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Hockey Club Magazine Report
December 2024
It was always going to be a challenge
merging Croydon9s two leading
Hockey clubs but thanks to everyone9s
e昀昀orts we are moving into the
Christmas break on the back of a
successful 昀椀rst half of the season. This
is only the start and together we are
building the founda}ons for the
future.
sit 4th just four points o昀昀 the top
spot. With every team in the league
losing at least three games this is
de昀椀nitely one to watch next year.
From the scenes at Lime Meadow
Avenue aver their 昀椀nal game of the
season, team morale clearly isn9t an
issue either.
Top goal scorer: Pads (8)
The women9s XI have had a very
strong start, currently si琀�ng 2nd in
the table 7 points behind the league
leaders. The league is close though,
with only 4 points separa}ng 2nd top
and 2nd bo琀琀om. It9s great to see so
many of our junior players making the
progress to playing in the senior side.
The men9s 1s have had a solid start to
life in London Men9s Division 1. They Top goal scorer: Avzz (5)
sit 昀椀rmly in the middle of the table,
but this isn9t a true re昀氀ec}on of the
team who have deserved more from
many of these games. There is no
doubt that they will get their just
deserts aver Christmas.
Top goal scorers: Oli, Samad &
Laiders (6)
The men9s 2s have perhaps been the
main success story of the season so
far. Having lost their 昀椀rst game of the
season away at Aldershot and
Farnham due to 8inac}vity9 over the
long summer break, they remain
unbeaten in all the subsequent games.
Despite this. they sit in second place
but face the league leaders in the 昀椀rst
game back in January.
Top goal scorers: Harry & Fin (8)
It has been a tough start for the men9s
4s who are lulling the opposi}on into
a false sense of security with their
current league posi}on. It9s a tough
league, with the 2 XIs of many of the
smaller Croydon clubs 昀椀elding teams.
The main thing is they beat Kenley,
which is all that really ma琀琀ers. With a
few more wins they will jump up the
table and which makes it so important
that we keeping ge琀�ng great
availability across all teams every
week.
Top goal scorer: Sco琀琀 N (2)
The 3s also sit in a great posi}on
heading into Christmas. They currently
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The men9s 5s sit 7th out of ten teams
and 6 points clear of the bo琀琀om
three. This is a strong founda}on to
build on in the new year and they
could easily 昀椀nish in the top four if
they hit the ground running. It is no
surprise that they too have beaten
Kenley.
Top Goal scorers: Qaz & Sile (2)
