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Edinburgh University Men's Hockey Club

Full name	Edinburgh University Men's Hockey Club
Nickname(s)	The Gamblers, The Students, The Unay, Uni
Short name	EUMHC
League	Scottish Hockey Scottish Premiership, Scottish Regional League, Scottish East District 1, 2, 4. BUCS Premier North, Scottish 1, 2, 3, 4.
Founded	1901; 123 years ago (1901)
Colors	Green (Home), Red (Away)
Home ground	The Cauldron, Peffermill Playing Fields, Edinburgh, Scotland (Capacity 4999)
Personnel
Coach	Neil Allan (1st XI Head Coach and Head of Development)
Chairman	Florian Garland Hoff
Manager	Sebastian Garnett
Members	167
Affiliation
University	The University of Edinburgh
Website	www.euhc.co.uk
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Edinburgh University Men's Hockey Club is the official men's field hockey club for The University of Edinburgh. It currently comprises seven men's teams, which makes it the largest men's university field hockey and sports club in the United Kingdom, with over 160 active members. It also represents the largest adult male membership for a hockey club in Scotland. Founded in 1901, it is one of the oldest university hockey clubs in the United Kingdom.

Each team plays in regional Saturday league matches across eastern districts of Scotland and the top teams play in the national leagues and central leagues. The 1XI - 7XI teams participate in extra leagues on a Wednesday afternoon, where they participate in their respective British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) league, playing other universities in Scotland and across the UK.

Home games are played at Peffermill Playing Fields (also known as The Cauldron, Peffs, and The VK Peffermill Arena), which are water-based pitches located in southern Edinburgh. Training takes place at Peffermill on Monday and Thursday evenings for all teams. These pitches are of an international standard, giving players of all abilities within the club an opportunity to play their best hockey.

The hockey club has a vast range of abilities within the club from international players to people who have just started to play the sport. All are welcome and the aim of the club is to not only improve players' abilities within the sport but to also provide a worthwhile and competitive sport for players to play throughout their university experience.

The club is sponsored by Gibson & Kerr, and LPA_. The 1st XI are also sponsored exclusively by Artemis, and the 2nd XI are sponsored by Aldi.

The club's mottos are "Bleed Green" and "We are the Gamblers".

History

Origins and early history (1901–2000)

The first mention of hockey at the university was in 1899, when a notice was published in the Student, which read "Would those in favour of starting a Hockey Club in connection with the University kindly forward their names and addresses to the Secretary, Hockey Club, University PO?" One of these founding members was G.M. Melville who although was born in Ireland he was schooled in England and attended university in Scotland.

There is no further mention of the club until 1901 when pitches were secured at Craiglockhart and play commenced. On 18 November that year the University Hockey Club as represented that year at the meeting of clubs in Scotland when it was agreed to form a Scottish Hockey Association, making the club a founding member of the modern association. The first match was played against Dumbarton and it was lost with the rest of the season recording 11 played, won 4, lost 5 and drawn 2. By the end of the season a second XI was started and so the sport must have proved a success.

The club was admitted to the University Athletic Club (now the Sports Union) in 1902 when W. Sibbald Robertson was the captain and in that year no less than 5 University players were recorded internationalists. T.P Caverhill was one of these 5 and must have been especially good given his numerous mentions and was subsequently awarded blues. The 1905–1906 season was especially good when of the sixteen matches played, twelve were won, three drawn and only one lost. One member of this team was especially of note. Frank Fasson was a former internationalist rugby player and must have brought all his speed and fiery temperament to the Hockey pitch which he demonstrated one match when he took a dislike to his opposing number and slashed his stick against the man's shins. The next week Frank had a tooth ache and went to the dentist and much to his dismay found that his dentist consultant was none other than his previous opposing player. However the great sportsman Dr N.L. Stevenson took neither advantage nor a fee. It was Fasson who was playing later that season when Scotland secured the first Scottish victory when playing against the Welsh; the result was 3–1.

The best season in the club was recorded in 1908–1909 when the first XI was unbeaten and six of the squad were chosen to represent Scotland. It was around this time that toy rabbits first appeared in the team photos presumably as mascots of the club.

Like most sports, the First World War halted hockey matches although the club was re-established for the 1919–1920 season. The remarkable growth in the Sport meant that in the following season, five teams were fielded for the university. For the 1922/23 season, the first-ever Blues officially recognised by Edinburgh University Sports Union was awarded to J J B Martin.

The club suffered a dry spell for victories until 1930-1931 when the competition for places on the teams was so great that inter-society matches were organised. This successful season saw the first touring side to go down to English Universities and victories were recorded against both Durham and Manchester. It is also in this season that the Scottish Inter University Championship was first recorded which Edinburgh won which was followed the next season with the first successful tour to Ireland. This successful vein continued with the Scottish Championships residing with Edinburgh University until the 1938–1939 season, the last before the Second World War.

There was no shortage of matches to be found during the war this time with 20 matches recorded each season. It is the 1942–1943 season which saw the first incarnation of the Scottish university teams play the United Services with no less than six Edinburgh men in the team. Much of the success gained by the team was attributed to the brilliant Emmanuel Evans-Anfom as club captain.

