Sutton Coldfield Hockey Club

Sutton Coldfield Hockey Club
Full nameSutton Coldfield Hockey Club
Founded1891
Home groundSutton Coldfield Hockey & Cricket Club, Rectory Road


Sutton Coldfield Hockey Club is a field hockey club based at Rectory Park in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands.

Teams

The club runs eight men's, seven women's teams in addition to mixed, veterans and junior teams.[1] The women's first XI play in the Investec Women's Hockey League Conference North [2] and the men's first XI play in the Midlands 1 Division.[3]

History

In November 1961 the club began celebration for their 70th anniversary by playing a match against the Warwickshire President's XI.[4]

The women's team has gained significant honours -

Major honours

National honours

European honours

  • 1992 European Cup Winners Cup winners[5]

Notable players

Men's internationals

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England John Bell Oly (1960) [6]
England Eric Crockford Oly (1920) [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 Laura Unsworth

Key

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

References

  1. ^ "Sutton Coldfield Hockey Club". Sutton Coldfield Hockey Club.
  2. ^ "Investec Women's Hockey League". England Hockey.
  3. ^ "Midlands Premier Hockey League". mrha.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Cahill in County Hockey Team". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 15 November 1961. Retrieved 31 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Information - Sutton Coldfield Hockey Club". www.suttoncoldfieldhc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Hockey Team to Play in Berlin". Sports Argus. 20 August 1960. Retrieved 12 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 July 2025.