Braintree Men's Hockey Club was founded in 1903. Home matches were played at Evegate Broad Road prior to the move to the Recreation Ground.

There are no records available of the Braintree Ladies Hockey Club, but in 1939 mixed matches were played with players selected from the Ladies and Men's Clubs.

By 1954 the membership was sufficient to field two mens eleven’s and with several ex-University players working for Courtaulds. The Ladies also fielded two teams in the 1960's, and it was during this period that the Braintree Dolphins Festival and Touring Teams were founded.

The early seventies saw a rapid rise in the membership of the Men's Club, with the first 3rd XI's fixture in December 1970. In 1972/3 season the 1st XI were competing in the Essex League and the first 4th. XI match was played. By the following year the Men's Club had five teams.
This rapid expansion resulted in pitch and changing facility shortages and to cope home matches were played at several venues including the College, Cricket Club and a field in Yeldham. By 1975 various sites were examined as potential grounds and with the help of Tom Hunnable, who had been a loyal member for many years and also represented Essex, the present ground was purchased in 1981. The ground was levelled and drained in 1984/5, with the help of Braintree District Council and the Sports Council, and a second hand clubhouse purchased, from the Golf Club erected during 1986/7. The facilities were opened by the Chief Executive of the Hockey Association, Stephen Baines, in 1987. Three years later changing rooms were built. During the whole of this period both Men's and Ladies Clubs gradually came together and became Braintree Hockey Club.

Since 1987/8, when Braintree under 14's became Essex Champions, the Club has seen a meteoric rise in junior members up to 150 during the 1994/5 season of which 50, including 4 Captains, represented Essex, 12 with 1 Captain represented the East of England and 2 with 1 Captain playing for England. Also during this period Braintree's young teams have won many honours among which the Under 11 Girls have been National finalists twice and Under 11 Boys National Champions. Recently the Under 19 Girls have been National finalists in both indoor & outdoor disciplines, Under 15 Girls National semi-finalists and Under 13 Girls regional runners-up. Many of these youngsters are now the strength of Braintree's senior teams. Braintree Hockey Club is considered one of the most successful clubs in the country at junior level.
During 1995 it was decided that the Club should apply to the Sports Lottery Fund for the installation of an All Weather Pitch. A committee was set up and the planning, funding details embarked upon, and in September 1995 the application was submitted to the Sports Council. The Club had to wait until April 1996 to hear of its success. Building started in June of that year and the first match was played on the pitch on 14th September 1996 and Olympic Hockey player Nicky Thompson formally opened the Pitch on November 4th 1996.

Since 1996 the club has concentrated on repaying in excess of £40,000 of members loans. These loans have now been cleared and a sinking fund started to contribute towards a replacement “carpet” likely to be needed by 2006/7 with an estimated cost of £150,000.