The Great Britain men's national field hockey team represents the United Kingdom in some international field hockey tournaments such as the Summer Olympics and the FIH Pro League.[1] The team won gold at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. The team won the 2017 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.
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| Confederation | EHF (Europe) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head Coach | Paul Revington | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Andy Halliday | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captain | David Ames | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Appearances | 18 (first in 1920) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 1st (1920, 1988) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In most other competitions, including the Hockey World Cup, the Commonwealth Games and some editions of the Hockey Champions Trophy, the four home nations compete in their own right: England, Ireland (includes both the Republic and Northern Ireland), Scotland and Wales.
The team was established in 1920 as Great Britain and Ireland, before the independence of most of Ireland as the Irish Free State. They only played one tournament under that name: the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium, when they won the gold medal. Before 1920 there was only one field hockey tournament at the Olympics, in 1908, when England won the gold, Ireland the silver, and Scotland and Wales the bronze medals.
Honours
editSummer Olympics
edit- 1908 –
- 1920 –
- 1948 –
- 1952 –
- 1956 – 4th place
- 1960 – 4th place
- 1964 – 9th place
- 1968 – 12th place
- 1972 – 6th place
- 1984 –
- 1988 –
- 1992 – 6th place
- 1996 – 7th place
- 2000 – 6th place
- 2004 – 9th place
- 2008 – 5th place
- 2012 – 4th place
- 2016 – 9th place
- 2020 – 5th place
- 2024 – Qualified
FIH Pro League
editChampions Trophy
edit- 1978 –
- 1980 – 7th place
- 1984 –
- 1985 –
- 1986 – 4th place
- 1987 – 4th place
- 1988 – 6th place
- 1989 – 5th place
- 1990 – 6th place
- 1991 – 5th place
- 1992 – 5th place
- 1994 – 6th place
- 2000 – 6th place
- 2007 – 6th place
- 2011 – 6th place
- 2016 – 4th place
Hockey World League
edit- 2014–15 – 6th place
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
editPlayers
editCurrent squad
editGreat Britain Hockey and the British Olympic Association have confirmed the 16 players (+3 reserves) selected to represent Team GB in the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France.[2]
Caps and goals (for both England and Great Britain) updated as of 12 June 2024, after Great Britain v Australia.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 20 | GK |  Ollie Payne
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6 April 1999 | 34 | 0 | Holcombe
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| 2 | DF | Nick Park
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7 April 1999 | 15 | 0 | Surbiton
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| 3 | DF | Jack Waller
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28 January 1997 | 69 | 2 | Wimbledon
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| 5 | DF |  David Ames (Captain)
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25 June 1989 | 74 | 2 |  Oranje-Rood
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| 14 | DF | James Albery
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1 October 1995 | 29 | 0 | Old Georgians
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| 27 | DF | Liam Sanford
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14 March 1996 | 48 | 1 | Old Georgians
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| 30 | DF | Conor Williamson
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19 January 2004 | 7 | 0 | Surbiton
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| 38 | DF |  Gareth Furlong
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10 May 1992 | 7 | 4 | Surbiton
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| 6 | MF | Jacob Draper
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24 July 1998 | 53 | 1 | Hampstead & Westminster
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| 7 | MF | Zach Wallace
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29 September 1999 | 66 | 13 | HGC
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| 15 | MF | Phil Roper
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24 January 1992 | 94 | 45 | Holcombe
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| 19 | MF | David Goodfield
