Holcombe Hockey Club

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Holcombe Hockey Club is a field hockey club based in Rochester, Kent, England. The home ground is located at Holcombe Park, where there is a water-based pitch, a sand-based pitch and a clubhouse. The club was formed in 1999/2000 from a merger of clubs in the area.

Holcombe
Full nameHolcombe Hockey Club
Nickname(s)The Incredible Holcs
Founded1999; 25 years ago (1999)
GroundHolcombe Park
Capacity1,000
ChairmanBrian Field
ManagerChris Haigh
LeagueMen's England Hockey League
Women's England Hockey League
Websitehttps://holcombehc.org.uk/

Teams

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The Men's 1st XI play in the Men's England Hockey League, and the Ladies 1st Team play in the Women's England Hockey League.[1][2] The club is one of the largest in the UK, with ten men's sides, five ladies' sides, and various other sides.[3]

History

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For three consecutive years from 2017 to 2019, the women's team finished runner up for the league title. On each occasion they were beaten by Surbiton.[4]

In 2023, the men's first XI reached the play off final, finishing second in the English league, which was their best result in their history to date and therefore qualifying for the 2023–24 Men's Euro Hockey League.[5]

Squads

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Men's First Team Squad 2021–22 season

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No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   RSA Tim Guise-Brown
3 DF   ENG Sam Paterson
4   ENG Blake Jones
5 MF   IRE Jake Raben
6 DF   ENG James Davies
8 MF   NZL Hayden Phillips
9 FW   ENG Dan Edwards
10 FW   ENG Jake Owen
11 FW   ENG Tom Russell
12 DF   ENG Ali Bray (Captain)
13 FW   ENG Ollie Walker
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF   ENG Alex Moen
16 MF   SCO Rob Field
17 MF   ENG Harry Trusler
18 MF   ENG Barry Middleton
19 MF   ENG Greg Nolan
20 GK   ENG Ollie Payne
23 FW   ENG Nick Bandurak
24 DF   NZL Brad Read
25 FW   ENG Tom O'Keeffe
30 GK   ENG Andy Perkins

Ladies First Team Squad 2021–22 season

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No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   WAL Rose Thomas
3 DF   CHI Carolina Kappes
5 DF   NZL Hattie Jones
6 MF   ENG Rebecca Law
7 DF   ENG Emma Bandurak
8   ENG Sophie Snell
9 FW   ENG Sophie Eldred
10 FW   ESP Tania Escaich
11 MF   ENG Leisa Randall
12 DF   ENG Harriet Pittard (Captain)
14 DF   WAL Beth Bingham
15 FW   ENG Izzy Shelley
16   ESP Marta Fuentes
17 FW   RSA Candice Manuel
18 DF   ITA Ivanna Pessina
19   ENG Eloise Richards
20   ENG Becca Titmuss
22 GK   ENG Clodagh Cassin

Notable players

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Men's internationals

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  England
  Ireland
  Brazil
  South Africa

Women's internationals

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  England
  Scotland
  Wales
  Ireland
  South Africa

References

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  1. ^ "EHL Men's Conference East". 21 October 2014. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  2. ^ "WHL Women's Premier Division". 21 October 2014. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Holcombe Hockey Club". holcombehc.org.uk. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Roll of Honour". England Hockey. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Euro Hockey League: Old Georgians stun Mannheimer to reach last eight". The Hockey Paper. Retrieved 3 November 2023.