Brooklands Hockey Club Explained

Clubname:	Brooklands MU (men) Brooklands Poynton (women)
Founded:	(men) (women)
League:	Men's England Hockey League Women's England Hockey League
Website:	https://www.brooklandshockey.co.uk/

Brooklands Hockey Club also known as Brooklands MU (men) and Brooklands Poynton (women) is a field hockey club that is based at the Brooklands Sports Club ^[1] at Georges Road in Sale, Cheshire.^[2]

The club runs seven men's teams (six senior and one veterans) and four women's teams, four junior teams and three mini teams.^[3] The men's first XI play in the Men's England Hockey League^[4] and the women's first XI play in the Women's England Hockey League.^[5]

History

Originally a cricket club on land owned by the Brooks family the hockey element arrived in 1889. Brooklands Hockey Club merged with the Manchester University hockey team in 2002 ^[6] and the ladies section of the club merged with the Poynton Ladies Club in 2009.^[7]

Major honours

• 2013–14 Men's Cup Runner Up

Notable players

Men's internationals

Phil Roper

Notes and References

1. Web site: Welcome to Brooklands Sports Club. Brooklands Sports Club.
2. Web site: Brooklands HC Contact. brooklandshockey.co.uk.
3. Web site: Brooklands HC - Teams. brooklandshockey.co.uk.
4. Web site: Men's Hockey League. England Hockey.
5. Web site: Women's Hockey League. England Hockey.
6. Web site: Brooklands and University of Manchester Hockey Club. Manchester University. 2016-08-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20160916014634/http://www.sport.manchester.ac.uk/partandcomm/brooklands/. 2016-09-16. dead.
7. Web site: History. brooklandshockey.co.uk.