Great Britain men's national field hockey team

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Great Britain
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Association Great Britain Hockey
Confederation EHF (Europe)
Head CoachZak Jones (Interim) [1]
Assistant coach(es) Kwan Browne
ManagerAndy Halliday
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Away
Olympic Games
Appearances18 (first in 1920 )
Best result1st (1920, 1988)

The Great Britain men's national field hockey team represents the United Kingdom in some international field hockey tournaments such as the Summer Olympics and the FIH Pro League. [2] The team won gold at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. The team won the 2017 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.

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In most other competitions, including the Hockey World Cup, the Commonwealth Games and some editions of the Hockey Champions Trophy, the four home nations compete in their own right: England, Ireland (includes both the Republic and Northern Ireland), Scotland and Wales.

The team was established in 1920 as Great Britain and Ireland, before the independence of most of Ireland as the Irish Free State. They only played one tournament under that name: the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium, when they won the gold medal. Before 1920 there was only one field hockey tournament at the Olympics, in 1908, when England won the gold, Ireland the silver, and Scotland and Wales the bronze medals.

Honours

Summer Olympics

FIH Pro League

Champions Trophy

Hockey World League

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

Players

Current squad

Great Britain Hockey and the British Olympic Association have confirmed the 16 players (+4 reserves) selected to represent Team GB in the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Tokyo, Japan. [3] [4]

Caps and goals (for both England and Great Britain) updated as of 1 August 2021, after Great Britain v India.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
201 GK Flag of England.svg Ollie Payne (1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 (age 24)170 Flag of England.svg Holcombe

52 DF Ulster Banner.svg David Ames (Vice-captain) (1989-06-25) 25 June 1989 (age 34)1174 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Oranje-Rood
62 DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jacob Draper (1998-07-24) 24 July 1998 (age 25)722 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Beerschot
162 DF Flag of England.svg Adam Dixon (Captain) (1986-09-11) 11 September 1986 (age 37)29022 Flag of England.svg Beeston
182 DF Flag of England.svg Brendan Creed (1993-01-03) 3 January 1993 (age 31)931 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Beerschot
272 DF Flag of England.svg Liam Sanford (1996-03-14) 14 March 1996 (age 27)750 Flag of England.svg Old Georgians

113 MF Ulster Banner.svg Ian Sloan (1993-11-19) 19 November 1993 (age 30)1185 Flag of England.svg Wimbledon
253 MF Flag of England.svg Jack Waller (1997-01-28) 28 January 1997 (age 26)612 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gantoise
263 MF Flag of England.svg James Gall (1995-05-20) 20 May 1995 (age 28)945 Flag of England.svg Surbiton
293 MF Flag of England.svg Tom Sorsby (1996-10-28) 28 October 1996 (age 27)450 Flag of England.svg Surbiton
323 MF Flag of England.svg Zach Wallace (1999-09-29) 29 September 1999 (age 24)618 Flag of the Netherlands.svg HGC

84 FW Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Rupert Shipperley (1992-11-21) 21 November 1992 (age 31)9315 Flag of England.svg Hampstead & Westminster
104 FW Flag of England.svg Chris Griffiths (1990-09-03) 3 September 1990 (age 33)11826 Flag of England.svg Old Georgians
134 FW Flag of England.svg Sam Ward (1990-12-24) 24 December 1990 (age 33)14183 Flag of England.svg Old Georgians
154 FW Flag of England.svg Phil Roper (1992-01-24) 24 January 1992 (age 31)16139 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Oranje-Rood
214 FW Flag of England.svg Liam Ansell (1993-11-12) 12 November 1993 (age 30)6021 Flag of England.svg Wimbledon

74 FW Flag of Scotland.svg Alan Forsyth P-ACCREDITED RESERVE (1992-04-05) 5 April 1992 (age 31)189101 Flag of the Netherlands.svg HGC
93 MF Flag of England.svg Harry Martin P-ACCREDITED RESERVE (1992-10-23) 23 October 1992 (age 31)23818 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rotterdam
11 GK Flag of England.svg George Pinner TRAVELLING RESERVE (1987-01-18) 18 January 1987 (age 37)1950 Flag of England.svg Old Georgians
314 FW Flag of England.svg Will Calnan TRAVELLING RESERVE (1996-04-17) 17 April 1996 (age 27)435 Flag of England.svg Hampstead & Westminster

Notable former players

Coaches

Fixtures & Results

2020-21 Fixtures & Results

2020-21 Men's FIH Pro League

1 February 2020Match 1 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg4–4
(3–1 p)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Australia
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2 February 2020Match 2 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg5–1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Australia
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8 February 2020Match 3 New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg1–1
(3–1 p)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain New Zealand
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9 February 2020Match 4 New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg0–3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain New Zealand
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27 October 2020Match 5 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg1–0Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Amstelveen, Netherlands
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29 October 2020Match 6 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg3–1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Amstelveen, Netherlands
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31 October 2020Match 7 Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg3–2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Brussels, Belgium
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1 November 2020Match 8 Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg2–1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Brussels, Belgium
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12 May 2021Match 9 Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg5–3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany London, England
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13 May 2021Match 10 Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg3–1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany London, England
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22 May 2021Match 11 Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg2–2
(1–3 p)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain London, England
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23 May 2021Match 12 Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg2–0Flag of Spain.svg  Spain London, England
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2020 Summer Olympics

24 July 2021Group B Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg3–1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Tokyo, Japan
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26 July 2021Group B Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg3–1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Tokyo, Japan
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27 July 2021Group B Germany  Flag of Germany.svg5–1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Tokyo, Japan
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29 July 2021Group B Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg2–2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Tokyo, Japan
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30 July 2021Group B Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg2–2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Tokyo, Japan
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1 August 2021Quarter-finals India  Flag of India.svg3–1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Tokyo, Japan
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References

  1. "Danny Kerry Steps Down as England & GB Men's Head Coach | England Hockey". 7 January 2022.
  2. "London 2012 Profile". Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  3. "Great Britain Squads Announced for Tokyo Olympics | Great Britain Hockey". 17 June 2021.
  4. https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1175/reports/teams [ bare URL PDF ]