In the history up to 1959, the club recorded a total of 32 full internationalists and one (Stephen Theobald) who represented Great Britain and between these players they recorded 183 international caps.

1980s (The Golden Years)

In the 1980s, club won 16 collective and individual awards from the Edinburgh University Sports Union (5 of which were collective awards, 11 individual awards) include 3 back-to-back Club of the Year awards. With so many awards won by the club during this era, it is speculated that growth, development, the number of titles won, and club culture changed fundamentally during this period. The impact of the 1980s is still seen within and around the club to this day.

As early as the 1990s, the club began singing 'The Gambler' by Kenny Rogers at club socials and at games. It is a tradition that is still upheld to this day, and the club and its members are known widely as 'The Gamblers'.

Recent history (2000–present)

During the 2004/05 season, the club's socials took place at The Crags bar near Pollock Halls of Residence. This continued until 2012.

In the 2011/12 season, the 1st XI finished in 8th place. Whilst in the 2012/13 season they finished 7th In the British Universities & Colleges Sport the 1st XI compete in Scottish 1A, which they won in the 2011/12 season.

In the British Universities & Colleges Sport the 2nd XI won Scottish 2A during the 2011/12 season and so won promotion for the first time to Scottish 1A since the leagues were re-organised in 2003. They finished the 2012/13 BUCS 1A season in 3rd place.

2012/13 season

The 2012/13 season was a pivotal season for the club. Then player-coach Graham Moodie stepped up to coach the 1XI full time, becoming the club's Head of Performance. During his near decade spell at the club, he led the team several Scottish Cup Finals, winning BUCS leagues, cups, and promotions, and professionalised the higher end of the club as one of the most dominating sides, not just within Scottish university hockey, but Scottish hockey as a whole. Moodie stepped down from his position in August 2021, Scottish International Hamish Imrie has since taken up the role as Head of Performance.

The club moved its bi-weekly socials to Malones Bar (later McSorleys) on Forrest Road, Edinburgh, and is widely recognised as the modern home of the EUHC socials scene, with hundreds of match teas and official socials taking place there.

It was also in the 2012/13 season that saw the beginning of Edinburgh Fives and Exeter Fives. Members of the club welcomed a first year student from University of Exeter Hockey Club to Edinburgh in December 2012 as part of Edinburgh Fives. The return journey (Exeter Fives) was held the following February, so forth starting the long social tradition that is still upheld to this day. Exeter University Men's Hockey Club and Edinburgh University Men's Hockey Club maintain close ties to this day alongside Edinburgh Fives and Exeter Fives. Both clubs are the largest men's university hockey clubs in their respective home nations (Edinburgh in Scotland; Exeter in England), both play in green at home, both share the motto "Bleed Green", and both club names can be abbreviated to "EUMHC".

2019/20 season

At the end of the 2019/20 season, then Director of Hockey at Edinburgh University, Eugene Connolly, who spent many years at the club developing coaches, umpires, and growing the size and image of the club, retired. Along with Dennis Hay, Connolly is often regarded as a mentor and father of hockey at Edinburgh University. The Director of Hockey position was removed and replace with Head of Hockey Development, a role which has since been taken up by Scotland Women's over 55s coach, Janice Hudson-Windsor. The season ended prematurely in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic which cancelled annual events on and off the pitch such as Varsity, Exeter Fives, Hockey Ball, and Tour.

2020/21 season

The 2020/21 Season was effectively cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Training in a limited capacity took place from September 2020 until December 2020. The Scottish and UK Government's second lockdown enforcement in January 2021 cancelled all forms of indoor and outdoor play until the end of March 2021. The club's social scene was rendered non-existent for the entire season, again cancelling major traditions such as Exeter Fives, Hockey Ball, and the club Tour that weren't hosted during the previous season either. The club maintained its administrative and committee structure during the pandemic

2021/22 season (The Golden Season)

As of the beginning of the 2021/22 season, the club bolstered a membership number of over 190, making it the largest men's university sports club in the United Kingdom. The 1XI, with the support of Edinburgh University's Performance Sport Programme, continued to dominate Scottish Hockey. With high finishes in both the Scottish Hockey Premiership and the Scottish Cup, the 1XI continued to be one of the only men's university hockey club in the UK to actively compete for EHL qualification.

Scottish Internationalist Hamish Imrie joined the club as the 1st XI's player-coach and Head of Performance.

In the first half of the season, the 1st XI developed and honed a new field hockey strategy known as 'The Lobster Theory', which draws the comparison of specific defensive and offensive plays, as well as player mentality, with that of the cooking and preparation of lobster for consumption. The expanded details of the strategy are a closely guarded secret within the club, and was used sparingly throughout the season. Unconfirmed reports suggest that 'The Lobster Theory' has a 100% win efficiency, and is attributed to the many successes of the 1st XI during the 21/22 Season.

In the 2021/22, the club secured several titles after a return to play due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. In March 2022, the 2nd XI (Bill's Angels) led by captain Jack Cahalin won BUCS Scotland 1 in their final BUCS game of the season against Glasgow University, 3–1, in which they needed to win their game to win the league.

