Great to see Lena McCrae ex of Clydesdale Western and now living, working and umpiring in England return to the west coast and specifically to her old club as they host the Eurohockey Club Trophy II this weekend (18th to 21st April) at Titwood. Nine clubs will be competing including the hosts Clydesdale Western, AHTC… Continue reading Return Home for European Umpire.
Divisions three and four officially ended on Saturday but many teams still have games to play. One match took place in division two on Saturday which saw Greenock 2nd XI overcome GHK, a result that could go a long way in seeing Greenock survive division two. Earlier in the week, Clydesdale 4th XI were crowned… Continue reading Offical End of League Season
EuroHockey Club Trophy II comes to Glasgow – 18th to 21st April 2025. Clydesdale are hosting the EuroHockey Club Trophy II which will see top teams from around Europe, including home team Clydesdale Western, compete for promotion up the European hockey ranks. Come and join us over the Easter long weekend for what promises to… Continue reading European Hockey comes to Glasgow!
West District are represented by three officials at EuroHockey indoor tournaments this weekend. Grace Mulholland travels to Wettingen in Switzerland for the EuroHockey Indoor Club Cup for men featuring Gaziantep Polisgücü SK (Turkey), HAHK Mladost (Croatia), HC Rotweiss Wettingen (Switzerland), MMHC Voordaan (Netherlands), Mannheimer HC (Germany), OKS-SHVSM Vinnitsa (Ukraine), Royal Leopold Club (Belgium) and Sanse… Continue reading West Officials across Europe.
Apologies for the lateness but two of our West officials have been abroad for the past few days representing west District and Scottish Hockey. Barbara Morgan has been the TD in Porvoo, Finland for the European Indoor Club II event for both men and women. The ladies event featured Sagene IF of Norway, BKGDSE Fasor… Continue reading Officials on their travels.
Anybody who wishes to access the WDUA store at VSN Sports, official supplier to West District Hockey and West District Umpires Association can link to the WDUA page at https://vsnsport.co.uk/pages/west-district-umpires and should now use WDUA as their password to enter the shop. Should be good for a view with NEW items being added over the… Continue reading West District Umpires Shop.
Great to see West District represented on the World Stage again with Martin Monaghan travelling to Porec in Croatia to act as a Technical Official at the FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup from 3rd to 9th February. Featuring both male and female teams this major event in world hockey requires an amazing display of organisation… Continue reading FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup.
West District Hockey after an amazing amount of patience from our Treasurer Stephen Balmer in changing our bank accounts over can finally relaunch our West District Lottery with prizes split between Macmillan Cancer Support, the monthly prize winner along with youth hockey and our member clubs. We have to build up our numbers again for… Continue reading West District Monthly Lottery
So after amongst others, Chamions Trophies, EuroHockey Championships, Commonwealth Games, some video umpiring, multiple Internationals, many Pro Leagues, and amazingly three Olympics, West District and Clydesdale stalwart Martin Madden finishes 2024 in style with the Mens Olympic Final. Not a bad umpiring cv and one that will hopefully inspire more West and Scottish umpires to… Continue reading Olympic Mens Final 2024
Anyone interested in playing for a top National League side should make their way to Glasgow Green on Thursday (1st August) between 7pm and 8.30pm when a trial will take place for Kelburne HC mens 1st XI as they move towards the start of season 2024/25 and look to strengthen their top side for the… Continue reading Kelburne Trials for Mens 1’s
