1892 - Present Day
Worcester Hockey Club was established in 1892. In those early days there was only one men’s team who played almost all their matches against Army sides. By the time I joined the Club in 1968 there were four men’s sides. Two years later we had grown to six teams. In 1979 the Worcester Ladies Hockey Club joined with us. At that time we played on two grass pitches at Perdiswell Park in North Worcester.
1983 saw a major development for the Club when we joined forces with a cricket club and a shooting club to become Worcester Norton Sports Club with pitches and a clubhouse located at what had been the home of the Worcestershire Regiment on the outskirts of the City. The Club continued to thrive there for the next 20 years but the advent of artificial grass surfaces meant that a change of venue was necessary so in 2002 we had to sever our connection with WNSC and with the support of Worcester City Council we established ourselves at Nunnery Wood Sports Complex which remains our base. In 2004 we achieved another landmark when we were the first hockey club in the area to achieve ClubFirst status. Thus we now have national recognition as a club which is run responsibly and is able to demonstrate best practice in providing for young people. We are whole-heartedly committed to helping young people to start, stay and succeed in hockey and currently have over 200 members under the age of 18!
We continue to be one of the major Hockey Clubs in Worcestershire .Secretly most of us believe we are the major Club! Currently we run seven teams for men, four for women and two for juniors (Badgers sides) every Saturday and a host of teams at U11, U13, U15 and U18 in various national, regional and local competitions. We also have a strong Veterans section. Both the Men’s 1st X1 and the Women’s 1st X1 play in their respective Midlands Premier Division, one below National League status and some of our other sides also play in the premier divisions.
We see ourselves as a Club with a distinguished past, a dynamic present and an exciting future .It is our intention not just to consolidate our playing strength but to aspire to even greater glory by contesting for National League Status a pinnacle that the Women 1st X1 did achieve a few seasons ago but sadly were not able to sustain. As part of this endeavour we are delighted to be associated with the University of Worcester in the provision of Hockey scholarships.
You will find an application form to join the Club on the Club website or you can contact either of the secretaries. Similarly details of Club kit can be obtained from the same sources.
I am very proud to be the President of this famous Club and do hope that this handbook will further enthuse you to join and to play a full part in the life of the Club.
