About England Hockey
The England men's national Field Hockey Team competes in almost all major international tournaments except the Olympics as the English players now compete at the Olympics as part of the combined Great Britain National Field Hockey Team.
England's best finish in the Hockey World Cup came in 1986 where they finished as the runners-up to champions Australia and the cup was held in London only. They won the bronze medal at the inaugural Commonwealth Games hockey tournament in 1998 in Kuala Lumpur which was repeated consecutively in 2014 at Glasgow and in 2018 at Gold Coast as well. Currently, the English team is placed at seventh position in the FIH Rankings, going into the 2018 World Cup.
They are also a consistent performer in EuroHockey Nations Championship where they have won a gold, a silver and seven bronze medals so far. They have also won a gold, silver and bronze in the six editions that have taken place of Sultan Azlan Shah Cup held so far.
Current Roster
These are the 20 players that are currently selected in the English team for the 2018 four Nations Men's Tournament Valencia which was scheduled from October to 4 November 2018.
Position | Name of the Player | Date of Birth |
GK | George Pinner (Captain) | 18 January 1987 |
GK | Harry Gibson | 25 March 1993 |
DF | Luke Taylor | 15 September 1994 |
DF | Ollie Willars | 25 June 1990 |
DF | Henry Weir | 13 February 1990 |
DF | Adam Dixon | 11 September 1986 |
DF | Brendon Creed | 3 January 1993 |
DF | Jack Waller | 28 January 1997 |
MF | David Ames | 25 June 1989 |
MF | Harry Martin | 23 October 1992 |
MF | Ian Sloan (Captain) | 19 November 1993 |
MF | Barry Middleton | 12 January 1984 |
MF | James Ball | 20 May 1995 |
MF | Rhys Smith | 13 March 1997 |
FW | Chris Griffiths | 3 September 1990 |
FW | Mark Gleghorne | 19 May 1985 |
FW | Phil Roper | 24 January 1992 |
FW | David Goodfield (Captain) | 15 June 1993 |
FW | Zach Wallace | 29 September 1999 |
Other players in Central Programme Squad:
Position | Name of the Player | Date of Birth |
DF | Mikey Hoare | 14 November 1985 |
DF | Liam Sanford | 14 March 1996 |
DF | Jonty Griffiths | 10 January 1995 |
DF | James Albery | 2 October 1995 |
FW | Sam Ward | 24 December 1990 |
FW | Ed Horler | 22 September 1995 |
FW | Liam Ansell | 12 November 1993 |
FW | Peter Scott | 19 January 1997 |
FW | Will Calnan | 17 April 1996 |
Support Staff
- Association: Hockey England
- Coach: Danny Kerry
- Assistant Coach(es): Russell Garcia
- Manager: Andy Halliday
Notable English Players
Ashley Jackson, Barry Middleton, Richard Mantell, Harry Martin, Iain Lewers, James Tindall, Simon Mantell, Glenn Kirkham, Michael Hoare, Russel Garcia, Nicholas Catlin etc.