Great Britain women's national field hockey team

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Great Britain
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AssociationGB Hockey
Confederation EHF (Europe)
Head Coach David Ralph
Assistant coach(es) Katie Glynn
Jody Paul
ManagerSamantha Beveridge
Captain Hollie Pearne-Webb
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Home
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Away
Olympic Games
Appearances8 (first in 1988 )
Best result Gold medal.svg 1st (2016)

The Great Britain women's national field hockey team represents part of the United Kingdom in international field hockey tournaments such as the Summer Olympics.

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In most other competitions, including the Women's Hockey World Cup, the Commonwealth Games and some editions of the Hockey Champions Trophy, three of the home nations compete in their own right: England and Scotland and Wales, while Northern Ireland is represented as part of the all-Ireland team. [1] [2]

The team has won gold once and bronze on three occasions at the Summer Olympics, and silver once in the Champions Trophy.

Tournament history

Summer Olympics

World League

Pro League

Champions Trophy

Players

Current squad

The following 20 players were named in the squad for the FIH Pro League mini-tournament in Christchurch from 22–29 April 2023.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
251 GK Flag of England.svg Sabbie Heesh (1991-12-06) 6 December 1991 (age 32)210 Flag of England.svg Surbiton
401 GK Flag of England.svg Miriam Pritchard (1998-12-21) 21 December 1998 (age 25)20 Flag of England.svg Hampstead & Westminster

92 DF Flag of Scotland.svg Amy Costello (1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 (age 26)917 Flag of Germany.svg UHC Hamburg
182 DF Flag of England.svg Giselle Ansley (Vice captain) (1992-03-31) 31 March 1992 (age 32)17424 Flag of the Netherlands.svg HGC
202 DF Flag of England.svg Hollie Pearne-Webb (Captain) (1990-09-19) 19 September 1990 (age 33)20010 Flag of England.svg Wimbledon
222 DF Flag of England.svg Elizabeth Neal (1998-10-08) 8 October 1998 (age 25)272 Flag of England.svg Canterbury
312 DF Flag of England.svg Grace Balsdon (1993-04-13) 13 April 1993 (age 30)8910 Flag of England.svg Hampstead & Westminster

43 MF Flag of England.svg Laura Roper (Vice captain) (1988-03-08) 8 March 1988 (age 36)28512 Flag of England.svg East Grinstead
213 MF Flag of England.svg Fiona Crackles (2000-02-11) 11 February 2000 (age 24)220 Flag of England.svg Wimbledon
233 MF Flag of England.svg Sophie Hamilton (2001-02-28) 28 February 2001 (age 23)50 Flag of England.svg Surbiton
263 MF Flag of England.svg Lily Owsley (1994-12-10) 10 December 1994 (age 29)17238 Flag of the Netherlands.svg HDM
283 MF Flag of England.svg Flora Peel (1996-09-19) 19 September 1996 (age 27)10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg HDM
303 MF Flag of England.svg Martha Taylor (2002-03-01) 1 March 2002 (age 22)00 Flag of England.svg University of Exeter
413 MF Flag of England.svg Lily Walker (2002-06-05) 5 June 2002 (age 21)00 Flag of England.svg University of Birmingham

24 FW Flag of England.svg Darcy Bourne (2001-10-13) 13 October 2001 (age 22)10 Flag of England.svg Surbiton
74 FW Flag of England.svg Hannah Martin (1994-12-30) 30 December 1994 (age 29)8619 Flag of the Netherlands.svg THC Hurley
104 FW Flag of Scotland.svg Sarah Robertson (1993-09-27) 27 September 1993 (age 30)16914 Flag of England.svg Hampstead & Westminster
124 FW Flag of Scotland.svg Charlotte Watson (1998-04-23) 23 April 1998 (age 25)8411 Flag of England.svg Loughborough Students
144 FW Flag of England.svg Tess Howard (1999-01-06) 6 January 1999 (age 25)377 Flag of England.svg East Grinstead
164 FW Flag of England.svg Izzy Petter (2000-06-27) 27 June 2000 (age 23)426 Flag of England.svg Loughborough Students

The following 34 players have been selected by Great Britain Hockey for their 2022 Training Squad. [3]

Caps and goals (for both England and Great Britain) updated as of 19 February 2022, after match v Argentina.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Flag of England.svg Maddie Hinch (1988-10-08) 8 October 1988 (age 35)1660 Flag of the Netherlands.svg HC Tilburg
31 GK Flag of England.svg Amy Tennant (1994-08-28) 28 August 1994 (age 29)240 Flag of England.svg Reading

