Cambridge City Hockey Club

Cambridge City Hockey Club
Full nameCambridge City Hockey Club
LeagueMen's England Hockey League
Women's England Hockey League
Founded1906
Home groundThe Olympic Dave Arena, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge, England

Cambridge City Hockey Club is a field hockey club based at Wilberforce Road in Cambridge, England.[1] Facilities at the Wilberforce Road Sports Ground were expanded to include three artificial pitches in October 2018.[2]

Founded in 1906, the club now runs seven men's teams, five women's teams, and a junior section.[3] The men's first team play in the Men's England Hockey League[4] and the women's first team play in the Women's England Hockey League.[5] Former GB International Jon Peckett runs the Junior Academy.[6]

Major national honours

Notable players

Men's internationals

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England James Albery
Wales Rhodri Furlong
England Nick Thompson
England David Wilman Oly (1964, 1968) [7]

Key

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

Women's internationals

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England Joanne Ellis
England Katie Curtis
Wales Becca Daniel
England Helen Grant
Wales Emma Griffiths [8]
England Tess Howard
Wales Eloise Laity [9]
England Helen Richardson-Walsh

Key

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

Other honours

  • Best Marketing Campaign, England Hockey Awards, 2013
  • CCHC 3rd XI - shortlisted for England Hockey Team of the Year 2018 [10]
  • Living Sport Club of the Year 2014/15 [11]
  • Shortlisted for England Hockey Club of the Year 2014/15 [12]

References

  1. ^ "Cambridge City Hockey Club- Find Us". Cambridge City Hockey Club. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  2. ^ "University of Cambridge helping to create a corridor of sport in the city". Cambridge Independent. 16 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Cambridge City HC - Teams". Cambridge City Hockey Club. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Men's Hockey League". England Hockey. 29 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Women's Hockey League". England Hockey. 29 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Cambridge City Hockey Club Look To The Future". Cambridge Independent. 7 September 2018.
  7. ^ "David Wilman leaving". Cambridge Daily News. 27 May 1969. Retrieved 10 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Wales to end women's hockey Commonwealth Games exile". BBC Sport. 17 August 2010.
  9. ^ "How Hockey Player fought back from horrific injury to represent Wales at the Commonwealth Games". Wales Online. 21 March 2018.
  10. ^ "England Hockey Award nominees revealed 2018". England Hockey. 29 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Living Sport - past winners". Living Sport.
  12. ^ "England Hockey Award 2015 - Shortlist announced". England Hockey. 29 August 2023.