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Bowdon women started life as Hightown and joined the Bowdon club 20 seasons ago. They have a long history of success and are a powerhouse of North hockey. They boast a waterbased pitch alongside an iconic clubhouse they share with the sports’ club’s cricket section.
The team, in its various guises, has a proud tradition in indoor hockey with twelve national titles.
Facts and figures
Season joined league 1989/90 Seasons in top division 1989/90 to 2019/20 & 2023/24 to present Champions 1995/96, 1999/2000, 2003/04, 2008/09 Fixtures 2024/25 fixtures and results Head Coach Nick Clark Team Manager John Dixon Team Captain Sian French Home venue Bowdon Cricket & Hockey Club South Downs Rd, Bowdon, Altrincham, WA14 3DT Kit Colours 
Website https://www.bowdonhockey.co.uk/ladies-1s/ X @BowdonHC Facebook Bowdon Hockey Club Instagram @Bowdon_hightown -
Formed out of a merger between Clifton women and Robinsons men in 2016, the Bristol based club have long been the pre-eminent hockey club in the West with home games played at Clifton College.
Founder members of the league in 1989 they have only spent one season outside of the top flight since then, the best record of any men’s or women’s club. They also have five national cup wins to their name.
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Season joined league 1989/90 Seasons in top division 1989/90 to 2005/06 & 2007/08 to present Fixtures 2024/25 fixtures & results Head Coach Juliet Rayden Team Manager Phil Bailey Team Captain Aline de Visser Home venue Clifton College Sports Ground Abbotts Leigh Bristol BS8 3QD Kit Colours 
Website https://www.cliftonrobinsonshockey.co.uk/ X @CliftonRobbies Facebook Clifton Robinsons Hockey Club Instagram @CliftonRobbies -
Based in West Sussex, the club was founded in 1897 and joined their men in the top flight nine seasons ago. They are great proponents of the indoor game with three 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 2013/14 Seasons in top division 2015/16 to present Champions 2022/23 Fixtures 2024/25 fixtures & results Head Coach Theo Dowse Team Manager Barney Furlong Team Captain Courtney Hansford Home venue East Grinstead Sports Club, Saint Hill Rd, St. Hill Green, East Grinstead RH19 4JU Kit Colours 
Website https://www.eghockey.co.uk/teams X @eghockeyclub Facebook East Grinstead Hockey Club Instagram @eastgrinsteadw1s -
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 2015/16 Seasons in top division 2019/20 to present Fixtures 2024/25 fixtures & results Head Coach Dave Cooper Team Manager Roger Hunt Team Captain Esme Burge Home venue Paddington Recreation Ground: Randolph Avenue, Maida Vale, London W9 1PD Kit Colours 
Website https://www.hwhc.co.uk/teams/team/14775070 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 2013/14 Seasons in top division 2014/15 to 2022/23 & 2024/25 Fixtures 2024/25 fixtures & results Head Coach Team Manager Matt Woodhead & Becci Woodhead Team Captain Harriet Pittard Home venue Curtis Way, Chatham, Rochester ME1 2TQ Kit colours 
Website https://holcombe.hockey/ X @HolcombeHC Facebook Holcombe Hockey Club Instagram @holcombehc -
Loughborough were the first student based club to join the women’s league some thirty seasons ago and have seen many international players play at the University and its predecessor Loughborough Colleges
They play their home games on the University campus which also hosts a number of other elite sports.
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Season joined league 1994/95 Seasons in top division 2000/01 & 2019/20 to present Fixtures 2024/25 fixtures & results Head Coach Jamie Cachia Team Manager Taylor Jobson Team Captain Home venue Radmoor Centre Loughborough University Loughborough LE11 3TU Kit colours 
Website https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/sports/hockey/womens/ X @lswhc_ Facebook Loughborough Students Hockey Club Instagram @lborohockeywomens -
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
Facts and figures
Season joined league 1995/96 & 2000/01 Seasons in top division 2009/10 to 2016/17 & 2022/23 to present Champions 2010/11 & 2012/13 Fixtures 2024/25 fixtures & results Head Coach Rob Foxall-Smith Team Manager Sharon Boccaccini Team Captain Home venue Cricket and Hockey Club, Sonning Ln, Sonning, Reading RG4 6ST Kit colours 
Website https://www.readinghockeyclub.org.uk/teams/121079 X @readinghc Facebook Reading Hockey Club Instagram @readinghockeyclub -
Surbiton have been the dominant force in womens hockey over the past decade and has two men’s and two women’s teams in the England Hockey League, their 2nd XI winning Division One South in 2023/24 but not able to play in the top flight .
