🏑 SOUTHGATE HOCKEY CLUB
Junior Weekly Round-Up | 9 November 2026
Another Fantastic Weekend of Hockey!
What a weekend for our Southgate Juniors! 💚🏑
A huge thank you to everyone who sent through their match reports and scores. It’s been another action-packed weekend, with some fantastic performances, brilliant teamwork and plenty of goals across our junior section!
From impressive tournament victories to hard-fought draws and some nail-biting finishes, our young players have given us plenty to celebrate.
Here’s how our teams got on!
🏑 U10 Boys – Brilliant Hockey All Round!
A fantastic morning for our U10 Boys, who put in three excellent performances against some strong opposition.
Results:
- 🟢 Southgate 2–1 Wapping
Goals: Arthur and Leo - 🟢 Southgate 6–0 East London
Goals: Isaac (2), Arthur and Xander (3) - 🔴 Southgate 0–1 Blackheath
The boys played some brilliant hockey throughout the morning, showing excellent teamwork, determination and attacking flair.
Nine goals across three matches and so much to be impressed by! A huge well done to all the boys and their coaches! 👏
🐍 U10 Girls – Boas & Adders on Fire!
Our U10 Girls enjoyed another fantastic tournament, with both teams producing some outstanding performances!
🐍 Boas – Four Wins from Four!
An absolutely superb morning for the Boas, who won all four matches!
- 🟢 3–0 vs East London
- 🟢 5–0 vs Wapping
- 🟢 4–0 vs Blackheath
- 🟢 4–1 vs Wapping
Goalscorers: Isabella S, Harriet, Charlotte C, Chiara and Evie.
An incredible 16 goals scored and just one conceded! Some brilliant attacking hockey, supported by equally impressive defending. What a team effort! 🌟
🐍 Adders – Three Fantastic Wins!
The Adders were equally impressive, securing three victories from four matches.
- 🟢 2–0 vs Blackheath
- 🟢 3–0 vs East London
- 🔴 0–1 vs Wapping
- 🟢 3–0 vs Blackheath
Goalscorers: Emmy, Bobbie and Inaya.
Eight goals scored and only one conceded across four games! A brilliant display of teamwork, resilience and determination.
A massive well done to both teams. The future of Southgate Girls’ hockey is looking very bright! 💚
🏑 U12 Boys – A Competitive Day of Hockey!
Our U12 Boys enjoyed a busy tournament, with both Southgate teams facing some tough competition from Wapping, East London and each other!
Results:
- 🟢 Southgate 2 1–0 Wapping
- 🟡 Southgate 1 1–1 East London
- 🟢 Southgate 2 2–0 East London
- 🔴 Southgate 1 0–2 Wapping
- 🟢 Southgate 1 1–0 Southgate 2
A great morning of competitive hockey, with plenty of opportunities for the boys to develop their match play, teamwork and decision-making.
A special mention for the all-Southgate encounter, which saw Southgate 1 narrowly edge Southgate 2 in a 1–0 contest!
Well done to everyone involved! 👏
🏑 U12 Girls – Zebras & Buffaloes in Action!
Our U12 Girls hosted an exciting London Mini League tournament at home last Sunday, welcoming teams from Ham & West and East London.
🦓 Zebras – Unbeaten Champions!
What a fantastic tournament for our Zebras, who won all four of their matches to finish top of the standings!
- 🟢 4–0 vs H&W Hunt
- 🟢 2–0 vs H&W Pritchard
- 🟢 1–0 vs Southgate Buffaloes
- 🟢 5–1 vs East London
Four wins, 12 goals scored and just one conceded!
An outstanding performance from the girls, combining confident attacking play with some excellent defending. A thoroughly deserved first-place finish! 🏆
🐃 Buffaloes – Determination & Team Spirit!
Our Buffaloes battled hard throughout the tournament, showing great determination against strong opposition.
- 🔴 0–1 vs H&W Pritchard
- 🔴 0–1 vs East London
- 🔴 0–1 vs Southgate Zebras
- 🟢 1–0 vs H&W Hunt
Three incredibly close 1–0 defeats showed just how competitive the Buffaloes were throughout the afternoon. Their persistence was rewarded with a well-earned victory over H&W Hunt to finish the tournament on a high!
A huge well done to both teams, and thank you to all our coaches, umpires and volunteers who helped make the home tournament possible! 💚
🐧 U14 Penguins – So Close to Victory!
Southgate Penguins 2–2 Ham & West U14
Goalscorers: Lauren and Bella B.
A really strong performance from our U14 Penguins, who dominated much of the match and looked firmly in control.
Unfortunately, Ham & West fought back in the final ten minutes to level the score, leaving the girls with a hard-earned draw.
Despite the late comeback, there were so many positives to take away from this performance. The girls played some excellent hockey and should be very proud of their efforts.
Keep up the fantastic work, Penguins! 🐧💚
🦁 U16 Lions – A Six-Goal Thriller!
Southgate Lions 3–3 Ealing
Goalscorers: Misha (2) and Ben.
What an exciting game for our U16 Lions!
An excellent contest against Ealing saw both teams battle hard in a thrilling six-goal encounter.
With Misha finding the net twice and Ben adding another, the Lions showed some brilliant attacking quality to secure a 3–3 draw.
A fantastic effort from the whole team and another great example of the competitive hockey being played across our older junior age groups! 👏
A Huge Thank You to Our Southgate Hockey Family!
Another brilliant weekend showcasing everything we love about junior hockey: teamwork, commitment, sportsmanship, friendships and, most importantly, having fun!
A special thank you to all our coaches, managers, umpires, parent helpers, learner coaches and supporters who make these weekends possible. Whether you’re coaching from the sidelines, umpiring, organising fixtures or cheering in the cold, we really appreciate everything you do.
And to all our young players, keep working hard, supporting one another and enjoying your hockey. Every match is another opportunity to learn and improve!
📱 Don’t Forget to Check Spond!
A friendly reminder to keep an eye on Spond regularly for the latest training updates, match fixtures, availability requests and club announcements.
Please respond to match and training invitations as promptly as possible to help our coaches and team managers plan ahead.
🧣 Wrap Up Warm – Hockey Doesn’t Stop for Winter!
The temperatures are dropping, but our hockey season is still going strong!
Please make sure players arrive with plenty of warm layers, a waterproof jacket and something cosy to put on after training or matches. Don’t forget a water bottle too, even when it’s cold!
Here’s to another fantastic week of hockey!
See you all pitchside! 🏑