England men's national field hockey team

England
Association	England Hockey
Head Coach	Zak Jones
Assistant coach(es)	Kwandwane Browne; Mark Hickman; Robert van der Horst
Manager	Paul Gannon
Most caps	Barry Middleton (432)
Top scorer	Ashley Jackson (137)
Home	Away
FIH ranking
Current	3 1 (18 June 2026)
Olympic Games
Appearances	1 (first in 1908)
Best result	1st (1908)
World Cup
Appearances	14 (first in 1973)
Best result	2nd (1986)
EuroHockey Championships
Appearances	20 (first in 1970)
Best result	1st (2009)
Medal record
Olympic Games
World Cup
EuroHockey Championship
Commonwealth Games
Champions Trophy
World League

The England men's national field hockey team^[2] competes in most major international tournaments except the Olympic Games. England's only appearance at the Olympics was at London 1908 when they won gold; since then English players have competed at the Olympics as part of the combined Great Britain national field hockey team.

England's best finish in the Hockey World Cup was as runners-up to champions Australia in 1986, which was also held in London. They won the bronze medal at the inaugural Commonwealth Games hockey tournament in 1998 in Kuala Lumpur, as well as in 2014 in Glasgow and in Birmingham in 2022.

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1908	Final	1st	3	3	0	0	24	3	Squad
1920 until now	Part of Great Britain
Total	1 title	1/1	3	3	0	0	24	3	–

World Cup

FIH World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D *	L	GF	GA	Squad
1971	did not participate
1973	5th place game	6th	7	2	2	3	10	11	N/A
1975	5th place game	6th	7	3	1	3	19	17
1978	7th place game	7th	8	2	3	3	11	10
1982	9th place game	9th	7	3	1	3	10	15
1986	Final	2nd	7	5	0	2	13	8
1990	5th place game	5th	7	4	1	2	12	7
1994	5th place game	6th	7	3	2	2	7	5
1998	5th place game	6th	7	3	0	4	18	21	Squad
2002	7th place game	7th	9	5	0	4	19	11	Squad
2006	5th place game	5th	7	4	0	3	15	13	Squad
2010	3rd place game	4th	7	4	0	3	21	20	Squad
2014	3rd place game	4th	7	3	1	3	8	12	Squad
2018	3rd place game	4th	7	3	1	3	12	23	Squad
2023	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	2	0	11	2	Squad
2026	Qualified
Total	Best: 2nd	15/16	98	46	14	38	186	175	–

European Championships

EuroHockey Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D *	L	GF	GA
1970	5th place game	6th	7	4	0	3	10	7
1974	3rd place game	4th	7	5	0	2	12	10
1978	3rd place game	3rd	7	5	1	1	19	7
1983	5th place game	5th	7	3	2	2	20	10
1987	Final	2nd	7	6	1	0	24	2
1991	3rd place game	3rd	7	4	1	2	14	8
1995	3rd place game	3rd	7	4	2	1	18	11
1999	3rd place game	3rd	7	5	1	1	27	11
2003	3rd place game	3rd	7	3	2	2	16	15
2005	5th place game	6th	5	1	2	2	8	8
2007	Relegation pool	5th	5	2	2	1	17	6
2009	Champions	1st	5	4	1	0	24	10
2011	3rd place game	3rd	5	3	0	2	17	11
2013	3rd place game	4th	5	1	1	3	10	12
2015	3rd place game	4th	5	2	1	2	18	9
2017	3rd place game	3rd	5	3	0	2	16	10
2019	Relegation pool	5th	5	2	2	1	9	7
2021	3rd place game	4th	5	3	0	2	17	9
2023	Final	2nd	5	2	1	2	11	9
2025	Relegation pool	6th	5	2	1	2	16	6
2027	Qualified
Total	1 title	21/21	118	64	21	33	320	179

Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games record
Year	Host	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1998	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	3rd	6	2	3	1	12	10	Squad
2002	Manchester, England	5th	5	3	0	2	13	8	Squad
2006	Melbourne, Australia	4th	6	3	0	3	14	14	Squad
2010	Delhi, India	4th	6	3	3	0	18	11	Squad
2014	Glasgow, Scotland	3rd	6	3	1	2	22	12	Squad
2018	Gold Coast, Australia	3rd	6	3	1	2	18	11	Squad
2022	Birmingham, England	3rd	6	4	1	1	33	14	Squad
Total		7/7	41	21	9	11	130	80

FIH Pro League

FIH Pro League record
Season	Position	Pld	W	D *	L	GF	GA	Squad
2021–22	6th	16	7	2	7	40	41	Squad
2024–25	7th	16	5	5	6	41	36	Squad
2025–26	2nd	16	8	6	2	44	25	Squad
Total	Best: 2nd	48	20	13	15	135	103

Defunct competitions

Champions Trophy

Champions Trophy record
Year	Position	Pld	W	D *	L	GF	GA
1978	Participated as part of Great Britain
1980	Participated as part of Great Britain
1981	6th	5	0	2	3	10	15
1982 until 1994	did not participate or participated as part of Great Britain
1995	6th	6	0	3	3	5	9
1996	did not participate
1997
1998
1999	5th	6	2	0	4	9	16
2000	Participated as part of Great Britain
2001	5th	6	1	1	4	14	20
2002 until 2008	did not participate or participated as part of Great Britain
2009	6th	6	1	1	4	13	18
2010	2nd	6	2	1	3	15	20
2011	Participated as part of Great Britain
2012	8th	6	1	1	4	8	14
2014	7th	6	3	1	2	16	10
2016	Participated as part of Great Britain
2018	did not participate
Total	Best: 2nd	47	10	10	27	90	122

Champions Challenge I

Champions Challenge I record
Year	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2001	did not participate
2003	5th	6	2	0	4	9	18
2005	4th	6	2	1	3	18	19
2007	4th	6	2	0	4	19	19
2009 until 2014	did not participate
Total	Best: 4th	18	6	1	11	46	56

World League

FIH Hockey World League record
Season	Position	Round	Pld	W	D *	L	GF	GA
2012–13	3rd	Semi-final	6	3	2	1	15	10
2012–13	3rd	Final	6	5	1	0	15	6
2014–15	Participated as Great Britain
2016–17	8th	Semi-final	7	5	1	1	27	13
2016–17	8th	Final	5	1	1	3	7	10
Total	Best: 3rd	Final	24	14	5	5	64	39

*Draws include matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.

Players

Current squad

On 29 January 2026, the following 21 players were called up for the 2025–26 Men's FIH Pro League matches in Valencia, Spain from 6 to 10 February 2026.^[3]

Head coach: Zak Jones

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
16	GK	James Mazarelo	(2001-02-04) 4 February 2001 (age 25)	30	Old Georgians
20	GK	Ollie Payne	(1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 (age 27)	81	Amsterdam

2	DF	Nick Park	(1999-04-08) 8 April 1999 (age 27)	43	Surbiton
3	DF	Jack Waller	(1997-01-28) 28 January 1997 (age 29)	64	Pinoké
14	DF	James Albery	(1995-10-02) 2 October 1995 (age 30)	59	Old Georgians
27	DF	Liam Sanford	(1996-03-14) 14 March 1996 (age 30)	78	Old Georgians
30	DF	Conor Williamson	(2001-12-20) 20 December 2001 (age 24)	30	Surbiton
33	DF	Sam Hooper	(1998-08-06) 6 August 1998 (age 27)	17	Wimbledon
46	DF	Sam Taylor	(2001-07-12) 12 July 2001 (age 24)	8	Holcombe
47	DF	Ben Fox	(2001-09-15) 15 September 2001 (age 24)	19	Wimbledon

