Tynemouth Hockey Club in Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom | Sports Venue

The Tynemouth Hockey Club,situated in Tynemouth, United Kingdom, has recently celebrated its centenary year. The club began life playing under the name of North Durham in 1902. At that time most of the players were clergymen who travelled to away games in a horse drawn carriage. Later in the century the club changed its name to Northumbria and played its home games at the Miners' Welfare ground in the village of Backworth. The club made another move to North Shields where they became known as Tynemouth Hockey Club and played on the ground used by Tynemouth Cricket Club. In 1989 an astro pitch was laid at Wallsend Sports Centre so the club transferred itself to another new location but retained the name of Tynemouth Hockey Club.

In November 1997 Tynemouth Hockey Club moved from Wallsend Sports Centre to two new astro pitches at The Parks, North Shields. Tynemouth Hockey Club play men's hockey on the sand-based astroturf pitches at The Parks, North Shields, Tyne & Wear.  There are five teams playing league hockey, and a veterans' team. Tynemouth First Team plays in Division One of the North Hockey League, and the Seconds, Thirds and Fourths play in the North East Hockey League. Tynemouth Veterans compete annually in the HA Veterans' Cup.