62 DF Flag of England.svg Anna Toman (1993-04-29) 29 April 1993 (age 30)1007 Flag of the Netherlands.svg SCHC
192 DF Flag of England.svg Olivia Hamilton (2001-02-28) 28 February 2001 (age 23)10 Flag of England.svg Loughborough Students

53 MF Flag of England.svg Esme Burge (1999-05-15) 15 May 1999 (age 24)140 Flag of England.svg Hampstead & Westminster
83 MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Sarah Jones (1990-06-25) 25 June 1990 (age 33)14015 Flag of England.svg Wimbledon
243 MF Flag of England.svg Shona McCallin (1992-05-18) 18 May 1992 (age 31)1013 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Oranje-Rood
323 MF Flag of England.svg Kate Axford (1999-03-31) 31 March 1999 (age 25)00 Flag of England.svg Wimbledon
423 MF Flag of England.svg Alex Malzer (2000-08-19) 19 August 2000 (age 23)30 Flag of England.svg East Grinstead

114 FW Flag of England.svg Holly Hunt (1997-03-15) 15 March 1997 (age 27)30 Flag of England.svg Hampstead & Westminster
134 FW Flag of England.svg Ellie Rayer (1996-11-22) 22 November 1996 (age 27)677 Flag of England.svg East Grinstead
274 FW Flag of England.svg Jo Hunter (1991-05-27) 27 May 1991 (age 32)766 Flag of England.svg Buckingham
294 FW Flag of Scotland.svg Jennifer Eadie (1995-08-08) 8 August 1995 (age 28)702 Flag of England.svg Wimbledon
334 FW Flag of Scotland.svg Fiona Burnet (1996-10-10) 10 October 1996 (age 27)7310 Flag of England.svg Wimbledon

Fixtures and results

2021 Fixtures and results

2020–21 Women's FIH Pro League

12 May 2021Match 9 Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg2-3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany England
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13 May 2021Match 10 Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg2-0Flag of Germany.svg  Germany England
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2020 Summer Olympics

25 July 2021Group A Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg1-2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Tokyo, Japan
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26 July 2021Group A South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg1-4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Tokyo, Japan
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28 July 2021Group A Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg4-1Flag of India.svg  India Tokyo, Japan
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29 July 2021Group A Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg0-1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Tokyo, Japan
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31 July 2021Group A Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg0-2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Tokyo, Japan
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2 August 2021Quarter-finals Spain  Flag of Spain.svg2-2
(0-2 p)
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4 August 2021Semi-finals Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg5-1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Tokyo, Japan
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6 August 2021Bronze Medal Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg4-3Flag of India.svg  India Tokyo, Japan
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2020 Fixtures and results

2020–21 Women's FIH Pro League

1 February 2020Match 1 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg2-1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Australia
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2 February 2020Match 2 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svgCancelledFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Australia
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8 February 2020Match 3 New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg0-3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain New Zealand
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9 February 2020Match 4 New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg2-2
(4–5 p)
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27 October 2020Match 5 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg1-1
(3–1 p)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Amstelveen, Netherlands
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31 October 2020Match 7 Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg1-1
(1–3 p)
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1 November 2020Match 8 Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg1-2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Brussels, Belgium
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2019 Fixtures and results

2019 Women's FIH Pro League

23 February 2019 Group Stage China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg2–2
(2–3 p)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Changzhou, China
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Japan Test Matches

15 July 2019Match 1 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Hiroshima, Japan
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20 July 2019Match 2 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg1-0Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Hiroshima, Japan
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India Test Matches

1 October 2019Match 1 Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg0-0Flag of India.svg  India Bisham Abbey, England
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2 October 2019Match 2 Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg3–1Flag of India.svg  India Bisham Abbey, England
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4 October 2019Match 3 Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg2-2Flag of India.svg  India Bisham Abbey, England
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FIH Olympic Qualifiers

2 November 2019 Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg3-0Flag of Chile.svg  Chile London, England
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3 November 2019 Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg2-1Flag of Chile.svg  Chile London, England
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2018 Fixtures and results

Argentina Test Series

17 November 2018 Group Stage Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg2–2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Changzhou, China
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20 November 2018 Group Stage Japan  Flag of Japan.svg2–2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Changzhou, China
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25 November 2018 Fifth Place Japan  Flag of Japan.svg1–2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Changzhou, China
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References

  1. "GB Hockey official site" . Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  2. "London 2012 Women's Hockey Results" . Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  3. "Great Britain Training Squads Confirmed for 2022 | Great Britain Hockey". 15 February 2022.