Sports Clubs

Sports and Social Club

As well as numerous sporting activities on offer, the Club offers a bar with pool and snooker, a large hall, function room, and many organised events, including Dominoes; Fitness and Dance Classes; Quiz Nights; Country and Western; Bingo; Jazz; Barn Dances etc. The hall is also available for hire for anniversaries, weddings and all commercial or private events.

Contact: 01347 810216

Football

The club has been established for over 100 years, and is well-known in the local area for its excellent facilities, and friendly but competitive welcome to the opposing teams. The club firmly believes in the encouragement of youngsters through Easingwold FC and the Corinthians FC who have organised games for different age groups. There is an excellent ground with changing rooms and showers; and for the home games we can discuss what went right or wrong in the club bar. 

Contact for Seniors: Brian Handley (01347 810763)

Cricket

The Cricket Club was formed in 1887, and has two teams competing in the York and District League and one team in the evening Pilmore League. Junior matches for different age groups and weekly coaching sessions are arranged. Cricket nets for all to use are available throughout the season.

Contact: Tim & Belinda Wells on 01347 811180 or the club on 01347 810216 (evenings)

Hockey

As a local Hockey Club, we are a make-up of ladies with ages ranging from 16 upwards. We play at Stillington Sports Club, with a full-sized grass pitch. Fixtures are played on Sunday afternoons from September until April.

Contact: Sarah Rudd on 01347 824398 or the club on 01347 810216 (evenings)

Bowls

The club was founded in 1978 and now boasts one of the finest greens in the area, together with a fully equipped Clubhouse. The club has teams playing in four different leagues during the Outdoor Season between May and September, as well as internal competitions. There are also ample opportunities for purely social bowling.

New members, whether experienced bowlers or beginners are made very welcome. If you haven't played bowls before but would like to give it a try, there is always someone available to teach you the basics of the game.

Contact: David Martin (01347 822981) or Ray Midgley (01347 810044)

Tennis

The club was formed in 1977 and has 3 all-weather courts at the Sports and Social Club. Play is possible most of the year, and club sessions for Senior and Intermediate players are held on Saturday afternoons from 2pm.

Junior Tennis takes place on Saturday mornings in June and July with a tournament in July. Group coaching for adults can be arranged. Singles and Doubles Club Tournaments are held as one-day events.

The club has three mixed teams in the York and District Tennis League.

Contact: Ken Stirk (01347 810531) or Graham Cookman (01347 810047)

Website: www.stillingtontennis.org

Squash

Stillington Squash Rackets Club is a members-run club which was founded in the early 1980s. It has two squash courts and appropriate changing facilities, and is linked with Stillington Sports and Social Club, where bar facilities are available.

The club has around 100 members in various categories, and is run by a small committee of elected members.

Junior coaching sessions are held regularly on Monday evenings. A mini-league system operates for players of all standards. There are four men's, and two ladies' teams playing in the York and District Winter League, and two mixed teams in the Summer League. Annual events include a handicapped tournament and open club tournaments.

Contact: Anne Rowlands (01347 810645) or Christine Cookman (01347 810047)