NESTON HOCKEY
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Neston hockey's section has 8 mens teams and 5 ladies and a full Junior section. We have our own Astro with a Pavilion and fabulous viewing gallery overlooking the pitch.
The Ladies 1st Team are in The North Premier Division for the 2017/18 season having become the North League Division 1 Champions in March 2014, come and join one of the five teams we run. |
The Mens 1st Team are in The North Division 1, for 2017/18 season. Come and join one of the eight mens teams and one vets teams we run and enjoy the brand new facilities of a well established club.
Our Junior age groups regularly get to National Finals, all our U10's and U12's girls and boys get trained every Sunday. 160 juniors get coached each Sunday from 0930 until 1230. |
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neston hockey history and honours
Neston Hockey at Parkgate was established in 1963.
From 1977, Neston reached seven consecutive Cheshire Cup finals, winning six which is a record. Most under the Captaincy of ex Great Britain player Geoff Poole.
In 1979 they were the first Northern Club to reach the HA Cup Final (Equivalent of the FA Cup in Football), under Geoff Poole's captaincy, they lost gallantly 3-1 to Slough.
1979 HA Cup Runners-Up.
1983 Neston win The HA Cup.
In 1983 Neston reached the Final of The HA Cup again and achieved revenge on Slough, winning 3-2.
1984 Neston Team who represented England in Europe.
From 1988 until 1994 Neston played National League hockey.
In 2004 we re-started Junior training.
In 2009 we built an Astro on site and have 8 mens and 3 ladies teams in 2014.
20014 we had our most successful junior year with three age groups getting to National Finals.
Neston Hockey at Parkgate was established in 1963.
From 1977, Neston reached seven consecutive Cheshire Cup finals, winning six which is a record. Most under the Captaincy of ex Great Britain player Geoff Poole.
In 1979 they were the first Northern Club to reach the HA Cup Final (Equivalent of the FA Cup in Football), under Geoff Poole's captaincy, they lost gallantly 3-1 to Slough.
1979 HA Cup Runners-Up.
1983 Neston win The HA Cup.
In 1983 Neston reached the Final of The HA Cup again and achieved revenge on Slough, winning 3-2.
1984 Neston Team who represented England in Europe.
From 1988 until 1994 Neston played National League hockey.
In 2004 we re-started Junior training.
In 2009 we built an Astro on site and have 8 mens and 3 ladies teams in 2014.
20014 we had our most successful junior year with three age groups getting to National Finals.
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1st Team Captains
1963-67 David Jellicoe 1967-68 Richard Allsop 1968-70 David Jellicoe 1970-75 Geoff Poole 1975-76 Phil McKeown 1977-80 Geoff Poole 1980-85 Colin Cubley 1985-86 Malcolm Wilkinson 1986-94 Chris Ashcroft 1994-97 Andy Crutchley 1997-99 Rich Beswick 1999-00 Chris Lee 2000-03 Greg Brooker 2003-09 Lawrence McNeight 2009-10 Paul Shepherd 2010-11 Rogier van der Ouderraa 2011-2014 Richard Lowry 2014- Matty Newall |
E.H.Cup
Winners: 1983 Runners-up: 1979 Semi-finalists: 1981 Quarter-finalists: 1978, 1987, 1989 E.H.Vase Quarter-Finals: 2004 Semi-Finals: 2007 National Inter-League Champion 1984 National League Division 1 9th 1990/91 11th 1991/92 18th 1992/93 National League Division 2 Runners-up: 1990 National Div 2 League Cup Winners: 1990 |
Cheshire Cup
Winners: 1972, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992 Runners-up: 1979, 1993 Cheshire Plate Winners: 2006, 2013 Runners-up: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 Junior Honours
U18 Boys 2014 EH Plate Runners-Up U16 Boys 2012 EH National Finalist 2014 EH National Finalists U12 Boys 2014 EH National Finalists |