Cardiff & Met Hockey Club

Cardiff & Met Hockey Club
LeagueMen's England Hockey League
Founded1896 (1896)
Home groundSophia Gardens
Personnel
OwnerCardiff Athletic Club
WebsiteOfficial website
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Cardiff & Met Hockey Club, previously known as Cardiff & UWIC Hockey Club, is a professional field hockey club based at the Sport Wales National Centre in Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales. They play in the Men's England Hockey League.

It was established in November, 1896 and today forms the hockey section of Cardiff Athletic Club with its headquarters at Cardiff Arms Park. The teams play at the Sport Wales National Centre and Cardiff Metropolitan University. It is one of the oldest sporting organisations in the whole of Wales.

History

An early logo of Cardiff Hockey Club
Sections of
Cardiff Athletic Club
Cardiff Athletic
Club		Cardiff Rugby
Football Club		Cardiff Cricket
Club
Lisvane (CAC)
Tennis Club		Cardiff Athletic
Bowls Club

The club was established in November 1896 as the Roath Hockey Club.[1]

The club was one of the first hockey clubs in Cardiff.[1] The first game was played on 5 December 1898, however within a few months the club had changed its name to Cardiff Hockey Club.[1] The Club moved from its original ground at Roath Park to Llandaff Fields and the Whitchurch Polo Fields.[1]

In 1920 when a ladies hockey club was formed, called Cardiff United.[1] In 1927 the club became part of the Cardiff Athletic Club, and played under the name of Cardiff Athletic Ladies HC until 1939.[2]

In May 1945 the Management Committee of Cardiff Athletic Club decided to form a Hockey Section by inviting the Cardiff Hockey Club to become a section of the Cardiff Athletic Club.[3] Around 2008 the club merged with the University of Wales Institute Cardiff to form the Cardiff & UWIC Hockey Club, which later became the Cardiff Metropolitan University.[4]

The home pitch is based at Sophia Gardens with training facilities at the Cardiff Metropolitan University.[3]

Men's First Team Squad 2024–25 season

Notable players

Men's internationals

Extended content
Player Events/Notes Ref
Wales Liam Brignull CG (2014) [5]
Wales Benjamin Carless 2015–2019 [6]
Wales Owain Dolan-Gray CG (2022), EC (2023)
Wales Alf Dinnie CG (2018, 2022), EC (2025) [7]
Wales Jacob Draper CG (2018)
Wales James Fortnam CG (2018), EC (2019, 2021) [8]
Wales Gareth Furlong CG (2018)
Wales Rhys Gowman CG (2018) [9]
Wales Luke Hawker CG (2018, 2022), EC (2023)
Wales Dale Hutchinson CG (2022) [10]
Wales Daniel Kyriakides CG (2014)
Scotland Callum Mackenzie 2019–2021 [11]
Wales Peter Mills WC (1975)
Wales Jolyon Morgan EC (2021)
Wales Joe Naughalty 2008 debut [12]
Wales Rhys Payne WC (2023), EC (2025) [13]
Wales Jack Pritchard WC (2023), EC (2023, 2025) [14]
Wales Bertrand Turnbull Oly (1908) [15]
Wales Philip Turnbull Oly (1908) [16]
Wales Ioan Wall CG (2022), WC (2023), EC (2021)
Wales Bryn Williams Oly (1980), CT (1980) [17]
Wales Howard Williams Oly (1980), CT (1978, 1980) [17]

Key

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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "History". Cardiff & Met Hockey Club. Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2008.
  2. ^ "Cardiff & Met". Hockey Wales. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Cardiff Athletic & U.W.I.C. Athletic Hockey Club". Cardiff Athletic Club. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2008.
  4. ^ "Hockey: Cardiff are determined not to miss the boat this time around". Wales Online. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014: Team Wales". BBC Sport. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Mens Hockey League results 2015-16". South West Sports News. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Alf Dinnie". Hockey Wales. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Wales name Gold Coast Games hockey teams". BBC Sport. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Wales name Gold Coast Games hockey teams". BBC Sport. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  10. ^ "Dale Hutchinson". Hockey Wales. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  11. ^ "Competitions as an Athlete". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  12. ^ "Joe Naughalty". Hockey Wales. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  13. ^ "EuroHockey Championship II 2025 Men". FIH. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  14. ^ "Jack Pritchard". Hockey Wales. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  15. ^ "Bertrand Turnbull". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  16. ^ "Bertrand Turnbull". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  17. ^ a b "Moscow 1980 Olympic Games: Great Britain Team". Sikhs in Hockey. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
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