England women's national field hockey team

England
AssociationEngland Hockey
Head CoachDavid Ralph
Assistant coach(es)Mark Hickman
Simon Letchford
Jody Paul
ManagerSamantha Beveridge
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 8 (5 November 2025)[1]
World Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1983)
Best result 3rd (2010)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances17 (first in 1984)
Best result 1st (1991, 2015)

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.[2]

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.[3]

Competitive record

World Cup

Commonwealth Games

World League

Pro League

EuroHockey Nations Championship

Champions Challenge

Champions Trophy

Current squad

The squad for the 2025 Women's EuroHockey Championship..[4]

Head coach: David Ralph

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 4 0 Reading v.  Belgium; 5 December 2024
DF Rosemary Hope (2002-02-05) 5 February 2002 4 0 East Grinstead v.  Belgium; 5 December 2024

MF Bethan Alexander (2003-08-07) 7 August 2003 4 0 Loughborough Students v.  Belgium; 5 December 2024
MF Hannah Boss (2004-11-07) 7 November 2004 3 0 Klein Zwitserland v.  Belgium; 5 December 2024
MF Camilla Giglio (2000-10-28) 28 October 2000 3 1 HV Victoria v.  Belgium; 5 December 2024
MF Sofia Martin (2005-02-02) 2 February 2005 4 0 Hampstead & Westminster v.  Belgium; 5 December 2024

FW Megan Crowson (1996-06-13) 13 June 1996 3 1 Wimbledon v.  Belgium; 5 December 2024

Results and fixtures

FIH Pro League

1 December 2024 Away 1 China  2–1  England Hangzhou, China
19:30 Zhang W.  9'
Yu  39'
Report Manton  1' Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium
2 December 2024 Away 2 Belgium  1–3  England Hangzhou, China
19:30 Blockmans  41' Report Bingham  2'32'
Bourne  58'
Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium
4 December 2024 Away 3 China  4–0  England Hangzhou, China
19:30 Chen Ya.  17'
Zhang Y.  24'
He  28'
Chen Yu.  55'
Report Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium
5 December 2024 Away 4 England  2–8  Belgium Hangzhou, China
19:30 Crowson  15'
Giglio  25'
Report Blockmans  29'
Rasir  32'
Vanden Borre  41'58'
Bonami  45+'
Moors  52'
Englebert  57'59'
Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium
15 February 2025 Away 5 India  3-2  England Bhubaneswar, India
17:15 Report Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
16 February 2025 Away 6 India  v  England Bhubaneswar, India
17:15 Report Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
28 June 2025 Away 9 Germany  v  England Berlin, Germany
15:00 Report Stadium: Ernst Reuter Sportfeld
29 June 2025 Away 10 Germany  v  England Berlin, Germany
11:00 Report Stadium: Ernst Reuter Sportfeld

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 5 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Marjorie Pollard | English athlete". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Barbara West". The Times. December 2014. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  4. ^ "England squads ready for European challenge". englandhockey.co.uk. England Hockey. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.