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.
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
World Cup
| FIH World Cup record
|
| Year
|
Round
|
Position
|
Pld
|
W
|
D *
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
Squad
|
| 1971
|
did not participate
|
| 1973
|
5th place game |
6th |
7 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
10 |
11 |
N/A
|
| 1975
|
5th place game |
6th |
7 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
19 |
17
|
| 1978
|
7th place game |
7th |
8 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
10
|
| 1982
|
9th place game |
9th |
7 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
15
|
| 1986
|
Final |
2nd |
7 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
13 |
8
|
| 1990
|
5th place game |
5th |
7 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
12 |
7
|
| 1994
|
5th place game |
6th |
7 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
5
|
| 1998
|
5th place game |
6th |
7 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
18 |
21 |
Squad
|
| 2002
|
7th place game |
7th |
9 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
19 |
11 |
Squad
|
| 2006
|
5th place game |
5th |
7 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
15 |
13 |
Squad
|
| 2010
|
3rd place game |
4th |
7 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
21 |
20 |
Squad
|
| 2014
|
3rd place game |
4th |
7 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
12 |
Squad
|
| 2018
|
3rd place game |
4th |
7 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
12 |
23 |
Squad
|
| 2023
|
Quarter-finals |
5th |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
11 |
2 |
Squad
|
| 2026
|
TBD
|
| Total |
Best: 2nd |
14/15 |
98 |
46 |
14 |
38 |
186 |
175 |
–
|
European Championships
| EuroHockey Championship record
|
| Year
|
Round
|
Position
|
Pld
|
W
|
D *
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
| 1970
|
5th place game |
6th |
7 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
7
|
| 1974
|
3rd place game |
4th |
7 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
10
|
| 1978
|
3rd place game |
3rd |
7 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
19 |
7
|
| 1983
|
5th place game |
5th |
7 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
20 |
10
|
| 1987
|
Final |
2nd |
7 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
24 |
2
|
| 1991
|
3rd place game |
3rd |
7 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
14 |
8
|
| 1995
|
3rd place game |
3rd |
7 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
18 |
11
|
| 1999
|
3rd place game |
3rd |
7 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
27 |
11
|
| 2003
|
3rd place game |
3rd |
7 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
16 |
15
|
| 2005
|
5th place game |
6th |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
8
|
| 2007
|
Relegation pool |
5th |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
17 |
6
|
| 2009
|
Champions |
1st |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
24 |
10
|
| 2011
|
3rd place game |
3rd |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
17 |
11
|
| 2013
|
3rd place game |
4th |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
12
|
| 2015
|
3rd place game |
4th |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
18 |
9
|
| 2017
|
3rd place game |
3rd |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
16 |
10
|
| 2019
|
Relegation pool |
5th |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
7
|
| 2021
|
3rd place game |
4th |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
17 |
9
|
| 2023
|
Final |
2nd |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
9
|
| 2025
|
Relegation pool |
6th |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
16 |
6
|
| 2027
|
Qualified
|
| Total |
1 title |
21/21 |
118 |
64 |
21 |
33 |
320 |
179
|
Commonwealth Games
FIH Pro League
Defunct competitions
Champions Trophy
|
Champions Challenge I
World League
|
- *Draws include matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.
Players
Current squad
On 22 July 2025, the following 18 players were called up for the 2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship in Mönchengladbach, Germany from 8 to 16 August 2025.[3]
Head coach: Zak Jones
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.
See also
References
External links
England squads – International Tournaments |
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England Commonwealth Games squads |
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England EuroHockey Championship squads |
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England Champions Trophy/Challenge squads |
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England World League squads |
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