# England women's national field hockey team

The England women's national field hockey team are the current Commonwealth Games champions having previously won silver 3 times. England have also won the 2006 Women's Field Hockey World Cup Qualifier and the 2002 Champions Challenge.

## History

Marjorie Pollard played hockey nearly every year for England from 1921 to 1937.
The team toured New Zealand in 1938 and the US in 1947. Notable players were Barbara and Bridget West, Hilda Light and Mary Russell Vick. The teams had to play in long stockings whatever the heat until they were replaced with split skirts and knee high stockings.

## Competitive record
### World Cup

* 1983 – 5th place
* 1986 – 5th place
* 1990 – 4th place
* 1994 – 9th place
* 1998 – 9th place
* 2002 – 5th place
* 2006 – 7th place
* 2010 –
* 2014 – 11th place
* 2018 – 7th place
* 2022 – 8th place

### Commonwealth Games

* 1998 –
* 2002 –
* 2006 –
* 2010 –
* 2014 –
* 2018 –
* 2022 –

### World League

* 2012–13 –
* 2014–15 – 7th place
* 2016–17 – 4th place

### Pro League

* 2021–22 – 7th place

### EuroHockey Nations Championship

* 1984 – 4th place
* 1987 –
* 1991 –
* 1995 – 4th place
* 1999 –
* 2003 – 4th place
* 2005 –
* 2007 –
* 2009 –
* 2011 –
* 2013 –
* 2015 –
* 2017 –
* 2019 – 4th place
* 2021 – 5th place
* 2023 – 4th place

### Champions Challenge

* 2002 –
* 2005 – 4th place
* 2007 –

### Champions Trophy

* 2002 – 6th place
* 2003 – 5th place
* 2009 – 6th place
* 2010 –
* 2011 – 5th place
* 2014 – 5th place

## Current squad

The following 24 players were named in the squad for the India leg of the 2024–25 FIH Pro League in Bhubaneswar.
Caps and goals current as of 5 December 2024, following the match against Belgium. Also includes caps and goals representing Great Britain.
Head coach: David Ralph
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 15 | GK | Mila Welch | (2001-07-15) 15 July 2001 (age 23) | 1 | 0 | East Grinstead |
| 25 | GK | Sabrina Heesh | (1991-12-16) 16 December 1991 (age 33) | 57 | 0 | Surbiton |
| 40 | GK | Miriam Pritchard (Captain) | (1998-12-21) 21 December 1998 (age 26) | 25 | 0 | Hampstead & Westminster |
| 17 | DF | Georgina Gardens | (2003-10-17) 17 October 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | University of Exeter |
| 19 | DF | Olivia Hamilton | (2001-02-28) 28 February 2001 (age 23) | 20 | 0 | Hampstead & Westminster |
| 21 | DF | Fiona Crackles | (2000-02-11) 11 February 2000 (age 25) | 96 | 3 | Wimbledon |
| 22 | DF | Elizabeth Neal (Captain) | (1998-10-08) 8 October 1998 (age 26) | 60 | 2 | Reading |
| 31 | DF | Grace Balsdon | (1993-04-13) 13 April 1993 (age 31) | 145 | 42 | Hampstead & Westminster |
| 34 | DF | Paige Gillott | (1998-09-14) 14 September 1998 (age 26) | 4 | 0 | Wimbledon |
| 18 | MF | Katie Curtis | (2002-04-30) 30 April 2002 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | University of Nottingham |
| 23 | MF | Sophie Hamilton (Captain) | (2001-02-28) 28 February 2001 (age 23) | 85 | 9 | Surbiton |
| 24 | MF | Madeleine Axford | (2002-03-28) 28 March 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | University of Nottingham |
| 28 | MF | Flora Peel | (1996-09-19) 19 September 1996 (age 28) | 65 | 1 | Wimbledon |
| 30 | MF | Martha Taylor | (2002-03-01) 1 March 2002 (age 22) | 31 | 0 | University of Exeter |
| 41 | MF | Lily Walker (Captain) | (2002-06-05) 5 June 2002 (age 22) | 61 | 0 | University of Birmingham |
| 2 | FW | Darcy Bourne | (2001-10-13) 13 October 2001 (age 23) | 21 | 4 | Surbiton |
| 3 | FW | Rebecca Manton | (2001-08-24) 24 August 2001 (age 23) | 3 | 1 | Wimbledon |
| 13 | FW | Elena Rayer | (1996-11-22) 22 November 1996 (age 28) | 123 | 16 | East Grinstead |
| 14 | FW | Tessa Howard | (1999-01-06) 6 January 1999 (age 26) | 101 | 37 | East Grinstead |
| 16 | FW | Isabelle Petter | (2000-06-27) 27 June 2000 (age 24) | 115 | 15 | Surbiton |
| 27 | DF | Joanne Pinner | (1991-05-27) 27 May 1991 (age 33) | 77 | 6 | Reading |
| 39 | FW | Alice Atkinson | (2004-10-06) 6 October 2004 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | University of Birmingham |
| 42 | FW | Pippa Lock | (1999-10-23) 23 October 1999 (age 25) | 2 | 1 | East Grinstead |
| 44 | FW | Charlotte Bingham | (2005-12-18) 18 December 2005 (age 19) | 4 | 2 | University of Birmingham |

### Recent call-ups

The following players have received call-ups to the national team in the last 12 months:
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
| DF | Abbie Dixon | (2000-06-21) 21 June 2000 (age 24) | 4 | 0 | Reading | v. Belgium; 5 December 2024 |
| DF | Rosemary Hope | (2002-02-05) 5 February 2002 (age 23) | 4 | 0 | East Grinstead | v. Belgium; 5 December 2024 |
| MF | Bethan Alexander | (2003-08-07) 7 August 2003 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | Loughborough Students | v. Belgium; 5 December 2024 |
| MF | Hannah Boss | (2004-11-07) 7 November 2004 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | Klein Zwitserland | v. Belgium; 5 December 2024 |
| MF | Camilla Giglio | (2000-10-28) 28 October 2000 (age 24) | 3 | 1 | HV Victoria | v. Belgium; 5 December 2024 |
| MF | Sofia Martin | (2005-02-02) 2 February 2005 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Hampstead & Westminster | v. Belgium; 5 December 2024 |
| FW | Megan Crowson | (1996-06-13) 13 June 1996 (age 28) | 3 | 1 | Wimbledon | v. Belgium; 5 December 2024 |