East Grinstead Hockey Club
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| Founded | 1897 |
| Leagues | England Hockey League |
| Manager | James Leman |
| Coach | Karl Stagno |
| Captain | Tim Deakin |
| Venue | Saint Hill |
| National Indoor Wins | 11 times, 2016 latest |
| National Premier league | 2008/09, 2009/10 |
| Capacity | 250 |
| Town | East Grinstead, West Sussex, England |
| Team Colours | White, Navy (Home) Navy (Away) |
Euro Hockey League London Higgins League South League
East Grinstead Hockey Club is a field hockey club based in East Grinstead, West Sussex, England. It was founded in 1897. The home ground is at EGSC, near Saint Hill. The club has a water-based pitch with 250 seats for the spectators as well as a Waterbased Hockey Pitch and 3G Hockey/Football pitch and clubhouse. the stadium is named Saints Hill with a maximum capacity of 250.
The men's 1st XI play in the England Hockey League Premier Division and the Ladies 1st XI play in the Women's Hockey League Premier Division. The club currently fields five men's teams, five women's teams and respective youth development teams.
EGHC men's 1st XI first England Hockey League title came in 1983, they then won the National Indoor Hockey League in 1986. In 2006 the men's Indoor squad were the National Indoor Champions, so that the 2006/7 season saw East Grinstead competing in Europe for the first time in many years. The Club represented England at the European Indoor Champions Trophy in Brussels, winning Silver medals, and securing promotion to the A Division of the Indoor Championship next season. In 2007 the indoor squad became National Indoor League Champions for the first time in their history, and finished runners up in the National Indoor Championship.
In the 2006/07 season the 1st XI finished 4th in the English Hockey League and were finalists in the EH National Cup for the second successive season. In order to gain experience of playing in a more competitive environment the men's 2nd XI and 3rd XI both made their debut in the London Higgins League, with the 2nd XI finished in top half of the Premier Division, while the 3rd XI entered the League in Division 2 and won promotion to Division 1 by finishing second. The U21 boys were Sussex Champions for the 4th year running; the Men's 2s and the Vets both won the Sussex Cup. Five of the 1st team squad and the team manager were selected to take part in the inaugural GB Super Leagues at the end of the season. EGHC won the BBC South East Club of the Year Award.
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