Duchy Hockey Club

Duchy HC

Full name	Duchy Hockey Club
Founded	2009
Ground	Pool Business & Enterprise College
League	Davis Wood Hockey League (Men) West Club Women's Hockey League (Ladies)

Duchy Hockey Club (informally Duchy HC) is a Cornish field hockey team based in Redruth, Cornwall, UK. As of 2011-12 the club are currently the newest hockey club in Cornwall, having been formed in January 2009. Duchy are the only hockey club based in the Camborne/Redruth conurbation. The club caters for both male and female players.

History

Duchy HC was formed in 2009 by a group of local hockey enthusiasts with the intention of bringing club hockey back to the Camborne/Redruth area, following the demise, during the 1990's of CamReds HC and St. Agnes HC.^[1]

The club was initially formed with a Men's 1st XI, which competed in the Davis Wood Hockey League from the 2009-10 Season, winning the South Western District One title in their first year. As of the 2010-11 season, the club includes a Men's 1st XI, Men's 2nd XI and Ladies 1st XI. The Ladies 1st XI will competete in Trelawney Division 2 of the West Club's Women's League from 2011-12.

Club colours

The club colours of black, white and gold are based upon the black-and-white flag of Saint Piran (the patron saint of Cornwall) and the black-and-gold coat of arms of the Duchy of Cornwall.

The club home kit features predominantly black shirts with a white cross and gold trim, black shorts trimmed with white and gold, and black and white hooped socks. The club away kit features gold shirts trimmed with black.

Home ground

Duchy HC play all their home fixtures on an Astro turf all weather pitch at Pool Academy (formerly Pool Business & Enterprise College), and commonly known as Pool School. Home fixtures are typically played at 12:00noon for Ladies 1st XI matches, and 2:00pm for Men's 1st XI matches.

Club Honours

Men's 1st XI

Davis Wood Hockey League:
South Western District Division 1: Champions 2009-10

Full Competition Results

Men's 1st XI

Davis Wood Hockey League

Season	Division	Position	Pld	Won	Drn	Lst	For	Aga	GD	Pts
2009-10	South Western District 1	1st	22	18	3	1	138	25	113	57
2010-11	South West 1	3rd	22	15	4	3	86	48	38	49
2011-12	South West 1	2nd	7	6	1	0	37	6	+31	19

England Hockey Vase

Season	Round Exited	Matches Played
2009-10	Did not enter	-
2010-11	Round 2	Round 1: Bye Round 2: Duchy 0-7 North Wilts[2]
2011-12	Did not enter	-

Cornwall Hockey Association Knockout Cup

Season	Round Exited	Matches Played
2009-10	Round 1	Round 1: Penzance A 2-1 Duchy[3]
2010-11	Did not enter	-
2011-12	Did not enter	-

Ladies 1st XI

West Clubs' Women's Hockey League

Season	Division	Position	Pld	Won	Drn	Lst	For	Aga	GD	Pts
2011-12	Trelawny 2	1st	8	6	0	2	47	9	+38	18

Cornwall Hockey Association Knockout Cup

Season	Round Exited	Matches Played
2011-12	Round 1	Preliminary Round: Truro II 0-5 Duchy (walkover) Round 1: Duchy 0-11 Falmouth

Cornwall Hockey Association Plate

Season	Round Exited	Matches Played
2011-12	TBC	Round 1: v Caradon III (h) 17 Dec 11

Men's 2nd XI

Cornwall Hockey Association Knockout Cup

Season	Round Exited	Matches Played
2010-11	Did not enter	-
2011-12	TBC	Round 1: Duchy A 5-0 Bodmin A Quarter Final: Duchy A v Truro

References

1. ^ "Welcome to Duchy Hockey Club". http://www.duchyhockeyclub.com/node/1. Retrieved 11 Jul 11. 
2. ^ "North Wilts Stun Duchy in England Hockey Vase". http://www.duchyhockeyclub.com/sites/default/files/1st%20XI%20v%20North%20Wilts%20(24%20Oct%2010)%20League%20(EH%20Vase%20R.pdf. Retrieved 11 Jul 11. 
3. ^ "Penzance Grab Last Gasp Winner to Set Up Truro Tie". http://www.duchyhockeyclub.com/sites/default/files/Cup%20R1%20-%20Penzance%20A%20(away)%20-%2029th%20Nov%202009.pdf. Retrieved 11 Jul 11. 

External links

• Club Website [1]
• Davis Wood Hockey League [2]
• West Clubs' Women's Hockey League [3]