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) Mark Hickman
Simon Letchford
Jody Paul
ManagerSamantha Beveridge
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Home
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Away
FIH ranking
Current 8 Steady2.svg (4 July 2025) [1]
World Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1983 )
Best resultBronze medal world centered-2.svg 3rd (2010)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances17 (first in 1984 )
Best resultGold medal europe.svg 1st (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 squad for the 2025 Women's EuroHockey Championship.. [4]

Head coach: David Ralph

  1. Darcy Bourne
  2. Lily Walker (C)
  3. Anna Toman
  4. Elena Rayer
  5. Tessa Howard
  6. Isabelle Petter
  7. Katharine Curtis
  8. Olivia Hamilton
  9. Fiona Crackles
  10. Elizabeth Neal
  11. Sophie Hamilton (C)
  12. Madeleine Axford
  13. Sabrina Heesh (GK)
  14. Lily Owsley
  15. Flora Peel
  16. Martha Taylor
  17. Grace Balsdon
  18. Miriam Pritchard (GK)

Recent call-ups

The following players have received call-ups to the national team in the last 12 months:

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
DF Abbie Dixon (2000-06-21) 21 June 2000 (age 25)40 Flag of England.svg Reading v. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium; 5 December 2024
DF Rosemary Hope (2002-02-05) 5 February 2002 (age 23)40 Flag of England.svg East Grinstead v. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium; 5 December 2024
MF Bethan Alexander (2003-08-07) 7 August 2003 (age 22)40 Flag of England.svg Loughborough Students v. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium; 5 December 2024
MF Hannah Boss (2004-11-07) 7 November 2004 (age 20)30 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Klein Zwitserland v. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium; 5 December 2024
MF Camilla Giglio (2000-10-28) 28 October 2000 (age 24)31 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg HV Victoriav. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium; 5 December 2024
MF Sofia Martin (2005-02-02) 2 February 2005 (age 20)40 Flag of England.svg Hampstead & Westminster v. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium; 5 December 2024
FW Megan Crowson (1996-06-13) 13 June 1996 (age 29)31 Flag of England.svg Wimbledon v. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium; 5 December 2024

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.svg3-2Flag 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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  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. ↑ "England squads ready for European challenge". englandhockey.co.uk. England Hockey. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
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