The England women's national field hockey team are the current Commonwealth Games champions having previously won silver 3 times. England have also won the 2006 Women's Field Hockey World Cup Qualifier and the 2002 Champions Challenge.
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| Association | England Hockey | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head Coach | David Ralph | ||
| Assistant coach(es) | Katie Glynn Mark Hickman Jody Paul | ||
| Manager | Samantha Beveridge | ||
| Captain | Hollie Pearne-Webb | ||
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| FIH ranking | |||
| Current | 7  1 (13 August 2024)[1] | ||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 11 (first in 1983) | ||
| Best result | 3rd (2010) | ||
| EuroHockey Championship | |||
| Appearances | 15 (first in 1984) | ||
| Best result | 1st (1991, 2015) | ||
History
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Marjorie Pollard played hockey nearly every year for England from 1921 to 1937.[2]
The team toured New Zealand in 1938 and the US in 1947. Notable players were Barbara and Bridget West, Hilda Light and Mary Russell Vick. The teams had to play in long stockings whatever the heat until they were replaced with split skirts and knee high stockings.[3]
Competitive record
editWorld Cup
edit- 1983 – 5th place
- 1986 – 5th place
- 1990 – 4th place
- 1994 – 9th place
- 1998 – 9th place
- 2002 – 5th place
- 2006 – 7th place
- 2010 –
- 2014 – 11th place
- 2018 – 7th place
- 2022 – 8th place
Commonwealth Games
editWorld League
editPro League
edit- 2021–22 – 7th place
EuroHockey Nations Championship
edit- 1984 – 4th place
- 1987 –
- 1991 –
- 1995 – 4th place
- 1999 –
- 2003 – 4th place
- 2005 –
- 2007 –
- 2009 –
- 2011 –
- 2013 –
- 2015 –
- 2017 –
- 2019 – 4th place
- 2021 – 5th place
- 2023 – 4th place
Champions Challenge
editChampions Trophy
editCurrent squad
editThe squad for the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup.[4][5]
Head coach: David Ralph
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Maddie Hinch | 8 October 1988 | 171 | 0 |  Tilburg
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| 2 | FW | Darcy Bourne | 13 October 2001 | 7 | 2 |  Surbiton
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| 4 | DF | Laura Unsworth | 8 March 1988 | 296 | 13 | East Grinstead
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| 6 | DF | Anna Toman | 29 April 1993 | 106 | 8 | SCHC
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| 7 | MF | Hannah Martin | 30 December 1994 | 97 | 20 | Surbiton
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| 11 | MF | Holly Hunt | 15 March 1997 | 14 | 1 | Hampstead & Westminster
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| 13 | FW | Elena Rayer | 22 November 1996 | 79 | 10 | East Grinstead
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| 14 | FW | Tessa Howard | 6 January 1999 | 46 | 9 | East Grinstead
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| 16 | FW | Isabelle Petter | 27 June 2000 | 53 | 7 | Surbiton
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| 18 | DF | Giselle Ansley | 31 March 1992 | 183 | 27 | HGC
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| 20 | DF | Hollie Pearne-Webb (captain) | 19 September 1990 | 213 | 11 | Wimbledon
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| 21 | DF | Fiona Crackles | 11 February 2000 | 35 | 11 | Wimbledon
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| 22 | Lizzie Neal | 8 October 1998 | 34 | 0 | Wimbledon
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| 23 | MF | Sophie Hamilton | 28 February 2001 | 16 | 1 | Canterbury
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| 24 | MF | Shona McCallin | 18 May 1992 | 108 | 3 | Oranje-Rood
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| 25 | GK | Sabbie Heesh | 16 December 1991 | 26 | 0 | Surbiton
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| 26 | FW | Lily Owsley | 10 December 1994 | 182 | 41 | HDM
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| 31 | DF | Grace Balsdon | 13 April 1993 | 102 | 16 | Hampstead & Westminster
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| 41 | MF | Lily Walker | 5 June 2002 | 11 | 0 | University of Birmingham
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| 42 | FW | Alex Malzer | 19 August 2000 | 10 | 0 | University of Nottingham
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The following players have also been selected for the squad for the 2021-22 Women's FIH Pro League.[6][7]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | GK | Miriam Pritchard | 21 December 1998 | 2 | 0 | Hampstead & Westminster
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| 44 | DF | Lorna MacKenzie | 22 February 2001 | 0 | 0 | Loughborough Students
