Bowdon Hockey Club Explained

Bowdon Hockey Club is a field hockey club based in Bowdon, Greater Manchester, England. The hockey club was established in 1886 but the Bowdon Club which hosts the team was formed in 1856.^[1] The women's team have been champions of England on one occasion (2008–09).^[2]

Teams

The men's 1st XI play in the Men's England Hockey League and the ladies 1st XI (known as Bowdon Hightown Ladies 1st XI) play in the Investec Women's Hockey League.^{[3] [4]} The club fields ten men's teams, seven ladies teams and various youth sides. The women's team is known as Bowdon Hightown due to the 2004 merger of the Hightown Hockey Club ladies section and Bowdon Hockey Club.

Major national honours

National Champions

• 2008–09 Women's League Champions

National Cup Winners

• 2005–06 Women's National Cup Winners
• 2006–07 Women's National Cup Winners
• 2008–09 Women's National Cup Winners
• 2010–11 Women's National Cup Winners
• 2012–13 Women's National Cup Winners
• 2018–19 Men's Championship Cup Winners (formerly National Cup)

Notable players

Men's internationals

Alastair Brogdon Brendan Creed

Michael Hoare John Whitley Neill

Women's internationals

Tina Cullen Sabbie Heesh Holly Hunt Kirsty MacKay

Sam Quek Amy Tennant Sally Walton

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bowdon Hockey Club. 2012-04-15. 2018-08-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20180827215612/http://www.bowdonclub.com/cms/hockey-section. dead.
2. Web site: Roll of Honour . England Hockey . 3 November 2023.
3. Web site: England Hockey League. England Hockey. 2012-04-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20141011200147/http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/fl/ehl/tables.asp?section=355#. 2014-10-11. dead.
4. Web site: Women's Hockey League. England Hockey. 2012-04-15.