Club History

Old Hulmeians Lacrosse Club was formed in 1896 by old boys from William Hulmes Grammar School. Hulmeians LC left behind a piece of their history when they moved in 1993 from the Memorial Ground in Whalley Range to Brooklands Sports Club. The ground had been purchased by the subscriptions of parents, friends and relatives of Hulmeians who fell in the Great War. Some traditionalists, those with the longest memories, felt we were leaving too much history behind. The Club committee's decision, to give greater consideration to the future than the past, was a difficult decision and so it was not without some regret that we moved to Sale.

Since our move, the Brooklands Club House has been transformed into a fantastic facility. It has been completely rebuilt providing fantastic sports and social facilities along with a pool, saunas, weight rooms and fitness centre run by independent health clubs.

The lacrosse section have access to four pitches plus the use of the astro turf for practice and occasional matches. Brooklands Hulmeians, as we are now known, runs three men’s teams and one ladies team at senior level. However, crucial to sustaining the senior teams, especially following the cessation of lacrosse at William Hulmes Grammar School, was the setting up of our Junior Development Programme in 1995.

The programme has expanded since then, in no small part due to the excellent coaches we have been lucky to have from the States. Please see the separate page with their details. However, with the changes in the overseas visa process, we have been extremely lucky to have UK based coaches now running our school programme.

Corey Carver has been working for us since January 2023 and Vics Law since 2019.

We run boys teams at U12, U14, U16 and U19 and girls teams at U13, U15 and U18. We are hoping to run an U11 girls team this season

The Man's first team are in the NLL Premier Division and we are startring our Women's team again this season and they will compete on the NLL Women's league.

The success of the junior programme can be seen by the number of players who have gained regional and national recognition. Six junior players have subsequently become teachers and coaches using lacrosse as the stepping stone into their careers.