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Reading Hockey Club

English field hockey team

Summary

English field hockey team

FieldValue
nameReading Hockey Club
logo[[File:Reading Hockey Club.png150px]]
leagueMen's England Hockey League
Women's England Hockey League
founded1904
presidentGeoff Ash
chairmanTim Hunt
home_groundSonning Lane
members950
cityReading, England
coloursSky Blue, Navy, Navy (H); Navy Blue, Sky, Sky (A)

Women's England Hockey League 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 and the women's team on three occasions.

The men's first team play in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division and the Ladies 1st XI team play in the Women's England Hockey League Premier Division.

RHC runs 11 men's teams, 8 ladies teams and has a flourishing junior (colts) section. It is also runs an England Hockey Talent academy. Players range from 5 to 70+ years old. RHC has over 500 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.

History

The origins of the club are slightly confusing despite the official formation listed as 1904. A club by the same name existed previously alongside a second club in Reading called Reading Thistles. Mentions of the Reading Hockey Club included a fixture cancellation due to Influenza in 1895 and a defeat to Marlborough in 1900. The Athenian Hockey Club based in Earley, changed its name to Reading Hockey Club in 1903 but to confuse matters further, the club is listed a being re-formed in 1912 following a meeting at the Queen's Hotel and then disbanded in 1913. Once the effects of World War I were out of the way, a new club was formed following a meeting at the George Hotel in September 1920, with a ground at Cintra. By the mid-1920s the club had multiple teams and played at Prospect Park.

A new two-storey clubhouse was constructed and built during 1985.

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.

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 were premier league champions in 2010-11 and 2012-13.

In 2025, Reading won the women's 2024–25 league title and the men's team won Division One South title to return to Premier Division again.

Players

Men's First Team Squad 2025–26 season

    1. Chris Wyver (goalkeeper)
    1. Jamie Rawlings
    1. Euan Dyer
    1. Sam Welsh
    1. Ben Hooper
    1. Tom Minall
    1. Caspar Beyer
    1. Aiden Fraser
    1. Gregor Hearn
    1. Rohit Jakhu
    1. Michael Chapman (captain)
    1. Callum Smith
    1. Maks Wyndham-Smith
    1. Toby Heywood-Bourne
    1. Frederik Pollard
    1. Daniel Cox
    1. Joe Mallett
    1. George Johnstone
  • x. William Holderness

Women's First Team Squad 2025–26 season

    1. Nicki Cochrane (goalkeeper)
    1. Lorna Mackenzie
    1. Abbie Dixon
    1. Emma McKenzie Findlay
    1. Jemima Copeman
    1. Lizzie Neal
    1. Annie Wilson
    1. Madeleine Goodman
    1. Katie Partridge
    1. Anna-Rose Gabbitass
    1. Georgia Jones
    1. Caroline Spence
    1. Lucie Daman (captain)
    1. Rebecca Daniel
    1. Megan Crowson

Major National Honours

National Champions

National Cup Winners

National Tournaments

Notable players

Men's internationals

PlayerEventsNotes/Ref
SCO Tommy AlexanderCG (2018)
SCO Tim Atkins
WAL Matt WrightWC 2027
ENG James BaileyWC (2014)
ENG Tom BertramOly (2004)
ENG Nick BrothersWC (2006, 2010)
WAL James CarsonCG (2018)
ENG Tom CarsonWC (2014)
ENG Nicholas CatlinOly (2012), WC (2014)
ENG Darren CheesmanCT (2012)
IRE Chris Cargo
ENG Jonty ClarkeOly (2008, 2012), CG (2006), WC (2006, 2010)
WAL Owain Dolan-GrayCG (2018)
WAL Benjamin FrancisCG (2018)
WAL Jonny Gooch2016–2017
WAL Howard HoskinCG (2002)
WAL Dale HutchinsonCG (2018)
IRE John Jackson
ENGHardeep Jawanda
WAL Huw JonesCG (2014)
WAL Daniel KyriakidesCG (2018)
IRE Stuart LoughreyWC (2018)
ENG Iain MackayOly (2012), CG (2010), WC (2010)
ENG Richard MantellOly (2008), CG (2010), WC (2006, 2010)
ENG Simon MantellOly (2008), CG (2006, 2010, 2014), WC (2006, 2014)
ENG Simon MasonOly (1996, 2000, 2004), CG (1998, 2002), WC (1998, 2002)
SCO Lee MortonCG (2018)
WAL Fred NewboldWC (2023), EC (2021, 2023, 2025)
ENG Chris Newman
ENG Richard Norris1957–1959
ENG Mark PearnOly (2000, 2004), CG (1998, 2002), WC (1998, 2002)
SCO Duncan RiddellCG (2018)
ENG Liam SanfordCG (2018), WC (2018)
ENG Peter Scott
ENG Dan ShinglesWC (2014)
RSA Austin SmithOly (2008)
WAL Peter Swainson2006–2009
ENG Robert ToddCG (2002), WC (2002)
ENG Jimmy WallisWC (2002)
ENG Jon WyattOly (1996, 2000), CG (1998, 2002), WC (1998, 2002)

** Key**

  • Oly = Olympic Games
  • CG = Commonwealth Games
  • WC = World Cup
  • CT = Champions Trophy
  • EC = European Championships

Women's internationals

PlayerEventsNotes/Ref
ENG Alex Danson
NED Chantal de Bruijn
ENG Susie Gilbert
WAL Sarah Jones
SCO Emily Maguire
ENG Livy Paige
ENG Helen Richardson-Walsh
ENG Kate Richardson-Walsh
ENG Beth Storry
ENG Amy Tennant
ENG Susannah Townsend

** Key**

  • Oly = Olympic Games
  • CG = Commonwealth Games
  • WC = World Cup
  • CT = Champions Trophy
  • EC = European Championships

References

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