Old Georgians Hockey Club

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Old Georgians
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Full nameOld Georgians Hockey Club
Short nameOGHC
League Men's England Hockey League
Founded1995;30 years ago (1995)
ColorsMaroon and sky blue
Personnel
CoachAshley Jackson (player coach),

Chris Bowen, Brett Garrard, Leigh Maasdorp (Director of Hockey), Natalie Turner (physiotherapist), Ralph Day (S&C coach),

Colin Huet (video analyst)

Contents

ChairmanNoel Doran
ManagerJonny Stephens (Men's 1s)
Website Club website

Old Georgians Hockey Club (OGHC) is an English professional field hockey club based in Addlestone, Surrey. The club was founded in 1995 and the men's team are the current English champions. [1] The club currently has six men's teams (including 2 veterans team) and four ladies teams. The junior section is the OGHC Dragons.

History

In 2019, the men's first team won the Hockey League Conference East and subsequent promotion play off tournament to earn promotion to the 2019-20 Premier Division. This is the first time in the club's history that they played in the elite (tier one) division of the Men's England Hockey League. [2]

The men's first team secured their first ever Premier Division title (with two games to spare) when winning the 2021–22 Premier Division. The success continued a remarkable rise in English hockey because the team had only been promoted into the league at the start of 2019. [3] The teams then went on to secure a league and cup double after winning the 2022 England Hockey Men's Championship Cup. [4]

In 2023, Old Georgians successfully defended their Premier League title after beating Holcombe 5–1 in the play off final. [5] They then completed their second successive double after winning the 2023 Men's Cup. [6] In 2024, Old Georgians secured a third successive league championship defeating Surbiton 3-1 in the play off final, as well as winning the National Indoor title for the first time, defeating Wimbledon Hockey Club in the final. [7] [8] They also finished in third place in the EHL tournament recording notable victories against Mannheimer HC, [9] Waterloo Ducks H.C., [10] and Rot-Weiss Köln. [11]

Players

Men's First Team Squad 2024-25 season

No.Pos.NationPlayer
2DFFlag of Scotland.svg SCO Andy Bull
3DFFlag of England.svg ENG Henry Weir
4DFFlag of England.svg ENG Liam Sanford
5FWUlster Banner.svg NIR David Ames
6DFFlag of Ireland.svg IRL Kyle Marshall
7MFFlag of England.svg ENG Tom Doran
8FWFlag of England.svg ENG Tom Carson
9FWFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg WAL James Carson
10FWFlag of England.svg ENG Ashley Jackson
11MFFlag of England.svg ENG Dan Shingles
12FWFlag of England.svg ENG Elliott Messem
13FWFlag of England.svg ENG Sam Ward
14FWFlag of England.svg ENG Josh Pavis
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15MFFlag of England.svg ENG Phil Roper
16MFFlag of England.svg ENG Ed Carson
17FWFlag of England.svg ENG Chris Griffiths
18MFFlag of England.svg ENG James Albery (captain)
19MFFlag of England.svg ENG Chris Proctor
21MFFlag of South Africa.svg RSA Thabang Modise
22DFFlag of South Africa.svg RSA Matt Brown
23MFFlag of England.svg ENG David Condon
24MFUlster Banner.svg NIR Ian Sloan
27GKFlag of England.svg ENG George Pinner
77FWFlag of Scotland.svg SCO Alan Forsyth
—DFFlag of England.svg ENG James Cunningham

Major National Honours

National Champions

Tier 1 Cup winners

Notable players

Men's internationals

Extended content
PlayerEventsNotes/Ref
Flag of England.svg James Albery Oly (2024), CG (2022), WC (2023), EC (2023, 2025) [12]
Flag of Scotland.svg Andy Bull CG (2022), EC (2021) [13]
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg James Carson CG (2022)
Flag of England.svg Tom Carson
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Andy Cornick
Flag of England.svg Chris Griffiths Oly (2020), CG (2022)
Flag of England.svg Ashley Jackson
Flag of England.svg Kyle Marshall Oly (2024)
Flag of Scotland.svg Lee Morton Oly (2024), CG (2022)
Flag of England.svg George Pinner
Flag of England.svg Phil Roper EC (2025) [12]
Flag of England.svg Liam Sanford Oly (2020, 2024), WC (2023), EC (2025) [12]
Flag of England.svg Dan Shingles
Flag of England.svg James Tindall
Flag of England.svg Samuel Ward Oly (2020, 2024), CG (2022), WC (2018, 2023), EC 2023, 2025) [12]
Flag of England.svg Henry Weir

Key

  • Oly = Olympic Games
  • CG = Commonwealth Games
  • WC = World Cup
  • CT = Champions Trophy
  • EC = European Championships

References

  1. ↑ "Old Georgians Hockey Club". Old Georgians.
  2. ↑ "Fixtures, Results, Tables, Stats, Teams & Players - England Hockey". www.englandhockey.co.uk.
  3. ↑ "Five-Star Old Georgians Secure First Ever Men's Premier Division Title". England Hockey. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Old Georgians Complete Domestic Double With Tier 1 Cup Final Victory". England Hockey. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "England Hockey League Premier Division Finals 2023". England Hockey. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "Match Report". England Hockey. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  7. ↑ staff, Hockey Paper (29 January 2024). "Super 6s indoors: East Grinstead and Old Georgians claim titles". The Hockey Paper. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  8. ↑ "Oold Georgians crowned champs as Surbiton and Wimbledon win EHL spots". EHL. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  9. ↑ "Old Georgians storm past Mannheim to KO8 - EHL". 6 October 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  10. ↑ "Old Georgians to join FINAL8 party - EHL". 8 October 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  11. ↑ "Old Georgians win emotional first EHL medal - EHL". 1 April 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "England squads ready for European challenge". England Hockey. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "Commonwealth Games 2022: Alan Forsyth leads Scots hockey squad". BBC Sport. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
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