England women's national field hockey team
| Association | England Hockey | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head Coach | David Ralph | ||
| Assistant coach(es) | Katie Glynn Mark Hickman Jody Paul | ||
| Manager | Samantha Beveridge | ||
| Captain | Hollie Pearne-Webb | ||
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| FIH ranking | |||
| Current | 8 (4 July 2025)[1] | ||
| 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
World League
Pro League
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
Champions Trophy
Current squad
The following 24 players were named in the squad for the India leg of the 2024–25 FIH Pro League in Bhubaneswar.[4]
Caps and goals current as of 5 December 2024, following the match against Belgium. Also includes caps and goals representing Great Britain.
Head coach: David Ralph
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | GK | Mila Welch | 15 July 2001 | 1 | 0 | East Grinstead |
| 25 | GK | Sabrina Heesh | 16 December 1991 | 57 | 0 | Surbiton |
| 40 | GK | Miriam Pritchard (Captain) | 21 December 1998 | 25 | 0 | Hampstead & Westminster |
| 17 | DF | Georgina Gardens | 17 October 2003 | 0 | 0 | University of Exeter |
| 19 | DF | Olivia Hamilton | 28 February 2001 | 20 | 0 | Hampstead & Westminster |
| 21 | DF | Fiona Crackles | 11 February 2000 | 96 | 3 | Wimbledon |
| 22 | DF | Elizabeth Neal (Captain) | 8 October 1998 | 60 | 2 | Reading |
| 31 | DF | Grace Balsdon | 13 April 1993 | 145 | 42 | Hampstead & Westminster |
| 34 | DF | Paige Gillott | 14 September 1998 | 4 | 0 | Wimbledon |
| 18 | MF | Katie Curtis | 30 April 2002 | 1 | 0 | University of Nottingham |
| 23 | MF | Sophie Hamilton (Captain) | 28 February 2001 | 85 | 9 | Surbiton |
| 24 | MF | Madeleine Axford | 28 March 2002 | 0 | 0 | University of Nottingham |
| 28 | MF | Flora Peel | 19 September 1996 | 65 | 1 | Wimbledon |
| 30 | MF | Martha Taylor | 1 March 2002 | 31 | 0 | University of Exeter |
| 41 | MF | Lily Walker (Captain) | 5 June 2002 | 61 | 0 | University of Birmingham |
| 2 | FW | Darcy Bourne | 13 October 2001 | 21 | 4 | Surbiton |
| 3 | FW | Rebecca Manton | 24 August 2001 | 3 | 1 | Wimbledon |
| 13 | FW | Elena Rayer | 22 November 1996 | 123 | 16 | East Grinstead |
| 14 | FW | Tessa Howard | 6 January 1999 | 101 | 37 | East Grinstead |
| 16 | FW | Isabelle Petter | 27 June 2000 | 115 | 15 | Surbiton |
| 27 | DF | Joanne Pinner | 27 May 1991 | 77 | 6 | Reading |
| 39 | FW | Alice Atkinson | 6 October 2004 | 4 | 0 | University of Birmingham |
| 42 | FW | Pippa Lock | 23 October 1999 | 2 | 1 | East Grinstead |
| 44 | FW | Charlotte Bingham | 18 December 2005 | 4 | 2 | University of Birmingham |
Recent call-ups
The following players have received call-ups to the national team in the last 12 months:
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Abbie Dixon | 21 June 2000 | 4 | 0 | Reading | v. Belgium; 5 December 2024 |
| DF | Rosemary Hope | 5 February 2002 | 4 | 0 | East Grinstead | v. Belgium; 5 December 2024 |
| MF | Bethan Alexander | 7 August 2003 | 4 | 0 | Loughborough Students | v. Belgium; 5 December 2024 |
| MF | Hannah Boss | 7 November 2004 | 3 | 0 | Klein Zwitserland | v. Belgium; 5 December 2024 |
| MF | Camilla Giglio | 28 October 2000 | 3 | 1 | HV Victoria | v. Belgium; 5 December 2024 |
| MF | Sofia Martin | 2 February 2005 | 4 | 0 | Hampstead & Westminster | v. Belgium; 5 December 2024 |
| FW | Megan Crowson | 13 June 1996 | 3 | 1 | Wimbledon | v. Belgium; 5 December 2024 |
Results and fixtures
FIH Pro League
| 1 December 2024 Away 1 | China | 2–1 | Hangzhou, China | |
| 19:30 | Zhang W. 9' Yu 39' |
Report | Manton 1' | Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium |
| 2 December 2024 Away 2 | Belgium | 1–3 | Hangzhou, China | |
| 19:30 | Blockmans 41' | Report | Bingham 2', 32' Bourne 58' |
Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium |
| 4 December 2024 Away 3 | China | 4–0 | Hangzhou, China | |
| 19:30 | Chen Ya. 17' Zhang Y. 24' He 28' Chen Yu. 55' |
Report | Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium |
| 5 December 2024 Away 4 | 2–8 | Belgium | Hangzhou, China | |
| 19:30 | Crowson 15' Giglio 25' |
Report | Blockmans 29' Rasir 32' Vanden Borre 41', 58' Bonami 45+' Moors 52' Englebert 57', 59' |
Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium |
| 15 February 2025 Away 5 | India | 3-2 | Bhubaneswar, India | |
| 17:15 | Report | Stadium: Kalinga Stadium |
| 16 February 2025 Away 6 | India | v | Bhubaneswar, India | |
| 17:15 | Report | Stadium: Kalinga Stadium |
| 21 February 2025 Away 7 | v | Netherlands | Bhubaneswar, India | |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Kalinga Stadium |
| 22 February 2025 Away 8 | Netherlands | v | Bhubaneswar, India | |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Kalinga Stadium |
See also
- England men's national field hockey team
- Great Britain men's national field hockey team
- Great Britain women's national field hockey team
References
- ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "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 and men's squad unveiled for FIH Hockey Pro League India". englandhockey.co.uk. England Hockey. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2025.