# Reading Hockey Club

Reading Hockey Club is a professional field hockey club based at Sonning Lane in the English town of Reading. It is one of the most successful clubs in the United Kingdom with National League and Cup honours. The men's team have been champions of England on six occasions (1996–97, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2011–12) and the women's team have been champions of England on two occasions.
The Men's First Team play in the Men's England Hockey League and the Ladies 1st XI team play in the Women's England Hockey League.
RHC runs 11 men's teams, 6 ladies teams and has a flourishing junior section. The ages of players range from 5 to 70+ years old. RHC has over 400 senior and nearly 550 junior members and is based at a top class facility in Sonning Lane, where they have been since 1984. There are 2 pitches at the clubhouse, Sonning Lane Water and Sonning Lane Sand.
In 1997, Reading hosted the European Cup Winners Tournament, and more recently, Reading has hosted International matches, alongside charity matches for the Hockey For Heroes.

## Players
### Men's First Team Squad 2019–20 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 | ENG | Chris Wyver |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Josh Bretherton |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Charlie Ellison |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Ciaran O'Connell (captain) |
| 5 | DF | USA | Adam Miller |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Ollie Deasy |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Max Heaver |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Andrew Oxburgh |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Peter Scott |
| 12 | FW | SCO | Craig Falconer |
| 13 | MF | ENG | Sam Armitage |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Louis Gittens |
| 15 | MF | NIR | Connor Roberts |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Ethan Chapman |
| 17 | MF | WAL | Fred Newbold |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Fin Quaile |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Jatinder Bachu |
| 20 | FW | WAL | Sam Welsh |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Ross Clunie |
| 22 | FW | AUS | Oscar Allan |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | | ENG | Harrison Page |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Harry Benjamin |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Terry Kynaston |
| 26 | DF | IRL | Stuart Loughrey |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Adam Pescod |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Jamie Rawlings |
| 29 | MF | SCO | Sam Hill |
| 30 | | ENG | Mikey Gilson |
| 31 | FW | ENG | Tom Ferris |
| 32 | MF | ENG | Adam Price |
| 33 | MF | ENG | Ed Carter-Keall |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Nathan Hudson |
| 35 | MF | ENG | Harrison Smith |
| 36 | GK | ENG | Warris Samrai |
| 37 | FW | ENG | Archie Sweeting |
| 38 | | ENG | James Lavers |
| 39 | MF | ENG | Jolyon Summers |
| 40 | | ENG | Scott Verdin |
| 41 | DF | ENG | Ekam Bachu |
| 42 | | ENG | Ed Lowe |
| 99 | GK | ENG | Barry Jukes |

## Notable players
### Men's internationals
#### England/ Great Britain

| James Bailey Tom Bertram Tom Carson Nicholas Catlin Darren Cheesman | Jonty Clarke Richard Dodds Iain Mackay Richard Mantell Simon Mantell | Simon Mason Mark Pearn Liam Sanford Jimmy Wallis Jon Wyatt | Howard Hoskin |

#### Scotland/ Great Britain

* Lee Morton

#### Wales/ Great Britain

* Daniel Kyriakides
* Fred Newbold

#### England

* Will Carter Keall
* Hardeep Jawanda
* Chris Newman
* Peter Scott

#### Ireland

* Chris Cargo
* John Jackson
* Stuart Loughrey

#### Scotland

* Tommy Alexander
* Tim Atkins
* Duncan Riddell

#### South Africa

* Austin Smith

### Women's internationals
#### England/ Great Britain

| Alex Danson Susie Gilbert Livy Paige Helen Richardson-Walsh | Kate Richardson-Walsh Beth Storry Amy Tennant Susannah Townsend |

#### Scotland/ Great Britain

* Emily Maguire

#### Wales/ Great Britain

* Sarah Jones

#### Netherlands

* Chantal de Bruijn

## Major National Honours

National Champions
* 1996-97 Men's League Champions
* 2000–01 Men's League Champions
* 2001–02 Men's League Champions
* 2006–07 Men's League Champions
* 2007–08 Men's League Champions
* 2011–12 Men's League Champions
* 2010–11 Women's League Champions
* 2012–13 Women's League Champions
National Cup Winners
* 1995-96 Men's National Cup Winners
* 1998-99 Men's National Cup Winners
* 1999-00 Men's National Cup Winners
* 2002–03 Men's National Cup Winners
* 2003–04 Men's National Cup Winners
* 2005–06 Men's National Cup Winners
* 2008–09 Men's National Cup Winners
* 2014–15 Men's National Cup Winners
* 2015–16 Men's National Cup Winners
* 2017–18 Men's National Cup Winners
National Tournaments
* 2001-02 Men's Premiership Tournament Winners
* 2002-03 Men's Premiership Tournament Winners
* 2003-04 Men's Premiership Tournament Winners
* 2005-06 Men's Super Cup Winners