Oxton Hockey Club was founded in 1888 and is one of the oldest clubs in Cheshire, and indeed, within the north of England. 

During this time the club has gone through many metamorphoses, adapting to the changing landscape that is a progressive and competitive sports club.

However, our vision remains the same – to provide opportunity for players of all ages and levels to grow, develop and enjoy sporting excellence.  

We pride ourselves on offering a welcoming and inclusive environment, for players to enjoy our sport.  

Potted History 

After great success in the 1950’s and 60’s, the club slipped somewhat in the late 70’s and 80’s. Investment in a youth policy and the club’s joint venture with the nearby Birkenhead School to build its own astroturf pitch revitalised the club during the 1990’s. 

In 1997, the club house at Oxton Cricket & Sports Club was opened after a massive fundraising effort and with the aid of National Lottery support. This coincided with the start of ladies’ hockey at Oxton. In 2009 with the declining state of Birkenhead Pitch, the club made the move to relocate its provision to Calday School Pitch. Enjoying an enhanced relationship with both Calday Grange Grammar School and Calday Sports Club has allowed us to secure a new home venue. The relationship with the school strengthened further with the culmination of a joint venture and large financial investment to relay the pitch at the start of the 2024-25 season and secure the future of Oxton Hockey Club for many more years. 

Since the club’s formation in 1888 the men’s teams have enjoyed many successes, including but not limited to: winning the HA Trophy in 1993, the Cheshire U21 Cup in 1997, the Cheshire Vets Cup in 1999 and the first ever National 2nd team cup. 

That success has continued for Men’s 1st XI in the last 15 years with a historic victory over National league side Bowdon to clinch victory in the 2012 Men’s Cheshire Cup. This was followed by their first jaunt to the National League with promotion in the 2016 season. Sadly, on this occasion it was a fleeting visit to the higher echelons of the hockey leagues, only to enjoy the same success again in 22-23 season securing promotion from the Premier Division once again with an impressive 100 goal difference to once again to secure hockey at National league level. As we enter the 2025-26 season, we see the Mens XI’s entering their 3rd successive season in National League Conference North, hoping to improve on their 5th place finish but taking nothing for granted in this highly competitive league. Meanwhile the rest of the Men’s section go from strength to strength with M2s competing in the highly competitive Div 2 whilst the M3s look to push on and out of Div 5, away from the newly promoted M4s and the M5s (development team) enjoy success in Div 6. 

From its formation in 1997 Oxton Ladies 1st XI enjoyed great success from the outset winning 7 successive promotions reaching the North league. The section endured a slight dip in the early 2010’s only to bounce back in the 2018-19 season, when all 4 ladies teams enjoyed promotion. Since the restructuring of the areas in 2021 the Ladies 1s continue to enjoy success in Div 2 south, whilst L2s play in the newly formed Div 4 and L3s and 4s (development) play in Div 6. 

We remain committed to developing alliances with local schools and continuing to offer junior hockey at all levels – we are currently investing in the Talent Centre Scheme through England Hockey to further strengthen our coaching provision for juniors and the wider playing community.  

More information on the hockey we offer to juniors, can be found on the junior pages of our website. But if you require any more info, please do not hesitate to get in touch via our contact page.