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Andie’s charity golf day 2026 raises £3500 !
Andie’s charity golf day annually raises money for the amazing St.Barnabas House hospice in Worthing. This year, was no exception with 11 teams taking to the fairways to raise an incredible £3500. The event allows us to celebrate old times and make new memories at the same time – an amazing day all round.
Honours this year went to the Chilli Slicers – but thanks must go to all of the players, event organisers, raffle organisers, catering and bar staff, without whom, none of this would be possible. Thank you to you all and see you next year !!
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Season celebrated with adult and junior annual awards
The conclusion of the season saw the annual awards events for both the adult and junior sections.
The Open/Mens and Womens teams celebrated at the Ardington Hotel, Worthing on 18th April in an evening of smart dress, good food and great company. The chair thanked the club members for another amazing season, before club captains handed out the player of the season awards for each team.
Player of Season Winners :
Open / Mens 1s : Josh Appleton
Open / Mens 2s : Seb Wilkinson
Open / Mens 3s : Nick Ballamy
Open / Mens 4s : Simeon Pitcher
Open / Mens 5s : Jacob Chipperfield
Open / Mens 6s : Gary Elliot
Open / Mens 7s : Owen Tugwell
Womens 1s : Kitty Savan
Womens 2s : Sophie Businge
Umpire of the Season : Josh Henson
The junior section hosted their own awards the previous week, with Player of the Season, Most Improved Player and Coaches Player awards across the Comets (U10/U12 Girls and Boys), Wildcats (U16 Girls) and Wolves (U16 Boys). Congratulations to all of the winners – very well deserved.
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2025/26 season review: A year of growth, promotions and outstanding team performances
Worthing Hockey Club enjoyed a strong and progressive 2025/26 season across all teams, underpinned by impressive depth and continued growth, including the introduction of a new Open/Men’s 7th team.
The Men’s 1st XI delivered another excellent campaign, finishing 5th in the highly competitive South East Division 1 West, consolidating their position as contenders for league honours heading into next season. Similarly, the Women’s 1st XI enjoyed their strongest season for some time, climbing the table week by week to secure an impressive 4th place finish in Martlets Division 1.
Mens 6s Champions 
Womens 2s The Men’s 2nd XI, competing in Martlets Division 1, also achieved a top-four finish following promotion in 2024/25, marking an excellent return at a higher level. The Women’s 2nd XI narrowly missed out on a top-half finish by just one point, recording 8 wins and 4 draws across 18 games in Martlets Division 3.
The Men’s 3rd XI will join the 2s in Martlets Division 1 next season with promotion after a fantastic 2nd place finish in Division 2, driven by a strong second half of the campaign—finishing just behind runaway winners Brighton & Hove 4s. A superb achievement—congratulations to all involved!
Elsewhere, the Men’s 4th XI secured their place in Martlets Division 2 with a series of hard-fought matches, including a run of six matches decided by a single goal, laying strong foundations for 2026/27. The Men’s 5th XI enjoyed a solid mid-table finish in Division 3, highlighted by taking four points from the top two sides at home shortly after christmas.
The standout performance of the season came from the Men’s 6th XI, who were runaway champions of Division 4—unbeaten all season, dropping just two points, and finishing with an incredible goal difference of +129. Brilliant work—congratulations!
The newly formed Men’s 7th XI also had a positive debut season in Division 4, fulfilling all but two fixtures, winning six matches and earning 18 points. Crucially, the side has provided an excellent platform for junior players to transition into adult hockey.
On the junior side, Wolves secured a top-four finish in the Sussex Junior Development League, building a strong squad with younger players progressing through the ranks and older players stepping into senior hockey.
Overall Club Analysis
- Open / Men’s 1s – 5th
- Open / Men’s 2s – 4th
- Open / Men’s 3s – 2nd (promotion)
- Open / Men’s 4s – 9th
- Open / Men’s 5s – 7th
- Open / Men’s 6s – 1st (champions)
- Open / Men’s 7s – 12th (debut year)
- Women’s 1s – 4th
- Women’s 2s – 6th
- Wolves Junior Development League – 4th
Overall, the 2025/26 season was one of consolidation, growth, and standout success across the club, leaving Worthing Hockey Club well positioned for continued progress in the seasons ahead.
