Cannock Hockey Club are an English professional field hockey team. They were established in 1905,[1] and are based in the village of Hatherton, near Cannock, Staffordshire. Both the men's and women's first teams play in the England Hockey League Premier Division, the top division of hockey in England.[2][3]
| Full name | Cannock Hockey Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1905 |
| Ground | Chase Park, Church Lane, Hatherton, Cannock |
| League | Midlands Men's League Women's England Hockey League |
| Seven times men's league champions | |
| Website | http://www.cannockhockey.org/ |
History
editFounded in 1905, the men's first team was the most successful team in the country having won seven Men's England Hockey League titles from 1995 to 2006. Additionally they have won four National cup competitions and three Super Cups.[1] They have also provided several international players to England and other national teams.
Their home ground, Chase Park (formerly The Morris Ground), has hosted various national and international tournaments, including the EuroHockey Club Champions Cup in 2000 and 2006.[4] It has also hosted England matches, particularly while the National Hockey Stadium was in use by Milton Keynes Dons football team. Chase Park was also used as a pre-games training venue for the 2012 London Olympics.[4]
In recent years the club suffered a series of unfortunate events, with the men's first XI being relegated from the Premier Division during the 2015–16 England Hockey League season. Then in June 2019, the club found themselves locked out of their home as receivers took over the site. Players left and the club's teams struggled to find available pitches to fulfill their fixture.[5] The club became known as the Cannock Community Hockey Club and played in local leagues, the men in the Midlands Men's League and the women in the Midlands Premier League.[6]
However at the beginning of the 2022/23 season the club began to move upwards again with the teams being allowed to play from Chase Park again and the women's first XI playing in the Conference Midland division of the 2022–23 Women's England Hockey League season after gaining promotion the previous season.
Major National Honours
editNational Champions
- 1995–96 Men's League Champions
- 1997–98 Men's League Champions
- 1998–99 Men's League Champions
- 2002–03 Men's League Champions
- 2003–04 Men's League Champions
- 2004–05 Men's League Champions
- 2005–06 Men's League Champions
National Cup winners
- 1997–98 Men's Cup winners
- 2001–02 Men's Cup winners
- 2004–05 Men's Cup winners
- 2013–14 Men's Cup winners
Premiership Tournament/Super Cup winners
Notable players
editMen's internationals
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Women's internationals
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Olympic funding boost for Cannock". BBC Sport. 1 April 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ "England Hockey League Men's Premier Division 2011/12". England Hockey. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ "England Hockey League Women's Premier Division 2011/12". England Hockey. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Pre-Games Training Camp Guide - Cannock Cricket and Hockey Club". Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ^ "Cannock Hockey show club spirit after 'devastating' year". The Hockey paper. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Meet the teams". Cannock Community Hockey Club. Retrieved 27 October 2022.