Wimbledon Hockey Club

Wimbledon Hockey Club
LeagueMen's England Hockey League
Women's England Hockey League
Founded1883; 141 years ago (1883)
Home groundRaynes Park High School

Wimbledon Hockey Club is a professional field hockey club based in Wimbledon, London, England. It was established in 1883 and fields nine men's sides, seven ladies' sides as well as a comprehensive junior section. The men's 1st XI play in the Men's England Hockey League and the ladies 1st XI play in the Women's England Hockey League. [1][2]

The club's home ground is a water based AstroTurf located at Raynes Park High School, which was built in conjunction with the school in 2019.[3] Its clubhouse is that of the multi-sports club 'The Wimbledon Club' on Church Road, Wimbledon.

The men's team have been champions of England on two occasions (2014–15 and 2015–16).[4] And they also competed in the Euro Hockey League several times. They reached the semi finals of this tournament in 2017.

Players

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Men's 1st Team Squad 2021–22 season

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG George Oyebode
2 GK England ENG James Bailey
3 MF England ENG Ben Arnold (captain)
4 MF England ENG Ben Tibble
5 MF England ENG Jack Turner
6 FW England ENG Tendo Kimuli
7 MF England ENG Duncan Scott
8 FW England ENG Evan Kimber
9 FW England ENG Ed Horler
10 MF Scotland SCO Callum Mackenzie
11 MF Northern Ireland NIR Ian Sloan
12 DF England ENG Mikey Hoare
13 DF England ENG Eddie Way
14 MF England ENG Peter Scott
15 DF England ENG Sam Hooper
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF South Africa RSA Dylan Swanepoel
17 England ENG Ronan Harvey-Kelly
18 MF England ENG Arthur Hughes
19 MF Wales WAL Ben Francis
20 MF England ENG Johnny Sturch-Hibbitt
21 FW England ENG Liam Ansell
22 MF England ENG Rhys Smith
23 FW England ENG David Condon
25 FW United States USA Tom McCarthy
DF England ENG Sam Parkes
27 DF South Africa RSA Matt Brown
28 England ENG Noah Darlington
29 FW England ENG George Torry
32 GK England ENG Freddie Kemsley

Ladies First Team Squad 2020–21 season

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Scotland SCO Nicki Cochrane
2 DF England ENG Kate Maxey
3 MF Scotland SCO Alison Howie
4 MF New Zealand NZL Alex Conway
5 DF England ENG Crista Cullen
6 MF England ENG Anna Toman
7 MF England ENG Harriet Naismith (captain)
8 FW England ENG Rosie Pickersgill
9 FW New Zealand NZL Georgie Blackwood
10 MF England ENG Sophie Bowden
11 MF England ENG Suzy Petty
12 FW England ENG Eliza Brett
14 DF England ENG Sophie Hawkins
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW England ENG Olivia Chilton
16 MF Scotland SCO Mairi Drummond
19 MF England ENG Faye Curran
22 DF England ENG Anna Reynolds
23 FW Australia AUS Phoebe Nixon
24 FW England ENG Lucy Holder
25 DF England ENG Nicole Bowen
26 MF New Zealand NZL Hattie Jones
27 FW Scotland SCO Fiona Burnet
28 England ENG Hannah Pike
GK England ENG Aurora Mears
GK England ENG Raph Robeson
GK Wales WAL Morgann Williams

Men's Major National Honours

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National Champions

Notable players

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Men's internationals

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 England
 Ireland
 Scotland
 South Africa
  • Matt Brown
  • Dylan Swanepoel
 Wales
  • Benjamin Francis
  • Dominic Graham
  • Peter Swainson

Women's internationals

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 England
 Wales

References

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  1. ^ "England Hockey League". England Hockey. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Women's Hockey League". England Hockey. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Wimbledon Hockey Club". Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Roll of Honour". England Hockey. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  5. ^ ""Hockey." Times [London, England] 20 May 1972". The Times Digital Archive.