England women's national field hockey team

England
Association	England Hockey
Head Coach	David Ralph
Assistant coach(es)	Katie Glynn; Mark Hickman; Jody Paul
Manager	Samantha Beveridge
Captain	Hollie Pearne-Webb
Home	Away
FIH ranking
Current	7 (23 November 2024)
World Cup
Appearances	11 (first in 1983)
Best result	3rd (2010)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances	15 (first in 1984)
Best result	1st (1991, 2015)

The England women's national field hockey team are the current Commonwealth Games champions having previously won silver 3 times. England have also won the 2006 Women's Field Hockey World Cup Qualifier and the 2002 Champions Challenge.

History

Marjorie Pollard played hockey nearly every year for England from 1921 to 1937.^[2]

The team toured New Zealand in 1938 and the US in 1947. Notable players were Barbara and Bridget West, Hilda Light and Mary Russell Vick. The teams had to play in long stockings whatever the heat until they were replaced with split skirts and knee high stockings.^[3]

Competitive record

World Cup

1983 – 5th place
1986 – 5th place
1990 – 4th place
1994 – 9th place
1998 – 9th place
2002 – 5th place
2006 – 7th place
2010 –
2014 – 11th place
2018 – 7th place
2022 – 8th place

Commonwealth Games

1998 –
2002 –
2006 –
2010 –
2014 –
2018 –
2022 –

World League

2012–13 –
2014–15 – 7th place
2016–17 – 4th place

Pro League

2021–22 – 7th place

EuroHockey Nations Championship

1984 – 4th place
1987 –
1991 –
1995 – 4th place
1999 –
2003 – 4th place
2005 –
2007 –
2009 –
2011 –
2013 –
2015 –
2017 –
2019 – 4th place
2021 – 5th place
2023 – 4th place

Champions Challenge

2002 –
2005 – 4th place
2007 –

Champions Trophy

2002 – 6th place
2003 – 5th place
2009 – 6th place
2010 –
2011 – 5th place
2014 – 5th place

Current squad

The squad for the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup.^[4]^[5]

Head coach: David Ralph

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Maddie Hinch	(1988-10-08) 8 October 1988 (age 36)	171	0	Tilburg
2	FW	Darcy Bourne	(2001-10-13) 13 October 2001 (age 23)	7	2	Surbiton
4	DF	Laura Unsworth	(1988-03-08) 8 March 1988 (age 36)	296	13	East Grinstead
6	DF	Anna Toman	(1993-04-29) 29 April 1993 (age 31)	106	8	SCHC
7	MF	Hannah Martin	(1994-12-30) 30 December 1994 (age 29)	97	20	Surbiton
11	MF	Holly Hunt	(1997-03-15) 15 March 1997 (age 27)	14	1	Hampstead & Westminster
13	FW	Elena Rayer	(1996-11-22) 22 November 1996 (age 28)	79	10	East Grinstead
14	FW	Tessa Howard	(1999-01-06) 6 January 1999 (age 25)	46	9	East Grinstead
16	FW	Isabelle Petter	(2000-06-27) 27 June 2000 (age 24)	53	7	Surbiton
18	DF	Giselle Ansley	(1992-03-31) 31 March 1992 (age 32)	183	27	HGC
20	DF	Hollie Pearne-Webb (captain)	(1990-09-19) 19 September 1990 (age 34)	213	11	Wimbledon
21	DF	Fiona Crackles	(2000-02-11) 11 February 2000 (age 24)	35	11	Wimbledon
22		Lizzie Neal	(1998-10-08) 8 October 1998 (age 26)	34	0	Wimbledon
23	MF	Sophie Hamilton	(2001-02-28) 28 February 2001 (age 23)	16	1	Canterbury
24	MF	Shona McCallin	(1992-05-18) 18 May 1992 (age 32)	108	3	Oranje-Rood
25	GK	Sabbie Heesh	(1991-12-16) 16 December 1991 (age 32)	26	0	Surbiton
26	FW	Lily Owsley	(1994-12-10) 10 December 1994 (age 29)	182	41	HDM
31	DF	Grace Balsdon	(1993-04-13) 13 April 1993 (age 31)	102	16	Hampstead & Westminster
41	MF	Lily Walker	(2002-06-05) 5 June 2002 (age 22)	11	0	University of Birmingham
42	FW	Alex Malzer	(2000-08-19) 19 August 2000 (age 24)	10	0	University of Nottingham

The following players have also been selected for the squad for the 2021-22 Women's FIH Pro League.^[6]^[7]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
40	1GK	Miriam Pritchard	(1998-12-21) 21 December 1998 (age 25)	2	0	Hampstead & Westminster

