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 7 1 (10 March 2026)[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

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2025

14 June 2025 England Leg England  1–3  Argentina London, England
15:30 Curtis  12' Report Gorzelany  9'19'
Jankunas  59'
Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey Stadium
21 June 2025 England Leg England  0–1  Spain London, England
13:00 Report Mejías  51' Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey Stadium
22 June 2025 England Leg England  4–1  Spain London, England
12:00 Axford  3'38'
Gardens  43'
Petter  59'
Report P. Jiménez  14' Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey Stadium
28 June 2025 Germany Leg Germany  0–1  England Berlin, Germany
15:00 Report Neal  6' Stadium: Ernst Reuter Sportfeld
29 June 2025 Germany Leg Germany  4–2  England Berlin, Germany
11:00 Kurz  2'59'
Strauss  39'
Nolte  47'
Report Axford  9'
Hunt  13'
Stadium: Ernst Reuter Sportfeld
10 August 2025 EC GS England  3–0  Scotland Mönchengladbach, Germany
10:15 Crackles  12'
Walker  16'
Owsley  52'
Report Stadium: Warsteiner HockeyPark
11 August 2025 EC GS England  0–2  Belgium Mönchengladbach, Germany
18:00 Report Dewaet  13'
Moors  50'
Stadium: Warsteiner HockeyPark
13 August 2025 EC GS Spain  2–1  England Mönchengladbach, Germany
10:00 Molina  10'
L. Jiménez  36'
Report Howard  12' Stadium: Warsteiner HockeyPark
15 August 2025 EC Classification round France  1–5  England Mönchengladbach, Germany
14:45 Lhopital  32' Report Balsdon  7'7'
Rayer  19'53'
Owsley  49'
Stadium: Warsteiner HockeyPark
9 December 2025 Ireland Leg England  0–3  Belgium Dublin, Ireland
14:00 Report Vanden Borre  7'38'
Englebert  58'
Stadium: Sport Ireland Campus
12 December 2025 Ireland Leg Belgium  2–1  England Dublin, Ireland
14:00 Englebert  42'
Vanden Borre  59'
Report Bourne  14' Stadium: Sport Ireland Campus
14 December 2025 Ireland Leg Ireland  1–2  England Dublin, Ireland
14:00 Perdue  53' Report Howard  4'
Hunt  50'
Stadium: Sport Ireland Campus

2026

6 February 2026 China Leg England  0–3  Netherlands Guangzhou, China
19:30 Report Jansen  3'28'
Matla  9'
Stadium: Yunfu Education Park Hockey Field
7 February 2026 China Leg China  3–2  England Guangzhou, China
17:00 Ma  53'
Hao  53'
Fan  57'
Report Howard  34'44' Stadium: Yunfu Education Park Hockey Field
9 February 2026 China Leg Netherlands  3–1  England Guangzhou, China
19:30 Burg  27'
Y. Jansen  33'
P. Dicke  60'
Report Bourne  13' Stadium: Yunfu Education Park Hockey Field
10 February 2026 China Leg China  0–2  England Guangzhou, China
19:30 Report Balsdon  8'
Howard  51'
Stadium: Yunfu Education Park Hockey Field
8 March 2026 World Cup Qualifiers Pool A England  5–2  Italy Hyderabad, India
12:45 Balsdon  12'32'
Bingham  15'
Neal  16'
Toman  27'
Report Pessina  19'
Carta  46'
Stadium: G. M. C. Balayogi Hockey Ground
16 August 2026 World Cup Pool D England  v  South Africa Amstelveen, Netherlands
10:00 Stadium: Wagener Stadium
18 August 2026 World Cup Pool D England  v  China Amstelveen, Netherlands
12:30 Stadium: Wagener Stadium
20 August 2026 World Cup Pool D India  v  England Amstelveen, Netherlands
15:00 Stadium: Wagener Stadium

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 10 March 2026. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  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.