The 3rd XI led by captain Ted Porter made history after winning the BUCS Scottish Conference Cup, 3-3 (3-2), against Edinburgh Napier in St Andrews. The 3rd XI were down 3–1 with 6 minutes remaining in the final quarter. Former captain Harry Heap lobbed a ball past the keeper with 4 minutes remaining. In the final minute of the game, a head height 'Brexit ball' was hit into the circle which was deflected mid-air by the club's Social Secretary, Sonny Erskine, into the roof of the net which ended the game at 3-3. The goal has been described by spectators from both sides as 'the greatest goal ever scored in a game of hockey'. The game was won by club Treasurer and incoming President, Alex Johnson, who saved the final penalty flick to win the Scottish Cup and BUCS Championship. A club quote surrounding the win goes, "Ewen Mackie had a dream, but Ben Pearson and Matt White made that dream come true", in reference to 3rd XI's former and current coaches.

Later on in March 2022, the 1st XI won the BUCS National Vase at BUCS Big Wednesday in the final against University of Birmingham Hockey Club Men's 1st XI, with the full time score at 1–0. 1st XI Captain Robbie Croll scored the single goal of the match. It ended the 1st XI's silverware drought which had persisted since they won the BUCS Hockey Trophy during the 17/18 season. The day is often described as, "it's a dangerous day to be a pint".

On the same day, the 3rd XI won BUCS Scotland 2 in their final BUCS game of the season.

In April 2022, the 5th XI won East District 1. This was an incredible achievement for the team and the club as they team was almost completely new and restructured at the start of the season, and the team had been new promoted to the league.

In February 2022, the 1st XI finished 2nd place in BUCS Premier North, behind University of Nottingham Hockey Club Men's 2nd XI. Due to the BUCS Regulations on promotion within the Premier leagues, the 1st XI were entered into the BUCS Premier National Playoffs in order to contest promotion. BUCS Premier National, since the formation of BUCS in 2008, is the highest competitive league for men's hockey in the United Kingdom. There has never been a Scottish men's side qualify for BUCS Premier National. In April 2022, the 1st XI lost their first opportunity at promotion when they lost 2-2 (1-4) against University of Oxford Men's 1st XI. Their final chance at promotion was left to their last playoff game against Oxford Brookes University Men's 1st XI at Peffermill. The 1st XI secured the victory, winning 4–1, and securing promotion to the top flight of BUCS Men's Hockey for the first time as a Scottish men's team.At the end of April 2022, the 2nd XI (Bill's Angels) won the Scottish Men's Regional League, the highest competitive men's league in Scotland for non-first teams. Their title win came down to their final game of the season that was left in a tight tie breaker between 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. The 2nd XI and 3rd XI finished off the season with two club trebles, when the 2nd XI won the Scottish Men's District Cup and the 3rd XI won the Scottish Men's Reserve Cup. These games ended the club's golden season with three confirmed promotions and eight titles for the club.

2nd XI Coach, Bill Robson, retired from his role as the most decorated coach in club history, with 5 trophies over the course of 5 seasons, 2 of which were disregarded due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

To date, the 2021/22 season is the most successful season the club, as a whole, has ever had.

2022/23 season

The club expanded its number of teams from seven to eight.

The 3rd XI were promoted to BUCS Scotland 1 from the previous season, marking the first time a third team has competed at that level. They also secured a place in the Scottish Hockey Regional 1 league after a strong league placement the previous season and restructuring the league systems. This placement made them the highest competing 3rd XI team in Scottish men's hockey.

The 7th XI were entered into the BUCS system for the 2022/23 Season. Their entry made the club the joint largest men's university sports club in the United Kingdom by their number of competitive BUCS teams - along with the University of Nottingham Hockey Club and the University of Exeter Hockey Club, both of whom enter their 7th XI's in the same season.

The club moved its bi-weekly social scene to Dropkick Murphy's.

As the season began, Peffermill was coined with the nickname, "The Cauldron", by Scotland Internationalist and former 1st XI Captain Robbie Croll.

In early October 2022, the 1st XI drew 2–2 against the reigning BUCS Premier National winners and BUCS Championship champions, Loughborough Students Hockey Club 1st XI at The Cauldron in BUCS Premier National.

The club was shortlisted for a record 4 awards at the Edinburgh University Sports Union Sports Ball 2023. These awards were based on the previous season and included Club of the Year, Team of the Year (3rd XI), Male Athlete of the Year (Robbie Croll), and best Club Publicity Record of the Year. Despite the successes of the previous season, the club failed to win any awards in one of the biggest upsets in club history.

Bill's Angels successfully defended their BUCS Scotland 1 title after a decisive victory against Strathclyde 1s at The Cauldron.

The 1st XI successfully achieved back-to-back BUCS Big Wednesday appearances after winning against Exeter University Hockey Club 2nd XI at The Nandos in Exeter. The full-time score was 2-2 after Robbie Croll and Alex Wilson both scored. The game was won in a series of penalty strokes after goalkeeper Charlie Gates saved a penalty to allow the 1st XI to win 5–3 on penalties. They progressed to BUCS Big Wednesday at Nottingham Hockey Centre – their second appearance in two seasons – where they played University of Nottingham Hockey Club 2nd XI in the BUCS National Vase. EUMHC were 2–0 with 9 minutes remaining but brought it back to 2–2 in the final minutes, courtesy of an Alex Wilson deflection and an Iain McFadden drag-flick. With the game going to penalty strokes, Edinburgh won the game after 1st XI goalkeeper, Charlie Gates, saved two penalties. At back-to-back BUCS Big Wednesdays, "it was, yet again, a dangerous day to be a pint". In a post-match interview, 1st XI vice-captain and Scottish junior internationalist, John Stephen officially referenced The Lobster Theory, which was developed in the previous season as the reason for their eventual success.

