Halifax Hockey Club UK
18 March 2010
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A Brief History Of The Club
Halifax Hockey Club is the oldest Hockey Club in Yorkshire Est. 1891
Apart from its first season Halifax Hockey Club played at Thrum Hall from its foundation till 1922. When it moved to Elland in 1927 it began playing “Flick Hockey” which we now know as “Indoor Hockey” the club temporarily changed its name to Elland Hockey Club in the late 1970’s. A Ladies section was formed in 1979 and colts training began in the early 1980’s. In 1987 Halifax Hockey Club moved back to Thrum Hall, Halifax but as there was already a Halifax Ladies club in the town, the club became Halifax (Men’s) & Calder (Ladies) Hockey Club In 1995 Halifax Ladies amalgamated with the club and at the end of the following season the club dropped the Calder name to regain its proud Name of Halifax Hockey Club
During the 1990’s Halifax Hockey Club took the progressive decision to try and get all teams onto “Astroturf”. This meant the men played at Keighley and the Ladies played in Bradford. With the construction of 2 pitches in the Borough at the end of the 1990’s the teams returned to play in the town
Thrum Hall was sold at the end of 2001 and a brand new Purpose Built Cricket Pitch, Club House and two Astroturf’s were completed at the Beginning of September 2007.
Past present and future developments can be found on this site. -