Holcombe Hockey Club

Holcombe Hockey Club

Nickname(s)	The Incredible Holcs
Founded	1999;26 years ago (1999)
Ground	Holcombe Park
Capacity	1,000
Chairman	Brian Field
Manager	Chris Haigh
League	Men's England Hockey League Women's England Hockey League
Website	https://holcombehc.org.uk/

Holcombe Hockey Club is a field hockey club based in Rochester, Kent, England. The home ground is located at Holcombe Park, where there is a water-based pitch, a sand-based pitch and a clubhouse. The club was formed in 1999/2000 from a merger of clubs in the area.

Teams

The Men's 1st XI play in the Men's England Hockey League, and the Ladies 1st Team play in the Women's England Hockey League. ^{[1] [2]} The club is one of the largest in the UK, with ten men's sides, five ladies' sides, and various other sides. ^[3]

History

For three consecutive years from 2017 to 2019, the women's team finished runner up for the league title. On each occasion they were beaten by Surbiton. ^[4]

In 2023, the men's first XI reached the play off final, finishing second in the English league, which was their best result in their history to date and therefore qualifying for the 2023–24 Men's Euro Hockey League. ^[5]

Squads

Men's First Team Squad 2025–26 season

• 1. Dom Dixon (gk)
• 2. Samuel Taylor (captain)
• 5. Ali Shan
• 6. Michael Royden-Turner
• 8. Tom Moorhouse
• 9. Alexander Chihota
• 10. Jake Owen
• 12. Alex Pendle
• 13. Thomas Russell
• 14. Alastair Douglas
• 15. Simon Yorston
• 18. Teague Marcano
• 19. Mohamed Mea
• 20. Ellis Robson
• 21. Mubashar Ali
• 77. Matthew Ramshaw

Notable players

Men's internationals

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Player Events/Notes /Ref / David Ames Oly (2020, 2024), WC (2018, 2023), EC 2023 Nick Bandurak CG (2022), WC (2023), EC 2023 Gareth Carr Nicholas Catlin Oly (2016), CG (2014) Dan Coultas CG (2014), EC (2015) [6] Denzil Dolley Ali Douglas EC (2025) [7] Rob Field CG (2022) Dan Fox Oly (2016), CG (2014), WC (2014) Rhodri Furlong WC (2023), EC (2023) [8] Danny Hall Ashley Jackson Oly (2016) / Iain Lewers Oly (2016), CG (2014) David Mathews Barry Middleton Oly (2016), CG (2014, 2018), WC (2014, 2018) Ollie Payne Oly (2020, 2024), CG (2022), WC (2023), EC 2023 Hayden Phillips Oly (2024) George Pinner Oly (2016), CG (2018), WC (2018) Matthew Ramshaw Ryan Ravenscroft Phil Roper Oly (2024), CG (2022), WC (2023), EC 2023 Stéphane Vehrle-Smith Oly (2016) Samuel Ward Oly (2016) Key Oly = Olympic Games CG = Commonwealth Games WC = World Cup CT = Champions Trophy EC = European Championships

Women's internationals

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Player Events Notes/Ref Dirkie Chamberlain Nicola Daly Steph Elliott Megan Frazer Maddie Hinch Sarah Jones Shona McCallin Emily Maguire Sam Quek Sarah Robertson Rose Thomas Laura Unsworth Ellie Watton Nicola White Lucy Wood Key Oly = Olympic Games CG = Commonwealth Games WC = World Cup CT = Champions Trophy EC = European Championships

References

1. "EHL Men's Conference East". 21 October 2014. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
2. "WHL Women's Premier Division". 21 October 2014. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
3. "Holcombe Hockey Club". holcombehc.org.uk. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
4. "Roll of Honour". England Hockey. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
5. "Euro Hockey League: Old Georgians stun Mannheimer to reach last eight". The Hockey Paper. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
6. "Hockey – Coultas is new player/coach at Watsonians". Edinburgh Reporter. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
7. "EuroHockey Championship II 2025 Men". FIH. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
8. "Rhodri Furlong departs Holcombe". Holcombe Hockey Club. Retrieved 8 August 2025.