Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club

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Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club
Full nameHampstead & Westminster Hockey Club
Founded1894
Home groundPaddington Recreation Ground
Maida Vale
London
ManagerWill Packer
(Men's 1st Team)
Anna Johnson (Women's 1st Team)
CoachKwan Browne
(Men's 1st Team)
Kate Richardson-Walsh and Sarah Kelleher
(Women's 1st Team)
LeagueMen's England Hockey League
Women's England Hockey League
London Hockey League
South Hockey League
Websitewww.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]

The Men's First Team 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.

Honours[]

Major National Honours[]

Age Group Honours[]

Players[]

Men's First Team Squad 2021–22 season[]

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  WAL Toby Reynolds-Cotterill
2 DF  WAL Steve Kelly
3 DF  WAL Jonny Gooch
4 DF  USA Mohan Gandhi
5 MF  ENG James Oates
6 MF  ENG Marc Edwards
7 MF  ENG Toby Roche
8 MF  IRE Chris Cargo (captain)
9 FW  WAL Rupert Shipperley
11 MF  NED Paul Melkert
12 FW  ENG Sam French
13 DF  RSA Matt Guise-Brown
14 DF  WAL Hywel Jones
16 MF  ENG Joe Sharp
17 DF  TRI Kwan Browne
18 FW  ENG Josh Kelly
19 FW  ENG Will Calnan
20 MF  WAL Rhodri Furlong
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK  ENG Lekan Ogunlana
22 DF  WAL Dan Kyriakides
23 FW  ENG Matthew Ramshaw
24 DF  ENG James Sutcliffe
25 MF  USA Kei Käppeler
26 FW  TRI Teague Marcano
27 MF  ENG Pete Makin
28 FW  ENG George Sweeting
29 FW  POL Joe Hillyer
30 GK  WAL Dewi Roblin
31 MF  ENG Josh Keaveney
32 DF  ENG Aaron Hudson
33 GK  ENG Vijay Pawar
34 FW  NZL Seb Buddle
35 MF  ENG Will Seebold
36 FW  ENG Joe Brownhill
37 DF  ENG Tom Seebold
44 DF  ENG Sami Englefield

Ladies First Team Squad 2020–21 season[]

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 England ENG Rochelle Gianfrancesco
3 MF England ENG Jessica Orrett
4 DF England ENG Annabel Driver
6 MF England ENG Livy Paige
7 FW England ENG Hayley Turner (Captain)
9 FW England ENG Jasmine Clark
10 DF England ENG Kat Baker (Captain)
11 MF Scotland SCO Sarah Robertson
12 FW England ENG Lily Owsley
14 MF New Zealand NZL Kate McCaw
15 FW England ENG Amy Askew
16 MF England ENG Pippa Lewis
17 MF England ENG Lauren Turner
18 DF England ENG Meg Byas
19 DF Wales WAL Emily Rowlands
20 FW England ENG Melanie Wilkinson
21 DF England ENG Grace Balsdon
22 MF England ENG Joie Leigh
23 DF Scotland SCO Emily Maguire
24 MF England ENG Holly Hunt
25 MF England ENG Lucy Hyams
26 DF England ENG Fran Tew
27 GK England ENG Amber Walton
28 FW England ENG Nicola White
29 MF England ENG Esme Burge
30 England ENG Charlotte Lechmere
No. Pos. Nation Player
GK England ENG Alex O'Connor
GK England ENG Louise Duffy
DF Wales WAL Ellie Barnes
DF England ENG Brodie Fairchild
DF England ENG Fleur Horner
DF Germany GER Anna Middendorf
MF Barbados BRB Nakira Downes
MF England ENG Issy Davison
MF Canada CAN Louise Radford
MF England ENG Olivia Rendall
MF England ENG Katherine Langridge
FW Republic of Ireland IRL Stephanie Burns
FW England ENG Helen Cathcart
FW Argentina ARG Sharon Konfederak
FW England ENG Catriona McDonald
England ENG Victoria Beglin
England ENG Lucy Peel
England ENG Phoebe Willars

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.[3] 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 [4]

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[]

 England/ Great Britain
 Ireland
 New Zealand
 Australia
 Brazil
  • Stephane Vehrle-Smith
 Canada
 Trinidad and Tobago
 Wales
  • Andrew Cornick
  • Rhodri Furlong
  • Jonny Gooch
  • Steve Kelly
  • Rupert Shipperley
 South Africa
  • Matthew Guise-Brown
  • Stephen Cant

Women's internationals[]

 Scotland/ Great Britain


References[]

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