Old Georgians Hockey Club

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Old Georgians
Full nameOld Georgians Hockey Club
Short nameOGHC
Founded2016; 8 years ago (2016)
LeagueMen's England Hockey League
Champions 2023-24
WebsiteClub website

Old Georgians Hockey Club (OGHC) is an English professional field hockey club based in Addlestone, Surrey. The club was founded in 2016 and the men's team are the current English champions.[1] The club currently has six men's teams (including 2 veterans team) and four ladies teams. The junior section is the OGHC Dragons.

History[edit]

In 2019, the men's first team won the Hockey League Conference East and subsequent promotion play off tournament to earn promotion to the 2019-20 Premier Division. This is the first time in the club's history that they played in the elite (tier one) division of the Men's England Hockey League.[2]

The men's first team secured their first ever Premier Division title (with two games to spare) when winning the 2021–22 Premier Division. The success continued a remarkable rise in English hockey because the team had only been promoted into the league at the start of 2019.[3] The teams then went on to secure a league and cup double after winning the 2022 England Hockey Men's Championship Cup.[4]

In 2023, Old Georgians successfully defended their Premier League title after beating Holcombe 5–1 in the play off final.[5] They then completed their second successive double after winning the 2023 Men's Cup.[6] In 2024, Old Georgians secured a third successive league championship defeating Surbiton 3-1 in the play off final.[7]

Players[edit]

Men's First Team Squad 2021–22 season[edit]

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG George Pinner
2 DF  SCO Andy Bull
3 DF  ENG Henry Weir
4 DF  ENG Liam Sanford
5 MF  IRL Nick Page
6 DF  IRL Kyle Marshall
7 MF  ENG Tom Doran
8 FW  ENG Tom Carson
9 FW  WAL James Carson
10 FW  ENG James Tindall
11 MF  ENG Dan Shingles
12 FW  ENG Elliott Messem
13 FW  ENG Sam Ward
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW  ENG Louis Holmes
15 MF  SCO Lee Morton
16 MF  ENG Ed Carson
17 FW  ENG Chris Griffiths
18 MF  ENG James Albery (captain)
19 MF  ENG Chris Proctor
20 MF  ENG Ashley Jackson
21 DF  ENG James Cunningham
22 DF  ENG Daniel Boden
23 FW  WAL Andy Cornick
25 GK  ENG Luke Appleton
- GK  ENG Nick Bull

Major National Honours[edit]

National Champions

Tier 1 Cup winners

Notable players[edit]

Men's internationals[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Old Georgians Hockey Club". Old Georgians.
  2. ^ "Fixtures, Results, Tables, Stats, Teams & Players - England Hockey". www.englandhockey.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Five-Star Old Georgians Secure First Ever Men's Premier Division Title". England Hockey. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Old Georgians Complete Domestic Double With Tier 1 Cup Final Victory". England Hockey. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  5. ^ "England Hockey League Premier Division Finals 2023". England Hockey. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Match Report". England Hockey. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Oold Georgians crowned champs as Surbiton and Wimbledon win EHL spots". EHL. Retrieved 16 April 2024.

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