Blackheath Hockey Club
Blackheath & Elthamians Hockey Club formerly Blackheath Hockey Club is a field hockey club based at the College Meadow Pavilion & Astro in Eltham London.[2]
| Full name | Blackheath & Elthamians Hockey Club |
|---|---|
| Short name | BEHC |
| Founded | 1861 |
| Ground | College Meadow |
| Chairman | Matt Wilde[1] |
| Coach | Nikki Alexander-Lloyd |
| League | EH South East Men's Premier Division |
| Website | Club website |
It is officially the oldest hockey club in the world after being formed in 1861 by the Old Boys of Blackheath Proprietary School.[3]
Blackheath & Elthamians runs eight men's teams, five women's teams and a large junior section.[4] The Men's First Team play in the EH South East Men's Premier Division and the Women's First Team play in the EH South East Women's Division 1 East.
In 2012 the club relocated from its home at Rubens Street in Catford, London SE6 of over 50 years to College Meadow within the grounds of Eltham College. The Club was renamed Blackheath and Elthamians Hockey Club to reflect this partnership.
Early history
During the early 1860s Hockey was more popular than Football, and there were moves to reduce the amount of football played and for the 1864/65 season the Hockey section split from the Football section which became Blackheath Rugby Club.
Men's International players past and present
- Albert Angear (Wales)
- Charles Angear (Wales & GB)
- David Hallworth (Wales)
- Rui Saldanha (England & GB)
- Ian Towler (Wales)
- Chris Glenny (Wales)
References
- "Blackheath and Old Elthamians Hockey Club: Mens Training - Activities | Greenwich Get Active". Archived from the original on 2018-01-25. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
- http://www.blackheath.co.uk/contact/%7Ctitle=Blackheath%5B%5D Hockey Club - Contact us|publisher=Blackheath Hockey Club
- "Blackheath: London's True Home of Sport". 25 November 2016.
- "Blackheath Hockey Club - Teams". Blackheath Hockey Club.