Welcome to the new website for the NPL Hockey Club.
After several years at St Mary’s University on Broom Road in Teddington, our previous pitch has been converted into a football facility. As a result, from the 2026/27 season, NPL Hockey Club will be playing and training at Ashford Sports Club in Middlesex, where we are very pleased to have the support of Ashford Hockey Club.
NPL will remain an independent hockey club, with one Ladies’ team and one Men’s team, while benefiting from the excellent facilities and support provided by Ashford.
Over twenty years ago, the Club was strengthened by a merger with the nearby Lensbury Hockey Club. Having originally operated from the grounds of the NPL Sports Club in Teddington, the Club has a long history of providing competitive and social hockey in the local community.
Our aim is simple: to promote hockey through fitness, teamwork and camaraderie, while enjoying friendly but competitive hockey for players of all ages and abilities. We hold regular training sessions at the all-weather pitch at Ashford Sports Club in Staines.
Alongside our regular Saturday league matches, we also enjoy occasional mixed hockey games on Sundays and take part in hockey festivals throughout the year.
New members are always welcome
We are actively looking for new members to join our growing club. If you have recently finished playing a contact sport such as rugby or football, hockey could be the perfect opportunity to rekindle your competitive spirit and discover a new challenge. Hockey is a sport that can be enjoyed at almost any age.
Perhaps you played hockey at school and have been thinking about getting back into the game? This could be the perfect time to dust off your stick, put on your shin pads and meet some like-minded people.
Or, if you are simply looking to stay fit, healthy and active while being part of a team, hockey is an ideal choice.
Whatever your motivation, we hope you will get in touch and discover what makes NPL Hockey Club such a friendly, welcoming and enjoyable place to play.
We believe hockey is one of the best team sports around — and we would love you to be part of our club.
Curt Bryant
Club President
NPL Hockey Club as it exists today is the result of a merger in 2000 with Mid-Surrey and Lensbury (the Shell members club), but all three have much longer pedigrees:
Their roots can be traced back to the founding of NPL Sports Club in 1921 and Lensbury Sports Club in 1923, whilst Mid-Surrey was one of the earliest hockey clubs formed, dating from the late 19th century. In common with most large employers of the day, NPL and Lensbury were part of Staff Sports Clubs, but post-war started to extend membership to guest players, and by the millennium were, as today, open to all.
With the introduction of league hockey in the 60s and 70s, followed by the advent of astroturf, the clubs flourished, with NPL and Lensbury fielding some 2 dozen teams between them, and participating in tournaments and tours near and far. In addition there were Sunday fixtures, mixed hockey, indoor hockey, mid-week leagues and summer games. For many years NPL hosted a renowned Easter festival on grass, which attracted up to 30 clubs from home and abroad.
But as other local clubs who could offer their own astroturf and clubhouse complexes attracted more players, membership here gradually declined, and the grass pitches were colonised by footballers. As 2000 approached, Mid-Surrey had been evicted from their regular base, and following a re-appraisal of the management and structure of the Lensbury Club by Shell, Lensbury too were looking for a new home, although they still had use of the Broom Road pitch. NPL enjoyed the benefits of their own clubhouse on the Queens Road site, but by then were playing home games in Feltham.
The result was a three-way amalgamation: First the Mid-Surrey men joined Lensbury, then shortly afterwards NPL and Lensbury merged, which despite some head scratching over a new club name, proceeded smoothly and amicably and formed the basis of the current club – which will soon be able to celebrate its Centenary at NPL.
At NPL Hockey Club, we believe that sport has the power to bring people together, build confidence and create opportunities for everyone.
That’s why we are proud to support Kit2Play Foundation, an organisation working to empower underprivileged children in West Africa through the power of sport.
Kit2Play Foundation helps provide sports kits and access to sporting opportunities for schools and community groups, enabling children to enjoy the physical, mental and social benefits of taking part in sport.
As a club built around community, friendship and a shared love of hockey, we are delighted to support their work and help contribute to a future where every child has the opportunity to play, grow and thrive through sport.
Our Partners
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