In early April, Edinburgh University Sports Union announced that the first ever Blue - awarded to students for outstanding university sports performance - was awarded to a member of Edinburgh University Men's Hockey Club in 1922. The Blues Award in question went to J J B Martin.

The 2nd XI narrowly missed promotion to BUCS Premier North at the beginning of May 2023 for the first time as a Scottish Men's 2nd XI, after a defeat at Peffermill to Newcastle 1st XI in penalties. Remarkably, despite the high-stakes nature of the game coinciding with the demanding university exam diet, the team experienced an overwhelming display of support from their fellow club members with over 200 members from the Men's and Women's clubs in the stands of Peffermill.

Club President Alex "AJ" Johnson, distinguished himself as a notable figure in the club's history. After serving as a committee member for an impressive four consecutive years, he departed, leaving behind a remarkable legacy. Johnson's exceptional contributions spanned both on and off the field, earning him the distinction of being the club's most decorated member. Over the course of six years as an active player, he secured an impressive tally of ten prestigious trophies and titles. AJ's remarkable achievements have left an indelible mark on the club's history, cementing his status as a legendary figure.

2023/24 season

The club moved its bi-weekly social scene to Ballie Ballerson on Forest Road, Edinburgh - the same venue as the recently closed McSorleys.

The 3rd XI won the BUCS Scottish Conference Cup, and the Scottish Hockey Reserve Cup.

The 2nd XI won the Scottish District Cup.

Famed clubman, Ritchie McCluskey, was known for being a badger.

Current situation

For the 2023/24 season:

• The 1st XI are currently coached by Scotland International and Player-coach Hamish Imrie. They currently compete in the Scottish Hockey Premiership, and BUCS Premier North.
• The 2nd XI are currently coached by former clubman and Player-coach Ewen Mackie, and play in the Scottish Regional League 1, and BUCS Scotland 1.
• The 3rd XI play in the Scottish Regional League 1, and BUCS Scotland 1. They are coached by 1st XI player, Jamie Croll and 3rd XI playercoach, Florian Garland Hoff.
• The 4th XI play in the Scottish Regional League 2, and BUCS Scotland 3. They are coached by 2nd XI player, Fin Herbert.
• The 5th XI play in the Scottish Hockey East District 1, and BUCS Scotland 3. They are coached by 1st XI player, James Pitchford.
• The 6th XI play in the Scottish Hockey East District 2, and BUCS Scotland 4. They are coached by 1st XI player, Michael Trimble and 6th XI playercoach, Stuart Head.
• The 7th XI play in the Scottish Hockey East District 3, and BUCS Scotland 4. They are coached by 2nd XI players, Flo Garland Hoff and Ali Heading

Committee

The club is run by the committee, which is elected every year from existing members. The day-to-day operations are handled by the committee with the support of persistent staff members employed by the club and the university.

Each year, the committee elect three people from the original committee into an executive committee that includes by default the President, Vice President, Treasurer of the club, and Secretary. The executive committee are allowed to manage the affairs of the club and make day-to-day decisions without prior consultation with the Full Committee. The Executive Committee is answerable to the Full Committee.

Fixtures was split into two roles from the 2019/20 season – National League & BUCS Fixtures and East District Fixtures.

Website and Publicity were combined into one role from the 2019/20 season. In the 2022/23 season, the role was split again to accommodate the growing demands of the role and the club.

The 2022/23 Season saw three new positions – Welfare, Scholar Representative, and Goalkeeper Representative – added to the committee as well as the introduction of an 8XI captain to take over the newly formed 8th XI team.

After two extremely tough seasons for Vice Presidents, Jack Mead and Callum Alexander, following the COVID-19 Pandemic, it was decided the role's responsibilities were to be reviewed. The full responsibility for umpire assignments and development was passed to a new Head of Umpiring position created for the 2023/24 season, allowing future Vice Presidents to focus more on general club management.

For the 2024/25 Season onward, the Executive Committee was restructured to include the Social Secretary and the Welfare Secretary as well as the President, Vice President, Treasurer of the club, and Secretary by default, leaving a single voted position open from the general committee. The Executive Committee size remains at 7.

• Voted Executive Committee members denoted with (e)
• Asher Petit stood down from 4th XI captaincy early in the season due to long term injury. Was replaced by Tadhg Jones as 4th XI Captain.

Notable clubmen

Current and former international representatives

The following list are players who have represented their country and level during their time as members of Edinburgh University Men's Hockey Club, or represented shortly after leaving the club.

