Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club

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Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club
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Full nameHampstead & Westminster Hockey Club
Founded1894
Home ground Paddington Recreation Ground
Maida Vale
London
ManagerWill Packer
(Men's 1st Team)
Anna Johnson (Women's 1st Team)
Coach Kwan Browne
(Men's 1st Team)
Kate Richardson-Walsh and Sarah Kelleher
(Women's 1st Team)
League Men's England Hockey League
Women's England Hockey League
London Hockey League
South Hockey League
Website www.hwhc.co.uk

Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club is a field hockey club based in London, England. It was established in 1894. The home ground is at Paddington Recreation Ground, Maida Vale. [1]

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The Men's First and Second Teams play in the Men's England Hockey League and the Women's First Team play in the Women's England Hockey League. The rest of the men's teams play in the Higgins Group London Hockey League. The women's teams play in the South Hockey League and the Middlesex Women's League. The club is considered to be one of the largest adult hockey clubs in the UK and fields 12 Men's teams and 7 Ladies' sides, as well as various other mixed, junior and veterans sides.

The men's team have been champions of England on one occasion (2018–19). [2]

Honours

Major national honours

Age group honours

Players

Men's First Team Squad 2021–22 season

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1GKFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Toby Reynolds-Cotterill
2DFFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Steve Kelly
3DFFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Jonny Gooch
4DFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Mohan Gandhi
5MFFlag of England.svg  ENG James Oates
6MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Marc Edwards
7MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Toby Roche
8MFFlag of Ireland hockey team.svg  IRE Chris Cargo (captain)
9FWFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Rupert Shipperley
11MFFlag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Paul Melkert
12FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Sam French
13DFFlag of South Africa.svg  RSA Matt Guise-Brown
14DFFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Hywel Jones
15DFFlag of England.svg  ENG Aaron Hudson
16MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Joe Sharp
17DFFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Kwan Browne
18FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Josh Kelly
19FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Will Calnan
No.Pos.NationPlayer
20MFFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Rhodri Furlong
21GKFlag of England.svg  ENG Lekan Ogunlana
22DFFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Dan Kyriakides
23FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Matthew Ramshaw
24DFFlag of England.svg  ENG James Sutcliffe
25MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Kei Käppeler
26FWFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Teague Marcano
27MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Pete Makin
28FWFlag of England.svg  ENG George Sweeting
29FWFlag of Poland.svg  POL Joe Hillyer
30GKFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Dewi Roblin
31MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Josh Keaveney
33GKFlag of England.svg  ENG Vijay Pawar
34FWFlag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Seb Buddle
35MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Will Seebold
36FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Joe Brownhill
37DFFlag of England.svg  ENG Tom Seebold
44DFFlag of England.svg  ENG Sami Englefield

Ladies First Team Squad 2021–22 season

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Roxy Gianfrancesco
4 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Annabel Driver
5 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Issy Davison
6 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Livy Paige
7 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Hayley Turner(Captain)
9 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Jasmine Clark
10 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Kat Baker(Captain)
11 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Sarah Robertson
14 MF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Kate McCaw
16 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Pippa Lewis
17 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Lauren Turner
No.Pos.NationPlayer
18Flag of England.svg  ENG Phoebe Willars
19 DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Emily Rowlands
20 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Melanie Wilkinson
21 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Grace Balsdon
22 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Joie Leigh
23 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Emily Douglas
24 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Holly Hunt
25 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Lucy Hyams
26 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Fran Tew
27 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Miriam Pritchard
29 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Esme Burge

HWHC in recent seasons

In 2013/14 the Ladies finished runners up in the Investec Women's Cup, losing to Investec Premier Division side, Surbiton Hockey Club.

The 2014/15 season saw the ladies gain promotion from South Clubs' Women's Hockey League Division 1 into the prestigious England Hockey National League under Steve Menzies. A club first and significant milestone for the Ladies.

September 2015, the Ladies 1st XI made their debut in the Investec Conference East Division. [4] Coached by, Mo Rahman, supported by Assistant Coach Richard Smith, Manager Jo Edmonson and Captain Annebeth Wijtenburg the girls finished 4th in their first season.

In 2016–17, the Men's 1st XI finished fourth in the England Hockey League, qualifying for the League Finals weekend for the first time in their history, ultimately finishing in 4th place overall.

In 2017–18, the Men's 1st XI finished fourth in the Men's England Hockey League once again, reaching the League Finals weekend and narrowly losing the final to Surbiton Hockey Club on penalties. The Ladies' 1st XI won the Women's England Hockey League East Conference and narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier Division.

In July 2018 it was announced that Kate Richardson-Walsh and Sarah Kelleher would take over from Mike Delaney as the Ladies' 1st XI coaches for the 2018–19 Women's England Hockey League season [5]

On Sunday 14 April 2019, the Men's 1st XI won the Men's England Hockey League for the first time in their 125-year history, beating Surbiton Hockey Club 3–1 in the National Final. On the same day, the Ladies' 1st XI were also promoted to the Women's England Hockey League Premier Division for the first time in their history after wins against Loughborough Students and Stourport Hockey Club.

Notable players

Men's internationals

Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa

Women's internationals

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References

  1. ↑ "HWHC official site" . Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Roll of Honour". England Hockey. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Roll of Honour".
  4. ↑ "Investec Conference East Division". englandhockey.co.uk.
  5. ↑ "Richardson-Walsh to coach London side". BBC Sport.
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