Alan Forsyth

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Alan Forsyth
Personal information
Born (1992-04-05) 5 April 1992 (age 33)
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing position Forward
Senior career
YearsTeam
2006-2013 Kelburne
2013-2021 Surbiton
2021-2023 HGC
2021–2025 Old Georgians
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2015–2024 GB 53 (22)
2009–2024 Scotland 160 (101)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
European Championship II
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Vinnytsia Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Prague Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Glasgow Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Gniezno Team

Alan Forsyth (born 5 April 1992) is a Scottish field hockey player who plays as a forward for Men's England Hockey League club Old Georgians and the Scotland and Great Britain national teams. [1]

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Biography

Forsyth, the son of Derek Forsyth, a head coach of Scotland, started his career with Scottish club Kelburne Hockey Club, winning six Scottish league titles, making his senior international debut for Scotland in 2009 and represented Scotland at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi in 2010. [2]

He won a bronze medal with the team at the 2011 Men's EuroHockey Championship II in Vinnytsia, Ukraine. [3]

He moved to England to play in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division from 2014 until 2021 for Surbiton, where he won three league titles. [4] Also while at Surbiton he competed in two more Commonwealth Games in 2014 in Glasgow [5] and 2018 in Gold Coast and in between won a gold medal with Scotland at the 2017 Men's EuroHockey Championship II in Glasgow. [6]

He also made his senior international debut for Great Britain on 19 October 2015 but was only named as reserve for the 2020 Summer Olympics. [7] [8]

After leaving Surbiton to play in the Dutch Hoofdklasse for HGC he spent two years in the Netherlands [9] and in 2022 became the first Scottish mens hockey player to compete at four Commonwealth Games, after competing in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. [10]

He returned in 2023 to England to play for Old Georgians [11] but announced his retirement from international hockey in 2024 with 101 goals from 160 international Scotland caps. [12]

Forsyth was part of the Old Georgians team that won the league title during the 2023-24 season. [13]

Honours & achievements

Individual & Team

2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19

2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19

2016/17, 2017/18, 2019/20, 2023/24

2016/17, 2019/20, 2023/24 [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Alan Forsyth | Great Britain Hockey". www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "HOCKEY: Kelburne stars dominate Commonwealth Games selection squad". Daily Record. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "Michael Bremner retires from international hockey". Scottish Hockey. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "British hockey trio sign for Dutch club HGC". 4 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "Glasgow 2014: Scotland's Commonwealth Games team". BBC Sport. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "EuroHockey Championship 2017: Scotland beat Wales in final". BBC Sport. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Alan Forsyth would be in any other Olympic hockey squad". The Hockey Paper.
  8. ↑ "Team GB hockey: 21 players to make Olympic debuts as men's and women's squads are named". Sky Sports. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "British hockey trio sign for Dutch club HGCa". The Hockey Paper. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  10. ↑ "Alan Forsyth". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  11. ↑ "Forsyth adds to Old Georgians star power".
  12. ↑ "Alan Forsyth retires from international hockey". Scottish Hockey. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  13. ↑ "Old Georgians crowned champs as Surbiton and Wimbledon win EHL spots". EHL. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  14. ↑ "Players and teams of the year voting results announced". englandhockey.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  15. ↑ "Alan Forsyth wins Hockey Writers Club Player of the Year". Scottish Hockey. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
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