Reading Hockey Club Explained

Reading Hockey Club
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League:Men's England Hockey League
Women's England Hockey League
Founded:1904
President:Geoff Ash
Chairman:Tim Hunt
Home Ground:Sonning Lane
Members:950
City:Reading, England
Colours:Sky Blue, Navy, Navy (H); Navy Blue, Sky, Sky (A)

Reading Hockey Club is a professional field hockey club based at Sonning Lane in the English town of Reading.[1] It is one of the most successful clubs in the United Kingdom with National League and Cup honours. The men's team have been champions of England on six occasions (1996–97, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2011–12) and the women's team have been champions of England on two occasions.[2] [3]

The Men's First Team play in the Men's England Hockey League and the Ladies 1st XI team play in the Women's England Hockey League.[4]

RHC runs 11 men's teams, 6 ladies teams and has a flourishing junior section. The ages of players range from 5 to 70+ years old. RHC has over 400 senior and nearly 550 junior members and is based at a top class facility in Sonning Lane, where they have been since 1984. There are 2 pitches at the clubhouse, Sonning Lane Water and Sonning Lane Sand.

In 1997, Reading hosted the European Cup Winners Tournament, and more recently, Reading has hosted International matches, alongside charity matches for the Hockey For Heroes.

Players

Men's First Team Squad 2019–20 season

(captain)

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Notable players

Men's internationals

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  • Howard Hoskin
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Women's internationals

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Major National Honours

National Champions

National Cup Winners

National Tournaments

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reading Hockey Club. 2015-01-25.
  2. Book: Montague, Trevor . A-Z of Sport . 2004. The Bath Press . 0-316-72645-1.
  3. Web site: Roll of Honour . England Hockey . 3 November 2023.
  4. Web site: Information - Reading Hockey Club. www.pitchero.com. en. 2018-08-03.
  5. Web site: Men 1 squad. www.readinghockeyclub.org.uk.