Holcombe Hockey Club

{{Short description|Field hockey club in the United Kingdom}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2014}}

{{Use British English|date=June 2014}}

{{Infobox football club

| clubname = Holcombe

| fullname = Holcombe Hockey Club

| image = Holcombe HC.png

| upright = 0.74

| nickname = The Incredible Holcs

| founded = {{start date and age|1999}}

| ground = Holcombe Park

| capacity = 1,000

| chairman = Brian Field

| manager = Chris Haigh

| league = Men's England Hockey League
Women's England Hockey League

| website = https://holcombehc.org.uk/

}}

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.

Teams

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.{{cite web|title=EHL Men's Conference East|url=http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/fl/ehl/tables.asp?section=355|date=21 October 2014|access-date=21 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011200147/http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/fl/ehl/tables.asp?section=355|archive-date=11 October 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=WHL Women's Premier Division|url=http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/fl/ehl/tables.asp?l=3342§ion=999|date=21 October 2014|access-date=21 October 2014|archive-date=11 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011191633/http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/fl/ehl/tables.asp?l=3342§ion=999|url-status=dead}}

The club is one of the largest in the UK, with ten men's sides, five ladies' sides, and various other sides.{{cite web |title=Holcombe Hockey Club|url=http://www.holcombehc.org.uk/|work=holcombehc.org.uk|date= 21 October 2014|access-date=21 October 2014}}

History

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.englandhockey.co.uk/competitions-and-events/championships/roll-of-honour |title=Roll of Honour |website=England Hockey |access-date=3 November 2023}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.thehockeypaper.co.uk/articles/2023/10/06/euro-hockey-league-old-georgians-stun-mannheimer-to-reach-last-eight |title=Euro Hockey League: Old Georgians stun Mannheimer to reach last eight |website=The Hockey Paper |access-date=3 November 2023}}

Squads

=Men's First Team Squad 2021–22 season=

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{{fhs player|no=2|nat=RSA|pos=DF|name=Tim Guise-Brown}}

{{fhs player|no=3|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Sam Paterson}}

{{fhs player|no=4|nat=ENG|pos=|name=Blake Jones}}

{{fhs player|no=5|nat=IRE|pos=MF|name=Jake Raben}}

{{fhs player|no=6|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=James Davies}}

{{fhs player|no=8|nat=NZL|pos=MF|name=Hayden Phillips}}

{{fhs player|no=9|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Dan Edwards}}

{{fhs player|no=10|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Jake Owen}}

{{fhs player|no=11|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Tom Russell}}

{{fhs player|no=12|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Ali Bray|other=Captain}}

{{fhs player|no=13|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Ollie Walker}}

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{{fhs player|no=15|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Alex Moen}}

{{fhs player|no=16|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Rob Field}}

{{fhs player|no=17|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Harry Trusler}}

{{fhs player|no=18|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Barry Middleton}}

{{fhs player|no=19|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Greg Nolan}}

{{fhs player|no=20|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Ollie Payne}}

{{fhs player|no=23|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Nick Bandurak}}

{{fhs player|no=24|nat=NZL|pos=DF|name=Brad Read}}

{{fhs player|no=25|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Tom O'Keeffe}}

{{fhs player|no=30|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Andy Perkins}}

{{fs end}}

=Ladies First Team Squad 2021–22 season=

{{fhs start}}

{{fhs player|no=1|nat=WAL|pos=GK|name=Rose Thomas}}

{{fhs player|no=3|nat=CHI|pos=DF|name=Carolina Kappes}}

{{fhs player|no=5|nat=NZL|pos=DF|name=Hattie Jones}}

{{fhs player|no=6|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Rebecca Law}}

{{fhs player|no=7|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Emma Bandurak}}

{{fhs player|no=8|nat=ENG|pos=|name=Sophie Snell}}

{{fhs player|no=9|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Sophie Eldred}}

{{fhs player|no=10|nat=ESP|pos=FW|name=Tania Escaich}}

{{fhs player|no=11|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Leisa Randall}}

{{fhs player|no=12|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Harriet Pittard|other=Captain}}

{{fhs player|no=14|nat=WAL|pos=DF|name=Beth Bingham}}

{{fhs player|no=15|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Izzy Shelley}}

{{fhs player|no=16|nat=ESP|pos=|name=Marta Fuentes}}

{{fhs player|no=17|nat=RSA|pos=FW|name=Candice Manuel}}

{{fhs player|no=18|nat=ITA|pos=DF|name=Ivanna Pessina}}

{{fhs player|no=19|nat=ENG|pos=|name=Eloise Richards}}

{{fhs player|no=20|nat=ENG|pos=|name=Becca Titmuss}}

{{fhs player|no=22|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Clodagh Cassin}}

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Notable players

=Men's internationals=

=Women's internationals=

;{{fhw|England}}

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* Laura Unsworth
  • Ellie Watton
  • Nicola White
  • Lucy Wood
  • ;{{fhw|Scotland}}

    ;{{fhw|Wales}}

    ;{{fhw|Ireland}}

    ;{{fhw|South Africa}}

    References