Havant HC
Encyclopedia
Havant Hockey Club is a hockey
club based in Havant
, Hampshire
, England
. The hockey club has been established since 1907.
The club has achieved success nationally all the way through its history, especially in the early 90s. They were National League Champions three times in four years, hosting the B Division of the European Cup, and representing England in the European Cup A Division twice in Spain, and once in Holland. Havant also achieved great success from 2005-2008 when the club won back to back leagues titles, and once again found themselves competing in the EHL Premier Division. In the Men's National South Division 2005/2006 they scored 116 goals, in the Men's Division One 2006/2007 they scored 90, and in the Men's Premier Division 2007/2008 they scored 73.
Currently the hockey club fields 9 men’s teams and 5 ladies teams as well as a junior section. Many of the clubs players have gone on to earn national caps; several players won the Gold medal in the Seoul Olympics in 1988.
From the 50s the club went from strength to strength fielding five sides and other grounds had to be found. Our ladies section was formed in the early 50s and a mixed hockey team in the mid 60s. The 1960s & 70s saw a large expansion of the club.
Havant won their first National League title in 1974. In the 1990s Havant became one of the best known clubs in the country, when they were National League Champions again, three times in four years, hosting the B Division of the European Cup, and representing England in the European Cup A Division twice in Spain, and once in Holland. Mini hockey was introduced to Havant one of the first clubs to do so in England.
In 1998 the club installed a state-of-the-art Water-Based ATP that meets FIH international standards.
Notable Players=
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
club based in Havant
Havant
Havant is a town in south east Hampshire on the South coast of England, between Portsmouth and Chichester. It gives its name to the borough comprising the town and the surrounding area. The town has rapidly grown since the end of the Second World War.It has good railway connections to London,...
, Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The hockey club has been established since 1907.
The club has achieved success nationally all the way through its history, especially in the early 90s. They were National League Champions three times in four years, hosting the B Division of the European Cup, and representing England in the European Cup A Division twice in Spain, and once in Holland. Havant also achieved great success from 2005-2008 when the club won back to back leagues titles, and once again found themselves competing in the EHL Premier Division. In the Men's National South Division 2005/2006 they scored 116 goals, in the Men's Division One 2006/2007 they scored 90, and in the Men's Premier Division 2007/2008 they scored 73.
Currently the hockey club fields 9 men’s teams and 5 ladies teams as well as a junior section. Many of the clubs players have gone on to earn national caps; several players won the Gold medal in the Seoul Olympics in 1988.
History
Havant Hockey Club came into existence in 1907. However research suggests that the club took to the field at least two seasons earlier, and therefore 2004/5 was the clubs centenary season. The home ground, Havant Park, was originally named The Recreation Ground, and in 1905, the club were proud tenants of an almost new pavilion, which they shared with Havant Cricket Club, Havant Rovers F.C, The Lawn Tennis Club, Athletics, and even Bowls.From the 50s the club went from strength to strength fielding five sides and other grounds had to be found. Our ladies section was formed in the early 50s and a mixed hockey team in the mid 60s. The 1960s & 70s saw a large expansion of the club.
Havant won their first National League title in 1974. In the 1990s Havant became one of the best known clubs in the country, when they were National League Champions again, three times in four years, hosting the B Division of the European Cup, and representing England in the European Cup A Division twice in Spain, and once in Holland. Mini hockey was introduced to Havant one of the first clubs to do so in England.
In 1998 the club installed a state-of-the-art Water-Based ATP that meets FIH international standards.
2008-2009 1st XI Squad
- Timothy Batchelor
- Chris Bowen
- Chris Bristow
- Tom Butt
- Ben Dando
- Tim Davenport
- Craig Duffy
- Mark Dunn
- Andrew Galliers
- Calum GilesCalum GilesCalum Giles is a former Great Britain olympic field hockey player, who competed in the British squad at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney...
(Player Coach) - Sam Gilliat
- Warren Gilmour (Captain)
- Chris Hardy
- Jonathan Lanchbury
- James Lawson
- James Lester
- Ahmed Ezz Mohamed
- Tom Murtagh
- Nathan Palmer
- Andrew Pett
- Jonathan Pickett
- Paul Rabe
- Andrew Richards
- Genis Roca Pastor
- Daniel Tolfrey
- Steve Lawson (Director of Coaching)
- Ian Pett (Team Manager)
- Phil Maunder (Sports Therapist)
Notable Players=
- Calum GilesCalum GilesCalum Giles is a former Great Britain olympic field hockey player, who competed in the British squad at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney...
- David Faulkner
- Ahmed Ezz Mohamed
- Thornton McDade
- Rob Moore
- Russell Garcia
- Jimi LewisJimi LewisJames "Jimi" Lewis is an English field hockey goalkeeper, who was a member of the Great Britain squad that finished ninth at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens....