Blackheath Hockey Club
| Full name | Blackheath & Elthamians Hockey Club |
|---|---|
| Short name | BEHC |
| Founded | 1861 |
| Ground | London Marathon Sports Ground |
| Chairman | Matt Wilde[1] |
| Coach | Will Nurse |
| League | South Hockey League-Division 2 |
| Website | Club website |
Blackheath & Old Elthamians Hockey Club formerly Blackheath Hockey Club is a field hockey club based at the College Meadow Pavilion & Astro in Eltham London. The club also play fixtures at Blackheath High School Sports Grounds in Kidbrooke Grove and Eltham College's London Marathon Ground in Mottingham.[2]
The club is one of the oldest in the world after being formed in 1861 by the Old Boys of Blackheath Proprietary School.[3] The club advertises that they are the oldest in the world [4] but the claim is disputed by Teddington Hockey Club.[5]
Blackheath & Old Elthamians runs eight men's teams, four women's teams and a large junior section.[6] The men's first X1 play in the South Hockey League Premier Division 2 [7] and the women's first X1 play in the East Hockey League Division 2 South East.[8]
In 2012 Blackheath merged with Eltham College becoming Blackheath and Old Elthamians.[9]
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.
Major Honours
Men's International players past and present
- Albert Angear (Wales)
- Charles Angear (Wales & GB)
- David Hallworth (Wales)
- Rui Saldanha (England & GB)
- Ian Towler (Wales)
References
- ^ https://www.greenwichgetactive.com/activities/v/796/
- ^ http://www.blackheath.co.uk/contact/%7Ctitle=Blackheath Hockey Club - Contact us|publisher=Blackheath Hockey Club
- ^ https://londonist.com/london/blackheath-london-s-home-of-sport
- ^ "Blackheath History". Blackheath Hockey Club.
- ^ "Teddington Hockey Club". Teddington Hockey Club.
- ^ "Blackheath Hockey Club - Teams". Blackheath Hockey Club.
- ^ "South Hockey League Premier Division 2". South Hockey League.
- ^ http://www.east-hockey.com/clubs/clubsearchresults.asp?club=Blackheath+OE&Submit=Go%7Ctitle=Division 2 South East|publisher=East Hockey League
- ^ https://synonymsbot.com/elthamians