Holcombe Hockey Club

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Holcombe
Holcombe HC.png
Full nameHolcombe Hockey Club
Nickname(s)The Incredible Holcs
Founded1999;25 years ago (1999)
GroundHolcombe Park
Capacity1,000
ChairmanBrian Field
ManagerChris Haigh
League Men's England Hockey League
Women's England Hockey League
Website Club website

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.

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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 2021–22 season

No.Pos.NationPlayer
2DFFlag of South Africa.svg  RSA Tim Guise-Brown
3DFFlag of England.svg  ENG Sam Paterson
4Flag of England.svg  ENG Blake Jones
5MFFlag of Ireland.svg  IRE Jake Raben
6DFFlag of England.svg  ENG James Davies
8MFFlag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Hayden Phillips
9FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Dan Edwards
10FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Jake Owen
11FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Tom Russell
12DFFlag of England.svg  ENG Ali Bray(Captain)
13FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Ollie Walker
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Alex Moen
16MFFlag of Scotland.svg  SCO Rob Field
17MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Harry Trusler
18MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Barry Middleton
19MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Greg Nolan
20GKFlag of England.svg  ENG Ollie Payne
23FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Nick Bandurak
24DFFlag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Brad Read
25FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Tom O'Keeffe
30GKFlag of England.svg  ENG Andy Perkins

Ladies First Team Squad 2021–22 season

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1GKFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Rose Thomas
3DFFlag of Chile.svg  CHI Carolina Kappes
5DFFlag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Hattie Jones
6MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Rebecca Law
7DFFlag of England.svg  ENG Emma Bandurak
8Flag of England.svg  ENG Sophie Snell
9FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Sophie Eldred
10FWFlag of Spain.svg  ESP Tania Escaich
11MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Leisa Randall
12DFFlag of England.svg  ENG Harriet Pittard(Captain)
14DFFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Beth Bingham
15FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Izzy Shelley
16Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Marta Fuentes
17FWFlag of South Africa.svg  RSA Candice Manuel
18DFFlag of Italy.svg  ITA Ivanna Pessina
19Flag of England.svg  ENG Eloise Richards
20Flag of England.svg  ENG Becca Titmuss
22GKFlag of England.svg  ENG Clodagh Cassin

Notable players

Men's internationals

Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa

Women's internationals

Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa

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References

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  2. ↑ "WHL Women's Premier Division". 21 October 2014. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
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  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.
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