Oxted hockey club
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Oxted Hockey Club is based in Oxted
, Surrey
, England
. Formed of 4 men's hockey teams, 1 development side, 2 ladies teams with 2 vets sides, we provide training of high standard for adults of all ability that are willing to play, and also training for a number of junior sides, ranging from a few five year olds to our under eighteens.
was seen as a sport for women. During the war, the club was abandoned until 1948 when it was reformed. Shortly after this, it became both a male and female club
Before the Astroturf Pitch was built at Oxted School
in 1998, Oxted's main pitches were the grassy slopes of Bushy Croft in Old Oxted. This ground contained two pitches, a clubhouse with adjoining changing rooms, a bar, and a children's playground. The clubhouse now is the Royal British Legion in Oxted.
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Last season Oxted Development team won the Sussex Development
League 2006/07. The team- Jamie P, Christy O, Seb N, James T, Alex T, Alex Tr, Mike S, Callum C,Cameron C, James F, Jo F, Harry C, Henry F, Tom C and many thanks to coaches Fogs and Murray. Thanks to all the boys.
joined Oxted in around 1999 when Oxted were in the lower Surrey Hampshire Leagues. In 6 seasons Calum took the 1st team from strength to strength winning 4 leagues and 3 surrey cups in a row taking us to the South Premier division. In 2003 another former GB player joined Oxted as coach. Duncan Woods. That season was not a great one for Oxted as they narrowly avoided relegation. In the 2004/2005 season Oxted got back on track winning South Prem and being promoted into the English National League. Reece Basson, a South African international joined the club.
In our first season of National League, Calum left to join his childhood club of Havant
. New player coach, Justin King, South African International with over 200 goals joined, along with Ken Forbes, South African Vice Captain.
Other International players include Michael Trim and Lorne Barnard
Men's 2nd team - South Prem Open Division 2,
Men's 3rd team - Surrey Division 1,
Men's 4th team - Surrey Division 4 -
Development team -
Ladies 1st team - Surrey Premier
Ladies 2nd team - Surrey Division 5
Men's Vet Moonshiners - Sussex vets league
Men's Vet Vintage - Wessex Super Vets
Oxted
Oxted is a commuter town in Surrey, England at the foot of the North Downs, north of East Grinstead and south-east of Croydon.- History :The town lay within the Anglo-Saxon administrative division of Tandridge hundred....
, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, 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...
. Formed of 4 men's hockey teams, 1 development side, 2 ladies teams with 2 vets sides, we provide training of high standard for adults of all ability that are willing to play, and also training for a number of junior sides, ranging from a few five year olds to our under eighteens.
History
Oxted Hockey Club was first formed as a ladies club in 1936. This was because hockeyField hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
was seen as a sport for women. During the war, the club was abandoned until 1948 when it was reformed. Shortly after this, it became both a male and female club
Before the Astroturf Pitch was built at Oxted School
Oxted School
Oxted School is a mixed comprehensive secondary school in the English town of Oxted, Surrey. It was opened in 1929 as the first mixed grammar school in Surrey and now has over 2000 pupils aged 11–18)...
in 1998, Oxted's main pitches were the grassy slopes of Bushy Croft in Old Oxted. This ground contained two pitches, a clubhouse with adjoining changing rooms, a bar, and a children's playground. The clubhouse now is the Royal British Legion in Oxted.
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Last season Oxted Development team won the Sussex Development
League 2006/07. The team- Jamie P, Christy O, Seb N, James T, Alex T, Alex Tr, Mike S, Callum C,Cameron C, James F, Jo F, Harry C, Henry F, Tom C and many thanks to coaches Fogs and Murray. Thanks to all the boys.
International Stars
A former GB international Calum GilesCalum Giles
Calum Giles is a former Great Britain olympic field hockey player, who competed in the British squad at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney...
joined Oxted in around 1999 when Oxted were in the lower Surrey Hampshire Leagues. In 6 seasons Calum took the 1st team from strength to strength winning 4 leagues and 3 surrey cups in a row taking us to the South Premier division. In 2003 another former GB player joined Oxted as coach. Duncan Woods. That season was not a great one for Oxted as they narrowly avoided relegation. In the 2004/2005 season Oxted got back on track winning South Prem and being promoted into the English National League. Reece Basson, a South African international joined the club.
In our first season of National League, Calum left to join his childhood club of Havant
Havant
Havant is a town in south east Hampshire on the South coast of England, between Portsmouth and Chichester. It gives its name to the borough comprising the town and the surrounding area. The town has rapidly grown since the end of the Second World War.It has good railway connections to London,...
. New player coach, Justin King, South African International with over 200 goals joined, along with Ken Forbes, South African Vice Captain.
Other International players include Michael Trim and Lorne Barnard
Teams
Men's 1st team - Slazenger England Hockey League, Men's Conference East,Men's 2nd team - South Prem Open Division 2,
Men's 3rd team - Surrey Division 1,
Men's 4th team - Surrey Division 4 -
Development team -
Ladies 1st team - Surrey Premier
Ladies 2nd team - Surrey Division 5
Men's Vet Moonshiners - Sussex vets league
Men's Vet Vintage - Wessex Super Vets