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15 June 1993 | 30 | 7 | Surbiton
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| 28 | MF |  Lee Morton
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23 May 1995 | 34 | 3 | Old Georgians
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| 8 | FW | Rupert Shipperley
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21 November 1992 | 44 | 9 | Hampstead & Westminster
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| 13 | FW | Sam Ward
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24 December 1990 | 108 | 80 | Old Georgians
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| 31 | FW | Will Calnan
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17 April 1996 | 50 | 8 | Hampstead & Westminster
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| 16 | GK | James Mazarelo TRAVELLING RESERVE
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4 February 2001 | 21 | 0 | Surbiton
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| 29 | MF | Tom Sorsby ACCREDITED RESERVE
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28 October 1996 | 61 | 1 | Surbiton
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| 33 | MF | Tim Nurse ACCREDITED RESERVE
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4 May 1999 | 21 | 2 | Surbiton
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Notable former players
edit- Paul Barber (1988 Gold)
- Stephen Batchelor (1988 Gold)
- Tom Bertram
- Kulbir Bhaura (1988 Gold)
- Jon Bleby
- John Cadman
- Robert Clift (1988 Gold)
- John Conroy
- Matt Daly
- Stephen Dick
- Adam Dixon
- Richard Dodds (1988 Gold)
- David Faulkner (1988 Gold)
- Russell Garcia (1988 Gold)
- Brett Garrard
- Calum Giles
- Mark Gleghorne
- Martyn Grimley (1988 Gold)
- Danny Hall
- Ben Hawes
- Rob Hill
- Sean Kerly (1988 Gold)
- Jimmy Kirkwood (1988 Gold)
- Jason Laslett
- Richard Leman (1988 Gold)
- David Luckes
- Jack MacBryan
- Richard Mantell
- Simon Mantell
- Ben Marsden
- Stephen Martin (1988 Gold)
- Simon Mason
- Christopher Mayer
- Alistair McGregor
- Barry Middleton
- Rob Moore
- John Whitley Neill
- Veryan Pappin (1988 Gold)
- Craig Parnham
- Mark Pearn
- George Pinner
- Jon Potter (1988 Gold)
- Imran Sherwani (1988 Gold)
- Stanley Shoveller
- Ian Taylor (1988 Gold)
- James Tindall
- Bill Waugh
- Jimmy Wallis
- David Westcott
Coaches
edit- Bill Vans Agnew, coach during the 1972 Olympics
- Dave Vinson
- David Whitaker, (1980 - 1988) coach when the team won bronze in the 1984 Olympics and gold in the 1988 Olympics
- Norman Hughes
- Jason Lee (2004–2012). Coach at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics
- Bobby Crutchley (February 2013 – May 2018). Coach at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Danny Kerry (September 2018 – January 2022)
Fixtures & Results
edit2020-21 Fixtures & Results
edit2020-21 Men's FIH Pro League
edit| 1 February 2020 Match 1 | Australia  | 4–4 (3–1 p) |  Great Britain | Australia |
| Report |
| 2 February 2020 Match 2 | Australia | 5–1 | Great Britain | Australia |
| Report |
| 8 February 2020 Match 3 | New Zealand  | 1–1 (3–1 p) | Great Britain | New Zealand |
| Report |
| 9 February 2020 Match 4 | New Zealand | 0–3 | Great Britain | New Zealand |
| Report |
| 27 October 2020 Match 5 | Netherlands | 1–0 | Great Britain | Amstelveen, Netherlands |
| Report |
| 29 October 2020 Match 6 | Netherlands | 3–1 | Great Britain | Amstelveen, Netherlands |
| Report |
| 31 October 2020 Match 7 | Belgium  | 3–2 | Great Britain | Brussels, Belgium |
| Report |
| 1 November 2020 Match 8 | Belgium | 2–1 | Great Britain | Brussels, Belgium |
| Report |
| 12 May 2021 Match 9 | Great Britain | 5–3 |  Germany | London, England |
| Report |
| 13 May 2021 Match 10 | Great Britain | 3–1 | Germany | London, England |
| Report |
| 23 May 2021 Match 12 | Great Britain | 2–0 |  Spain | London, England |
| Report |
2020 Summer Olympics
edit| 24 July 2021 Group B | Great Britain | 3–1 |  South Africa | Tokyo, Japan |
| Report |
| 26 July 2021 Group B | Great Britain | 3–1 |  Canada | Tokyo, Japan |
| Report |
| 27 July 2021 Group B | Germany | 5–1 | Great Britain | Tokyo, Japan |
| Report |
| 29 July 2021 Group B | Netherlands | 2–2 | Great Britain | Tokyo, Japan |
| Report |
| 30 July 2021 Group B | Belgium | 2–2 | Great Britain | Tokyo, Japan |
| Report |
| 1 August 2021 Quarter-finals | India  | 3–1 | Great Britain | Tokyo, Japan |
| Report |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "London 2012 Profile". Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ^ "Great Britain Squads Announced for Paris Olympics | Great Britain Hockey". 18 June 2024.
