Kelburne Hockey Club
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| Full name | Kelburne Hockey Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | The 'Burne | |
| League | Scottish Hockey National Leagues | |
| Founded | 1969 (56 years ago) | |
| Home ground | Whitehaugh (clubhouse), Glasgow National Hockey Centre (matches) | |
| Website | Official website | |
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Kelburne Hockey Club is a field hockey club based in Paisley, Scotland, and play their matches at On-X, Linwood but have their clubhouse at the Kelburne Crickey Club on Barshaw Drive.[1] The club operates five senior men's teams, three senior women's teams and numerous junior teams at all age group levels.[2][3] The men's team have been champions of Scotland a record 17 times.[4]
History
The club was founded in 1969 at accommodation at Whitehaugh, Paisley. The men's team quickly progressed through the divisions, winning National League 4 and National League 3 in 1979 and 1980 respectively before taking National League 2 title in 1985.[4]
The team became champions of Scotland for the first time in 1990.[5] The men's team continued their success, winning three more National League titles (1991, 1992 and 1994),[4] Scottish Cup and European competitions. In season 1991–92 the club achieved the ‘Grand Slam of Scottish Hockey’ with all teams winning all SHU competitions entered.
After a quieter period, they were the SHU team of the year in 2005 and 2007, winning four Scottish Cups, two SHU European Playoffs, EHF European Cup in Austria and EHF European Club Championship in Switzerland. 2006/07 was an outstanding season when the team completing their domestic season as 'Undefeated Team of Scottish Hockey’ with an unprecedented 100% perfect record with all games won. The team also embarked on a 13 consecutive league title wins from 2005 to 2017 to set a record of 17 league titles.[4]
In 2010, nine players from the club represented Scotland at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.[6]
In the Euro Hockey League the men have competed six times with the best performance reaching the last 16 twice losing to Uhlenhorster, the eventual winners, to a golden goal. The women has competed for European competition for the first time in their history in Rome.
Honours
- Scottish champions:
- 1989-1990
- 1990-1991
- 1991-1992
- 1993-1994
- 2004-2005
- 2005-2006
- 2006-2007
- 2007-2008
- 2008-2009
- 2009-2010
- 2010-2011
- 2011-2012
- 2012-2013
- 2013-2014
- 2014-2015
- 2015-2016
- 2016-2017
Notable players
Men's internationals
Extended content
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References
- ^ "Contact Us". Kelburne Hockey Club. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ^ "Men's 1st XI". Kelburne Hockey Club. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ^ "Women's 1st XI". Kelburne Hockey Club. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ^ a b c d "National League - Men - Outdoor". Scottish Hockey Heritage. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ^ "Champagne Kelburne!". Paisley Daily Expres. 12 April 1990. Retrieved 2 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Hockey Squads Announced for Delhi". Team Scotland. 24 October 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ^ "Rising Star Tommy Austin Signs for Surbiton". Surbiton HC. 13 May 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ "Michael Bremner retires from international hockey". Scottish Hockey. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2025.