London Wayfarers Hockey Club was founded in August 1989 in Battersea, South West London.
We have gone from strength to strength since our beginnings and are now one of the largest hockey club in the UK with over 1,500 members.
We currently have more than 400 senior members in 18 senior sides (eight men’s, nine women’s and a mixed team) and our Back to Hockey programme.
In January 2010 we introduced our Junior section and membership surpassed the 1,000 mark in the 2019-20 season with many girls and boys joining us. We regularly field seventeen 11-a-side teams across five age groups with many more playing at festivals. The intention is for juniors to transfer to our senior teams and continue to represent London Wayfarers Hockey Club at a higher level. In the 2018-19 season we had our first junior playing for our Women’s 1s and since we have many more players joining senior teams.
The standard of hockey we play varies widely throughout the club. Our highest teams being performance based at a competitive level to more social orientated hockey further down the club.
We are conscious that most of the members play hockey for fun and therefore aim to provide an inclusive environment with a great hockey experience for all our members.
Men
The Men’s 1st XIs play in National League Conference East. Our Men’s 2nd XI play in the league below in the London Premier Divison. Our other men’s teams compete in the London Hockey Leagues.
women’s
The Women’s 1st XI are also playing in National League Conference East. Our Women’s 2XI play the league below in the London Premier League. Our other teams compete is each tiered league below in the London Hockey Leagues (with all 9 women’s teams in next door leagues to each other)!
Juniors
Our Junior section is split into age groups and enter competitions appropriate to their age and experience. Our juniors are in action every Sunday across the South of London. We also offer midweek junior performance training sessions in Battersea. Our very popular GK Academy runs several sessions per week catering for 50+ goalies with a professional coaching set up. There are over 30 hockey camps throughout the year to keep everyone active during school holidays.
Year-on-year our teams prove to be very competitive, gaining promotions across the board.
Flyerz Hockey
Launched in September 2020, Flyerz Hockey provides hockey sessions for people with pan-disabilities and involves a variety of activities, exercise and most importantly fun.
SOCIAL SIDE
We host many socials throughout the year – keep your eyes peeled on our social media channels for event details.