3	MF	Zachary Wallace (Captain)	(1999-09-29) 29 September 1999 (age 26)	68	Bloemendaal
5	MF	Tom Sorsby	(1996-10-28) 28 October 1996 (age 29)	61	Den Bosch
8	MF	Jacob Payton	(2002-06-10) 10 June 2002 (age 24)	22	Surbiton
17	MF	Stuart Rushmere	(2000-09-09) 9 September 2000 (age 25)	44	Surbiton
18	MF	Tim Nurse	(1999-05-11) 11 May 1999 (age 27)	33	Surbiton
19	MF	David Goodfield	(1993-06-15) 15 June 1993 (age 33)	88	Surbiton
26	MF	James Gall	(1995-05-20) 20 May 1995 (age 31)	86	Surbiton

9	FW	Henry Croft	(2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 (age 25)	11	Old Georgians
13	FW	Sam Ward	(1990-12-24) 24 December 1990 (age 35)	117	Old Georgians
23	FW	Nick Bandurak	(1992-12-14) 14 December 1992 (age 33)	36	Surbiton
31	FW	Will Calnan	(1996-04-17) 17 April 1996 (age 30)	63	Surbiton

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club	Latest call-up
GK	James Carleton	(2005-01-18) 18 January 2005 (age 21)	1	Exeter University	2025 EuroHockey Championship


MF	James Oates	(1998-04-18) 18 April 1998 (age 28)	29	Hampstead & Westminster	v. Belgium, 14 December 2025
MF	Phil Roper	(1992-01-24) 24 January 1992 (age 34)	130	Old Georgians	2025 EuroHockey Championship
MF	Rohan Bhuhi	(2000-04-04) 4 April 2000 (age 26)	17	Holcombe	v. Belgium, 29 June 2025
MF	David Condon	(1991-07-06) 6 July 1991 (age 35)	219	Wimbledon	v. Australia, 21 June 2025
MF	Jack Turner	(1997-03-26) 26 March 1997 (age 29)	24	Wimbledon	v. Germany, 15 June 2025

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

2026

6 February 2026 2025–26 Men's FIH Pro League	England	2–2 (3–1 p)	Netherlands	Valencia, Spain
11:00	Wallace 8' Hooper 10'	Report	Reyenga 22' Bukkens 57'	Stadium: Estadio Beteró
	Penalties
	Calnan Rushmere Albery Wallace		Bukkens Croon Brinkman van Dam

7 February 2026 2025–26 Men's FIH Pro League	Spain	1–3	England	Valencia, Spain
11:00	M. Miralles 18'	Report	Waller 3' Bandurak 24' Ward 53'	Stadium: Estadio Beteró

9 February 2026 2025–26 Men's FIH Pro League	Netherlands	2–2 (3–4 p)	England	Valencia, Spain
11:00	Jansen 23' De Geus 34'	Report	Croft 28', 60'	Stadium: Estadio Beteró
	Penalties
	Reyenga Telgenkamp De Mol Middendorp Reyenga Van Dam Van Dam		Calnan Rushmere Albery Wallace Wallace Payton Albery

10 February 2026 2025–26 Men's FIH Pro League	Spain	2–4	England	Valencia, Spain
09:00	Basterra 28', 38'	Report	Payton 4' Ward 26', 59' Rushmere 42'	Stadium: Estadio Beteró

1 March 2026 WC Qualifiers GS	England	5–0	Japan	Ismailia, Egypt
18:45	Sorsby 11', 36' Ward 13' Croft 17', 44'	Report		Stadium: Suez Canal Stadium

2 March 2026 WC Qualifiers GS	Egypt	0–3	England	Ismailia, Egypt
20:45		Report	Ward 27' Bandurak 29' Sorsby 57'	Stadium: Suez Canal Stadium

4 March 2026 WC Qualifiers GS	England	5–0^{[note 1]}	United States	Ismailia, Egypt
18:45		Report		Stadium: Suez Canal Stadium

