Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club

Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club
Founded	1894
Head Coach	Michael Johnson (Men's 1st XI) & Mo Rahman (Women's 1st XI)
Manager	Thea Hitchcock (Men's 1st XI) & Jo Edmonson (Women's 1st XI)
Captain	David Cooper & Toby Roche (Men's 1st XI) & Annebeth Wijtenburg (Women's 1st XI)
Home ground	Paddington Recreation Ground, Maida Vale, London (Capacity 47 people and 2 dogs)
League	England Hockey League London Hockey League
Official Website	www.hwhc.co.uk

Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club is a field hockey club based in London, England. It was established in 1894. The home ground is currently at Paddington Recreation Ground, Maida Vale.^[1]

The Men's 1st XI play in the NOW: Pensions Men's Hockey League Premier Division, and the Women's 1st XI play in the Investec Women's Hockey League East Conference Division. The rest of the men's sides play in the Higgins Group London Hockey League. The women's side play in the South Clubs' Women's Hockey League and the Middlesex Women's League. The club is considered the largest adult hockey club in the UK, and fields twelve Men's sides and seven Ladies' sides, as well as various other mixed, junior and veterans sides.

Men's 1st XI

Thea Hitchcock is the current Manager and has been in this role since September 2009.

At the 2012 Annual Dinner, Dan Fox was awarded player of the season for the 3rd successive year.

For the season 2012/2013, the player of the season was Toby Roche. Chris Bowen won the MVP award, which is voted by the players after every game.

The 2012/13 season began a new era at HWHC under the management team of Chris Rowolht and Tom Kavanagh. The team was lad by the captaincy team of David Cooper and Tobias Cornelius Roche. Big things were expected of the season ahead with several new imports including London Olympian and BMW poster boy Iain Mackay joining the Hampstead ranks as well as Luke Kellaway being hired as first team physio. The season ended in a 6th place finish but with strong foundations in place to build on. HWHC also reached the HA cup final, beating Fareham, Birmingham, holders Beeston and Cannock en route. Retiring first team veteran Will Naylor finished as top goalscorer.

Current Squad

As of 1st September 2015.^[2]

No. Position Player 1 GK Harry Gibson 3 DF David Cooper (Co-captain) 7 DF Toby Roche (Co-captain) 8 DF Nick Page 16 DF Sam Arnold 18 DF Alex Jakeman 19 DF Michael Dodd 23 DF Stuart Loughrey 25 DF Neil Hamilton 4 MF Iain Mackay 5 MF Richard Alexander 6 MF Harry Slater

No. Position Player 11 MF Jonny Codling 14 MF Richard Springham 15 MF Jacob Bullock 17 MF Tom Kavanagh 20 MF Alex Simpson 21 MF James Simpson 9 MF Matthew Botha 10 FW Oliver Didham 12 FW Callum Stoddart 13 FW Toby Watt 22 FW Andrew Murie

Women's 1st XI

September 2015, the Ladies 1st XI make their debut in the Investec Conference East Division.^[3] Newly appointed coach, Mo Rahman, will be looking to build on the successes of Steve Menzies, supported by Assistant Coach Richard Smith, Manager Jo Edmonson and Captain Annebeth Wijtenburg.

The 2014/15 season saw the ladies gain promotion from South Clubs' Women's Hockey League Division 1 into the prestigious England Hockey National League. A club first and significant milestone for the Ladies.

In 2013/14 the Ladies finished runners up in the England Hockey Investec Women’s Cup, losing to Investec Premier Division side, Surbiton Hockey Club.

Current Squad

As of 11th September 2015.^[4]

No. Position Player 1 GK Rochelle Gianfrancesco 10 DF Francesca Cook 24 DF Brodie Fairchild 7 DF Annebeth Wijtenburg (Captain) 8 DF Francesca Feather 11 DF Fleur Horner 23 DF Anna Johnson 25 DF Katherine Mackay 20 DF Pippa Massey 4 MF Katherine Baker 13 MF Alice Garrad 15 MF Stephanie Burns 16 MF Juliet Chapman

No. Position Player 22 MF Louise Radford 27 MF Hayley Turner 9 MF Isabel Wray 10 FW Amy Askew 12 FW Helen Cathcart 14 FW Jasmine Clark 21 FW Joyce Esser 5 FW Cressida Grant 2 FW Sharon Konfederak 3 FW Maxime Pourquié 6 FW Emma Stocking 21 FW Emily Wilford

2014/15 League Winning Squad

No. Position Player 1 GK Rochelle Gianfrancesco 22 DF Francesca Cook 15 DF Victoria Warden 7 DF Annebeth Wijtenburg (Captain) 8 DF Rosanna Innes 19 DF Joy Roberts 11 DF Fleur Horner 23 DF Anna Johnson 20 DF Pippa Massey 9 MF Helene Wehrmann 21 MF Alice Garrad

No. Position Player 15 MF Caroline Ford 3 MF Juliet Chapman 8 MF Louise Radford 27 MF Edmee Peijster 9 MF Roxy Moerenhout 12 FW Helen Cathcart 5 FW Cressida Grant 6 FW Natasha Price 21 FW Amelia Thomson 16 FW Emma Stocking

International Players Past & Present (Men & Women)

• Richard Alexander - England and Great Britain
• Edward Bevan - Wales
• Matthew Botha - South Africa
• Chris Bowen - South Africa and Wales
• Andrew Cornick - Wales
• David Cooper - England (Indoor)
• Gavin Davis - Australia
• Dan Fox - England and Great Britain
• Alice Garrad - England U21
• César Hauet - France
• Andy Hayward - New Zealand
• Richard Hildreth - Canada
• Dilawar Hussain - Pakistan
• David Jameson - Canada
• Justin King - South Africa
• Eddie O'Brien - Australia
• Will Naylor - England (Indoor)
• Iain Mackay - England and Great Britain
• Mitesh Patel - New Zealand
• Ben Rogers - Wales
• Marc Sala - Spain
• Soma Singh - England and Great Britain
• Matt Simkin - Wales
• James Simpson - England U21 & Great Britain U21
• Josh Smith - Wales
• Richard Smith - England and Great Britain
• Peter Swainson - Wales
• Rob Thompson - England and Great Britain
• Tim Thompson - Australia
• Simon Towns - New Zealand
• Scott Webster - Australia

References

1. "HWHC official site". Retrieved 2013-04-16.
2. "Current Hampstead and Westmister registered players - England Hockey League". England Hockey. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
3. "Investec Conference East Division". www.englandhockey.co.uk.
4. "Current Hampstead and Westmister registered players - England Hockey League". England Hockey. Retrieved 2015-09-11.