• Graham Moodie , - Great Britain, Scotland (Senior)
• Alistair McGregor , - Great Britain, Scotland (Senior)
• Stephen Dick , - Great Britain, Scotland (Senior, U21)
• Callum Duke - Scotland (Senior and U21)
• David Forrester - Scotland (Senior & U21)
• Neil Fulton - Scotland (U21)
• Aedan McCrossan - Scotland (U18)
• S.P Theobald , - Great Britain, Scotland (Senior)
• T.P Caverhill - Scotland (Senior)
• Frank Fasson - Scotland (Senior)
• Iain Moodie - Scotland (Senior)
• Daniel Coultas , - Scotland (Senior), Great Britain
• Antonis Efthymiou - Cyprus (Senior)
• Christodoulos Karankannas - Cyprus (Senior)
• Gordon Amour - Scotland (U21)
• James Wong - Scotland (Senior and U21)
• Ben Pearson - Scotland (U21)
• Jack Jamieson - Scotland (U21)
• David Mawhinney - Republic of Ireland (U21)
• Robbie Croll , - Scotland (Senior and U21), Great Britain (U23 Elite Development Program)
• Hamish Imrie - Scotland (Senior)
• Martin Rose - Scotland (U21)
• Keir Robb - Scotland (Senior and U21)
• Iain McFadden - Scotland (Senior & U21)
• John Stephen - Scotland (U21, Senior Indoor)
• Constantinos Stylianou - Cyprus (Senior)
• Ritchie McCluskey - Scotland (U21 and U18)
• Jamie Croll , - Scotland (U21), Great Britain (U23 Elite Development Program)
• Alex Wilson - Scotland (U21)
• Johnny Bradley - Scotland (U18)
• Sam Hunt - Scotland (U18)
• Rory Steedman - Scotland (U18)
• Callum Douglas , - Scotland (Senior), Great Britain (U23 Elite Development Program)
• Alexander Marsland - Scotland (U18)
• Andrew Lobb - Scotland (U18)
• Henry Porter - Scotland (U18)
• Matthew Taylor - Scotland (Senior)

Blues recipients

Awarded by the Edinburgh University Sports Union to the university's top sportsmen and those who have performed to a consistently high level for Edinburgh University Men's Hockey Club.

