1921 Thirsk Hockey Club – Year of Formation
Back Row: L-R unknown, unknown, unknown, I. A. Sleightholme, unknown, C Pearson, E. R. (Dick) Jackson
Front Row: L-R unknown, unknown, H Walker, M Lister, H Greenwood
A match program from 1922 of a county match played at the Thirsk ground.
1926/27 Thirsk Hockey Club
Back Row: G Brown, I. A. Sleightholme, H Bulmer, C Pearson, M Lister
Centre Row: E. R. Jackson, L Ryder, H Greenwood, P Campbell
Front Row: F. S. Constable, H Walker
Late 1930’s Thirsk Hockey Club
Note Racecourse Stables behind
Back Row: Harry Bulmer, Peter Consett, unknown, unknown, Reg Horner, Bill Potter, Reg Edwards
Front Row: Tim Ingledew, Alf Rutherford, unknown, John Bielby, unknown
A picture of a team from our early days taken outside the Scarborough Club House in 1950.
Back row L to R. Harry Bulmer, John Bielby, John Wilson, Unknown, Unknown, Bill Jewitt, Arthur Hibbert, Bill Potter, E. R. Dick Jackson
Seated: Alf Rutherford, Tim Ingledew, Joe Lister, George Patter, John Davison
Bridlington 1952/53
Back Row: ?Scott (umpire), unknown, David Greenwood, Brian Dawson, Jim Lister, Bill Rukin, Mike Fairclough
Front Row: Chris Jackson, unknown, George Smith, Edward Jackson, Peter Dawson
Bridlington 1957
Back Row: ? Scott (umpire), Bill Rukin, Peter Dawson, George Smith, Richard Jackson, Brian Dawson, Bill Addison
Front Row: Jim Ingledew, Edward Jackson, Jim Lister, Chris Jackson, Frank Smith
VETERANS TEAM 1994?
Back row: Jim Downes, Richard Taylor, Arthur Gyte, Richard Skippings, Andrew Young, Chris Howells, Mike Rushmere, Tony Lee, Simon Barton.
Front row: Billy Lorimer, Steve Davison, ?, Mike Fox, Roger Moss, Brian Fricker.
UNDER 16 BOYS 1995
Back Row: ?, Andy Carney, Andy Loftus, ?, ?, Ed Rushmere, Jamie Livingstone, Simon Gyte.
Front Row: ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?.
THE DARROWBY VETS TOURING TEAM - CHELMSFORD 199?
Back row: Pete Rushmere, ?, Jeff Lewis, ?, Mike Surtees, Jim Downes, Billy Lorimer, Basil Young.
Front row: Brian Fricker, Arthur Gyte, Mike Fox, Mike Rushmere, Andy Wilkinson, Richard Skippings.
ON TOUR AT WORTHING. YEAR 1995/96?
Back Row: Richard Skippings, ?, Jeff Lewis, ?, ?, Richard Taylor.
Front Row: ?, Andi Wilkinson(picture supplier), Scott Miles.
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A BRIEF SUMMARY OF CLUB HISTORY
Thirsk Hockey Club was initially formed in 1923 and has a long affiliation with the town and surrounding areas within which it is based.
In the early 1920’s the Men’s Hockey Club, which was affiliated to the Yorkshire Hockey Association in 1923, joined Thirsk Athletic Club, formed in 1919 with Mr Ralph Bell being elected President, giving them a base to call home. A little later Sowerby Girl’s Hockey Club, who affiliated to Yorkshire Women’s Hockey Association in 1926, were invited to play on the ground and use the Clubs facilities.
From 1939 – 1945 the Army commandeered the Racecourse area completely and all sports ceased until 1946 when Thirsk Athletic Club re-opened with the addition of the renamed Thirsk Women’s Hockey Club.
Since these early times the Hockey club has grown in strength playing their games on an immaculate grass pitch (many positive comments coming from oppositions had been made about how good the grass pitches were kept). In 1986 the men’s and women’s sections combined and became Thirsk Hockey Club.
1993 bought major changes to the club when Thirsk Floodlit Astro pitch was laid in the grounds of Thirsk School, just off the entrance to the school in Gravel Hole Lane. Bringing a more competitive edge to the Hockey club by playing all games now at the astro pitch, but never forgetting where our roots lie, returning back for refreshments at the Athletic club, which is only 1 mile away from the pitch.
In 2006 Thirsk Hockey Club achieved the England Hockey Clubs 1st award, only the second hockey club in North Yorkshire at the time. This shows that the club runs a safe environment for all the young (and older) players, coaches, umpires and helpers that take part in the club’s activities. It has also enabled the club to bid for funds to support their activities and being listed as a recommended club on the local authority’s web site.
For a small rural community, each weekend Thirsk Hockey Club puts out 2 men’s teams, 2 ladies teams and numerous youth teams in county, district and regional league competition fixtures and a mens vets team that play occasionally. Thirsk Hockey club is affiliated to North Yorkshire Hockey Association and England Hockey.
During the week, coaching and training sessions take place for senior and junior players and as many as 120+ can turn up for their coaching session.
