Avoca Hockey Club (Cumann Haca Abhóca in Irish) is a hockey club based in Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland. The club is affiliated to the Leinster Branch of the Irish Hockey Association. The club fields men's and women's teams in the Leinster Hockey leagues.
With a history dating back to 1891, Avoca in its current form was set up in 1929 to provide a place for past pupils of Avoca School to continue playing hockey after leaving the education system. After Avoca School was amalgamated with Kingstown Grammar School in 1973 to form Newpark Comprehensive School, the purpose of the club expanded to cater for past pupils of Newpark. To this day there continues to be a strong link between club and school.
Avoca School was founded in 1891 and hockey became the school’s primary game from 1895. As old boys continued to play for the school, a “Past and Present” hockey club was formed. The club won the Irish Junior Cup in 1897, and soon became strong enough to play in Senior League and Cup Competitions.
The present club was re-formed in 1929 as Avoca Hockey Club and has entered teams for senior and other league and cup competitions ever since. The club has played at the site on Newtown Park Avenue since 1936 and after the opening of Newpark School in 1973, the growth of the club exploded in terms of both membership and success.
At present Avoca has three men's and four ladies teams plus an active veterans team and youth section. All the senior teams play in the Leinster League.
Men's FirstsMen's SecondsMen's ThirdsMen's VetsIndoorLadies' FirstsLadies' SecondsLadies' ThirdsLadies' FourthsLadies' FiftsLadies' VetsIndoorIrish Senior Cup Winners 1995/6Irish Club Champions 1992/3 1993/4Leinster League 1982/3: 1983/4: 1984/5: 1985/6: 1986/7 1988/9: 1990/1: 1991/2: 1992/3Mills Cup 1981/2: 1984/5: 1987/8: 1988/9: 1989/90 1990/1: 1992/3Neville Cup 1982/3: 1984/5: 1986/7: 1989/90: 1990/1 1991/2: 1995/6Stephen Doyle Trophy 1986: 1988: 1989: 1990: 1991: 1997Irish Junior Cup Winners: 1896/7: 1964/5: 1996/7 Capt: S.KinsellaBritish Isles Club Championships Winners 1984/5James S.McMahon Memorial Cup Winners: 2004/5Intermediate Cup Winners: 1975/76Minor Cup Winners: 1988/89Galtrim Cup Winners 2004/05Derrick C.A.Cole Cup Winners 2004/05: Capt,I.Wilkie. 2006/07: Capt, I. WilkieLeinster Junior Cup Winners 1980/81, 2006/07 Capt: I.WilkieLeinster Minor Cup Winners 1961 Capt, F.D.Markham, 1989 Capt, R.ScottIrish Indoor Club Championships Winners: 1986/7, 1988/9, 1989/90Leinster Senior League Winners: 1981/2, 1982/3, 1983/4, 1984/5, 1985/6, 1986/7, 1987/8, 1988/9, 1989/90, 1990/91, 1991/92, 1992/93, 1993/94,1994/95, 1995/96, 1996/97, 1997/98, 1998/99,2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03,Leinster Senior Cup Winners: 1985/6, 1986/7, 1987/8, 1988/9, 1989/90, 1990/91, 1991/2, 1992/3, 1994/5, 1995/6, 1997/8, 1999/2000, 2002/3European Club Championships – 1987/88Middle League Cup Winners: 1977/78, 2006/07Winners Div 6: 2005/06 (1st XI)Winners Div 5: 2006/07 (1st XI)Winners Div 4: 2007/08 (1st XI)Winners Div 13: 2005/06 (2nd XI)Promoted to Div 11 2007/08 (2nd XI)Div 11/12 Cup Winners 2007/08 (2nd XI)Winners Div 10 2009/2010 (2nd XI)Div 9/10 Cup Winners 2009/2010 (2nd XI)Winners Div 13 2009/2010 (3rd XI)Promoted to Div 13 (4th XI)Leinster Senior Cup Winners: 1988/89, 1989/90