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Half season review 2025/26. Roundup across our 10 adult and junior league teams
And just like that, we’re at the halfway point of the 2025/26 season ! What a great season its been so far – from starting our new Open / Mens 7s, to the table topping 6s, newly promoted O/M 2s, hosting U8 and U12 junior tournaments as well as playing cup matches across Masters and Mixed teams.
In the Open / Mens Division 1 West, our 1s are well placed to mount a strong challenge, currently sitting 5th in the league with a good run of form and teams around them taking points off each other – making it all to play for after christmas.
The Womens 1s are also in a good 6th position in the Division 1 Martlets league with a record of 5 wins and 5 loses with sights set to move further up the table in the 2nd half of the season. The Womens 2s are also 6th in the Martlets 3 league, with a great pre-christmas win moving them just outside the top half of the table.
In the Open / Mens leagues, the newly promoted 2s are having a really strong season in Division 1, losing just twice to be 3rd in the league, just 2 points off the top as we look forward to the new year. Martlets Division 2 is home for both the 3s and 4s. In a tightly packed league, the 3s are 4th, just 4 points from the runners up spot, while only 3 points behind, the 4s have moved to 7th with a couple of great wins before christmas. Look out for another club derby in this league in January !
The 5s are having a solid season in Martlets Division 3, currently in 4th place with a game in hand, aiming for a top 3 finish by the end of the season. The standout performance of the season is coming from the 6s in the Open / Mens Division 4 with an unbeaten record of 13 wins and 1 draw, giving a clear 10 point gap at the top as we go into the christmas break. In the same league our new 7s team are 11th recording 4 wins in their first season and introducing a number of our younger players to the world of adult hockey.
On the junior side, Wolves are currently 4th in the Junior Development League with strong pre-christmas performances, beating the 2nd placed team and narrowly losing out to the league leaders in the last game before the break – so things are looking good for the 2nd half of the season.
The Wildcats group is growing with dedicated training sessions on a Wednesday, so we will be looking to enter a team into the Girls Junior Development League next season.
The club hosted U8 and U12 Boys / Girls junior festivals, its great to see the future of the club coming through in ever growing numbers – long may that continue into the new year.
Thank you to all of the wonderful umpires, captains, coaches, players and club members that make these games happen week in, week out – you’re all wonderful !
Overall a fantastic first half of the season and good luck to all for the rest of 2025/26.
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Fun, family and smiles at the U8 and U12 junior festivals
Worthing HC opened its doors to hosting an U12 Girls junior hockey festival on 2nd November – following with up with U12 Boys, U12 Girls and U8 Mixed festivals last week on 30th November. It was fantastic to see clubs from across Sussex playing fun, yet competitive junior games in lovely sunshine.
The club pillars where shown in the fun, family and smiles that were seen across these festivals.
FUN – Enjoy the game and grow through challenges
FAMILY – Support each other on and off the pitch
LIFE – Hockey is for life; play, learn, and belongFull details are available here : https://www.worthinghockey.co.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/WHC-Junior-Tournament-30-November-2025-1.pdf
Putting on an event of any kind always relies on the dedication and hard work of a handful of volunteers, so we would like to thank the following who have made this tournament possible.
Jeremy Subedar – Junior Development Manager
Robin Hallett – Junior Lead Coach
Hugh MacGregor – Volunteer
Sophia Bolton – Volunteer
Bejay Ranger – Volunteer
Marc Taylor – Volunteer
Robert Neil-Smith – Goals and Maintenance
Theresa Cooper – Design and Organisation
Robbie Warner – Bar and Clubhouse
All our other volunteers (incase we missed anyone)!
Our umpires, who enable us to play games
All the parents who support us and the children
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September Players of the Match & Sponsorship Opportunities
The 2025/26 season is off to a flying start, with every team giving 100% on the pitch. We’ve already seen some fantastic results and strong positions in the league tables. Alongside these team achievements, several individuals have stood out for their performances and have been recognised as our Players of the Match for September.
20th September 2025
Mens 1s player was Alex Hall.
Mens 2s player was Liam Struthers.
Womens 1s player was Harriet B who is sponsored by:
Womens 2s player was Nadia Muncey.
