Canterbury Hockey Club is a field hockey club based in Canterbury, England. The club was established in 1901 and the home ground is located just outside Canterbury at Polo Farm. There are two water-based pitches, a topped sand based pitch, purpose built Indoor Hockey Centre and a clubhouse.
The men's 1st XI play in the Men's England Hockey League and the ladies 1st XI play in the Women's England Hockey League. The large club fields ten men's sides, five ladies' sides, and various youth sides.
The men's team have been champions of England on one occasion (1999–2000) and the women's team have been runner-up five times.
Teams
Men's 1st XI 2nd XI Pilgrims 3s 4s Millers 5s Griffins Squires Friars
Ladies 1st XI 2s 2As 3s 3As
Juniors The club has a large number of junior teams from U18s to U8s. These teams represent the club in various competitions across Kent and the rest of the country.
Major honours 1999–00 Men's League Champions 2002–03 Women's Cup Winners 2004-05 Women's Super Cup Winners 2006-07 Men's Premier Indoor Champions Five times Women's League Runner-Up & 1998 Men's League Runner-up 2016-17 Men's Cup Runner-up
Notable players Men's internationals
PlayerEvents/Notes/Ref Wei Adams Craig Boyne David Hacker Oly (2000) Kwan Browne Sean Kerly Oly (1992) David Mathews CG (2002), WC (2002) Mickel Pierre Josh Pollard Key Oly = Olympic Games CG = Commonwealth Games WC = World Cup CT = Champions Trophy EC = European Championships
Women's internationals
PlayerEvents/NotesRef Grace Balsdon Mel Clewlow Nikki Kidd Lizzie Neal Susannah Townsend Jennifer Wilson Key Oly = Olympic Games CG = Commonwealth Games WC = World Cup CT = Champions Trophy EC = European Championships
References