Following their second place finish in South Div.2 at the end of the current season's games, Teddington Ladies Hockey Club 1st XI were willing Horsham to win the relegation playoffs over Easter to ensure their promotion to South Div 1. Horsham duly obliged with a 5-0 win over Springfields in the first match, followed by a tense 1-1 draw with Bath Buccaneers. Saturday's match between Bath and Springfields also ended 1-1, so Teddington were promoted! 4 years of hard work and rebuilding went in to this promotion, and the team are very happy after missing out by 1 league place for the last 3 seasons.The timing was perfect for the club's end of season dinner on Saturday evening where the successful team were awarded the club's Team of the Year shield, just pipping the Ladies 5's to the title, following their promotion to Middlesex Division 2.
Any new players who are interested in playing for Teddington, whatever standard, but especially 1st team players, are encourage to play summer league hockey with the team this summer - the 1st team have entered the Staines HC summer hockey league, commencing 15th May. The 2nd XI are playing at Old Cranleighans, starting 8th May and the lower sides will be playing at Tiffin Girls school throughout the summer.
Please contact Zoe Hadrill in the first instance, who will give you further information and direct you to the correct captain. zhadrill@hotmail.co.uk More... Teddington U18 Girls have come third in the England Hockey National Cup after beating Middlesex rivals Southgate 2-1 in the third place play off.
Late goals from Ellen Peterson and Teddington’s England player Ollie Chilton ensured Teddington took the third spot at the National Finals held this year at the Oxford Hawks ground on April 1.
It is the fourth year in a row that a Teddington Hockey Club Girls team has made the National Finals without managing to secure the title. More... This time it was Beeston that knocked them out in the semi-final, beating them 5-1 after Teddington initially took the lead through a Juliette Inverdale penalty flick. Beeston went on to win the final 2-0 against Bristol-based Firebrands, who had earlier beaten Southgate 3-2 in the other semi-final.
Teddington had arrived at the National Finals on the back of winning the U18 Home Counties Girls Premier League title ahead of local rivals Surbiton, Southgate and Reading.
They had also put together an impressive Cup run across the season to qualify for the National Finals beating Sunbury & Walton Hawks 5-0, Eastbourne 7-0, Wycombe 8-2 and Sevenoaks 7-1.
The U18 Girls were the only Teddington Hockey Club team to qualify for the National Finals this season, but coach David Gooch believes the club have the potential to lift the Cup in future seasons.
“We were extremely disappointed to meet an excellent Beeston team in the semi-finals this year,” he said. “They are skilful and well organised and ultimately deserved to win the Cup.
“Our U18 Girls team is an excellent squad and has been a delight to coach, but this particular team will now break up as many leave to go to university.
“However, Teddington has more than 300 youngsters on its books and is busy developing terrific players and very good teams across the age bands. I am sure we will build another team capable of lifting the National Cup soon.”
Less... The club is delighted to see three of its Juniors being selected this year for the England Squads. Well done to: Olivia Chiltern (U18 Women’s), Robbie Oliver ( U16 Men’s) and Jonny Gooch ( U18 Men’s).
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