Harborne Hockey Club is a

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club that is based in

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, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1903. The club plays fixtures at the Eastern Road pitch of the

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(primarily men's fixtures) and the pitches of the

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(primarily women's fixtures). Matches are also held at the King Edward VI Five Ways School.

Teams

The club runs multiple teams of all ages, including six men's teams with the first XI playing in the

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Division One North (as of 2023/24). There are six women's teams with the first XI playing in the Midlands Hockey League. Additionally there are six junior teams, two vets teams and one mixed team. The club also hosts the Flyerz adults and juniors which are community teams for people with disabilities.

History

The first recorded match was held in 1903 at the Harborne Cricket Club ground (which is also still the head office of the Hockey Club) on Church Avenue. In 1929, Frank Wainwright (a goalkeeper) was capped by England. Paul Fishwick participated in the men's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics and Peter Marsh competed in the men's tournament at the

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. The club started playing competitive league hockey in 1967 and the women's section was introduced during the 1983/4 season.

References

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