Bowdon Hockey Club is a field hockey club based in Bowdon, Greater Manchester, England. The hockey club was established in 1886 but the Bowdon Club which hosts the team was formed in 1856. The women's team have been champions of England on one occasion (2008–09).
Teams The men's 1st XI play in the Men's England Hockey League and the ladies 1st XI (known as Bowdon Hightown Ladies 1st XI ) play in the Investec Women's Hockey League. The club fields ten men's teams, seven ladies teams and various youth sides. The women's team is known as Bowdon Hightown due to the 2004 merger of the Hightown Hockey Club ladies section and Bowdon Hockey Club.
History In 1998, Carolyn Reid won the 1998 Hockey Writers' UK Player of the Year, becoming the third Hightown player to have received the award after Linda Carr and Maggie Souyave.
Ladies First Team Squad 2025–26 season
Major national honours National champions 2008–09 Women's League Champions
National Cup Winners 2005–06 Women's National Cup Winners 2006–07 Women's National Cup Winners 2008–09 Women's National Cup Winners 2010–11 Women's National Cup Winners 2012–13 Women's National Cup Winners 2018–19 Men's Championship Cup Winners (formerly National Cup)
Notable players Men's internationals
PlayerEvents/NotesRef Chris Ashcroft CG (2002) Alastair Brogdon CG (2010), WC (2010) Brendan Creed Alastair Denniston Oly (1908) Michael Hoare Mike Shaw 2014–2017 John Neill Oly (1960, 1964, 1968) Key Oly = Olympic Games CG = Commonwealth Games WC = World Cup CT = Champions Trophy EC = European Championships
Women's internationals
PlayerEvents/NotesRef Tina Cullen Sabbie Heesh Holly Hunt Kirsty MacKay Sam Quek Amy Tennant Sally Walton Key Oly = Olympic Games CG = Commonwealth Games WC = World Cup CT = Champions Trophy EC = European Championships
References