Banbridge Hockey Club

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Banbridge Hockey Club

Address Havelock Park,
Banbridge,
Co Down
Website www.banbridgehockeyclub.com
Email
Secretary 2006-2007 Denis Livingstone
Sports Men's Hockey
Branch Ulster Branch of the IHA
Founded 1897
Club Colours Red, Amber and Black

Banbridge Hockey Club is a hockey club based in Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland. The club currently plays in the Premier League of the Ulster Senior League. The club was formed in 1897.

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[edit] Grounds

The club's first home was at Millmount Green, off the Lurgan Road in Banbridge. 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 Borough Council facilities at Havelock Park. In March 2007 plans were announced for the laying of a new replacement water-based surface.[1]

[edit] Honours

  • European Club Cup B Division
    • 1985
  • Irish Senior Cup (9 wins)
    • 1906-07, 1922-23, 1923-24, 1925-26, 1947-48, 1955-56, 1981-82, 1983-84, 1985-86.
  • Irish Junior Cup (6 wins)
    • 1928-29, 1948-49, 1952-53, 1988-89, 1993-94, 2004-05.
  • Ulster Senior League (18 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.
    • (Shared) 1957-58
  • Kirk Cup (19 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.
  • Anderson Cup (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

[edit] Irish Internationals

Edgar McCall was the first Banbridge player to be awarded an International cap when he represented Ireland against Wales in 1900.

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

  • Jack Harvey, 14 Caps
  • Rodney Malcolmson, 14 Caps
  • George McElroy, 39 Caps
  • Aubrey Allister, 24 Caps
  • Mark Sinnamon
  • Norman McGladdery
  • Colin Allister
  • David McAnulty

The most recent Irish squad selected in preparation for the Eurohockey Nations Cup in Manchester in August 2007 includes current players Gareth Lennox, Geoff McCabe and Eugene Magee.[2]

[edit] Sources

  1. ^ Banbridge Leader reports laying of new playing surface. Retrieved on 2007-05-22.
  2. ^ Belfast Telegraph on Irish hockey squad - May 2007. Retrieved on 2007-05-22.

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