Hockey returns for the 2026-27 season

It was the start of league campaigns for thirteen of Bedford Hockey Club’s fourteen adult teams at the weekend.

The Ladies’ First XI will begin their run next weekend, when they travel away to Harleston Magpies, following their return to National League, but did test themselves with a fixture against Witney, a team playing in the equivalent division in the west. The teams entertained the Chester Road home crowd, with the match finishing in a 2-2 draw, Ellie Scott and Kate Costin both starting where they left off with their goal-scoring prowess.

The Ladies’ Sevens opened their season with points, after Welwyn conceded, unable to field a team. Following a great influx of new players to the club this season, however, sufficient Bedford players were available to make up two full teams for a training match.

Results across the rest of the weekend’s matches were pretty impressive:

Men’s 1s – 2-1 win over St Albans 2s

Men’s 2s – 5-1 win over Waltham Forest 1s

Men’s 3s – 7-0 win over Stevenage 2s

Men’s 4s – 3-1 win over St Albans 4s

Men’s 5s – 2-0 loss to Vauxhall 1s

Men’s 6s – 3-1 win over Welwyn Garden City 2s

Men’s 7s – 3-1 win over West Herts 5s

Ladies’ 2s – 5-2 loss to Sudbury 1s

Ladies’ 3s – 3-1 win over Stevenage 1s

Ladies’ 4s – 3-3 draw with Welwyn Garden City 1

Ladies’ 5s – 2-0 win over Welwyn Garden City 2s

Ladies’ 6s – 6-1 win over West Herts 4s