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Reading Hockey Club
Founded1904
League Men's England Hockey League
Women's England Hockey League
Based in Reading, England
Home ground Sonning Lane
ColoursSky Blue, Navy, Navy (H); Navy Blue, Sky, Sky (A)
PresidentGeoff Ash
ChairmanTim Hunt
Members950

Reading Hockey Club is a professional field hockey club based at Sonning Lane in the English town of Reading. [1] 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 (1996–97, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2011–12) and the women's team have been champions of England on two occasions. [2] [3]

The Men's First Team play in the Men's England Hockey League and the Ladies 1st XI team play in the Women's England Hockey League. [4]

RHC runs 11 men's teams, 6 ladies teams and has a flourishing junior section. The ages of players range from 5 to 70+ years old. RHC has over 400 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. [4]

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.

Players

Men's First Team Squad 2019–20 season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England  ENG Chris Wyver
2 DF Australia  AUS Josh Bretherton
3 DF England  ENG Charlie Ellison
4 DF England  ENG Ciaran O'Connell ( captain)
5 DF United States  USA Adam Miller
6 DF England  ENG Ollie Deasy
7 MF England  ENG Max Heaver
9 FW England  ENG Andrew Oxburgh
10 FW England  ENG Peter Scott
12 FW Scotland  SCO Craig Falconer
13 MF England  ENG Sam Armitage
14 FW England  ENG Louis Gittens
15 MF Northern Ireland  NIR Connor Roberts
16 MF England  ENG Ethan Chapman
17 MF Wales  WAL Fred Newbold
18 MF England  ENG Fin Quaile
19 FW England  ENG Jatinder Bachu
20 FW Wales  WAL Sam Welsh
21 DF England  ENG Ross Clunie
22 FW Australia  AUS Oscar Allan
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 England  ENG Harrison Page
24 DF England  ENG Harry Benjamin
25 DF England  ENG Terry Kynaston
26 DF Republic of Ireland  IRL Stuart Loughrey
27 DF England  ENG Adam Pescod
28 DF England  ENG Jamie Rawlings
29 MF Scotland  SCO Sam Hill
30 England  ENG Mikey Gilson
31 FW England  ENG Tom Ferris
32 MF England  ENG Adam Price
33 MF England  ENG Ed Carter-Keall
34 DF England  ENG Nathan Hudson
35 MF England  ENG Harrison Smith
36 GK England  ENG Warris Samrai
37 FW England  ENG Archie Sweeting
38 England  ENG James Lavers
39 MF England  ENG Jolyon Summers
40 England  ENG Scott Verdin
41 DF England  ENG Ekam Bachu
42 England  ENG Ed Lowe
99 GK England  ENG Barry Jukes

[5]

Notable players

Men's internationals

  England/  Great Britain
  Scotland/  Great Britain
  Wales/  Great Britain
  England
  Ireland
  Scotland
  South Africa

Women's internationals

  England/  Great Britain
  Scotland/  Great Britain
  Wales/  Great Britain
  Netherlands

Major National Honours

National Champions

National Cup Winners

National Tournaments

References

  1. ^ "Reading Hockey Club". Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  2. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport. The Bath Press. ISBN  0-316-72645-1.
  3. ^ "Roll of Honour". England Hockey. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Information - Reading Hockey Club". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Men 1 squad". www.readinghockeyclub.org.uk.

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