanders Ellie Watton Hollie Webb |

#### Scotland

* Nicki Cochrane
* Charlotte Watson

#### Ireland

* Jane Kilpatrick

#### Wales

* Sophie Robinson
* Caro Hulme
* Jules Whiting