Welcome to Oxford University Hockey Club. With a history spanning over 130 years, OUHC is one of the oldest sports club at the university. Since our inception, the club has grown to become the largest and one of the most successful clubs in Oxford.  

OUHC is a mixed hockey club, offering competitive and friendly hockey for students at the University of Oxford. As of the 2025/26 season, the club has almost 250 members, with players representing the university through eight competitive teams (four men's and four women's). Our teams play against other universities on Wednesdays in the BUCS leagues and against regional club sides on Saturdays in the South Hockey leagues.
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OUHC is proud to cater to all levels of ability. We welcome and encourage players with school or club experience to join one of our competitive teams; if you would like to join OUHC, please click here!

If you are new to the sport or want to play socially, there is plenty of hockey for you. The club runs inter-college leagues during Michaelmas and the 'Cuppers' competition during Hilary - these are both great opportunities to play hockey with your college friends and keep active. You can find out more about these competitions on the College Hockey page. If you are a beginner looking to start hockey and improve your stick skills, we have two different groups you can get involved with! The Development Squad is coordinated by Amy Griffiths and offers free training to college teams or individuals who want to develop their hockey. New from the 2025/6 season, and started by Amy, is Social Hockey, aimed at women of all abilities for some fun, low-commitment weekly hockey training. Please reach out to her if you are interested!

Varsity Matches

Since the very first Varsity Match in 1890, the competition between Oxford and Cambridge has been fiercely contested. To this day, the Varsity Matches continue to be the highlight of the OUHC calendar.

For almost two decades, the University Hockey Match has been held at Southgate Hockey Club at the end of Hilary term. The 2s/3s/4s Varsity matches (better known as BDoTY), take place 2 weeks before and the venue alternates between Oxford and Cambridge each year.

To find out more about the history of the Varsity Match and to see recent results, please visit the Varsity page.

Alumni

If you are an alumni of OUHC, we would love to stay in touch with news and upcoming events of the year. Please visit our alumni page to join the Marcon-Dyer Club (our alumni network), to donate if you wish, and learn about what has been going on!

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