East Grinstead Hockey Club

East Grinstead Hockey Club
Founded1897
LeagueMen's England Hockey League
Women's England Hockey League
London Hockey League
South League
Based inEast Grinstead, West Sussex, England
Home groundSaint Hill
ColoursWhite shirt, Navy shorts/skorts, White socks (Home)
Navy shirt, White shorts/skorts, Navy socks (Away)
ChairmanChris Vallis-Wilson
CaptainSimon Faulkner, Guadalupe Fernández Lacort

East Grinstead Hockey Club is a professional field hockey club based in East Grinstead, West Sussex, England. It is one of the most successful clubs in the United Kingdom with National League Outdoor and Indoor honours. It was founded in 1897. The home ground is at EGSC, near Saint Hill. The club has a water-based pitch with seats for the spectators as well as a 3G Hockey/Football pitch and clubhouse. The stadium is named Saint Hill.

The Men's 1st XI play in the Men's England Hockey League and the Womens 1st XI play in the Women's England Hockey League. The club currently fields five men's teams, four women's teams and respective youth development teams. The men's team have been champions of England on four occasions (1984–85, 1985–86, 2008–09, 2009–10) and the women's team have been champions of England on one occasion.[1][2]

Every three years, the club hosts the Jacques Paloume tournament.[3]

  1. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  2. ^ "Roll of Honour". England Hockey. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Jacques Paloume Festival 2019". eghockey.co.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2020.