Banbridge Hockey Club

Banbridge Hockey Club

Address	Havelock Park, Banbridge, Co Down
Website	www.banbridgehockeyclub.com
Email
Secretary 2008-2009	John Bell
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.

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 District Council facilities at Havelock Park. In March 2007, plans were announced for the laying of a new replacement water-based surface.^[1]

Honours

• Irish Senior Cup (10 wins)
  • 1906-07, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1925–26, 1947–48, 1955–56, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1985–86, 2014-15.
• 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, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2014–15
• European Club Cup B Division
  • 1985
• Irish Junior Cup (6 wins)
  • 1928-29, 1948–49, 1952–53, 1988–89, 1993–94, 2004-05.
• Kirk Cup (20 wins)
  • 1905-06, 1908–09, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1912–13, 1913–14, 1919–20, 1925–26,^[2] 1926–27,^[3] 1934–35,^[4] 1937–38,^[5] 1949–50,^[6] 1950–51, 1956–57, 1982–83,^[7] 1985–86,^[8] 1986–87,^[9] 1987–88,^[10][11] 2005–06,^[12] 2010-11.,^[13] 2014–15
• Ulster Senior League (19 wins - list is incomplete)
  • 1901-02,^[14] 1903–04, 1908–09, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1912–13, 1913–14, 1925–26,^[15] 1961–62, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 2012-13.^[16]
  • (Shared) 1957-58

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
• Paddy Malcomson
• Norman McGladdery
• Colin Allister
• David McAnulty
• Eugene Magee
• Geoff McCabe
• Gareth Lennox
• Bruce McCandless
• Stephen Dowds
• Phillip Brown
• Drew Carlisle
• Peter Brown
• Matthew Bell

Current squad members in bold

Sources

1. "Banbridge Leader reports laying of new playing surface". Retrieved 22 May 2007.
2. Belfast Newsletter. 19 April 1926. p. 3. Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. Belfast Newsletter. 20 April 1927. p. 11. Missing or empty |title= (help)
4. Belfast Newsletter. 23 April 1935. p. 4. Missing or empty |title= (help)
5. Northern Whig & Belfast Post. 19 April 1938. p. 8. Missing or empty |title= (help)
6. Northern Whig & Belfast Post. 17 April 1950. p. 6. Missing or empty |title= (help)
7. Belfast Newsletter. 28 December 1982. p. 9. Missing or empty |title= (help)
8. Belfast Newsletter. 27 December 1985. p. 22. Missing or empty |title= (help)
9. Belfast Newsletter. 27 December 1986. p. 22. Missing or empty |title= (help)
10. Belfast Newsletter. 28 December 1987. p. 22. Missing or empty |title= (help)
11. Belfast Newsletter. 2 January 1988. p. 22. Missing or empty |title= (help)
12. "Banbridge earn Kirk Cup triumph". BBC Sport. 26 December 2005. Retrieved 23 April 2007.
13. "Harsh words do trick". Belfast Newsletter. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
14. Belfast Newsletter. 28 April 1902. p. 5. Missing or empty |title= (help)
15. Belfast Newsletter. 12 May 1926. p. 2. Missing or empty |title= (help)
16. "One Down, Two to Go for Bann". 21 March 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.

External links

• Banbridge Hockey Club
• Ulster Branch of Irish Hockey Association