26th April 2004

England  LX Vets play Ipswich Vets on May 2nd

As part of their annual lunch celebrations Ipswich will play England LX side at Henley road.

The match will precede the lunch and should be an entertaining game of hockey.

26th April 2004

Ladies retain Suffolk Cup and win it for the 5th time.

Sunday saw a great day of hockey at Tuddenham road as the Suffolk Clubs Championships was staged at the ground.

Ipswich entered 2 teams in the competition and with both sides playing  well in opposite pools they met in the semi final. It was a good game of hockey played in a spirit becoming of 2 teams from the same club. The A team eventually won through to the final, where they faced another unbeaten side in the form of Sudbury.

Ipswich's superior experience saw them through as they retained their title with a 7-1 victory.

Large thanks to the organisers form Christchurch hockey club and to the umpires.

26th April 2004

Club Dinner is night to remember as auction raise over £1,000

The club dinner at Fynn Valley Golf Club was a great success with over 100 guests enjoying the evening.

The dinner was combined with the Talents & Favours auction and a huge thanks to Vic Sandall, Jo Gray and Mark Ringrose for helping out.  The most popular item was the yacht charter bought eventually at £300.

Thanks to all who donated and bought items.

Details of award winners and picture of the dinner will appear on the site in due course.

20th April 2004

Ladies aim to retain Suffolk Club's and do club double

This Sunday the 25th April sees 2 Ipswich teams entered in the Suffolk Clubs Championships. As Current holders of the Trophy the club will be looking to retain their title for the 4th year in a row.

The tournament takes place at Tuddenham Road and games will be played on the astro turf and on the rubber pitch at Northgate. Christchurch Hockey Club are again running the tournament. The first games start at 10 am.

19th April 2004

Ladies 1's fall 1-0 to Leicester but Men re-claim County Cup

Despite the inclusion of Leisa King Ipswich could not end the season on a high, going down 1-0 to a Leicester team that also misses out on the play-offs. Ipswich have learnt a lot over this tough season but there is no doubt that it will stand them in good stead for next year.

The Men finished on a high beating Bury1-0  to re-claim the Suffolk County Cup. Richard Rutterford scored for Ipswich and the Ipswich defence and GK George Pinner ensured that any Bury threat was dealt with. A good win and a disciplined display throughout the team.

16th April 2004

Club Dinner & Auction details

Friday 23rd April @ Fynn Valley Golf Course (Follow link for directions)

Starts 6.30 pm with Talents & Favours Auction

Smart Dress

3 Course Meal, with glass of wine

Disco until 1am, bar till 12.30am

End of season awards

14th April 2004

Men's and Ladies Summer League comes to Ipswich

As the season winds down, thoughts turn to summer and the joys of playing relaxed social hockey under blue sky's!

Yes the Ipswich Sports Club Hockey Summer League returns for another year and this time we will be running a Men's league alongside the Ladies.

Entry Forms can be downloaded here.  Please get entries in early.

The league will start early June and will finish in July with a celebration finals night.  Match's are played at Henley and Tuddenham Road.

14th April 2004

Men aim to re-claim County Cup

Ipswich Men take part in the County Cup on Saturday and with the tournament being played at Henley Rd they have a home advantage. The team lost in the semi-finals last year and saw local rivals IES lift the Cup.

With IES suffering a torrid time in the league this year they will be fighting hard to salvage something form their season and will not give up their title easily.

The games start at 10 am.

14th April 2004

Blackburn pull out to see U18 girls into final

Ipswich U18 girls team made the final of the National Cup Plate competition without hitting a ball in anger. With opponents Blackburn un able to fulfil the fixture Ipswich made a Junior National final for the first time in their history.

It was not the way the team wanted to enter the game but the squad cannot wait for a chance to play Teddington or Beeston in the final on May 15th.  Harleston Magpies will host the final of the event so there is no excuse for not having a large Ipswich crowd supporting the girls.

