England men's national field hockey team

The England men's national field hockey team[2] competes in most major international tournaments except the Olympic Games. England's only appearance at the Olympics was at London 1908 when they won gold; since then English players have competed at the Olympics as part of the combined Great Britain national field hockey team.

England
AssociationEngland Hockey
Head CoachPaul Revington
Assistant coach(es)Mark Hickman
Zak Jones
Craig Sieben
ManagerPaul Gannon
CaptainDavid Ames
Most capsBarry Middleton (432)
Top scorerAshley Jackson (137)
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 5 1 (16 May 2024)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances1 (first in 1908)
Best result1st (1908)
World Cup
Appearances14 (first in 1973)
Best result2nd (1986)
EuroHockey Championships
Appearances18 (first in 1970)
Best result1st (2009)

England's best finish in the Hockey World Cup was as runners-up to champions Australia in 1986, which was also held in London. They won the bronze medal at the inaugural Commonwealth Games hockey tournament in 1998 in Kuala Lumpur, as well as in 2014 in Glasgow and in Birmingham in 2022.

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1908 Final1st3300243Squad
1920
until now
Part of Great Britain
Total1 title1/13300243

World Cup

FIH World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA Squad
1971 did not participate
1973 5th place game6th72231011N/A
1975 5th place game6th73131917
1978 7th place game7th82331110
1982 9th place game9th73131015
1986 Final2nd7502138
1990 5th place game5th7412127
1994 5th place game6th732275
1998 5th place game6th73041821Squad
2002 7th place game7th95041911Squad
2006 5th place game5th74031513Squad
2010 3rd place game4th74032120Squad
2014 3rd place game4th7313812Squad
2018 3rd place game4th73131223Squad
2023 Quarter-finals5th4220112Squad
TotalBest: 2nd14/1598461438186175

European Championships

EuroHockey Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA
1970 5th place game6th7403107
1974 3rd place game4th75021210
1978 3rd place game3rd7511197
1983 5th place game5th73222010
1987 Final2nd7610242
1991 3rd place game3rd7412148
1995 3rd place game3rd74211811
1999 3rd place game3rd75112711
2003 3rd place game3rd73221615
2005 5th place game6th512288
2007 Relegation pool5th5221176
2009 Final1st54102410
2011 3rd place game3rd53021711
2013 3rd place game4th51131012
2015 3rd place game4th5212189
2017 3rd place game3rd53021610
2019 Relegation pool5th522197
2021 3rd place game4th5302179
2023 Final2nd5212119
Total1 title19/19113622031304173

Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games record
Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1998 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3rd62311210Squad
2002 Manchester, England 5th5302138Squad
2006 Melbourne, Australia 4th63031414Squad
2010 Delhi, India 4th63301811Squad
2014 Glasgow, Scotland 3rd63122212Squad
2018 Gold Coast, Australia 3rd63121811Squad
2022 Birmingham, England 3rd64113314Squad
2026 Victoria, Australia to be determined
Total7/7412191113080

FIH Pro League

FIH Pro League record
Season Position Pld W D * L GF GA Squad
2021–22 6th167274041Squad
TotalBest: 6th167274041

Defunct competitions

*Draws include matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.

Players

Current squad

The squad for the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup.[3][4]

Head coach: Paul Revington

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) CapsClub
2 MF Nick Park (1999-04-08) 8 April 1999 8 Surbiton
3 DF Jack Waller (1997-01-28) 28 January 1997 30 Wimbledon
5 DF David Ames (1989-06-25) 25 June 1989 52 Holcombe
7 MF Zachary Wallace (Captain) (1999-09-29) 29 September 1999 35 HGC
9 MF Harry Martin (1992-10-23) 23 October 1992 133 HC Rotterdam
13 FW Sam Ward (1990-12-24) 24 December 1990 84 Old Georgians
14 DF James Albery (1995-10-02) 2 October 1995 27 Old Georgians
15 MF Phil Roper (1992-01-24) 24 January 1992 106 Holcombe
16 GK James Mazarelo (2001-02-04) 4 February 2001 5 Surbiton
17 MF Stuart Rushmere (2000-09-09) 9 September 2000 16 Surbiton
19 MF David Goodfield (1993-06-15) 15 June 1993 65 Surbiton
20 GK Ollie Payne (1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 23 Holcombe
21 FW Liam Ansell (1993-11-12) 12 November 1993 47 Wimbledon
22 MF David Condon (1991-07-06) 6 July 1991 134 Wimbledon
23 FW Nick Bandurak (1992-12-14) 14 December 1992 20 Holcombe
27 DF Liam Sanford (1996-03-14) 14 March 1996 53 Old Georgians
29 MF Tom Sorsby (1996-10-28) 28 October 1996 29 Surbiton
31 MF Will Calnan (1996-04-17) 17 April 1996 37 Hampstead & Westminster

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
DF Sam Taylor (2001-07-12) 12 July 2001 8 0 University of Exeter v.  France, 21 May 2022

MF James Gall (1995-05-20) 20 May 1995 106 5 Surbiton v.  Belgium, 19 June 2022
MF Jack Turner (1997-03-26) 26 March 1997 15 0 Wimbledon v.  Belgium, 19 June 2022
MF Duncan Scott (1998-08-31) 31 August 1998 9 2 Wimbledon v.  Belgium, 19 June 2022
MF Tim Nurse (1999-05-11) 11 May 1999 7 0 Surbiton v.  Belgium, 18 June 2022
MF Peter Scott (1997-01-19) 19 January 1997 13 0 Wimbledon v.  Netherlands, 5 June 2022
MF Matthew Ramshaw (1999-12-29) 29 December 1999 5 2 Hampstead & Westminster v.  Netherlands, 5 June 2022
MF James Oates (1998-04-18) 18 April 1998 9 1 Hampstead & Westminster v.  Netherlands, 4 June 2022

See also

References

  1. "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  2. "England Hockey official website". Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  3. "Squad announced for Men's World Cup 2023". www.englandhockey.co.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  4. "Team Roster England". tms.fih.ch. 13 January 2023. p. 5. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
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