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 Firsts
Men's Seconds
Men's Thirds
Men's Vets
Indoor
Ladies' Firsts
Ladies' Seconds
Ladies' Thirds
Ladies' Fourths
Ladies' Fifts
Ladies' Vets
Indoor
Irish Senior Cup Winners 1995/6
Irish Club Champions 1992/3 1993/4
Leinster League 1982/3: 1983/4: 1984/5: 1985/6: 1986/7 1988/9: 1990/1: 1991/2: 1992/3
Mills Cup 1981/2: 1984/5: 1987/8: 1988/9: 1989/90 1990/1: 1992/3
Neville Cup 1982/3: 1984/5: 1986/7: 1989/90: 1990/1 1991/2: 1995/6
Stephen Doyle Trophy 1986: 1988: 1989: 1990: 1991: 1997
Irish Junior Cup Winners: 1896/7: 1964/5: 1996/7 Capt: S.Kinsella
British Isles Club Championships Winners 1984/5
James S.McMahon Memorial Cup Winners: 2004/5
Intermediate Cup Winners: 1975/76
Minor Cup Winners: 1988/89
Galtrim Cup Winners 2004/05
Derrick C.A.Cole Cup Winners 2004/05: Capt,I.Wilkie. 2006/07: Capt, I. Wilkie
Leinster Junior Cup Winners 1980/81, 2006/07 Capt: I.Wilkie
Leinster Minor Cup Winners 1961 Capt, F.D.Markham, 1989 Capt, R.Scott
Irish Indoor Club Championships Winners: 1986/7, 1988/9, 1989/90
Leinster 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, 2002/3
European Club Championships – 1987/88
Middle League Cup Winners: 1977/78, 2006/07
Winners 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
