Gordon-North Sydney Hockey Club
Australian field hockey club
Gordon North Sydney Hockey Club, often referred to as GNS, is a hockey club located on the North Shore of Sydney, Australia.[1] The club is a member of the Northern Sydney and Beaches Hockey Association.[2]
The men's team has featured many Australian representatives over the years, including Kookaburras Brent Livermore, Jamie Dwyer, Matthew Butturini and Mark Knowles. Similarly, the women's team has included players such as Hockeyroos Murphy Allendorf, Grace Jeffery and Anna Flanagan.
In 2020, the GNS's men's portion of the club combined with Manly Hockey Club's men's department in order to meet the Sydney Hockey Association's New Premier League structure.[3] This was a requirement to play in the PL1, PL2 and PL3 competitions, run by SHA.
History
Today's Gordon North Sydney Hockey Club[4] is a result of many mergers, occurring over the past century.
North Sydney District Hockey Club was viewed as a dominant Men's hockey club in Sydney throughout the 1970s and 1980s, as all 7 men's teams played in the Grand Finals in 1979. The club began as a result of a merger between the North Sydney Police Boys Club and the Cremorne-North Sydney Hockey Club in 1953, and later merged again with Mosman Hockey Club during the 1959–60 season.
Gordon Hockey Club is believed to have been founded in the 1920s, also as a result of a merger, and this early club played under the banner of Gordon-Wahroongah Hockey Club from 1952 until 1991, when it became incorporated.
In 1991, Gordon North Sydney Hockey Club emerged from a merger of North Sydney District Hockey Club and Gordon Hockey Club, as North Sydney wasn't receiving approval or help from their local council regarding a future commitment to club infrastructure, such as the desired addition of an artificial turf field at their facility. The club was also seeing declining player numbers at the time, adding to their dissatisfaction. In a contrast between the merging clubs, Gordon had the newly built Ku-ring-gai Hockey Centre and increasing player numbers, but had yet to crack the top men's and women's grades, leading to the eventual merger which provided a top ranked men's team.
Success and performance
Gordon North Sydney Hockey Club and their respective mergers have had a host of successes since their inception(s), across a variety of awards:
- Gordon North Sydney HC's 1st Grade Women side winning the 2018 1st Grade Premiership (1st Title)
- North Sydney District Hockey Club winning the 1st Grade Premiership[5] in 1979, and Mosman Hockey Club in both 1929 and 1932
- North Sydney District HC winning the 2nd Grade Premierships (Pilgrim Trophy) in 1984, 1982, 1980, 1977–78, 1975, and Mosman HC in 1938
- North Sydney District HC winning the 3rd Grade Premierships (JW Taylor Trophy) in 1984 and 1977, and Cremorne-North Sydney HC in 1952
- North Sydney District HC winning the 4th Grade Premiership (Ron Willington Trophy) in 1985
- Gordon North Sydney HC winning the 5th Grade Men's Premiership (Sydney League 1) in 2011, Gordon HC in 1995-96 and North Sydney District HC in 1986 and 1984
- Gordon North Sydney HC winning the 6th Grade Men's Premierships (Sydney League 2) in 2012 and 2001, and Gordon HC in 1995
- Gordon North Sydney HC winning the 7th Grade Men's Premierships (Sydney League 3/JA Pearce Cup) in 2006-07
- Gordon North Sydney HC winning the 9th Grade Men's Premierships (Sydney League 5/R Skone Trophy) in 2010–11, and North Sydney District HC in 1987-88
- North Sydney District HC winning the PL1&2 Club Premierships in 1984-85 and 1979 (Coinciding with the 1st Grade Premiership)
- Gordon North Sydney HC winning the PL3&4 Club Premiership in 2001
- North Sydney District HC winning the SL1&2 Club Premierships in 1987-88 and 1966, Gordon-Wahroongah HC in 1967, and Gordon North Sydney HC in 2012
- Gordon HC winning the SL3&4 Club Premiership in 1981, and Gordon-Wahroongah HC in 1980
References
- ^ Peter Theodosiou, North Shore Times (16 November 2015). "Gordon North Sydney Club Hockey enticing talent for 2016 season". North Shore News Local. dailytelegraph.com.au. Sydney, Australia: The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ "NSBHA Clubs".
- ^ "Sydney Hockey". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "History - Gordon North Sydney Hockey Club". www.gnshockey.asn.au. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "wifmzrmy9hjekk3b.pdf" (PDF). Sydney Hockey Association 2019 Annual Report.
External links
- GNS Hockey official website