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| 32 | MF | Kate Axford | 31 March 1999 | 0 | 0 | Wimbledon
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| 45 | MF | Millie Giglio | 28 October 2000 | 0 | 0 | University of Birmingham
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| 43 | FW | Pippa Lock | 23 October 1999 | 0 | 0 | University of Birmingham
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| 46 | FW | Vicki McCabe | 9 June 2001 | 0 | 0 | Team Bath Buccaneers
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Results and fixtures
editFIH Pro League
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| 2 April 2022 Away 3 | India  | Cancelled | England | Bhubaneswar, India |
| 17:00 | Report | Stadium: Kalinga Stadium |
| 3 April 2022 Away 4 | India | Cancelled | England | Bhubaneswar, India |
| 17:00 | Report | Stadium: Kalinga Stadium |
| 23 April 2022 Away 5 | United States  | 1–3 | England | Chapel Hill, United States |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: Karen Shelton Stadium |
| 24 April 2022 Away 6 | United States | 2–2 (1–3 p) | England | Chapel Hill, United States |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: Karen Shelton Stadium |
| 4 May 2022 Away 7 | Germany  | 3–4 | England | Mönchengladbach, Germany |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: SparkassenPark |
| 5 May 2022 Away 8 | Germany | 4–1 | England | Mönchengladbach, Germany |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: SparkassenPark |
| 21 May 2022 Home 1 | England | 1–1 (3–4 p) |  China | London, England |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre |
| 22 May 2022 Home 2 | England | 1–3 | China | London, England |
| 14:30 | Report | Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre |
| 28 May 2022 Home 3 | England | 3–1 |  Spain | London, England |
| 14:30 | Report | Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre |
| 29 May 2022 Home 4 | England | 0–2 | Spain | London, England |
| 14:30 | Report | Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre |
| 4 June 2022 Home 5 | England | 3–1 | Netherlands | London, England |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre |
| 5 June 2022 Home 6 | England | 1–2 | Netherlands | London, England |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre |
| 18 June 2022 Home 7 | England | 2–1 |  Belgium | London, England |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre |
| 19 June 2022 Home 8 | England | 1–4 | Belgium | London, England |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre |
FIH World Cup
edit| 3 July 2022 Pool B | England | 1–1 | India | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 16:30 | Petter  9' |
Report | Vandana 28' |
Stadium: Wagener Stadium |
| 5 July 2022 Pool B | New Zealand  | v | England | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 19:30 | Report | Stadium: Wagener Stadium |
| 7 July 2022 Pool B | England | v | China | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 16:30 | Report | Stadium: Wagener Stadium |
XXI Commonwealth Games
edit| 30 July 2022 Pool A | England | v |  Ghana | Birmingham, England |
| 16:00 | Report | Stadium: University of Birmingham |
| 31 July 2022 Pool A | Canada  | v | England | Birmingham, England |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: University of Birmingham |
| 2 August 2022 Pool A | India | v | England | Birmingham, England |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: University of Birmingham |
| 4 August 2022 Pool A | England | v |  Wales | Birmingham, England |
| 11:00 | Report | Stadium: University of Birmingham |
EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers
edit| 24 August 2022 Qualifier A | England | v |  Croatia | Durham, England |
| 19:30 | Report | Stadium: The Graham Sports Centre |
| 26 August 2022 Qualifier A | Wales | v | England | Durham, England |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: The Graham Sports Centre |
| 27 August 2022 Qualifier A | England | v |  Slovakia | Durham, England |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: The Graham Sports Centre |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Marjorie Pollard | English athlete". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "Barbara West". The Times. December 2014. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "Women's Squad Named for World Cup, Commonwealth Games & Euro Qualidiers". englandhockey.co.uk. England Hockey. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "Team Details – England". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. p. 7. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "FIH Pro League".
- ^ "2021-22 FIH Pro League (W)". FIH. 2022. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
