Beeston Hockey Club

Beeston ended the first half of the campaign on a negative note, however, as Loughborough Students recorded their third victory of the season with a 2-1 triumph. 

Beeston, who were two points behind Oxted in seventh but with a better goal difference, landed the first blow in the sixth minute as Kai Aichinger scored from a penalty corner.

Beeston kept their hopes alive with a 3-1 win at home to University of Exeter, the goals coming from Robbie Gleeson, Sam Apoola and Gareth Griffiths.

Beeston secured their place in the top six ahead of the mid-season split with a 4-2 victory at Swansea.

A dramatic weekend in the Men’s Premier Division finished with new leaders as Wimbledon took advantage of Surbiton’s unbeaten run coming to an end. Surbiton were protecting a 100 per cent record going into Saturday evening’s visit of Hampstead & Westminster and took the lead through Ben Boon on 46 Read more…

Two early goals saw Beeston spoil the Clifton Robinsons party as a landmark day for the Bristol-based club ended in defeat in the Vitality Women’s Premier Division.

Surbiton clocked up a 5-1 triumph away at Beeston with Ben Boon, Jamie Golden (twice), David Goodfield and Rob Farrington finding the net for the visitors before Sam Apoola grabbed a consolation for the hosts.

The concession of a late goal to lose 1-0 was also the fate that befell Beeston, who matched table-toppers Hampstead & Westminster for large swathes of their game before Melanie Wilkinson hammered home the decisive goal with seven minutes left.

An impressive Beeston comeback helped them secure a first win of the Men’s Premier Division season by beating Oxted 3-1. When Josh Birtles fired Oxted into a 19th-minute lead, it looked like Beeston might add another loss to their record of two draws and two defeats this season but Ben Read more…

University of Birmingham and Beeston both ended their recent losing runs with a 2-2 draw – Lucy Millington and Alicia Huddlestone twice giving the Nottinghamshire side the lead, only for Millie Atwell and Becky Manton to cancel it out each time .