44	2DF	Lorna MacKenzie	(2001-02-22) 22 February 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Loughborough Students

32	3MF	Kate Axford	(1999-03-31) 31 March 1999 (age 25)	0	0	Wimbledon
45	3MF	Millie Giglio	(2000-10-28) 28 October 2000 (age 24)	0	0	University of Birmingham

43	4FW	Pippa Lock	(1999-10-23) 23 October 1999 (age 25)	0	0	University of Birmingham
46	4FW	Vicki McCabe	(2001-06-09) 9 June 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Team Bath Buccaneers

Results and fixtures

FIH Pro League

19 February 2022 Away 1	Argentina	5–2	England	Buenos Aires, Argentina
19:00		Report		Stadium: CeNARD

20 February 2022 Away 2	Argentina	5–2	England	Buenos Aires, Argentina
19:00		Report		Stadium: CeNARD

2 April 2022 Away 3	India	Cancelled	England	Bhubaneswar, India
17:00		Report		Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

3 April 2022 Away 4	India	Cancelled	England	Bhubaneswar, India
17:00		Report		Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

23 April 2022 Away 5	United States	1–3	England	Chapel Hill, United States
14:00		Report		Stadium: Karen Shelton Stadium

24 April 2022 Away 6	United States	2–2 (1–3 p)	England	Chapel Hill, United States
14:00		Report		Stadium: Karen Shelton Stadium

4 May 2022 Away 7	Germany	3–4	England	Mönchengladbach, Germany
15:00		Report		Stadium: SparkassenPark

5 May 2022 Away 8	Germany	4–1	England	Mönchengladbach, Germany
13:00		Report		Stadium: SparkassenPark

21 May 2022 Home 1	England	1–1 (3–4 p)	China	London, England
15:30		Report		Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre

22 May 2022 Home 2	England	1–3	China	London, England
14:30		Report		Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre

28 May 2022 Home 3	England	3–1	Spain	London, England
14:30		Report		Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre

29 May 2022 Home 4	England	0–2	Spain	London, England
14:30		Report		Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre

4 June 2022 Home 5	England	3–1	Netherlands	London, England
14:00		Report		Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre

5 June 2022 Home 6	England	1–2	Netherlands	London, England
13:00		Report		Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre

18 June 2022 Home 7	England	2–1	Belgium	London, England
14:00		Report		Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre

19 June 2022 Home 8	England	1–4	Belgium	London, England
13:00		Report		Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre

FIH World Cup

3 July 2022 Pool B	England	1–1	India	Amsterdam, Netherlands
16:30	Petter 9'	Report	Vandana 28'	Stadium: Wagener Stadium

5 July 2022 Pool B	New Zealand	v	England	Amsterdam, Netherlands
19:30		Report		Stadium: Wagener Stadium

7 July 2022 Pool B	England	v	China	Amsterdam, Netherlands
16:30		Report		Stadium: Wagener Stadium

XXI Commonwealth Games

30 July 2022 Pool A	England	v	Ghana	Birmingham, England
16:00		Report		Stadium: University of Birmingham

31 July 2022 Pool A	Canada	v	England	Birmingham, England
19:00		Report		Stadium: University of Birmingham

2 August 2022 Pool A	India	v	England	Birmingham, England
14:00		Report		Stadium: University of Birmingham

4 August 2022 Pool A	England	v	Wales	Birmingham, England
11:00		Report		Stadium: University of Birmingham

EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers

24 August 2022 Qualifier A	England	v	Croatia	Durham, England
19:30		Report		Stadium: The Graham Sports Centre

26 August 2022 Qualifier A	Wales	v	England	Durham, England
13:00		Report		Stadium: The Graham Sports Centre

27 August 2022 Qualifier A	England	v	Slovakia	Durham, England
13:00		Report		Stadium: The Graham Sports Centre

References

^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
^ "Marjorie Pollard | English athlete". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
^ "Barbara West". The Times. December 2014. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
^ "Women's Squad Named for World Cup, Commonwealth Games & Euro Qualidiers". englandhockey.co.uk. England Hockey. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
^ "Team Details – England". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. p. 7. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
^ "FIH Pro League".
^ "2021-22 FIH Pro League (W)". FIH. 2022. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

External links

[FIH_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.

[2] "Marjorie Pollard | English athlete". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 14 June 2020.

[missinghistory-3] "Barbara West". The Times. December 2014. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 14 June 2020.

[4] "Women's Squad Named for World Cup, Commonwealth Games & Euro Qualidiers". englandhockey.co.uk. England Hockey. Retrieved 15 June 2022.

[5] "Team Details – England". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. p. 7. Retrieved 1 July 2022.

[6] "FIH Pro League".

[7] "2021-22 FIH Pro League (W)". FIH. 2022. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

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