Old Georgians Hockey Club (OGHC) is an English
field hockey
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club based in
Addlestone,
Surrey
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. The club was founded in 1995 and the men's team are the current English champions. The club currently has six men's teams (including 2 veterans team) and four ladies teams. The junior section is the OGHC Dragons.
History
In 2019, the men's first team won the Hockey League Conference East and subsequent promotion play off tournament to earn promotion to the
2019-20 Premier Division. This is the first time in the club's history that they played in the elite (tier one) division of the
Men's England Hockey League
The Men's England Hockey League is a field hockey league organized by England Hockey that features men's teams from England and Wales.
Format Regular season
There are 62 teams in the league, the top tier consists of a Premier Division of twelve t ...
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The men's first team secured their first ever Premier Division title (with two games to spare) when winning the
2021–22 Premier Division. The success continued a remarkable rise in English hockey because the team had only been promoted into the league at the start of 2019. The teams then went on to secure a league and cup double after winning the 2022
England Hockey Men's Championship Cup
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.
In 2023, Old Georgians successfully defended their Premier League title after beating
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5–1 in the play off final.
Players
Men's First Team Squad 2021–22 season
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captain
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Major National Honours
National Champions
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2021–22 Men's League Champions
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2022–23 Men's League Champions
Tier 1 Cup winners
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2021–22 Men's Cup winners
Notable players
Men's internationals
References
External links
Official website{{Elmbridge , state=collapsed
Field hockey clubs in England
Sport in Surrey
Weybridge, Surrey
Field hockey clubs established in 1995