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]

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

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]

Players edit

Men's 1st Team Squad 2021–22 season edit

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

Ladies First Team Squad 2020–21 season edit

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

Men's Major National Honours edit

National Champions

Notable players edit

Men's internationals edit

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

Women's internationals edit

  England
  Wales

References edit

  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.