Sheffield Hockey Club

Sheffield Hockey Club
Nickname(s)	Sheffield Hallam
League	Men's England Hockey League; North Hockey League
Founded	1898
Home ground	Abbeydale Park,; Dore, Yorkshire; (Capacity 1000 Standing)
Personnel
Captain	Ethan Chapman
Coach	William Hearne
Manager	Mark Beavis
Website	www.sheffieldhockeyclub.com
Home	Away

Sheffield Hockey Club is a field hockey club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The club is also known as Sheffield Hallam as a result of the partnership with Sheffield Hallam University.^[1]^[2]

About

The men's 1st XI play in the Men's England Hockey League.^[3] The ladies' 1XI play in the North Hockey League. The club fields nine men's sides, five ladies' sides and junior sides based on a range of age groups.

The home ground at Abbeydale Park was established in 1919.^[4] There is a water-based pitch and clubhouse adjacent to a rugby and cricket pitch. The water-based pitch's (previously green) turf has been replaced with the donated blue turf that was used for field hockey at the London 2012 Olympics Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

Teams

Current Men's 1st Team


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ENG	Paul Hatton
10	DF	ENG	David Measom
5	DF	ENG	David Beckett
4	DF	ENG	Dylan Lim Hon
16	DF	ENG	Ethan Chapman(c)
7	MF	ENG	William Hearne
6	MF	ENG	Cameron Down
13	MF	ENG	Matt Godden
8	MF	ENG	Sam Tomlinson
11	MF	ENG	Nick Hale
3	MF	ENG	Joe Kopka
20	MF	ENG	Jack Simpkins
9	FW	ENG	Ben Stoney
12	FW	ENG	Oliver Ashdown
18	FW	ENG	Akshay Ahitan
17	FW	ENG	Miles King
19	FW	ENG	Taylor Bland

Honours

Men

2017/2018 Yorkshire Cup Runners Up
2018/2019 Yorkshire Cup Runners Up
2019/2020 Yorkshire Cup Runners Up

Notable players

Men's internationals

Extended content

Player	Events	Notes/Ref
Liam Ansell
Gavin Byers	2013–2014	^[5]
Jamie Cachia	CG (2014)
Dafydd Charles
Brendan Creed
Gareth Furlong	CG (2014)
David Goodfield
Rhys Gowman	CG (2014)	^[6]
Alex Humphries
William Marshall	CG (2014)	^[7]
Phil Roper
Michael Shaw	CG (2014)	^[8]
Tom Sorsby	Oly (2024)

Key

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

References

^ "Sheffield Hockey Club - Welcome". sheffieldhc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
^ "Team Sheffield Hallam". shu.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
^ "England Hockey League tables". Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
^ "Sheffield Hockey Club - History". sheffieldhc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
^ "Gavin Byers to lead Scotland Aspiring boys into this summer's European Championships". Scottish Hockey. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
^ "Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014: Team Wales". BBC Sport. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
^ "William Marshall retires from international hockey". Scottish Hockey. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
^ "Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014: Team Wales". BBC Sport. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2025.

[1] "Sheffield Hockey Club - Welcome". sheffieldhc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2013.

[2] "Team Sheffield Hallam". shu.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.

[3] "England Hockey League tables". Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2013.

[4] "Sheffield Hockey Club - History". sheffieldhc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2013.

[5] "Gavin Byers to lead Scotland Aspiring boys into this summer's European Championships". Scottish Hockey. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2025.

[6] "Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014: Team Wales". BBC Sport. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2025.

[7] "William Marshall retires from international hockey". Scottish Hockey. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2025.

[8] "Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014: Team Wales". BBC Sport. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2025.

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