England men's national field hockey team

The England men's national field hockey team[3] 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 CoachZak Jones (Interim) [1]
Assistant coach(es)Kwan Browne
Barry Middleton
ManagerPaul Gannon
CaptainDavid Ames
Most capsBarry Middleton (432)
Top scorerAshley Jackson (137)
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 7 (2 May 2022)[2]
Highest4 (2010–2013, November 2015 – June 2016)
Lowest11 (2005)
Olympic Games
Appearances1 (first in 1908)
Best result1st (1908)
World Cup
Appearances13 (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.

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 Qualified
TotalBest: 2nd14/1594441238175173

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 game4th5302149
2023 Qualified
Total1 title19/19108601929293164

Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA
1998 3rd place game3rd62311210
2002 5th place game5th5302138
2006 3rd place game4th63031414
2010 3rd place game4th63301811
2014 3rd place game3rd63122212
2018 3rd place game3rd63121811
2022 Qualified
TotalBest: 3rd7/735178109766

Defunct competitions

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

Players

Current squad

The following 19 players were named on 28 March 2022 for the FIH Pro League matches against India in Bhubaneswar, India on 2 and 3 April 2022.[4]

Caps updated as of 3 April 2022, after the match against India.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps GoalsClub
16 GK James Mazarelo (2001-02-04) 4 February 2001 2 0 Loughborough Students
20 GK Ollie Payne (1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 21 0 Holcombe

14 DF James Albery (1995-10-02) 2 October 1995 14 0 Old Georgians
27 DF Liam Sanford (1996-03-14) 14 March 1996 80 1 Old Georgians
29 DF Tom Sorsby (Vice-captain) (1996-10-28) 28 October 1996 51 0 Surbiton
46 DF Sam Taylor (2001-07-12) 12 July 2001 5 0 University of Exeter

2 MF Nick Park (1999-04-08) 8 April 1999 6 0 Surbiton
12 MF James Gall (Vice-captain) (1995-05-20) 20 May 1995 98 5 Surbiton
19 MF David Goodfield (1993-06-15) 15 June 1993 66 11 Surbiton
22 MF David Condon (1991-07-06) 6 July 1991 187 30 Wimbledon
24 MF James Oates (1998-04-18) 18 April 1998 4 1 Hampstead & Westminster
25 MF Duncan Scott (1998-08-31) 31 August 1998 6 2 Wimbledon
30 MF Rhys Smith (1997-03-13) 13 March 1997 21 0 Wimbledon
32 MF Peter Scott (1997-01-19) 19 January 1997 7 0 Wimbledon
40 MF Jack Turner (1997-03-26) 26 March 1997 8 0 Wimbledon

10 FW Chris Griffiths (1990-09-03) 3 September 1990 120 26 Old Georgians
13 FW Sam Ward (1990-12-24) 24 December 1990 145 85 Old Georgians
21 FW Liam Ansell (1993-11-12) 12 November 1993 63 20 Wimbledon
23 FW Nick Bandurak (1992-12-14) 14 December 1992 6 4 Holcombe

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 Brendan Creed (1993-01-03) 3 January 1993 95 1 Beerschot v.  Argentina, 20 February 2022
DF David Ames (Captain) (1989-06-25) 25 June 1989 109 4 Oranje-Rood v.  Spain, 5 February 2022
DF Jack Waller (1997-01-28) 28 January 1997 62 2 Gantoise v.  Spain, 4 February 2022

MF Tim Nurse (1999-05-11) 11 May 1999 2 0 Surbiton v.  Argentina, 20 February 2022
MF Zach Wallace (Vice-Captain) (1999-09-29) 29 September 1999 63 9 HGC v.  Spain, 5 February 2022
MF Stuart Rushmere (2000-09-09) 9 September 2000 2 0 Loughborough Students v.  Spain, 5 February 2022
MF Harry Martin (1992-10-23) 23 October 1992 238 18 Rotterdam 2021 EuroHockey Championship
MF Ian Sloan (1993-11-19) 19 November 1993 118 5 Wimbledon 2021 EuroHockey Championship

FW Phil Roper (1992-01-24) 24 January 1992 163 39 Oranje-Rood v.  Spain, 5 February 2022
FW Will Calnan (1996-04-17) 17 April 1996 43 5 Hampstead & Westminster 2021 EuroHockey Championship

Results and fixtures

2021 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship

5 June 2021 Pool A England  5-0  Russia Amstelveen, Netherlands
Report
6 June 2021 Pool A England  2-1  Belgium Amstelveen, Netherlands
Report
8 June 2021 Pool A Spain  2-3  England Amstelveen, Netherlands
Report
10 June 2021 Semi-Final England  2-3  Germany Amstelveen, Netherlands
Report
12 June 2021 3rd/4th place England  2-3  Belgium Amstelveen, Netherlands
Report

2021-22 Men's FIH Pro League

4 February 2022 Spain  1-6  England Estadio Betero, Valencia
Report
5 February 2022 Spain  2-3  England Estadio Betero, Valencia
Report
19 February 2022 Argentina  2-0  England CeNARD, Buenos Aires
Report
20 February 2022 Argentina  3-1  England CeNARD, Buenos Aires
Report

Commonwealth Games 2022

See also

References

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