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England women's national field hockey team

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England
England
AssociationEngland Hockey
Head CoachDavid Ralph
Assistant coach(es)Katie Glynn
Mark Hickman
Jody Paul
ManagerSamantha Beveridge
CaptainHollie Pearne-Webb
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Home
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Away
FIH ranking
Current 7 Decrease 1 (13 August 2024)[1]
World Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1983)
Best result3rd (2010)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances15 (first in 1984)
Best result1st (1991, 2015)

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.

History

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Englands vs India at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

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

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World Cup

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Commonwealth Games

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World League

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Pro League

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EuroHockey Nations Championship

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Champions Challenge

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Champions Trophy

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Current squad

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The squad for the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup.[4][5]

Head coach: David Ralph

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps GoalsClub
1 GK Maddie Hinch (1988-10-08) 8 October 1988 (age 36) 171 0 Netherlands Tilburg
2 FW Darcy Bourne (2001-10-13) 13 October 2001 (age 23) 7 2 England Surbiton
4 DF Laura Unsworth (1988-03-08) 8 March 1988 (age 36) 296 13 England East Grinstead
6 DF Anna Toman (1993-04-29) 29 April 1993 (age 31) 106 8 Netherlands SCHC
7 MF Hannah Martin (1994-12-30) 30 December 1994 (age 29) 97 20 England Surbiton
11 MF Holly Hunt (1997-03-15) 15 March 1997 (age 27) 14 1 England Hampstead & Westminster
13 FW Elena Rayer (1996-11-22) 22 November 1996 (age 27) 79 10 England East Grinstead
14 FW Tessa Howard (1999-01-06) 6 January 1999 (age 25) 46 9 England East Grinstead
16 FW Isabelle Petter (2000-06-27) 27 June 2000 (age 24) 53 7 England Surbiton
18 DF Giselle Ansley (1992-03-31) 31 March 1992 (age 32) 183 27 Netherlands HGC
20 DF Hollie Pearne-Webb (captain) (1990-09-19) 19 September 1990 (age 34) 213 11 England Wimbledon
21 DF Fiona Crackles (2000-02-11) 11 February 2000 (age 24) 35 11 England Wimbledon
22 Lizzie Neal (1998-10-08) 8 October 1998 (age 26) 34 0 England Wimbledon
23 MF Sophie Hamilton (2001-02-28) 28 February 2001 (age 23) 16 1 England Canterbury
24 MF Shona McCallin (1992-05-18) 18 May 1992 (age 32) 108 3 Netherlands Oranje-Rood
25 GK Sabbie Heesh (1991-12-16) 16 December 1991 (age 32) 26 0 England Surbiton
26 FW Lily Owsley (1994-12-10) 10 December 1994 (age 29) 182 41 Netherlands HDM
31 DF Grace Balsdon (1993-04-13) 13 April 1993 (age 31) 102 16 England Hampstead & Westminster
41 MF Lily Walker (2002-06-05) 5 June 2002 (age 22) 11 0 England University of Birmingham
42 FW Alex Malzer (2000-08-19) 19 August 2000 (age 24) 10 0 England University of Nottingham

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 GoalsClub
40 1GK Miriam Pritchard (1998-12-21) 21 December 1998 (age 25) 2 0 England Hampstead & Westminster

44 2DF Lorna MacKenzie (2001-02-22) 22 February 2001 (age 23) 0 0 England Loughborough Students

32 3MF Kate Axford (1999-03-31) 31 March 1999 (age 25) 0 0 England Wimbledon
45 3MF Millie Giglio (2000-10-28) 28 October 2000 (age 23) 0 0 England University of Birmingham

43 4FW Pippa Lock (1999-10-23) 23 October 1999 (age 24) 0 0 England University of Birmingham
46 4FW Vicki McCabe (2001-06-09) 9 June 2001 (age 23) 0 0 England Team Bath Buccaneers

Results and fixtures

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FIH Pro League

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19 February 2022 Away 1 Argentina  5–2  England Buenos Aires, Argentina
19:00 Report Stadium: CeNARD
20 February 2022 Away 2 Argentina  5–2  England Buenos Aires, Argentina
19:00 Report Stadium: CeNARD
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
21 May 2022 Home 1 England  1–1
(3–4 p)
 China London, England
15:30 Report Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre

FIH World Cup

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3 July 2022 Pool B England  1–1  India Amsterdam, Netherlands
16:30 Petter field hockey ball 9' Report Vandana field hockey ball 28' Stadium: Wagener Stadium

XXI Commonwealth Games

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EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Marjorie Pollard | English athlete". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Barbara West". The Times. December 2014. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Women's Squad Named for World Cup, Commonwealth Games & Euro Qualidiers". englandhockey.co.uk. England Hockey. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Team Details – England". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. p. 7. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  6. ^ "FIH Pro League".
  7. ^ "2021-22 FIH Pro League (W)". FIH. 2022. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
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