27th September 2025
Mens 1s player was Jack Symons.
Mens 2s player was Sam Conry who is sponsored by:
Womens 1s player was Emma Watkins who is sponsored by Support CFO Ltd
Womens 2s had an excellent result and therefore the whole team was voted for!
Thank you to our sponsors mentioned above for their support with our players. Your backing means so much to us and it makes a real difference.
💡 Could you get involved with our club?
As you can see, some of our star players do not have a sponsor 🙁 – sad times for all! Can you help?
For just £50 (one-off payment for the 2025/26 season), local businesses can sponsor a player and enjoy:
- Your business name displayed in our clubhouse.
- Acknowledgement in our newsletters and on our website.
- Shout-outs on our social media whenever your sponsored player is named Player of the Match.
There are also other opportunities to sponsor or support the club, so if you’d like to get involved, please don’t hesitate to get in touch – we’d love to hear from you!
If your team at Worthing want to get involved too just find a sponsor, share the name of your player of the match each week and they could be starring in next weeks circle! All funds raised from sponsorship go to improve your club.
📩 Contact us at: committee@worthinghockey.co.uk
Together, we can keep hockey thriving in our community!
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Family club day welcomes the 2025/26 season with hockey, BBQ and sunshine !
What a fantastic way to kick off the 2025/26 season in style ! 105 members from age 4 upwards enjoyed a family fun day in the early September sunshine.
Opened by Worthing Town Crier, Bob Smytherman – the day started with a hockey skills competition featuring mixed teams of all ages – competing in fun events against the clock and each other ! Supported by our coaching team and 1st XI players – it was a wonderful way to get things off the running.
Alongside the BBQ (massive thanks to chefs for cooking all day to keep everyone fed), there were matches throughout the day, ending in a brilliant social match that kept everyone on the edge of their seats – well the ones who like to see lots of goals any way !
The stalls in the clubhouse introduced our new club kit, sold tickets to the 100 club to raise funds and thanked our sponsors for their on-going support as we enter a new season.
All in all – a fantastic day, thank you to everyone who made it happen and good luck to everyone for the new season.
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Celebrating our 2025 Veteran Masters Tournament in style !
The WHC Veteran Masters Tournament returned on a warm and sunny August Bank holiday weekend. Featuring touring teams from Netherlands and across the U.K., we welcomed Schoonhoven HC, Gin & Chronics, Maidens of Mayhem, Handbags, Fuel X, Landgirls and the chairman’s WHC XI.
The great hockey across Saturday and Sunday was supported by lovely food and a fantastic social atmosphere. The pizza van was supported by BBQs and the Worthing Steel Band, the wonderful bar staff who worked tirelessly to keep everyone fully hydrated !
Congratulations to all of the teams and thanks to everyone who played, supported, organised, ran the bar, umpired and made the event run smoothly – its a real team effort to make these event so successful.
The 2025 winners were Fuel X on the Mens side and Maidens of Mayhem – see you all next time !
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Hockey players and golfers join forces for Andie’s Charity Day
Hockey players and golfing hockey players joined forces last Saturday for Andie’s Charity Golf day to raise money for St.Barnabas Hospice in Worthing. As ever it was a fantastic event combining golf, hockey, BBQ, curry and even a steel band !
44 golfers dressed to impress and spent 5 hours battling it out on Rustington Golf Course for this year’s title. In a close fought contest, congratulations to ‘Teds’ team for finishing as the overall winners.
Meanwhile back at the hockey club, there was a mixed hockey festival where players from across all teams in the club combined for a fun, social game, played in warm conditions with a great club spirit.
In the evening, everyone came together for an evening of music from The Worthing Steel Band as well as our biggest ever raffle, BBQ and curry served up by our very own club president !
Thank you to everyone involved in making this day happen – it was fantastic, memorable and raised money for a really wonderful charity – see you all again next year.
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End of season league roundup 2024/25. Mens 2s win league and promotion !
Another fantastic season has flown by – with all of Mens, Womens, Mixed, Masters and Junior teams playing out a packed fixture list throughout the season. The highlight being the Mens 2s winning Martlets Division 2 by 10 clear points and gaining promotion back into Division 1.
