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Oldest Hockey Team: Who Takes the Crown?

Carmelo Ziemann
Carmelo Ziemann
2025-04-27 09:18:07
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Teddington Hockey Club are the world’s oldest and due to delays relating to the pandemic, they are celebrating their 150th anniversary this year. The sport of hockey was formally invented in Bushy Park by the local cricket club looking to play sport following a particularly wet summer, and created hockey and Teddington Hockey Club which still exists to this day. Marcus Wardle, archivist at the Hockey Museum, said: “Teddington are the founders of modern hockey." "But in my opinion Teddington are the most influential team in modern hockey because they formalised the rules and you can see their influence all over the game.”
Pasquale Cassin
Pasquale Cassin
2025-04-21 19:33:22
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It was the first established hockey club. We have been accepted and ‘rightfully’ exist as the oldest club for 160 years, it’s a bit late to change that now. ‘It’s undoubtedly Blackheath’. According to the book “Hockey” written in 1899 by P.A. Robson and J. Nicholson-Smith, the publication states: “This club was formed not later than the year 1840.
Erick Roberts
Erick Roberts
2025-04-09 21:45:25
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Teddington HC have the rightful claim to the accolade over Blackheath, according to research by The Hockey Paper. But the debate over who can lay claim to this historic mantle can now be put to bed. Teddington HC, who mark 150 years this season but have put celebrations on hold.