Season	Clubman	Awarded	Notable Achievements
1922/23	J J B Martin	Blue
1931/32	G L Carson	Blue
1933	H Ferguson	Blue
1937/38	G C Brander	Blue
1944/45	E Evans-Anfom	Blue
	J Quenly	Blue
	P Jackson	Blue
	J Tompson	Blue
	N Powell	Blue
	P Rushforth	Half Blue
	D A Smith	Half Blue
	J Stanley	Half Blue
1945	T H Park	Half Blue
1945/46	E Evans-Anfom	Blue
	J M Quantey	Blue
	J Thompson	Blue
	M E Dickenson	Half Blue
1946/47	E Evans-Anfom	Blue
	J Quantey	Blue
	M E Dickenson	Blue
	T L Allan	Blue
	J Smith	Half Blue
	W S Allan	Half Blue
1947/48	J M Quartey	Blue
	E Evans-Anfom	Blue
	M E S Dickenson	Blue
	T L Allan	Blue
	D J L Dix-Perkins	Blue
	J Park	Blue
	A A Akiwuni	Blue
	J A Smith	Blue
	J C Cameron	Half Blue
	G D Hill	Half Blue
1948/49	A A Akiwuni	Blue
	T L Allan	Blue
	D J L Dix-Perkins	Blue
	J N Park	Blue
	P L Kapur	Blue
	S Theobald	Blue
	J D Young	Blue
	J A Smith	Blue
	R McCadam	Blue
	P A Day	Half Blue
	H G MacIntosh	Half Blue
1949/50	R J Munro	Blue
	G D Hiel	Blue
	D J L Dix-Perkins	Blue
	J R Taylor	Blue
	S J Theobald	Blue
	A A Akiwuni	Blue
	P L Kafur	Blue
	H G Macintosh	Blue
	W T M Luff	Half Blue
	D W Cameron	Half Blue
	J L Eaton	Half Blue
1950/51	P L Kapur	Blue
	H G Macintosh	Blue
	R J Munro	Blue
	W T M Luff	Blue
	D C Oliver	Blue
	J C Cameron	Blue
	J L Eaton	Half Blue
	D B Eaton	Half Blue
	I S McRobbie	Half Blue
	W G H Hyles	Half Blue
1951/52	I S McRobbie	Blue
	D C Oliver	Blue
	G G Moore	Half Blue
	G G Journeaux	Half Blue
	R Singh	Half Blue
1952/53	R J Munro	Blue
	D C Oliver	Blue
	G G Moore	Blue
	G G Journeaux	Blue
	R L Grant	Blue
	R Seed	Half Blue
	D S Lowe	Half Blue
	H S Arbuthnott	Half Blue
	J M McArdle	Half Blue
1953/54	Coffrey	Blue
	D S Lowe	Half Blue
	A Francorb	Half Blue
1954/55	D S Lowe	Blue
	R Seed	Blue
	J H Francois	Blue
	J M McArdle	Blue
	W J Conn	Half Blue
	B H R Stack	Half Blue
	J Johnston	Half Blue
	S Davidson	Half Blue
1955/56	G Davidson	Blue
	J Francois	Blue
	W J C Conn	Blue
	D Lowe	Blue
	J M McArdle	Blue
	T Barrow	Half Blue
	K Mangot	Half Blue
	J Black	Half Blue
	M Gwythen	Half Blue
	M Moule	Half Blue
1956/57	C P Mayers	Blue
	W J C Conn	Blue
	B H R Stack	Blue
	D R Hiss	Blue
	J Black	Blue
	J McAndle	Half Blue
	R Frazer	Half Blue
	P Middlemas	Half Blue
1957/58	J McArdle	Blue
	J Asnmang	Blue
	K S Mangat	Blue
	W J C Conn	Blue
	B H R Stack	Blue
	H W Hamilton	Half Blue
	J J Black	Half Blue
	I Forrest	Half Blue
	M Xiberras	Half Blue
	R W Fraser	Half Blue
1958/59	A Webber	Blue
	B H R Stack	Blue
	H Hamilton	Blue
	J Asnmang	Blue
	F Barnes	Blue
	K Mangat	Blue
	C Mayers	Blue
	D A Roxburgh	Half Blue
	S W Heywood	Half Blue
	A Dykes	Half Blue
1959/60	B Stack	Blue
	M Webber	Blue
	M D Xibarras	Blue
	F H Barnes	Blue
	A A Dykes	Blue
	S N Haywood	Blue
	J Andrews	Half Blue
	D A Roxburgh	Half Blue
	K S Mangat	Half Blue
	C P Mayers	Half Blue
1960/61	J A Hunter	Blue
	D A Roxburgh	Blue
	J N Andrews	Blue
	D Irwin	Blue
	A J Webber	Blue
	F Barnes	Half Blue
	J M W Stewart	Half Blue
	N Leefe	Half Blue
1961/62	D A Roxburgh	Blue
	J A A Hunter	Blue
	F Barnes	Blue
	A Cowburn	Blue
	M Stewart	Blue
	D Irwin	Blue
	D I Newble	Half Blue
	J A Andrews	Half Blue
	N Leefe	Half Blue
	J Humphries	Half Blue
	J Monaghan	Half Blue
2002/03	Roland Hilling-Smith	Blue
	Tom Verson	Blue
	Keith Reid	Half Blue
2003/04	James Peter Campbell	Blue
	Rob Kinder	Blue
	Hugh De Winton	Blue
	Paul Maciocia	Half Blue
2005/06	Duncan McRae	Blue
	James Hughes	Half Blue
2006/07	Patrick Thorburn	Blue
	John Watson	Half Blue
2007/08	Simon Sampson	Half Blue
2008/09	Duncan Birse	Half Blue
2009/10	Duncan Birse	Blue
	Will Butler	Half Blue
	Michael Witchell	Half Blue
2010/11	Callum Duke	Blue
	David Forrester	Blue
	Neil Fulton	Blue
2014/15	Aedan McCrossan	Blue
2015/16	Jamie Wong	Blue
2016/17	Daniel Coultas	Blue
	Alan Oldham	Half Blue
2017/18	Gordon Amour	Blue
	Antonis Efthymiou	Blue
2018/19	Jack Jamieson	Half Blue
	David Mawhinney	Half Blue
	Ben Pearson	Half Blue
2019/20	Ben Pearson	Blue
	David Mawhinney	Blue
	Ewen Mackie	Blue
	Jack Jamieson	Blue
	Martin Rose	Half Blue
	Robbie Croll	Half Blue
2021/22	John Stephen	Blue	Scotland (U21 & Indoor Senior).
	Martin Rose	Blue
	Robbie Croll	Blue
	Iain McFadden	Half Blue	1st XI Captain 2022/23. Scotland (U21).
	Keir Robb	Half Blue	1st XI Captain 2023/24. Scotland (Senior & U21).
	Ritchie McCluskey	Half Blue	Scotland (U18 & U21).
2022/23	Iain McFadden	Blue	1st XI Captain 2022/23. Scotland (U21).
	Keir Robb	Blue	1st XI Captain 2023/24. Scotland (Senior & U21).
	Ritchie McCluskey	Blue	Scotland (U18 & U21).
2023/24	Alex Wilson	Half Blue	Scotland (U21).
	Jamie Croll	Blue	Scotland (U21).

Colours recipients

Clubmen awarded Sporting Colours by the Edinburgh University Sports Union for outstanding service to Edinburgh University Men's Hockey Club. Note from the 2022/23 season onwards, Sports Union criteria for Colours focused heavily on exceptional performance in service roles rather than length or position of service, making reception of Colours more difficult.

