League	English Hockey League English Hockey League The English Hockey League is a national hockey league run by England Hockey. It is currently sponsored by Slazenger and known as the Slazenger England Hockey League or EHL...
Founded	1897
Manager	Matt Jones
Player/Coach	Mark Pearn
Captain	| Scott Ashdown
Venue	Saint Hill
Capacity	500+
City	East Grinstead East Grinstead East Grinstead is a town and civil parish in the northeastern corner of Mid Sussex, West Sussex in England near the East Sussex, Surrey, and Kent borders. It lies south of London, north northeast of Brighton, and east northeast of the county town of Chichester... , West Sussex West Sussex West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming... , England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
Team Colours	White & Blue Dark Blue (second kit)
2010-11 (Outdoor)	Runners-Up
2010-11 (Indoor)	Champions

East Grinstead Hockey Club is a field hockey club, founded in 1897. It is based in East Grinstead

East Grinstead

East Grinstead is a town and civil parish in the northeastern corner of Mid Sussex, West Sussex in England near the East Sussex, Surrey, and Kent borders. It lies south of London, north northeast of Brighton, and east northeast of the county town of Chichester...

, West Sussex

West Sussex

West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. The men's 1st XI play in the English Hockey League

English Hockey League

The English Hockey League is a national hockey league run by England Hockey. It is currently sponsored by Slazenger and known as the Slazenger England Hockey League or EHL...

 Premier Division, while the women's 1st XI play in the South Club's Women Hockey Division 3B. The men have 6 other teams; the 2nd XI, the 3rd XI, the 4th XI, the 5th XI and Badgers which is the boys junior development squad. While the women have 4 other teams; the 2nd XI, the 3rd XI, the 4th XI and the Bluebirds which is the girls junior development squad.

The home ground is at EGSCC, near Saint Hill

Saint Hill Green

Saint Hill Green is a small village near East Grinstead, West Sussex, England.It is notable for two country houses in the vicinity: Standen, designed by the architect Philip Webb in the Arts and crafts style and now a National Trust property, and Saint Hill Manor, formerly the home of L...

. The club has a water-based pitch as well as a newly built G4 pitch. In a bid to expand and attract more supporters from the surrounding area the club have installed over 500 seats for the spectators of home games.

EGHC is one of the most successful teams in England as they have been champions of England 2 of the past 3 years in the Outdoor Season ,and has been Indoor Champions 3 years running.

History

EGHC Mens 1st XI first English Hockey League

English Hockey League

The English Hockey League is a national hockey league run by England Hockey. It is currently sponsored by Slazenger and known as the Slazenger England Hockey League or EHL...

 title came in 1983, they then won the National Indoor Hockey League in 1986. In 2006 the men's Indoor squad were the National Indoor Champions, so that the 2006/7 season saw East Grinstead competing in Europe for the first time in many years. The Club represented England at the European Indoor Champions Trophy in Brussels, winning Silver medals, and securing promotion to the A Division of the Indoor Championship next season. In 2007 the indoor squad became National Indoor League Champions for the first time in our history, and finished runners up in the National Indoor Championship. EGHC won the BBC South East Club of the Year Award.

The 1st XI finished 4th in the English Hockey League

English Hockey League

The English Hockey League is a national hockey league run by England Hockey. It is currently sponsored by Slazenger and known as the Slazenger England Hockey League or EHL...

 and were finalists in the EH National Cup for the second successive season. In order to gain experience of playing in a more competitive environment the men's 2s and 3s both made their debut in the London League with outstanding results. The 2nd XI finished in top half of the Premier Division, while the 3rd XI entered the League in Division 2 and won promotion to Division 1, finishing just two points behind the League winners, losing just four games from 20. The U21 boys were Sussex Champions for the 4th year running; the Men's 2s and the Vets both won the Sussex Cup. Five of the 1st team squad and the team manager were selected to take part in the inaugural GB Super Leagues at the end of the season.

In 2008 EG successfully defended their National Indoor League title, were finalists in the English National Cup in 2006 and 2007 and obtained their highest ever placing in the English Hockey League

English Hockey League

The English Hockey League is a national hockey league run by England Hockey. It is currently sponsored by Slazenger and known as the Slazenger England Hockey League or EHL...

 in 2007/08 as runners-up meaning that they qualified for Europe. In 2009 EGHC won the English Hockey League

English Hockey League

The English Hockey League is a national hockey league run by England Hockey. It is currently sponsored by Slazenger and known as the Slazenger England Hockey League or EHL...

 for the second time and also won the National Indoor Hockey League and got to the last 8 of the European outdoor finals before they were knocked out. They retained both their crowns and added the European Indoor Trophy after winning the competition for the first time in their history, but unfortunately got knocked out of the last 16 in the European Outdoor Finals. They competed in the National Indoor Finals 2011 as reigning champions and retained their crown after only losing 1 of 10 games and winning the rest on the way to the final at Wembley Arena, they beat Beeston 8-5 in the final. In the 2010-11 season outdoor season, despite dominating the league, they lost in the championship play off final to Beeston 2-1, in the EuroHockey League they got knocked out in the Last 16 to rivals Reading HC.

The Ladies 1st XI have been Sussex Premier Division champions on several occasions, most recently two seasons ago, but sadly failed to gain qualification for South Division II during the playoff weekend. They also won the EH Vase in 2009. In the outdoor season, they won promotion from the South Club's Womens Hockey League Division 3B to Division 2

Sadly East Grinstead HC mourned the death of Denis Leman who died on the 12th August 2010, he was a key figure in promoting EGHC status into what it is today. He was the EGHC president from 1972–1977 and was captain of the 1st XI side from 1952- 1962. EG also mourned the death of Frank Farrell who died on the 3rd June 2010. He was president of the Sussex Hockey Association between 1983–1993 and also managed Lewes HC for many years but was a frequent visitor to EGHC.

