Banbridge Hockey Club is a

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club based in

Banbridge Banbridge ( , ) is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Bann and the A1 road (Northern Ireland), A1 road and is named after a bridge built over the River Bann in 1712. It is situated in the Civil parishes in Ireland, c ...

, County Down, Northern Ireland. The club was formed in 1897.

Grounds

The club's first home was at Millmount Green, off the Lurgan Road in

. In 1949, the club purchased grounds at Castlewellan Road. These continued to be used until 1998 when the need for an artificial-turf pitch meant a move to the new

Banbridge District Council Banbridge District Council was the local authority of Banbridge (district), Banbridge in Northern Ireland. It was created in 1973 when the Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 came into force. In May 2015, it merged with Arma ...

facilities at Havelock Park. In March 2007, plans were announced for the laying of a new replacement water-based surface.

Notable players

Men's internationals

; Edgar McCall was the first Banbridge player to be awarded an international cap when he represented Ireland against

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in 1900. Over thirty Banbridge players have been selected for Ireland. These include:

Honours

* Irish Senior Cup (12 wins) ** 1906–07, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1925–26, 1947–48, 1955–56, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1985–86, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2022-23 * Irish Hockey League (3 wins) ** 2010-11, 2016–17, 2022-23 * Irish Champions Trophy (1 win) ** 2022-23 *

Anderson Cup The United States Hockey League (USHL) is the top junior ice hockey league sanctioned by USA Hockey. The league consists of 16 active teams located in the midwestern United States, for players between the ages of 16 and 21. The USHL is strictly ...

(''list is incomplete'') ** 1919–20, 1920–21, 1923–24, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1930–31, 1932–33, 1943–44, 1944–45, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1997–98, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2014–15 * EuroHockey Club Trophy I (1 win) ** 1985 *

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(1 win) ** 2023 * Irish Junior Cup (6 wins) ** 1928–29, 1948–49, 1952–53, 1988–89, 1993–94, 2004–05. *

Kirk Cup The Kirk Cup is the oldest hockey tournament in Ulster and the oldest provincial hockey trophy in Ireland. It has become a tradition since the 1966-67 season for the final to be played on Boxing Day, a date previously reserved for the Anderson Cup ...

(22 wins) ** 1905–06, 1908–09, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1912–13, 1913–14, 1919–20, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1934–35, 1937–38, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1956–57, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 2005–06, 2010–11., 2014–15, 2018-19, 2019-20 * Ulster Senior League (19 wins – ''list is incomplete'') ** 1901–02, 1903–04, 1908–09, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1912–13, 1913–14, 1925–26, 1961–62, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 2012–13. ** (Shared) 1957–58

Sources

External links

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