NORTH WEST AREA
A major league restructure took place by England Hockey in 2021 following consultation with every club in the country and 86% voting in favour. The aim being to create more equal areas based on density of teams and travel times, a leaner system with c50 fewer organisations and c100 fewer committees and one common framework of league rules (from 40).
The Lancashire Central Women's Hockey League and the regional North Hockey League were disbanded and we now part of the 'North West Area'.
Current League Structure
From 2021-22, the new pathway for our club, in ascending order, and the divisions our teams will compete in are:
Womens Division 5 North (Central) - 4th team (Grade 5 level)
Womens Division 4 North (Central) - 3rd team (Grade 4 level)
Womens Division 3 North (Central) - 2nd team (Grade 4 level)
Womens Division 2 North (Grade 3 level)
Womens Division 1 (Grade 2 level)
Womens Premier - 1st team (Grade 2 level)
Mens Division 5 North (Grade 5 level)
Mens Division 4 North - 1st team (Grade 4 level)
Mens Division 3 North Grade 3 level)
Mens Division 2 (Grade 3 level)
Mens Division 1 (Grade 2 level)
Mens Premier (Grade 2 level)
The next level is the England Hockey League (Grade 1).
Womens Hockey League Conference North
Womens Hockey League Division One North
Womens Hockey League Premier Division
OUR PAST HONOURS UNDER THE OLD STRUCTURE
LANCASHIRE CENTRAL WOMENS HOCKEY ASSOCIATION LEAGUE
League Structure
1930-31 Division 1 began
1931-32 Division 2 began
1960-61 Division 3 began
1960-61 Division 4 began
1993-94 Premier Division began. Division 1 became the Premier, Division 1 became Division 2 and so on.
Division 1 Champions (Premier Division since 1993-94)
1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1973-74, 2014-15
Division 2 Champions (Division 1 since 1993-94)
1961-62, 1965-66 (2nds), 1988-89, 2007-08, 2016-17 (2nds)
Division 3 Champions (Division 2 since 1993-94)
1969-70 (2nds), 1976-77, 1987-88
Division 4 Champions (Division 3 since 1993-94)
1998-99 (2nds), 2015-16 (3rds)
NORTH HOCKEY LEAGUE (Regional Level Hockey)
Division 2 West Champions
2019-20 (1sts)
CUP COMPETITIONS
No longer competed for following England Hockey's 2021 restructure.
Caley Trophy
Fondly called 'The Flying Angel', it was originally an Easter Monday/May Day Tournament.
From 2007-08 it became a knockout competition for Premier Division and Division 1 teams. We are lucky to have secured ownership of this lady.
1959-60, 1961-62, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1968-69, 2014-15, 2016-17 (2nds), 2017-18
(2nds), 2019-20 (2nds) finallists (wasn't played due to COVID)
Lishman Cup
Originally open to all Divisions
From 2007-08 it was a knockout competition for Division 2 & Division 3 teams.
1963-64, 1964-65 (shared with Leyland Motors), 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1971-72, 1999-00, 2014-15, 2016-17 (3rds)
PAST CUP COMPETITIONS
Lady Spurrier Cup
1959-60, 1975-76
Colonel F W Jones Cup
1960-61
Grant Shield
1967-68, 1968-69, 1971-72, 1973-74
Douglas Cup
1969-70 (2nds)
Lishman Plate
1990-91 (2nds)
Notes
Lady Spurrier Cup - League think this was for 3rd place in the old Division 2 or was a Divisional Cup. It was an open competition in 1960-61
Colonel F W Jones Cup - League think it was the old Division 3 Runners Up
Grant Shield - League don't know why this was awarded
Douglas Cup - League think it was a Divisional Cup
Lishman Plate - Introduce 1979-80 for teams knocked out of the Lishaman Cup in the 1st round
TOURNAMENTS
Glaxo Tournament, Ulverston - 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1971-72, 1972-73
Bury Tournament - 1968-69
Lancashire Club Tournament - 1968-69
OTHER
2015 - Wyre Borough Council 'Community Club of the Year'
2015 - Lancashire Women's Cup Sportsmanship (for making a tournament of it, even when we couldn't officially win it)
2017 - Preston Sports Awards 'Community Organisation of the Year'
2019 - Garstang Town Council Sports Team of the Year
2020 - Garstang Town Council Sports Team of the Year (Nominated)