England men's national field hockey team

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Association England Hockey
Head Coach Paul Revington
Assistant coach(es) Mark Hickman
Zak Jones
Craig Sieben
ManagerPaul Gannon
Captain David Ames
Most caps Barry Middleton (432)
Top scorer Ashley Jackson (137)
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FIH ranking
Current 5 Increase2.svg 1 (16 May 2024) [1]
Olympic Games
Appearances1 (first in 1908 )
Best result1st (1908)
World Cup
Appearances14 (first in 1973 )
Best result2nd (1986)
EuroHockey Championships
Appearances18 (first in 1970 )
Best result1st (2009)

The England men's national field hockey team [2] competes in most major international tournaments except the Olympic Games. England's only appearance at the Olympics was at London 1908 when they won gold; since then English players have competed at the Olympics as part of the combined Great Britain national field hockey team.

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England's best finish in the Hockey World Cup was as runners-up to champions Australia in 1986, which was also held in London. They won the bronze medal at the inaugural Commonwealth Games hockey tournament in 1998 in Kuala Lumpur, as well as in 2014 in Glasgow and in Birmingham in 2022.

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGASquad
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 1908 Final1st3300243 Squad
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 1920
until now
Part of Great Britain
Total1 title1/13300243

World Cup

FIH World Cup record
YearRoundPositionPldWD *LGFGASquad
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg 1971 did not participate
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1973 5th place game6th72231011N/A
Flag of Malaysia.svg 1975 5th place game6th73131917
Flag of Argentina.svg 1978 7th place game7th82331110
Flag of India.svg 1982 9th place game9th73131015
Flag of England.svg 1986 Final2nd7502138
Flag of Pakistan.svg 1990 5th place game5th7412127
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1994 5th place game6th732275
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1998 5th place game6th73041821 Squad
Flag of Malaysia.svg 2002 7th place game7th95041911 Squad
Flag of Germany.svg 2006 5th place game5th74031513 Squad
Flag of India.svg 2010 3rd place game4th74032120 Squad
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2014 3rd place game4th7313812 Squad
Flag of India.svg 2018 3rd place game4th73131223 Squad
Flag of India.svg 2023 Quarter-finals5th4220112 Squad
TotalBest: 2nd14/1598461438186175

European Championships

EuroHockey Championship record
YearRoundPositionPldWD *LGFGA
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 1970 5th place game6th7403107
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg 1974 3rd place game4th75021210
Flag of Germany.svg 1978 3rd place game3rd7511197
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1983 5th place game5th73222010
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1987 Final2nd7610242
Flag of France.svg 1991 3rd place game3rd7412148
Flag of Ireland.svg 1995 3rd place game3rd74211811
Flag of Italy.svg 1999 3rd place game3rd75112711
Flag of Spain.svg 2003 3rd place game3rd73221615
Flag of Germany.svg 2005 5th place game6th512288
Flag of England.svg 2007 Relegation pool5th5221176
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2009 Final1st54102410
Flag of Germany.svg 2011 3rd place game3rd53021711
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 2013 3rd place game4th51131012
Flag of England.svg 2015 3rd place game4th5212189
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2017 3rd place game3rd53021610
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 2019 Relegation pool5th522197
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2021 3rd place game4th5302179
Flag of Germany.svg 2023 Final2nd5212119
Total1 title19/19113622031304173

Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games record
YearHostPositionPldWDLGFGASquad
1998 Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia3rd62311210 Squad
2002 Flag of England.svg Manchester, England5th5302138 Squad
2006 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne, Australia4th63031414 Squad
2010 Flag of India.svg Delhi, India4th63301811 Squad
2014 Flag of Scotland.svg Glasgow, Scotland3rd63122212 Squad
2018 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gold Coast, Australia3rd63121811 Squad
2022 Flag of England.svg Birmingham, England3rd64113314 Squad
2026 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Victoria, Australiato be determined
Total7/7412191113080

FIH Pro League

FIH Pro League record
SeasonPositionPldWD *LGFGASquad
2021–22 6th167274041 Squad
TotalBest: 6th167274041

Defunct competitions

*Draws include matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.

Players

Current squad

The squad for the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup. [3] [4]

Head coach: Paul Revington

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
2MF Nick Park (1999-04-08) 8 April 1999 (age 25)8 Flag of England.svg Surbiton
3DF Jack Waller (1997-01-28) 28 January 1997 (age 27)30 Flag of England.svg Wimbledon
5DF David Ames (1989-06-25) 25 June 1989 (age 34)52 Flag of England.svg Holcombe
7MF Zachary Wallace (Captain) (1999-09-29) 29 September 1999 (age 24)35 Flag of the Netherlands.svg HGC
9MF Harry Martin (1992-10-23) 23 October 1992 (age 31)133 Flag of the Netherlands.svg HC Rotterdam
13FW Sam Ward (1990-12-24) 24 December 1990 (age 33)84 Flag of England.svg Old Georgians
14DF James Albery (1995-10-02) 2 October 1995 (age 28)27 Flag of England.svg Old Georgians
15MF Phil Roper (1992-01-24) 24 January 1992 (age 32)106 Flag of England.svg Holcombe
16GK James Mazarelo (2001-02-04) 4 February 2001 (age 23)5 Flag of England.svg Surbiton
17MF Stuart Rushmere (2000-09-09) 9 September 2000 (age 23)16 Flag of England.svg Surbiton
19MF David Goodfield (1993-06-15) 15 June 1993 (age 30)65 Flag of England.svg Surbiton
20GK Ollie Payne (1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 (age 25)23 Flag of England.svg Holcombe
21FW Liam Ansell (1993-11-12) 12 November 1993 (age 30)47 Flag of England.svg Wimbledon
22MF David Condon (1991-07-06) 6 July 1991 (age 32)134 Flag of England.svg Wimbledon
23FW Nick Bandurak (1992-12-14) 14 December 1992 (age 31)20 Flag of England.svg Holcombe
27DF Liam Sanford (1996-03-14) 14 March 1996 (age 28)53 Flag of England.svg Old Georgians
29MF Tom Sorsby (1996-10-28) 28 October 1996 (age 27)29 Flag of England.svg Surbiton
31MF Will Calnan (1996-04-17) 17 April 1996 (age 28)37 Flag of England.svg Hampstead & Westminster

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
DFSam Taylor (2001-07-12) 12 July 2001 (age 22)80 Flag of England.svg University of Exeter v. Flag of France.svg  France, 21 May 2022

MF James Gall (1995-05-20) 20 May 1995 (age 29)1065 Flag of England.svg Surbiton v. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium, 19 June 2022
MF Jack Turner (1997-03-26) 26 March 1997 (age 27)150 Flag of England.svg Wimbledon v. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium, 19 June 2022
MF Duncan Scott (1998-08-31) 31 August 1998 (age 25)92 Flag of England.svg Wimbledon v. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium, 19 June 2022
MF Tim Nurse (1999-05-11) 11 May 1999 (age 25)70 Flag of England.svg Surbiton v. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium, 18 June 2022
MF Peter Scott (1997-01-19) 19 January 1997 (age 27)130 Flag of England.svg Wimbledon v. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands, 5 June 2022
MF Matthew Ramshaw (1999-12-29) 29 December 1999 (age 24)52 Flag of England.svg Hampstead & Westminster v. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands, 5 June 2022
MFJames Oates (1998-04-18) 18 April 1998 (age 26)91 Flag of England.svg Hampstead & Westminster v. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands, 4 June 2022

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