Alan Forsyth

{{Infobox field hockey player

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|4|5|df=y}}

| birth_place = Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

| height = 181 cm

| weight = 83 kg

| position = Forward

| years1 = 2006-2013

| clubs1 = Kelburne

| years2 = 2013-2021

| clubs2 = Surbiton

| years3 = 2021-2023

| clubs3 = HGC

| years4 = 2021–2025

| clubs4 = Old Georgians

| nationalyears1 = 2015–2024

| nationalteam1 = GB

| nationalcaps1 = 53

| nationalgoals1 = 22

| nationalyears2 = 2009–2024

| nationalteam2 = Scotland

| nationalcaps2 = 160

| nationalgoals2 = 101

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Alan Forsyth (born 5 April 1992) is a Scottish field hockey player who plays as a forward for Men's England Hockey League club Old Georgians and the Scotland and Great Britain national teams.{{cite web |title=Alan Forsyth {{!}} Great Britain Hockey |url=https://www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk/players/gb-senior-squad/alan-forsyth |website=www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk |access-date=25 June 2021 |language=en |archive-date=25 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625082508/https://www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk/players/gb-senior-squad/alan-forsyth |url-status=dead }}

Biography

Forsyth, the son of Derek Forsyth, a head coach of Scotland, started his career with Scottish club Kelburne Hockey Club, winning six Scottish league titles, making his senior international debut for Scotland in 2009 and represented Scotland at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi in 2010.{{cite web|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/hockey-kelburne-stars-dominate-commonwealth-2586059 |title=HOCKEY: Kelburne stars dominate Commonwealth Games selection squad |website=Daily Record |date=19 August 2010 |access-date=22 May 2025}}

He moved to England to play in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division from 2014 until 2021 for Surbiton, where he won three league titles{{cite web |title=British hockey trio sign for Dutch club HGC |url=https://www.thehockeypaper.co.uk/articles/2021/03/04/british-hockey-trio-sign-for-dutch-club-hgc |access-date=5 March 2021 |date=4 March 2021}} and also while at Surbiton he competed in two more Commonwealth Games in 2014 in Glasgow{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/28396615 |title=Glasgow 2014: Scotland's Commonwealth Games team |website=BBC Sport |date=21 July 2014 |access-date=18 May 2025}} and 2018 in Gold Coast. He also made his senior international debut for Great Britain on 19 October 2015 but was only named as reserve for the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://www.thehockeypaper.co.uk/articles/2021/06/17/alan-forsyth-would-be-in-any-other-olympic-hockey-squad |title=Alan Forsyth would be in any other Olympic hockey squad |website=The Hockey Paper}}{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/olympics/news/15234/12334725/team-gb-hockey-21-players-to-make-olympic-debuts-as-mens-and-womens-squads-are-named|title=Team GB hockey: 21 players to make Olympic debuts as men's and women's squads are named |website=Sky Sports|date=17 June 2021 |access-date=16 May 2025}}

After leaving Surbiton to play in the Dutch Hoofdklasse for HGC he spent two years in the Netherlands{{cite web |title=British hockey trio sign for Dutch club HGCa |url=https://www.thehockeypaper.co.uk/articles/2021/03/04/british-hockey-trio-sign-for-dutch-club-hgc |website=The Hockey Paper |access-date=25 June 2021 |date=2021-03-04}} and in 2022 became the first Scottish mens hockey player to compete at four Commonwealth Games, after competing in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.{{cite web |title=Alan Forsyth |url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/3359 |website=tms.fih.ch |access-date=25 June 2021}}

He returned in 2023 to England to play for Old Georgians{{cite web |title=Forsyth adds to Old Georgians star power |url=https://ehlhockey.tv/2023/07/19/forsyth-adds-to-old-georgians-star-power/}} but announced his retirement from international hockey in 2024 with 101 goals from 160 international Scotland caps.{{cite web |url=https://scottish-hockey.org.uk/alan-forsyth-retires-from-international-hockey/ |title=Alan Forsyth retires from international hockey |website=Scottish Hockey |access-date=11 May 2025}}

Forsyth was part of the Old Georgians team that won the league title during the 2023-24 season.{{cite web |url=https://ehlhockey.tv/2024/04/16/old-georgians-crowned-champs-as-surbiton-and-wimbledon-win-ehl-spots/ |title=Old Georgians crowned champs as Surbiton and Wimbledon win EHL spots |website=EHL |access-date=16 April 2024}}

Honours & achievements

= Individual & Team =

Investec Men's Hockey League Player of the Season

2015/16,

2016/17,

2017/18,

2018/19

Investec Men's Hockey Top Goal Scorer of the Season

2015/16,

2016/17,

2017/18,

2018/19

Endland Hockey Mens Premier League winners

2016/17,

2017/18,

2019/20,

2023/24

England Hockey Indoor Super Sixes

2016/17,

2019/20,

2023/24

{{Cite web |url=http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/news.asp?itemid=45898&itemTitle=Players+and+teams+of+the+year+voting+results+announced§ion=22 |title=Players and teams of the year voting results announced |publisher=englandhockey.co.uk |access-date=17 April 2019}}

UK hockey player of the year award for 2018 Writers’ Club.{{cite web |title=Alan Forsyth wins Hockey Writers Club Player of the Year |url=https://www.scottish-hockey.org.uk/alan-forsyth-wins-hockey-writers-club-play-of-the-year/ |website=Scottish Hockey |access-date=25 June 2021 |date=2019-01-17}}

References

External links

{{FIH}}
{{Olympics.com}}
{{Olympedia}}
{{Team GB|alan-forsyth|archive=20181201102325}}
{{Team Scotland|alan-forsyth}}
{{CGF profile|57951|archive=20220107040629}}
{{2018 Commonwealth Games profile|hockey/athlete-profile-n6028191-alan-forsyth}}
{{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|52660}}