Old Georgians Hockey Club Explained

Clubname:Old Georgians
Fullname:Old Georgians Hockey Club
Short Name:OGHC
Color:Maroon and sky blue
Chairman:Noel Doran
Manager:Jonny Stephens (Men's 1s)
Coach:Ashley Jackson (player coach),Chris Bowen,Brett Garrard,Leigh Maasdorp (Director of Hockey),Natalie Turner (physiotherapist),Ralph Day (S&C coach),Colin Huet (video analyst)
League:Men's England Hockey League
Position:Champions 2023-24 (phases 1,2,3 and 4)
Website:Club website

Old Georgians Hockey Club (OGHC) is an English professional field hockey club based in Addlestone, Surrey. The club was founded in 1995 and the men's team are the current English champions.[1] The club currently has six men's teams (including 2 veterans team) and four ladies teams. The junior section is the OGHC Dragons.

History

In 2019, the men's first team won the Hockey League Conference East and subsequent promotion play off tournament to earn promotion to the 2019-20 Premier Division. This is the first time in the club's history that they played in the elite (tier one) division of the Men's England Hockey League.[2]

The men's first team secured their first ever Premier Division title (with two games to spare) when winning the 2021–22 Premier Division. The success continued a remarkable rise in English hockey because the team had only been promoted into the league at the start of 2019.[3] The teams then went on to secure a league and cup double after winning the 2022 England Hockey Men's Championship Cup.[4]

In 2023, Old Georgians successfully defended their Premier League title after beating Holcombe 5–1 in the play off final.[5] They then completed their second successive double after winning the 2023 Men's Cup.[6] In 2024, Old Georgians secured a third successive league championship defeating Surbiton 3-1 in the play off final, as well as winning the National Indoor title for the first time, defeating Wimbledon Hockey Club in the final [7] .[8] They also finished in third place in the EHL tournament recording notable victories against Mannheimer HC,[9] Waterloo Ducks H.C.,[10] and Rot-Weiss Köln. [11]

Players

Men's First Team Squad 2024-25 season

(captain)

Major National Honours

National Champions

Tier 1 Cup winners

Notable players

Men's internationals

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Old Georgians Hockey Club. Old Georgians.
  2. Web site: Fixtures, Results, Tables, Stats, Teams & Players - England Hockey. www.englandhockey.co.uk.
  3. Web site: Five-Star Old Georgians Secure First Ever Men's Premier Division Title. England Hockey. 12 April 2022.
  4. Web site: Old Georgians Complete Domestic Double With Tier 1 Cup Final Victory. England Hockey. 29 May 2022.
  5. Web site: England Hockey League Premier Division Finals 2023 . England Hockey . 4 April 2023.
  6. Web site: Match Report . England Hockey . 6 August 2023.
  7. Web site: staff . Hockey Paper . 2024-01-29 . Super 6s indoors: East Grinstead and Old Georgians claim titles . 2024-05-17 . The Hockey Paper . en-GB.
  8. Web site: Oold Georgians crowned champs as Surbiton and Wimbledon win EHL spots . EHL . 16 April 2024.
  9. Web site: 2023-10-06 . Old Georgians storm past Mannheim to KO8 - EHL . 2024-05-17 . en-US.
  10. Web site: 2023-10-08 . Old Georgians to join FINAL8 party - EHL . 2024-05-17 . en-US.
  11. Web site: 2024-04-01 . Old Georgians win emotional first EHL medal - EHL . 2024-05-17 . en-US.

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