Honoured International Capped Players

• Matt Jones- England Indoor Manager
• Ashley Jackson
  Ashley Jackson (field hockey)
  Ashley Jackson when he was in year 7 he joined rose hill school in Tunbridge Wells. He is an English field hockey player...
  
  - England & Great Britain
• Glenn Kirkham
  Glenn Kirkham
  Glenn Charles W. Kirkham is an English field hockey player.-Early life:He was educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford...
  
  - England & Great Britain
• Mark Pearn- England & Great Britain
• Danny Hall- England & Great Britain
• Niall Stott
  Niall Stott
  Niall Craig Stott is a Scottish field hockey player, who was a member of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad that finished ninth at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He was born in Dundee....
  
  - Scotland & Great Britain
• Darren Cheesman
  Darren Cheesman
  Darren Cheesman is an England and Great Britain Hockey field hockey International.A member of the current England and Great Britain Hockey Teams, he was also a member of the Great Britain U21 team that won Silver Medal at the 2007 Junior Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.Darren has been...
  
  - England
• Scott Ashdown- England
• Adamson Harper- England
• Richard Potton- England
• Christian Pryce- England U21
• Dave De Prez- England U18
• Dominick Male- England U18
• Luke Taylor- England U18
• Michael Maguire- Ireland
• Neil Lyons- Ireland
• Gareth Carr- South Africa
• Rick Gay- Wales
• Mats Grambusch- Germany U21
• Barry Middleton
  Barry Middleton
  Barry John Middleton is an English field hockey player. He was a member of the Great Britain squad that finished ninth at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and fifth in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and the England Squad that won the 2009 Eurohockey Nations Cup and gained silver at the 2010...
  
  - England and Great Britain (captain)

Current squad

• Matt Jones- Manager
• Paul Coltham- GK
• Richard Potton- GK
• Gareth Carr- DF
• Rick Gay- DF
• Adamson Harper- DF
• Mike Holland- DF
• Christian Pryce- DF
• Luke Taylor- DF
• Neil Lyons- DF/MID
• Michael Maguire
• Mats Grambusch- DF/MID/FW
• Scott Ashdown (c)- MID
• Glenn Kirkham
  Glenn Kirkham
  Glenn Charles W. Kirkham is an English field hockey player.-Early life:He was educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford...
  
  - MID
• Inderpal Laly- MID
• Niall Stott
  Niall Stott
  Niall Craig Stott is a Scottish field hockey player, who was a member of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad that finished ninth at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He was born in Dundee....
  
  - MID
• Darren Cheesman
  Darren Cheesman
  Darren Cheesman is an England and Great Britain Hockey field hockey International.A member of the current England and Great Britain Hockey Teams, he was also a member of the Great Britain U21 team that won Silver Medal at the 2007 Junior Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.Darren has been...
  
  - MID/FW
• Ashley Jackson
  Ashley Jackson (field hockey)
  Ashley Jackson when he was in year 7 he joined rose hill school in Tunbridge Wells. He is an English field hockey player...
  
  - MID/FW
• Mark Pearn- MID/FW
• Dominick Male- MID/FW
• Ben Alberry- FW
• Dave De Prez- FW
• Wesley Jackson- FW
• Danny Hall- FW

Mens 1st XI fixtures and results 2011/12 (Outdoor)

1. 18/09/11 vs Southgate HC (Away)
2. 24/09/11 vs Loughborough Students (Away)
3. 01/10/10 vs Reading HC (Home)
4. 08/10/11 vs Hampstead & Westminster HC (Away)
5. 16/10/11 vs Cannock HC (Home)
6. 22/10/11 vs Surbiton HC (Away)
7. 06/11/11 vs Bowdon HC (Home)
8. 13/11/11 vs Beeston HC (Home)
9. 19/11/11 vs University of Exeter (Away)
10. 26/11/11 vs Soutgate HC (Home)
11. 04/12/11 vs Loughborougb Students (Home)
12. 12/02/12 vs Cannock HC (Away)
13. 19/02/12 vs University of Exeter (Home)
14. 26/02/12 vs Bowdon HC (Away)
15. 04/03/12 vs Reading HC (Away)
16. 11/03/12 vs Hampstead & Westminster HC (Home)
17. 17/03/12 vs Beeston HC (Away)
18. 25/03/12 vs Surbiton HC (Home)

Mens 1st XI Recent Honours

• EHL Premier Division Champions 08/09, 09/10
• European Indoor Trophy Champions 2010
• National Indoor Finals Champions '06, '09, '10, '11
• National Indoor League Champions '07, '08, '09, '10, '11
• Men's Vets National Plate Winners 2010
• Men's 2nd XI National Cup Winners 2009

Ladies 1st XI Recent Honours

• Sussex Premier Division- Several Times
• EH Vase Winners- 2009 & 2010
• Indoor Team of the Year- 2010
• South Club's Womens Hockey League Division 3B- 2010-11

Individual Honours

• Ashley Jackson
  Ashley Jackson (field hockey)
  Ashley Jackson when he was in year 7 he joined rose hill school in Tunbridge Wells. He is an English field hockey player...
  
  - World Young Player of the Year Award 2009
• England Hockey 'Club of the Year' 2009
• Barry Middleton
  Barry Middleton
  Barry John Middleton is an English field hockey player. He was a member of the Great Britain squad that finished ninth at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and fifth in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and the England Squad that won the 2009 Eurohockey Nations Cup and gained silver at the 2010...
  
  - Captain of England and Great Britain