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  (19 December 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
edit
World 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 following 19 players were named in the squad for the China leg of the 2024–25 FIH Pro League in Hangzhou.[4]
Caps and goals current as of 5 December 2024, following the match against Belgium. Also includes caps and goals representing Great Britain.
Head coach: 
David Ralph
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | GK | Mila Welch | 15 July 2001 | 1 | 0 |  East Grinstead
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| 40 | GK | Miriam Pritchard (Captain) | 21 December 1998 | 25 | 0 | Hampstead & Westminster
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| 19 | DF | Olivia Hamilton | 28 February 2001 | 20 | 0 | Hampstead & Westminster
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| 22 | DF | Elizabeth Neal (Captain) | 8 October 1998 | 60 | 2 | Reading
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| 34 | DF | Paige Gillott | 14 September 1998 | 4 | 0 | Wimbledon
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| 37 | DF | Abbie Dixon | 21 June 2000 | 4 | 0 | Reading
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| 45 | DF | Rosemary Hope | 5 February 2002 | 4 | 0 | East Grinstead
|
| 10 | MF | Sofia Martin | 2 February 2005 | 4 | 0 | Hampstead & Westminster
|
| 23 | MF | Sophie Hamilton (Captain) | 28 February 2001 | 85 | 9 | Surbiton
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| 24 | MF | Camilla Giglio | 28 October 2000 | 3 | 1 |  HV Victoria
|
| 32 | MF | Bethan Alexander | 7 August 2003 | 4 | 0 | Loughborough Students
|
| 35 | MF | Hannah Boss | 7 November 2004 | 3 | 0 |  Klein Zwitserland
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| 41 | MF | Lily Walker (Captain) | 5 June 2002 | 61 | 0 | University of Birmingham
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| 2 | FW | Darcy Bourne | 13 October 2001 | 21 | 4 | Surbiton
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| 3 | FW | Rebecca Manton | 24 August 2001 | 3 | 1 | Wimbledon
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| 30 | FW | Martha Taylor | 1 March 2002 | 31 | 0 | University of Exeter
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| 36 | FW | Megan Crowson | 13 June 1996 | 3 | 1 | Wimbledon
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| 39 | FW | Alice Atkinson | 6 October 2004 | 4 | 0 | University of Birmingham
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| 44 | FW | Charlotte Bingham | 18 December 2005 | 4 | 2 | University of Birmingham
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Results and fixtures
editFIH Pro League
edit| 1 December 2024 Away 1 | China  | 2–1 | England | Hangzhou, China |
| 19:30 | Zhang W.  9'Yu 39' |
Report | Manton 1' |
Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium |
| 2 December 2024 Away 2 | Belgium | 1–3 | England | Hangzhou, China |
| 19:30 | Blockmans 41' |
Report | Bingham 2', 32' Bourne 58' |
Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium |
| 4 December 2024 Away 3 | China | 4–0 | England | Hangzhou, China |
| 19:30 | Chen Ya. 17' Zhang Y. 24'He 28'Chen Yu. 55' |
Report | Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium |
| 5 December 2024 Away 4 | England | 2–8 | Belgium | Hangzhou, China |
| 19:30 | Crowson 15' Giglio 25' |
Report | Blockmans 29' Rasir 32'Vanden Borre 41', 58'Bonami 45+'Moors 52'Englebert 57', 59' |
Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium |
| 15 February 2025 Away 5 | India  | v | England | Bhubaneswar, India |
| 17:15 | Report | Stadium: Kalinga Stadium |
| 16 February 2025 Away 6 | India | v | England | Bhubaneswar, India |
| 17:15 | Report | Stadium: Kalinga Stadium |
| 21 February 2025 Away 7 | England | v | Netherlands | Bhubaneswar, India |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Kalinga Stadium |
| 22 February 2025 Away 8 | Netherlands | v | England | Bhubaneswar, India |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Kalinga Stadium |
| 14 June 2025 Home 1 | England | v |  Argentina | London, England |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey Stadium |
| 15 June 2025 Home 2 | England | v | Argentina | London, England |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey Stadium |
| 17 June 2025 Home 3 | England | v |  Australia | London, England |
| 11:00 | Report | Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey Stadium |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Marjorie Pollard | English athlete". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "Barbara West". The Times. December 2014. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "England women's squad set for first Pro League matches of the 24/25 season". englandhockey.co.uk. England Hockey. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
