Reading Hockey Club is a professional field hockey club based at Sonning Lane in the English town of Reading.[1] It is one of the most successful clubs in the United Kingdom with National League and Cup honours. The men's team have been champions of England on six occasions (1996–97, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2011–12) and the women's team have been champions of England on two occasions.[2][3]

Reading Hockey Club
Founded1904
LeagueMen's England Hockey League
Women's England Hockey League
Based inReading, England
Home groundSonning Lane
ColoursSky Blue, Navy, Navy (H); Navy Blue, Sky, Sky (A)
PresidentGeoff Ash
ChairmanTim Hunt
Members950

The Men's First Team play in the Men's England Hockey League and the Ladies 1st XI team play in the Women's England Hockey League.[4]

RHC runs 11 men's teams, 6 ladies teams and has a flourishing junior section. The ages of players range from 5 to 70+ years old. RHC has over 400 senior and nearly 550 junior members and is based at a top class facility in Sonning Lane, where they have been since 1984. There are 2 pitches at the clubhouse, Sonning Lane Water and Sonning Lane Sand.[4]

In 1997, Reading hosted the European Cup Winners Tournament, and more recently, Reading has hosted International matches, alongside charity matches for the Hockey For Heroes.

Players

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Men's First Team Squad 2019–20 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   ENG Chris Wyver
2 DF   AUS Josh Bretherton
3 DF   ENG Charlie Ellison
4 DF   ENG Ciaran O'Connell (captain)
5 DF   USA Adam Miller
6 DF   ENG Ollie Deasy
7 MF   ENG Max Heaver
9 FW   ENG Andrew Oxburgh
10 FW   ENG Peter Scott
12 FW   SCO Craig Falconer
13 MF   ENG Sam Armitage
14 FW   ENG Louis Gittens
15 MF   NIR Connor Roberts
16 MF   ENG Ethan Chapman
17 MF   WAL Fred Newbold
18 MF   ENG Fin Quaile
19 FW   ENG Jatinder Bachu
20 FW   WAL Sam Welsh
21 DF   ENG Ross Clunie
22 FW   AUS Oscar Allan
No. Pos. Nation Player
23   ENG Harrison Page
24 DF   ENG Harry Benjamin
25 DF   ENG Terry Kynaston
26 DF   IRL Stuart Loughrey
27 DF   ENG Adam Pescod
28 DF   ENG Jamie Rawlings
29 MF   SCO Sam Hill
30   ENG Mikey Gilson
31 FW   ENG Tom Ferris
32 MF   ENG Adam Price
33 MF   ENG Ed Carter-Keall
34 DF   ENG Nathan Hudson
35 MF   ENG Harrison Smith
36 GK   ENG Warris Samrai
37 FW   ENG Archie Sweeting
38   ENG James Lavers
39 MF   ENG Jolyon Summers
40   ENG Scott Verdin
41 DF   ENG Ekam Bachu
42   ENG Ed Lowe
99 GK   ENG Barry Jukes

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Notable players

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Men's internationals

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  England/  Great Britain
  Scotland/  Great Britain
  Wales/  Great Britain
  England
  Ireland
  Scotland
  South Africa

Women's internationals

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  England/  Great Britain
  Scotland/  Great Britain
  Wales/  Great Britain
  Netherlands

Major National Honours

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National Champions

National Cup Winners

National Tournaments

References

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  1. ^ "Reading Hockey Club". Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  2. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  3. ^ "Roll of Honour". England Hockey. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Information - Reading Hockey Club". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Men 1 squad". www.readinghockeyclub.org.uk.
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