Key dates

• 1899 Disley Mens Hockey established at Jackson Edge and leased the land from Lord Newton at £3 an acre per annum on a 7 Year lease 
  1900 Disley Lawn Tennis Club Pavilion transferred from previous ground and resited at Jackson Edge 
  1900 Disley Archery Club 1st shoot at Jackson Edge 
  1900 Club was amalgamated with a merger of Hockey, Archery and Lawn Tennis 
  1902 Ladies Hockey Club Formed 
  1902 Croquet Section Formed 
  1904 Bowls section Formed 
  1927 Club purchased Ground for £400 
  1928 Completion of New Pavilion and Badminton formed 
  1978 Completion of New building and Squash Section Formed 
  1980 Netball Section Formed 
  1987 Lacrosse Section formed bu Old Stopfordians Lacrosse Club 
  1987 Cricket Section inaugural Match Clive Lloyd X1 v Peter Lever X1 
  1993 Major Drainage project commenced at a vost of £23,000 
  1997 High Lane Junior Football became affiliated Members 
  2005 Tennis Courts resurfaced at a cost of £30,000 
  2007 Badminton Hall refurbished at a cost of £5,500 
• 2007 Old pavilion demolished and new Cricket Score-box built for £9,500

Other points from the Club records

1. The first full time groundsman was appointed in 1901 at a weekly wage ‘not to exceed “ £1.2s.0d ‘
2. In 1901 you could become a Life Member of the Club for the sum of £10( limited to a maximum of 10 people) and the annual Tennis subscription was £1.11s.6d plus an additional charge to enter the ground of 10s.6d
3. At the same time it was decided by the Committee that as the Hockey Section was lacking support Members of all sections would be allowed to play “quoits” and “cricket at the nets” without any additional charge
4. In 1919 the Clubs finances were in such a perilous state that it was decided to double all subscriptions as it was deemed impossible to run the Club on the present income
5. In 1915 it was decided to allow any wounded soldiers or sailors to use the Club without charge on any afternoon
6. In the original rules (dropped in 1926) juveniles were not allowed to use the club after 6pm and on Saturdays after 3pm – there was of course no usage of the Club on Sundays
7. In 1901 a request was made for clay pigeon shooting to be accepted as a suitable sport. That would be fun for the Health and Safety Officer nowadays. The request was refused
8. In July 1902 a suggestion that ping-pong should be allowed at the club - this was once again dismissed by the Committee
9. The running costs for the Club in 1921 were £296 per year, sadly the income was £238
10. In 1913 the club made a profit of £1.1s.10d
11. The Club once owned a donkey which cost £1.10s and the harness £5.10s
12. In 1922 the club bought a new Atco Lawnmower for £60.

The history and events at the Club are too numerous to list but a big thanks to Muriel Shepley who helped with providing a great deal of information that can not be adequately listed above.