Brooklands Hockey Club also known as Brooklands MU (men) and Brooklands Poynton (women) is a

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club that is based at the Brooklands Sports Club at Georges Road in Sale,

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. The club runs seven men's teams (six senior and one veterans) and four women's teams, four junior teams and three mini teams. The men's first XI play in the

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and the women's first XI play in the

Women's England Hockey League The Women's England Hockey League is a field hockey league organised by England Hockey that features women's teams from England. From 2011-2020 it was sponsored by Investec and was referred to as the Investec Women's Hockey League. Format Regul ...

History

Originally a cricket club on land owned by the Brooks family the hockey element arrived in 1889. Brooklands Hockey Club merged with the

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hockey team in 2002 and the ladies section of the club merged with the Poynton Ladies Club in 2009.

History

Major honours

Notable players

Men's internationals

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