In recent years they have developed and improved their Sugden Road ground where the last two EHL finals have been held, the EuroHockey Club Cup was also staged there in 2018.
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Season joined league 2010/11 Seasons in top division 2012/13 to present Champions 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2021/22, 2023/24 Fixtures 2024/25 fixtures & results Head Coach Dave Beckett Team Manager James Baker Team Captain Giselle Ansley, Sophie Hamilton, Alice Sharp, Martha Taylor Home venue Sugden Rd, Thames Ditton KT7 0AE Kit colours 
Website www.surbitonhc.com X @SurbitonHC Facebook Surbiton Hockey Club Instagram @surbitonhc -
With a history dating back to 1891 The Mighty Pinks were founder members of the women's league in 1989 and have unbroken membership of the league since then and at the forefront of women’s hockey in the Midlands.
Their Wyndley Leisure Centre home was the training venue for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 2022.Facts and figures
Season joined league 1989/90 Seasons in top division 1989/90 to 2004/05, 2006/07, 2011/12 to 2013/14 & 2024/25 Fixtures 2024/25 fixtures & results Head Coach Andy Fairbrother Team Manager Sarah Price Team Captain Susan Wood Home venue Rectory Park, Rectory Rd, The Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B75 7RS Kit colours 
Website https://www.suttoncoldfieldhc.co.uk/teams/122790 X @SutColHockey Facebook Sutton Coldfield Hockey Club Instagram @mightypinks1s / @suttoncoldfieldhockeyclub -
Birmingham has a rich tradition in hockey in both student sport and the national league and has two men’s and two women’s teams playing in the league.
They play at Bournbrook under the gaze of the iconic Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower. Their pitch hosted the 2022 Commonwealth Games hockey competition.
Facts and figures
Season joined league 2002/03 Seasons in top division 2009/10 to present Fixtures 2024/25 fixtures & results Head Coach Mark Moss Team Manager Dafydd Bowles Team Captain Home venue Edgbaston Park Rd, Birmingham B15 2TU Kit colours 
Website https://www.sportandfitness.bham.ac.uk/sport/discover-sport/hockey/ X @UOBHC1 Facebook University of Birmingham Sport Instagram @universityofbirmingham_hc -
Nottingham have risen quickly to the top flight since joining the league in 2019/20.
Outside of the league the strength of the club in BUCS competitions has contributed to the University achieving the award as the top University in the UK for Sport in 2024.
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Season joined league 2019/20 Seasons in top division 2022/23 to present Fixtures 2024/25 fixtures & results Head Coach Matt Taylor Team Manager James Bateman Team Captain Maddie Axford Home venue Nottingham Hockey Centre University Blvd, Nottingham NG7 2PS Kit colour 
Website https://www.universityofnottinghamhockey.com/new-page-45 X @UoNSport Facebook University of Nottingham Sport Instagram @uonsport -
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
Facts and figures
Season joined league 1990/91 & 2012/13 Seasons in top division 1990/91 to 1992/93 & 2020/21 to present Fixtures 2024/25 fixtures & results Head Coach Kevin Johnson Team Manager Tina Dullaghan Team Captains Anna Toman and Beth Bingham Home venue Raynes Park High School: Located at Bushey Road, London, SW20 0JL Kit colours 
Website https://www.twchockey.co.uk/womans-1s X @WimbledonHC Facebook Wimbledon Hockey Club Instagram @wimbledonhc
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