<P> A game called hockey was played in English public schools in the early 19th century . Lord Lytton wrote in 1853 that On the common some young men were playing at hockey . That old - fashioned game , now very uncommon in England , except at schools ... Hockey 's popularity increased with that of other team games . A version of the game played in south - east London was rougher than the modern version , played on a very large field ( 247m by 64m ) , and used a cube of black rubber and rough planed sticks . The modern game was developed on the other side of London by Middlesex cricket clubs , especially Teddington Hockey Club . The members of these clubs were looking for winter exercise , but did not particularly care for football . In 1870 , members of the Teddington cricket club , who had recently moved to play in Bushy Park , were looking for a winter activity . They experimented with a ' stick ' game , based loosely on the rules of association football . Teddington played the game on the smooth outfield of their cricket pitch and used a cricket ball , so allowing smooth and predictable motion . By 1874 they had begun to draw up rules for their game , including banning the raising of the stick above shoulder height and stipulating that a shot at goal must take place within the circle in front of it . An association was formed in 1875 , which dissolved after seven years , but in 1886 the Hockey Association was formed by seven London clubs and representatives from Trinity College , Cambridge . Blackheath were one of the founder members , but refused to accept the rules drawn up by the other clubs and left to found the National Hockey Union . The Union failed , but the Association grew rapidly . </P>
<P> A game called hockey was played in English public schools in the early 19th century . Lord Lytton wrote in 1853 that On the common some young men were playing at hockey . That old - fashioned game , now very uncommon in England , except at schools ... Hockey 's popularity increased with that of other team games . A version of the game played in south - east London was rougher than the modern version , played on a very large field ( 247m by 64m ) , and used a cube of black rubber and rough planed sticks . The modern game was developed on the other side of London by Middlesex cricket clubs , especially Teddington Hockey Club . The members of these clubs were looking for winter exercise , but did not particularly care for football . In 1870 , members of the Teddington cricket club , who had recently moved to play in Bushy Park , were looking for a winter activity . They experimented with a ' stick ' game , based loosely on the rules of association football . Teddington played the game on the smooth outfield of their cricket pitch and used a cricket ball , so allowing smooth and predictable motion . By 1874 they had begun to draw up rules for their game , including banning the raising of the stick above shoulder height and stipulating that a shot at goal must take place within the circle in front of it . An association was formed in 1875 , which dissolved after seven years , but in 1886 the Hockey Association was formed by seven London clubs and representatives from Trinity College , Cambridge . Blackheath were one of the founder members , but refused to accept the rules drawn up by the other clubs and left to found the National Hockey Union . The Union failed , but the Association grew rapidly . </P>
where is first hockey club set up in world
where is first hockey club set up in world
Cambridge
Cambridge