England Hockey Awards - Yorkshire and North East Winners

The England Hockey Awards for 2026 is underway and for the first time this year, awards will have Area level winners, allowing greater recognition of more individuals, volunteers, teams and clubs than ever before. We have seen more nominations than ever being submitted for the Awards which is fantastic and look to develop this over the coming years.

Please see below list of awards and winners for the Area.

Area/County Volunteer of the Year

Winner – Claire-Jane Rewcastle

Club of the Year

Winner – Morpeth HC

Emerging Club of the Year

Winner – Tynedale HC

Coach of the Year

Winner – Heather Macdonald

Lifetime Achievement

Winner – Brian Murfield

Official of the year

Winner – Geoff Riley

Open/Mens Team of the Year

Winner – Sheffield University Bankers HC

Outstanding School Engagement of the Year

Winner – James Swinscoe

Unsung Hero

Winner – Sarah Sykes

Womens Team of the Year

Winner – Driffield HC Ladies 1^st Team

Congratulations to all those who have won awards and will make up the national shortlist for the England Hockey Awards 2026. Winners will be contacted in due course regarding the England Hockey Awards 2026 event on Saturday 6^th June at the Athena in Leicester.

For more information about the Awards, please check out the link below:

https://www.englandhockey.co.uk/competitions-and-events/england-hockey-awards