Beeston Hockey Club was founded in 1907. Beeston

Beeston, Nottinghamshire

Beeston is a town in Nottinghamshire, England. It is southwest of Nottingham city centre. Although typically regarded as a suburb of the City of Nottingham, and officially designated as part of the Nottingham Urban Area, for local government purposes it is in the borough of Broxtowe, lying outside...

 play their home games at the superb facilities at Highfields Sports Club in Nottingham

Nottingham

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, England

England

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. Beeston play in the English Hockey League

English Hockey League

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 premier division recently finishing 2nd in the 2009/10 season, losing to East Grinstead Hockey Club

East Grinstead Hockey Club

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 in the play-off final on penalty flicks. The club won its first major trophy on the 17th May 2008 defeating Bowden 4-3 in a nail biting match.

The men's 1st X1 are current England Hockey League and Cup Champions.

Managed by Graham Griffiths and captained by Adam Dixon, Beeston are nicknamed the Bees. In recent times the club has had many international representatives at both U/21 and senior level. Full capped senior internationals, past and present, are listed below.

International Players

Alistair Wilson - Great Britain

Martin Jones - Great Britain

George Pinner - Great Britain

David Griffiths - Wales

Adam Dixon - Great Britian

Zak Jones - Wales

Ben Rogers - Wales

Muhammad Nadeem - Pakistan

James McBlane - Scotland

Gordon McIntyre - Scotland

David Ames - Ireland

Dominic Graham - Wales