England men's national hockey team

England
Association	England Hockey
Coach	Bobby Crutchley
Assistant coach	Jon Bleby
Manager	Andy Halliday
Captain	Barry Middleton
FIH ranking	5
First kit Second kit

The England men's national field hockey team represents England in men's international field hockey.^[1]

The team 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'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.

Tournament History

Summer Olympics

• 1908 –

World Cup

• 1973 – 6th place
• 1975 – 6th place
• 1978 – 7th place
• 1982 – 9th place
• 1986 –
• 1990 – 5th place
• 1994 – 6th place
• 1998 – 6th place
• 2002 – 7th place
• 2006 – 5th place
• 2010 – 4th place
• 2014 – 4th place

Hockey World League

• 2012–13 –

Commonwealth Games

• 1998 –
• 2002 – 5th place
• 2006 – 4th place
• 2010 – 4th place
• 2014 –

EuroHockey Nations Championship

• 1970 – 6th place
• 1974 – 4th place
• 1978 –
• 1983 – 5th place
• 1987 –
• 1991 –
• 1995 –
• 1999 –
• 2003 –
• 2005 – 6th place
• 2007 – 5th place
• 2009 –
• 2011 –
• 2013 – 4th place
• 2015 – 4th place

Hockey Champions Trophy

• 1981 – 6th place
• 1995 – 6th place
• 1999 – 5th place
• 2001 – 5th place
• 2009 – 6th place
• 2010 –
• 2012 – 8th place
• 2014 - 7th place

Hockey Champions Challenge

• 2003 – 5th place
• 2005 – 4th place
• 2007 – 4th place

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

• 1987 –
• 1994 –
• 1996 – 5th place
• 1999 – 4th place
• 2001 – 6th place

Current Squad

The following 18 players are in the squad for the Unibet EuroHockey Championships 2015, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London. (21 to 29 August 2015)

England caps and goals updated as of 29 August 2015 after the match against Ireland. Note: Number In brackets are the total caps & goals including GB. ^[2][3]

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK George Pinner 18 January 1987 76 (96) 0 Holcombe 2 GK James Bailey 13 May 1991 8 (18) 0 Wimbledon 6 DF Henry Weir 13 February 1990 71 (94) 3 (4) Wimbledon 12 DF Mikey Hoare 14 November 1985 77 (97) 1 (1) Wimbledon 16 DF Adam Dixon 11 September 1986 125 (174) 10 (12) Beeston 24 DF Iain Lewers 5 January 1984 74 (129) 7 (10) Holcombe 27 DF Dan Fox 3 March 1983 101 (146) 2 (3) Holcombe 7 MF Ashley Jackson 27 August 1987 128 (217) 86 (124) Holcombe 9 MF Harry Martin 23 October 1992 77 (134) 8 (12) Beeston 18 MF Barry Middleton (captain) 12 January 1984 237 (360) 60 (100) Holcombe 20 MF Dan Shingles 5 July 1986 54 (65) 1 (2) Reading 22 MF David Condon 6 July 1991 70 (93) 11 (14) East Grinstead 26 MF Nick Catlin 8 April 1989 121 (173) 11 (21) Holcombe 30 MF David Ames 25 June 1989 8 (18) 1 (1) Beeston 11 FW Ali Brogdon 10 November 1987 108 (137) 14 (21) Wimbledon 13 FW Sam Ward 24 December 1990 15 (33) 6 (12) Holcombe 14 FW Mark Gleghorne 19 May 1985 65 (91) 16 (23) Beeston 25 FW Chris Griffiths 3 September 1990 13 (29) 4 (9) East Grinstead

Recent Callups

The following players are also in the England Hockey Centralised Squad.(Note: Total caps & goals including GB ones in brackets)

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 19 GK Patrick Smith 28 July 1991 4 (10) 0 East Grinstead 32 GK Harry Gibson 25 March 1993 1 (6) 0 Hampstead & Westminster 4 DF Ollie Willars 25 June 1990 58 (73) 1 (1) Beeston 21 DF Tim Whiteman 2 April 1987 33 (54) 0 Beeston 29 DF Richard Smith 28 September 1987 84 (113) 11 (16) Hampstead & Westminster 31 MF Ian Sloan 19 November 1993 4 (12) 0 (2) Wimbledon 8 FW Simon Mantell 24 April 1984 140 (199) 44 (58) Reading 15 FW Phil Roper 24 January 1992 35 (48) 6 (11) Wimbledon 23 FW Tom Carson 26 June 1990 54 (65) 14 (18) Reading

Coaches

• Head coach: Bobby Crutchley
• Assistant coaches: Jon Bleby and David Ralph
• Team manager: Andy Halliday
• Fitness Coach: Andy Hudson
• Performance Analysis: Ali Paterson

See also

• England women's national hockey team
• Great Britain men's national field hockey team
• Great Britain women's national field hockey team

References

1. "England Hockey official website". Retrieved 20 November 2014.
2. "England and GB Hockey Players - Men's Senior". Retrieved 20 November 2014.
3. "Glasgow 2014 - Hockey - Men". Retrieved 8 December 2014.

External links

• Official website