England women's national field hockey team

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England
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Association England Hockey
Head Coach David Ralph
Assistant coach(es) Katie Glynn
Mark Hickman
Jody Paul
ManagerSamantha Beveridge
Captain Hollie Pearne-Webb
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Home
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Away
FIH ranking
Current 7 Steady2.svg (19 December 2024) [1]
World Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1983 )
Best resultBronze medal world centered-2.svg3rd (2010)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances15 (first in 1984 )
Best resultGold medal europe.svg1st (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.

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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

World Cup

Commonwealth Games

World League

Pro League

EuroHockey Nations Championship

Champions Challenge

Champions Trophy

Current squad

The 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: Flag of Scotland.svg David Ralph

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
15GK Mila Welch (2001-07-15) 15 July 2001 (age 23)10 Flag of England.svg East Grinstead
40GK Miriam Pritchard (Captain) (1998-12-21) 21 December 1998 (age 26)250 Flag of England.svg Hampstead & Westminster

19DF Olivia Hamilton (2001-02-28) 28 February 2001 (age 23)200 Flag of England.svg Hampstead & Westminster
22DF Elizabeth Neal (Captain) (1998-10-08) 8 October 1998 (age 26)602 Flag of England.svg Reading
34DF Paige Gillott (1998-09-14) 14 September 1998 (age 26)40 Flag of England.svg Wimbledon
37DF Abbie Dixon (2000-06-21) 21 June 2000 (age 24)40 Flag of England.svg Reading
45DF Rosemary Hope (2002-02-05) 5 February 2002 (age 22)40 Flag of England.svg East Grinstead

10MF Sofia Martin (2005-02-02) 2 February 2005 (age 19)40 Flag of England.svg Hampstead & Westminster
23MF Sophie Hamilton (Captain) (2001-02-28) 28 February 2001 (age 23)859 Flag of England.svg Surbiton
24MF Camilla Giglio (2000-10-28) 28 October 2000 (age 24)31 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg HV Victoria
32MF Bethan Alexander (2003-08-07) 7 August 2003 (age 21)40 Flag of England.svg Loughborough Students
35MF Hannah Boss (2004-11-07) 7 November 2004 (age 20)30 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Klein Zwitserland
41MF Lily Walker (Captain) (2002-06-05) 5 June 2002 (age 22)610 Flag of England.svg University of Birmingham

2FW Darcy Bourne (2001-10-13) 13 October 2001 (age 23)214 Flag of England.svg Surbiton
3FW Rebecca Manton (2001-08-24) 24 August 2001 (age 23)31 Flag of England.svg Wimbledon
30FW Martha Taylor (2002-03-01) 1 March 2002 (age 22)310 Flag of England.svg University of Exeter
36FW Megan Crowson (1996-06-13) 13 June 1996 (age 28)31 Flag of England.svg Wimbledon
39FW Alice Atkinson (2004-10-06) 6 October 2004 (age 20)40 Flag of England.svg University of Birmingham
44FW Charlotte Bingham (2005-12-18) 18 December 2005 (age 19)42 Flag of England.svg University of Birmingham

Results and fixtures

FIH Pro League

1 December 2024 Away 1 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg2–1Flag of England.svg  England Hangzhou, China
19:30 Zhang W. Field hockey ball.svg 9'
Yu Field hockey ball.svg 39'
Report Manton Field hockey ball.svg 1'Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium
2 December 2024 Away 2 Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg1–3Flag of England.svg  England Hangzhou, China
19:30 Blockmans Field hockey ball.svg 41' Report Bingham Field hockey ball.svg 2', 32'
Bourne Field hockey ball.svg 58'
Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium
4 December 2024 Away 3 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg4–0Flag of England.svg  England Hangzhou, China
19:30 Chen Ya. Field hockey ball.svg 17'
Zhang Y. Field hockey ball.svg 24'
He Field hockey ball.svg 28'
Chen Yu. Field hockey ball.svg 55'
Report Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium
5 December 2024 Away 4 England  Flag of England.svg2–8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Hangzhou, China
19:30 Crowson Field hockey ball.svg 15'
Giglio Field hockey ball.svg 25'
Report Blockmans Field hockey ball.svg 29'
Rasir Field hockey ball.svg 32'
Vanden Borre Field hockey ball.svg 41', 58'
Bonami Field hockey ball.svg 45+'
Moors Field hockey ball.svg 52'
Englebert Field hockey ball.svg 57', 59'
Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium
15 February 2025 Away 5 India  Flag of India.svgvFlag of England.svg  England Bhubaneswar, India
17:15 Report Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
16 February 2025 Away 6 India  Flag of India.svgvFlag of England.svg  England Bhubaneswar, India
17:15 Report Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
21 February 2025 Away 7 England  Flag of England.svgvFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Bhubaneswar, India
15:00 Report Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
22 February 2025 Away 8 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svgvFlag of England.svg  England Bhubaneswar, India
15:00 Report Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
21 June 2025 Home 5 England  Flag of England.svgvFlag of Spain.svg  Spain London, England
13:00 Report Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey Stadium
22 June 2025 Home 6 England  Flag of England.svgvFlag of Spain.svg  Spain London, England
12:00 Report Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey Stadium
28 June 2025 Away 9 Germany  Flag of Germany.svgvFlag of England.svg  England Berlin, Germany
15:00 Report Stadium: Ernst Reuter Sportfeld
29 June 2025 Away 10 Germany  Flag of Germany.svgvFlag of England.svg  England Berlin, Germany
11:00 Report Stadium: Ernst Reuter Sportfeld

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