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Founded in 1907 and based in Nottingham, the club has a rich history and as well as its three league titles has seven national cup victories.
Their superbly appointed home venue, Nottingham Hockey Centre, includes five full size pitches and regularly hosts England Hockey events, including the EHL finals last season, and has also hosted international matches and tournaments in the past.
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Season joined league 1992/93 Seasons in top division 1997/98, 1999/2000, & 2006/07 to present Champions 2010/11, 2012/13, 2013/14 Fixtures 2026/27 Fixtures & Results Head Coach Stephen Wood Team Manager Team Captain Gareth Griffiths Home venue Nottingham Hockey Centre University Blvd, Nottingham NG7 2PS Website https://www.beestonhockeyclub.com/beeston-mens-1st-xi-2/ X @OfficialBeeHC Facebook Beeston Hockey Club Instagram @officialbeehc -
One of the leading hockey clubs in Wales, combining the historic Cardiff Hockey Club, founded in 1896, with Cardiff Metropolitan University. The club are the only Welsh men’s team to have played in the top flight.
The club is based at Cardiff Metropolitan University’s Cyncoed Campus, boasting excellent facilities and fostering a close connection between student athletes and the wider hockey community.
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Season joined league 2008/09 & 2011/12 Seasons in top division 2023/24 to present Fixtures 2026/27 fixtures & results Head Coach Luke Hawker Team Manager Rebecca Daniels Team Captain Jack Pritchard Home venue Sport Wales National Centre in Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales Website https://cardiffandmet.co.uk/ X @Cardiff_Hockey Facebook Cardiff & Met Hockey Club Instagram @cardiffandmethockey -
Based in West Sussex, the club was founded in 1897 and over ninety years later was a founder member of the league’s top flight in 1988. As well as outdoor titles they are great proponents of the indoor game with fourteen national indoor championships.
The club’s home is East Grinstead Sports Club in Saint Hill where they have established a great tradition for well hosted home matches.
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Season joined league 1988/89 Seasons in top division 1988/89 to 1998/99 & 2005/06 to present Champions 2008/09, 2009/10 Fixtures 2026/27 fixtures & results Head Coach Wesley Jackson Team Manager Rory Britten Team Captain Simon Faulkner Home venue East Grinstead Sports Club, Saint Hill Rd, St. Hill Green, East Grinstead RH19 4JU Website https://www.eghockey.co.uk/teams X @eghockeyclub Facebook East Grinstead Hockey Club Instagram @eastgrinsteadhc -
Based at Paddington Recreation Ground, Hampstead & Westminster is London’s most central club with close to 1000 members from Under 6s to Over 60s. Their clubhouse base is the historic Carlton Tavern famously rebuilt in 2021.
The club are one of only three with teams in both genders of the Premier Division plus 2nd XIs playing at other levels in the league.
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Season joined league 1994/95 Seasons in top division 2001/02 to present Champions 2018/19 Fixtures 2026/27 fixtures & results Head Coach Danny Newcombe Team Manager Ian Smith Team Captain Home venue Paddington Recreation Ground: Randolph Avenue, Maida Vale, London W9 1PD Website https://www.hwhc.co.uk/teams/team/14775083 X @HWHCofficial Facebook Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club Instagram @hwhcofficial -
Holcombe hail from Rochester Kent and their Curtis Way ground has two all-weather artificial grass hockey pitches with the show pitch alongside a well-appointed clubhouse.
They are very much a family club and proud to celebrate the success of their England Masters internationals alongside those with senior international honours.
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Season joined league 2004/05 Seasons in top division 2015/16 to present Fixtures 2026/27 fixtures & results Head Coach Kwan Browne Team Manager Lucas Ball Team Captain Home venue Curtis Way, Chatham, Rochester ME1 2TQ Website https://holcombe.hockey/ X @HolcombeHC Facebook Holcombe Hockey Club Instagram @holcombehc -
Founded by former pupils of St Georges College back in 1995 Old Georgians have a short but illustrious history. They come into the season as league champions after three successive league titles and last Easter earned bronze medals in the Euro Hockey League.
The club play their home matches at the college in Weybridge.
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Season joined league 2003/04 & 2016/17 Seasons in top division 2019/20 to present Champions 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2025/26 Fixtures 2026/27 fixtures and results Head Coach Ashley Jackson Team Manager Jonny Stephens Team Captain James Albery Home venue St George's College, Weybridge, Weybridge Rd, Addlestone KT15 2QS Website https://www.oghc.org/ X @OldGeorgiansHoc Facebook Old Georgians' Hockey Club Instagram @ogs_hockey -
Oxted history goes back to the post War period when a men’s section was added to the existing women’s. Unlike a number of other top flight clubs who have always been strong the club has developed beyond recognition from its early days
Oxted play their home games at nearby Caterham School. They were national knockout champions in the Covid hit 2020/21 season.
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Season joined league 2005/06 Seasons in top division 2020/21 to present Fixtures 2026/27 fixtures & results Head Coach Nick Giles Team Manager Wayne Bennett Team Captain Jamie Batten Home venue Caterham School, Harestone Valley Rd, Caterham CR3 6YA Website https://www.oxtedhockeyclub.com/mens-teams X @OxtedHC Facebook Oxted Hockey Club Instagram @oxtedhc -
Reading’s history dates back to 1904 and their Sonning Lane ground has hosted domestic finals and international matches. They are a club with over 1000 members with players from Under 6s to Over 70s.
They are returning to the top flight for the 2025/26 season after one season's absence.
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Season joined league 1988/1989 Seasons in top division 1989/1990, 1993/1994 – 2023/2024, 2025/2026 - present Champions 1996/97, 2001/02, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2011/12 Fixtures 2026/27 fixtures & results Head Coach Todd Williams Team Manager Ted Warren Team Captain Ethan Chapman Home venue Sonning Lane, Reading, Berkshire, RG4 6ST Website www.readinghockeyclub.org.uk X @readinghc Facebook Reading Hockey Club Instagram @readinghockeyclub -
Another founder member of The Hockey Association, formed in 1874, Surbiton has a proud tradition in the sport and has two men’s and two women’s teams in the England Hockey League.
In recent years they have developed and improved their Sugden Road ground and were able to hold the EHL finals 2023 and 2024, the EuroHockey Club Cup was also staged there in 2018.
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Season joined league 1991/92 Seasons in top division 1994/95 to 1996/97 & 1999/2000 to present Champions 2000/01, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2019/20, 2024/25 Fixtures 2026/27 fixtures and results Head Coach Barry Middleton Team Manager Matt Jones Team Captain David Goodfield Home venue Sugden Rd, Thames Ditton KT7 0AE Website www.surbitonhc.com X @SurbitonHC Facebook Surbiton Hockey Club Instagram @surbitonhc -
The club are another founder member of The Hockey Association and one of only three with teams in both genders of the Premier Division plus 2nd XIs playing at other levels in the league.
The club play at Raynes Park High School but along with other sports are part of the superbly appointed Wimbledon Club in South West London
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Season joined league 2010/11 Seasons in top division 2013/14 to present Champions 2014/15, 2015/16 Fixtures 2026/27 fixtures & results Head Coach Karl Stagno Team Manager Charlie Newsome Team Captain Sam Hooper Home venue Raynes Park High School: Located at Bushey Road, London, SW20 0JL Website https://www.twchockey.co.uk/mens-1s X @WimbledonHC Facebook Wimbledon Hockey Club Instagram @wimbledonhc
England Hockey League Premier Division
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