Mens 1s had a strong season, in contention for the South East – West Division league title until the last few games where a tough run of fixtures ended with a great 4th place finish, and a great platform for next season. Womens 1s consolidated their position in Martlets Division 1 after promotion a couple of seasons ago with good season in a strong league, again, looking good as a platform for next season.
Having Mens 2s, 3s and 4s in the same Martlets Division 2 was always going to make for some interesting matches. In the end, the table played out along with the form guide, with Mens 2s winning the league, with just 1 defeat, Mens 3s in mid table and Mens 4s securing their place in the league for next season above the drop zone, with a couple of great wins at the end of the season.
Womens 2s had another good season in Martlets Division 3 with strong, consistent results throughout the season keeping the team safely in mid table in this competitive league. Mens 5s kept everyone on their toes, retaining their position in Mens Martlets Division 3 on goal difference by 1 goal. However, with a strong looking squad, the platform is set for next season. The Mens 6s had a fine season in mid table of Division 4, narrowly missing out on a top half finish and a massive development in the team compared to last season.
On the Mixed side, the team had a cup run including winning a penalty shoot-out, before finally losing in the Plate competition. The Mens O40s team also enjoyed a Plate cup run which ended at the quarter final stage.
Wolves U16 JDL 
U12 Boys 
U12 Girls The juniors had another good season with the Wolves U16 boys finishing 3rd in the Sussex Development League. The squad grew during the season with the inclusion of the Wildcats girls and hopefully Wildcats will have a team next season too.
The U16 and U14 South East Sunday league collaboration continued with Horsham this season, with the boys U16s finishing 2nd in their league by 1 point – a great achievement against some large Surrey clubs.
The U10/U12s played interclub festivals, In2 tournament and Ron Easton tournament throughout the season, with each match building and progressing from the previous – great work all.
Overall a great season – thanks to all involved and here’s to 2025/26 !!
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Top day for the juniors at the In2s tournaments
Our U12 Boys and Girls had a great day playing in the In2s tournaments at Hurstpierpoint College last weekend. Playing teams from across Sussex as well as battling the wind and rain towards the end, both teams represented the club brilliantly.
The girls finished 4th out of 12 in the In2s plate competition, while the boys narrowly missed out on 1st place, losing 2-1 in the final, to take home silver in the boys plate competition.
Big shout out also goes to our junior umpires, who were great throughout the day with cool, calm control of the games, supported by adult mentors to provide feedback for further development where needed.
Top day and looking forward to the next one !
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2024/25 half time report. Mens 1s and 2s top their leagues at christmas !
Hard to believe, but its half time in the 2024/25 season already. As we head into the festive break, what a season its been Worthing Hockey Club already.
The Mens 1s sit top of the South East Mens Division 1 West by a single point from Reigate Priory in a tough battle at the top of the table. The Womens 1s are just a point away from the top half of the Division 1 Martlets league recording 4 wins and 4 losses, with the Womens 2s having a great first half of the season currently in 4th place behind East Grinstead who are the runaway leaders in Division 3 Martlets.
In Mens Division 2 Martlets which features 3 Worthing teams, Mens 2 are also top of their league, in a close battle, leading Crowborough by a single point. Mens 3s and 4s have both had a healthy start in this league, ending 2024 6th and 8th respectively.
In the Division 3 Martlets league Mens 5s have had a tougher start to the season, but with promising recent performances are looking to climb the table as we head into January. The Mens 6s have had a great run of recent results and are looking to consolidate a top half position in Division 4.
During the season it is fantastic to see how each team has grown and how the club’s policy of promoting junior players has young players in every team across the club.
Womens 2s 
Mens 2s On the junior side itsself, Wolves (U16s) have had a strong start to the season with 5 wins from 9 games, and sit in the top part of their league, a great achievement whilst introducing 9 new players to the team during the first part of the season. Both U14 and U16 boys teams have been in action in the South East Tier 3 Sunday league in partnership with Horsham – both teams having an unbeaten first part of the season.
Our youngest players have been in match action too – with both Boys & Girls U12s and U10s giving strong performances at regional festivals held across Sussex during the first few months of the season.
Boys U12s 
Girls U10/U12s 
Wolves U16s Overall a great first half and we look forward to resuming after the christmas break. Merry Christmas !