Surbiton Hockey Club
| Full name | Surbiton Hockey Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1874 |
| Ground | Sugden Road, Long Ditton |
| League | England Hockey League |
| Website | Club home page |
Surbiton Hockey Club is a field hockey club based in Surrey, England. It was established in 1874, making it the second-oldest hockey club in the world. The home ground is based in Long Ditton, at Sugden Road.
The men's 1st XI play in the NOW: Pensions Men's Hockey League Premier Division, and the ladies 1st XI play in the Investec Women's Hockey League Premier Division. The club fields twelve men's sides, including one veterans and one super-vets team, as well as eight ladies sides and also youth sides.
The men's 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th teams play in divisions of the Higgins Group London Hockey League, while the 'Jokers' and 'Magnets' sides play in the veterans section of this league. The 4As play in the Surrey Area Division 2 of the South Hockey League. The 6th, 7th, 8th teams and the 'Sparticans' play in the Surrey Open Hockey League. The ladies' 2nd and 3rd teams play in the South Clubs' Women's Hockey League while the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th teams play in the Surrey Ladies Hockey League. The boys and girls teams (U-11 up to U-18) play in the Mercian Home Counties Colts Hockey League.
Founded in 1874, Surbiton is the second oldest hockey club in the world. Surbiton has continuously played the modern game of hockey excluding the duration of World War I and World War II. The first competitive match was played on 3 February 1875 against Teddington in Bushy Park, winning by two goals to one and the club remained unbeaten until 26 January 1878.
Surbiton was the first winner of the London League in 1970. In the 1970s however, the club's fortunes declined and the Club management embarked on a major youth training and club development programme. The first of the "home grown" players came into the 1st Xl in 1984 and started the turnaround in the club's on-pitch fortunes by winning the Surrey Cup in 1986 and finishing 6th in the London League.
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