Season	Clubman	Notable Achievements
1988/89	Kenneth Nisbet
1990/91	David Milne
1991/92	Nick Johnson
	Tom McCallum
1992/93	Graeme Lillywhite
1993/94	Alistair Fergus
1994/95	Gavin Speers
1995/96	Alastair MacEwen
1996/97	Philip Steward
	Huw Thomas
1997/98	Simon Bennett
1998/99	Richard Davies
	James Langley
	David Walmsley
1999/00	George Ornbo
	Matthew Tate
2000/01	Norval Scott
	Dave Todd
2001/02	Andrew Carlisle
	David Ryan
	Michael Clements
2002/03	Martin Kelly
	Gareth Tenner
	Lloyd Thomas
2004/05	Philip Cramp
	Joseph McHenry
	Adam Rudd
2005/06	Mike Arkley
	Thomas Hamilton
2006/07	Niall Carter
	Simon Johnston
	Matthew McLuckei
	Patrick Thorburn
2007/08	Rupert Barker	Known as "The One"
	Joseph Gray
	Richard Hughes
	Graeme Stapleton
2008/09	George Holdstock
	Simon Sampson
2009/10	Duncan Birse
	Will Butler
	Craig Thurtell
2010/11	Nick Brown
	David Munn
	Sam Trett
2011/12	David Forrester
	Kylan Pathmanathan
	Michael Henderson-Sowerby
	Tom Nevill
2012/13	Alex Fiennes
	Conor Bond
2013/14	Ben Brooks
	Scott Duncan
2015/16	Calum Adamson
	Edward Fyson
	Ruairi Gillespie
	Aedan McCrosson
2016/17	Euan Christie
	Jonathan Lamb
	Henry Melville
2017/18	George Adams
	Will Harper-Lawrence
	Tom Marchant
	Harry Scott
2018/19	Ruaraidh Campbell	Vice President of EUMHC in 2018/19 Club Secretary of EUMHC in 2017/18. Kit Secretary 2016/17
	Roshan Das	Club Secretary of EUMHC in 2018/19 Treasurer of EUMHC in 2017/18. 6th XI Captain 2016/17
	Jack Preece	Tour Secretary 2018/19. Social Secretary 2017/18. 3rd XI Captain 2016/17
	Sam Robertson	1st XI Captain 2018/19. Kit Secretary in 2017/18.
	George Simonds	President of EUMHC in 2018/19. Sponsorship Secretary in 2017/18. Winner of the EUSU Executive Committee Award to individuals for major services to their Club and/or to University sports in 2018/19.
2019/20	Murdo Lunn	Club Secretary of EUMHC in 2019/20. Kit Secretary of EUMHC in 2018/19.
	Peter McKnight	Treasurer of EUMHC in 2019/20. Publicity Secretary in 2018/19. Performance Squad Player.
	Zubin Roy	President of EUMHC in 2019/20. Treasurer of EUMHC in 2018/19. EUMHC 5th XI Captain in 2017/18.
2020/21	Alex Tear	Tour Secretary in 2020/21. Social Secretary in 2019/20. EUMHC 4th XI Captain in 2018/19.
	Charlie Clague	Club Secretary of EUMHC in 2020/21. EUMHC 5th XI Captain in 2019/20.
	Jamie Fosker	Vice President of EUMHC in 2020/21. Website & Publicity Secretary in 2019/20.
	Stephen Demery	Sponsorship Secretary in 2020/21. EUMHC 6th XI Captain in 2019/20.
2021/22 (The Golden Season)	Jack Mead	Vice President of EUMHC during the club's Golden Season, allowing the club to return to play after the COVID-19 Pandemic and win a record-breaking 8 titles during the regular season. Intramural & Alumni Secretary in 2020/21. EUMHC 4th XI Captain in 2019/20. Has the club's Umpire of the Year Award named after him. Vice Presidential GOAT.
	Joseph Demetrios	President of EUMHC in 2020/21. Vice President of EUMHC in 2019/20. EUMHC 5th XI Captain in 2018/20. Held the position of Vice President in his 3rd Academic Year. Scottish Hockey Lead The Way representative for EUMHC.
	Ben Pearson	Head Coach of the EUMHC 3rd XI during the club's Golden Season in which the 3rd XI won a treble of titles. Tour Secretary 2021/22. Performance Squad Player. Scotland U21 Player during his club tenure. Winner of the EUMHC Coach of the Year 2021/22. Shortlist for the EUSU Student Coach of the Year award in 2022. The Best on Earth.
	Tobias Loeff	President of EUMHC during the club's Golden Season, allowing the club to return to play after the COVID-19 Pandemic and win a record-breaking eight titles during the regular season. Club Treasurer 2020/21. NL & BUCS Fixtures Secretary 2019/20. The Le OOF. Presidential GOAT.
2022/23	Alex Johnson	President of EUMHC in 2022/23. Treasurer of EUMHC during the club's Golden Season. NL & BUCS Fixtures Secretary in 2020/21. Intramural & Alumni Secretary in 2019/20. EUMHC Goalkeeper of the Year 2021/22. Longest serving consecutive committee member with 4 years on the committee. Most decorated club member with 12 total individual and collective awards.
	Callum Alexander	Vice President of EUMHC in 2022/23. Website & Publicity Secretary during the club's Golden Season. EUMHC Outstanding Contribution to the Club Winner 2021/23. Colour awarded before his final year at the club. Scottish Hockey Lead The Way representative for EUMHC. Scottish Student Sport Hockey Group Student Representative 2022–Present.
2023/24	Dax Traill	Secretary of EUMHC in 2023/24. EUMHC 7th XI Captain in 2022/23. Won/lost Bristol Fives.
	Hamish Walker	Treasurer of EUMHC in 2023/24. EUMHC 2nd XI Captain in 2022/23. Sponsorship Secretary in 2021/22. Sole award winner of the Slowest Pint Award.
	Ed Bury	Head of Umpiring in 2023/24. East District Fixtures Secretary in 2022/23. Namesake for the BuzzBot umpiring assignment system. 6s Head Coach 2022/23. EUWHC 3s Joint Head Coach 2023/24 (although we all secretly know Cammie was the head Head Coach). Called Buzz.

