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Edinburgh Hockey Club

Edinburgh Hockey Club
Full nameEdinburgh Hockey Club
LeagueScottish Hockey National Leagues
Founded1958; 67 years ago (1958)
Home groundMeggetland Sports Complex, Colinton Road
WebsiteOfficial website

Edinburgh Hockey Club also known as Cala Edinburgh for sponsorship reasons, is a field hockey club that is based at the Meggetland Sports Complex in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] The club was founded in 1958.[2] The club runs two men's adult teams, six adult women's teams, four boys teams and three girls teams.[3]

History

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During the 1950s, Inverleith Hockey Club members decided that Edinburgh needed more field hockey clubs. A letter was sent to Civil service employees and subsequently the Edinburgh Civil Service Hockey Club was formed. Another Edinburgh club Broughton F.P. was also formed around the same time.[2] Two pitches were obtained at Muirhouse and the first A.G.M. was held in March 1958 in St. Andrew's House, with the first fixture following in September 1958.[2]

Edinburgh Civil Service won the inaugural Scottish Hockey National League in 1975–76 and went on to win it eleven times in the first 13 years.[4]

From 1980 to 2005 they were also known as Murray International Metals (MIM) due to sponsorship reasons[5] and later played as Cala Edinburgh from 2013, again due to sponsorship from Cala Homes.[6]

Honours

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  • Scottish champions:
  • 1975–76
  • 1976–77
  • 1977–78
  • 1978–79
  • 1979–80
  • 1980–81
  • 1981–82
  • 1983–84
  • 1984–85
  • 1986–87
  • 1987–88

Notable players

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Men's internationals

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Player Events Notes/Ref
Scotland Billy McLean Oly (1980), CT (1978, 1980)
Scotland Chris Sutherland CT (1978)

Key

  • Oly = Olympic Games
  • CG = Commonwealth Games
  • WC = World Cup
  • CT = Champions Trophy
  • EC = European Championships

Women's internationals

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Extended content
Player Events Notes/Ref
Scotland Ellen Paterson 1980 [7]

Key

  • Oly = Olympic Games
  • CG = Commonwealth Games
  • WC = World Cup
  • CT = Champions Trophy
  • EC = European Championships

References

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  1. ^ "Contact". Edinburgh Hockey Club. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Men's History". Edinburgh Hockey Club. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  3. ^ "teams". Edinburgh Hockey Club. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  4. ^ Hyndman, Eileen (2000). One Hundred Years of Scottish Hockey. Scottish Hockey Union.
  5. ^ "MIM call time on 25-year sponsorship". The Telegraph. 8 February 2005. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  6. ^ "CALA Homes continues sponsorship of Edinburgh Hockey Club for the 13th year running". Scottish Hockey. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Women's Hockey". The Scotsman. 25 April 1980. Retrieved 29 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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