6 March 2026 WC Qualifiers SF	England	7–1	Malaysia	Ismailia, Egypt
13:15	Ward 19' Hooper 36', 60' Sorsby 42' Rushmere 43', 49' Wallace 54'	Report	Hassan 50'	Stadium: Suez Canal Stadium

7 March 2026 WC Qualifiers Final	England	4–1	Pakistan	Ismailia, Egypt
20:00	Croft 18' Hooper 35', 40' Fox 52'	Report	Wal. Rana 42'	Stadium: Suez Canal Stadium

13 June 2026 2025–26 Men's FIH Pro League	England	5–0	Argentina	London, England
12:30	Croft 18', 51' Ward 41' Bandurak 47' Sorsby 58'	Report		Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre

14 June 2026 2025–26 Men's FIH Pro League	England	4–3	Australia	London, England
12:30	Calnan 40' Goodfield 42' Sorsby 48' Hooper 55'	Report	Ephraums 13', 57' Willott 58'	Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre

20 June 2026 2025–26 Men's FIH Pro League	England	1–1 (3–1 p)	Argentina	London, England
12:30	Bandurak 45'	Report	Domene 50'	Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
	Penalties
	Calnan Albery Rushmere		Mendez Domene Toscani Martins

21 June 2026 2025–26 Men's FIH Pro League	England	3–1	Australia	London, England
11:30	Bandurak 40', 47' Gall 56'	Report	Geddes 41'	Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre

24 June 2026 2025–26 Men's FIH Pro League	England	2–1	Pakistan	London, England
13:30	Roper 40' Hooper 46'	Report	Rana 27'	Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre

25 June 2026 2025–26 Men's FIH Pro League	England	2–2 (4–1 p)	India	London, England
19:30	Goodfield 29' Bandurak 56'	Report	Dilpreet 10', 58'	Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
	Penalties
	Sorsby Albery Wallace Wallace		Harmanpreet Sukhjeet Vivek

27 June 2026 2025–26 Men's FIH Pro League	England	7–0	Pakistan	London, England
16:00	Ward 9' Bandurak 15', 48' Taylor 22' Hooper 38' Wallace 49' Croft 52'	Report		Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre

28 June 2026 2025–26 Men's FIH Pro League	England	0–0 (2–3 p)	India	London, England
16:00		Report		Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
	Penalties
	Wallace Sorsby Croft Goodfield Waller		Sukhjeet Abhishek Lakra Hardik Dilpreet

15 August 2026 World Cup Pool D	England	v	Pakistan	Amstelveen, Netherlands
18:00				Stadium: Wagener Stadium

17 August 2026 World Cup Pool D	India	v	England	Amstelveen, Netherlands
14:00				Stadium: Wagener Stadium

19 August 2026 World Cup Pool D	England	v	Wales	Amstelveen, Netherlands
11:30				Stadium: Wagener Stadium

Notes

↑ The United States withdrew after two matches because of an official advisory from the US State Department due to the 2026 Iran war.^[4]

References

↑ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 18 June 2026. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
↑ "England Hockey official website". Retrieved 20 November 2014.
↑ "England ready for Spain and China FIH Hockey Pro League legs". enlandhockey.co.uk. England Hockey. 29 January 2026. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
↑ "USA Men's team withdraws from World Cup Qualifier". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 March 2026.

External links

[USA-5] The United States withdrew after two matches because of an official advisory from the US State Department due to the 2026 Iran war.^[4]

[FIH_World_Rankings-1] "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 18 June 2026. Retrieved 18 June 2026.

[2] "England Hockey official website". Retrieved 20 November 2014.

[3] "England ready for Spain and China FIH Hockey Pro League legs". enlandhockey.co.uk. England Hockey. 29 January 2026. Retrieved 31 January 2026.

[4] "USA Men's team withdraws from World Cup Qualifier". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 March 2026.

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