Club Award winners

The Club Awards are awarded internally to distinguished clubmen at the club's annual end-of-season Hockey Ball.

Player Records

All statistics are correct as of record collection beginning January 2022.

Honours

• BUSA Scottish Conference League Trophy 1A (2004/05)
• BUSA Scottish Conference League 2A (2005/06)
• BUCS National Vase (2021/22, 2022/23)
• BUCS Scotland 1 (2008/09, 2009/10, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2021/22, 2022/23)
• BUCS Scotland 2 (2008/09, 2011/12, 2014/15, 2021/22)
• BUCS Scotland 3 (2012/13)
• BUCS Scotland 4 (2010/11, 2014/15)
• BUCS Scotland 5 (2013/14)
• BUCS Hockey Trophy (2017/18)
• BUCS Scottish Conference Cup (2021/22, 2023/24)
• Scottish Plate (2023/24)
• Scottish District Cup (2021/22, 2023/24)
• Scottish Reserve Cup (2017/18, 2021/22, 2023/24)
• Scottish Reserve Plate (2017/18)
• Scottish Central 1 League (2018/19)
• Scottish Regional League (2021/22)
• Scottish Regional 1 League (2023/24)
• Scottish East District 1 (2021/22)
• Scottish Student Athlete of the Year Award
  • Stephen Dick (2009)
• EUSU Vancouver Quaich for the most distinguished male athletic performance
  • Donald McFarlane (1985/86)
  • Daniel Williams (1987/88)
  • Mark Raphael (1997/98)
  • Stephen Dick (2007/08)
• EUSU Capt S.T. Garner Trophy for the first-year student who makes the most outstanding contribution to University sport
  • Daniel Williams (1984/85)
• EUSU Alan Chainey Award for long standing service to University sport
  • Mark Happer (2003/04)
  • Eugene Connelly (2016/17)
  • Graham Moodie (2021/22)
• EUSU Coach of the Year
  • Dennis Hay (2008/09)
• EUSU Alex Currie Award for the most inspirational performance of the year
  • Edinburgh University Men's Hockey Club 3rd XI (2021/22)
• EUSU Executive Committee Awards to individuals for major services to their Club and/or to University sports
  • Peter Lyall (1982/83)
  • Gordon Galloway (1983/84)
  • Peter Fowlie (1984/85)
  • Lilan Monahan (1984/85)
  • Mark Loughlin (1985/86)
  • Jamie MacLennan (1987/88)
  • Iain Turnbull (1988/89)
  • Alastair MacEwen (1994/95)
  • Sam Seddon (1995/96)
  • Richard Davies (1999/00)
  • Gareth Tenner (2002/03)
  • Sam Trett (2010/11)
  • Michael Henderson-Sowerby (2011/12)
  • George Simonds (2018/19)
• EUSU Neil Campbell Shield for outstanding sports organisation and services
  • Jamie MacLennan (1988/89)
• EUSU Livingstone Trophy for the most outstanding expeditionary achievement (1988/89, 1992/93)
• EUSU Pavilion Association Cup for the best Club publicity record of the year (1985/86, 2009/10)
• EUSU Lillywhite Shield for the most outstanding Club of the year (1985/86, 1986/87, 1987/88)

The Kenny Rogers 1901 Trophy

The Kenny Rogers 1901 Trophy is the interclub trophy awarded to the winner of EUMHC's annual Leavers vs Returners match, which was introduced in the 2022/23 season. Leavers are classified as current clubmen not returning to the club the following season due to university graduation; Returners are classified as current clubmen returning to the club the following season.

The trophy fixture was introduced as a replacement for the Edinburgh Varsity fixture that used to be played with Heriot-Watt, until the fixture's popularity dropped. The EUMHC Leavers play in the club's away kit (red); the EUMHC Returners play in the club's home kit (green).

The Trophy is named after the widely known singer of the club's unofficial anthem (The Gambler (song)) - "Kenny Rogers", and the date, 1901, marks the calendar year the club was founded. A Game of Fives between the two captains is used to decide who will take pushback, with the Leavers deciding the shotgun call. Running penalties/shuttles replace penalty corners in-game.

Results summary

Exeter Fives

Club songs and chants

"The Gambler" by Kenny Rogers

Baywatch Theme

"Stay Another Day" by East 17

"Don't Stop Believing" by Journey

"Angels" by Robbie Williams

Country Roads

Ben Pearson is the best on Earth (2022) - Heaven is a place on Earth

Oh uni, do you know what it's worth,

Ben Pearson is the best on Earth,

The silky Scotsman is just who we need,

He won BUCS Gold for Edinburgh Threes,

Na na na na, na na na na na,

na na na na, na na na na na

See also

• Graham Moodie
• Dennis Hay
• Scottish Hockey
• British Universities and Colleges Sport

References

The story of Edinburgh University Athletic Club edited by Colonel C.M.Usher. Published in 1966.

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External links

• Men's Club Official Site

• Clubs and societies of the University of Edinburgh
• Field hockey clubs established in 1901
• 1901 establishments in Scotland
• University and college sports clubs in Scotland
• Field hockey clubs in Scotland
• Sport at the University of Edinburgh
• University and college field hockey clubs in the United Kingdom