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	8 1 (4 March 2025)
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

Englands vs India at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

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 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	(2001-07-15) 15 July 2001 (age 23)	1	0	East Grinstead
25	GK	Sabrina Heesh	(1991-12-16) 16 December 1991 (age 33)	57	0	Surbiton
40	GK	Miriam Pritchard (Captain)	(1998-12-21) 21 December 1998 (age 26)	25	0	Hampstead & Westminster

17	DF	Georgina Gardens	(2003-10-17) 17 October 2003 (age 21)	0	0	University of Exeter
19	DF	Olivia Hamilton	(2001-02-28) 28 February 2001 (age 24)	20	0	Hampstead & Westminster
21	DF	Fiona Crackles	(2000-02-11) 11 February 2000 (age 25)	96	3	Wimbledon
22	DF	Elizabeth Neal (Captain)	(1998-10-08) 8 October 1998 (age 26)	60	2	Reading
31	DF	Grace Balsdon	(1993-04-13) 13 April 1993 (age 32)	145	42	Hampstead & Westminster
34	DF	Paige Gillott	(1998-09-14) 14 September 1998 (age 26)	4	0	Wimbledon

18	MF	Katie Curtis	(2002-04-30) 30 April 2002 (age 23)	1	0	University of Nottingham
23	MF	Sophie Hamilton (Captain)	(2001-02-28) 28 February 2001 (age 24)	85	9	Surbiton
24	MF	Madeleine Axford	(2002-03-28) 28 March 2002 (age 23)	0	0	University of Nottingham
28	MF	Flora Peel	(1996-09-19) 19 September 1996 (age 28)	65	1	Wimbledon
30	MF	Martha Taylor	(2002-03-01) 1 March 2002 (age 23)	31	0	University of Exeter
41	MF	Lily Walker (Captain)	(2002-06-05) 5 June 2002 (age 22)	61	0	University of Birmingham

2	FW	Darcy Bourne	(2001-10-13) 13 October 2001 (age 23)	21	4	Surbiton
3	FW	Rebecca Manton	(2001-08-24) 24 August 2001 (age 23)	3	1	Wimbledon
13	FW	Elena Rayer	(1996-11-22) 22 November 1996 (age 28)	123	16	East Grinstead
14	FW	Tessa Howard	(1999-01-06) 6 January 1999 (age 26)	101	37	East Grinstead
16	FW	Isabelle Petter	(2000-06-27) 27 June 2000 (age 24)	115	15	Surbiton
27	DF	Joanne Pinner	(1991-05-27) 27 May 1991 (age 33)	77	6	Reading
39	FW	Alice Atkinson	(2004-10-06) 6 October 2004 (age 20)	4	0	University of Birmingham
42	FW	Pippa Lock	(1999-10-23) 23 October 1999 (age 25)	2	1	East Grinstead
44	FW	Charlotte Bingham	(2005-12-18) 18 December 2005 (age 19)	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	(2000-06-21) 21 June 2000 (age 24)	4	0	Reading	v. Belgium; 5 December 2024
DF	Rosemary Hope	(2002-02-05) 5 February 2002 (age 23)	4	0	East Grinstead	v. Belgium; 5 December 2024

MF	Bethan Alexander	(2003-08-07) 7 August 2003 (age 21)	4	0	Loughborough Students	v. Belgium; 5 December 2024
MF	Hannah Boss	(2004-11-07) 7 November 2004 (age 20)	3	0	Klein Zwitserland	v. Belgium; 5 December 2024
MF	Camilla Giglio	(2000-10-28) 28 October 2000 (age 24)	3	1	HV Victoria	v. Belgium; 5 December 2024
MF	Sofia Martin	(2005-02-02) 2 February 2005 (age 20)	4	0	Hampstead & Westminster	v. Belgium; 5 December 2024

FW	Megan Crowson	(1996-06-13) 13 June 1996 (age 28)	3	1	Wimbledon	v. Belgium; 5 December 2024

Results and fixtures

FIH Pro League

1 December 2024 Away 1	China	2–1	England	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	England	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	England	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	England	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	England	Bhubaneswar, India
17:15		Report		Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

16 February 2025 Away 6	India	v	England	Bhubaneswar, India
17:15		Report		Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

21 February 2025 Away 7	England	v	Netherlands	Bhubaneswar, India
15:00		Report		Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

22 February 2025 Away 8	Netherlands	v	England	Bhubaneswar, India
15:00		Report		Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

14 June 2025 Home 1	England	v	Argentina	London, England
15:30		Report		Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey Stadium

15 June 2025 Home 2	England	v	Argentina	London, England
15:30		Report		Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey Stadium

17 June 2025 Home 3	England	v	Australia	London, England
11:00		Report		Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey Stadium

18 June 2025 Home 4	England	v	Australia	London, England
17:45		Report		Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey Stadium

21 June 2025 Home 5	England	v	Spain	London, England
13:00		Report		Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey Stadium

22 June 2025 Home 6	England	v	Spain	London, England
12:00		Report		Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey Stadium

28 June 2025 Away 9	Germany	v	England	Berlin, Germany
15:00		Report		Stadium: Ernst Reuter Sportfeld

29 June 2025 Away 10	Germany	v	England	Berlin, Germany
11:00		Report		Stadium: Ernst Reuter Sportfeld

References

^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 4 March 2025. Retrieved 4 March 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.

External links

[FIH_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 4 March 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.

[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 and men's squad unveiled for FIH Hockey Pro League India". englandhockey.co.uk. England Hockey. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2025.

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