13th April 2004

U18 girls playing Sunday 18th @ home for place in National final

Ipswich U18 girls team welcome Blackburn Northern to Henley road this  Sunday (18th April)  at 13.30.  The winner will advance to the final of the National plate competition and for Ipswich this would be the first time they would have made the National final.

Ipswich can field a strong side boasting 3 regular 1st team players in the form of Amy Tippen, Vanessa Roberts and Charlie Anderson, plus up and coming youngsters Hannah Golding and Laura Peskett from the 2nd team.

This will be a tense game for both teams but a strong hope crowd could help the girls to victory.

Please support the future of the club and be at Henley Road Sunday 18th April @ 13.30

13th April 2004

King makes welcome return to Ladies 1st team.

Ipswich welcome back GB and England player Leisa King for their final match of the season. 

Leisa playing for England

 King who has not been allowed to play a single club match is looking forward to her return to Club hockey and will be hoping to inspire Ipswich to a win to finish the season on a high note.

8th April 2004

Club Dinner Fri 23rd April @ Fynn Valley

Tickets (£25 pp) are selling well and can now be bought form Henley Road reception as well as from Team Captains. Final date for purchasing is Sat 17th April.

Also the awards votes are coming in but we still need to encourage everyone to vote. The returns box is situated on the reception counter at Henley Rd so please make sure you have voted and returned your slip to either your team Captain or to the box at Henley Rd.

You can download a voting slip here

8th April 2004

Club Dinner Fri 23rd April @ Fynn Valley

Tickets (£25 pp) are selling well and can now be bought form Henley Road reception as well as from Team Captains. Final date for purchasing is Sat 17th April.

Also the awards votes are coming in but we still need to encourage everyone to vote. The returns box is situated on the reception counter at Henley Rd so please make sure you have voted and returned your slip to either your team Captain or to the box at Henley Rd.

You can download a voting slip here

6th April 2004

Men's 3's win promotion to Div 2.

After a long hard season where at times it felt like the Men's 3's were the only team that knew how to play a match and win; the leading light in this seasons results finally out us out of our misery and claimed the 2nd promotion spot into East League Div 2 for next season.

A 3-2 win over Waltham Forest saw the 3's claim the coveted runners up spot by a goal difference of 3 from Chelmsford 3's. Maybe 3 is the teams lucky number!

Congratulations to all involved and as mentioned in the match report it will be interesting to see our 3's take on IES 1's next year.

6th April 2004

Ladies 1's grab late draw

The 1's played Slough at their new ground and finally bounced back after 3 torrid weekends. A hard fought 4-4 draw was the least Ipswich deserved in this fast flowing game. With only 1 game remaining after the Easter break Ipswich will be optimistic that they can end their season on a up beat note.

The 2's faced Sevenoaks and lost the battle for 6th place, going down 2-0. Considering they played the majority of the game with only 10 fit players this was a good battling performance. A comfortable mid table spot is a mini victory for a team that has dealt with a lot of difficult circumstances.

The 3's faced 4th placed Watton and earned a 1-1 draw to round off a satisfactory season.

The 4's on a real run face  Stour valley who beat them 5-0 in the reverse fixture, a different result is expected this time round.

Not the clean sweep wanted but a great draw for the 1's.

6th April 2004

Men's 1's and 2's safe but 4's go down.

Ipswich 1's faced Bluehearts and got the win they needed to secure Premier A hockey for next season. Great credit to the team who dug in when the going got tough.

The 2's ended their season on a losing note going down 7-2 to Colchester.

The  3's are still chasing promotion but a 4-1 loss to  Wapping leaves them up against it with 1 more game to play.

The 4's faced the university of Essex and lost out 3-0 to see them relegated to Div 5 SE. This has been a long hard battle for the 4's and the so nearly made it. A quick promotion back up next year would be an ideal tonic.

The 5's had a hard game v  3rd place Waltham Forest 2's and lost 9-1

The vet's play St Ives away.

Well done to the 1`s and 2's for securing survival this season. All eyes turn to the 3's for their vital match on the 4th April.