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{{Short description|Field hockey club in the United Kingdom}}
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| fullname = Holcombe Hockey Club
| fullname = Holcombe Hockey Club
| image = Holcombe HC.png
| image = Holcombe HC.png
| upright = 0.74
| nickname = The Incredible Holcs
| nickname = The Incredible Holcs
| founded = {{start date and age|1999}}
| founded = {{start date and age|1999}}
| ground = Holcombe Park
| ground = Holcombe Park
| capacity = 1,000
| capacity = 1,000
| chairman = Jon Rye
| chairman = Brian Field
| manager = Chris Haigh
| manager = Chris Haigh
| league = [[Men's England Hockey League]]<br>[[Women's England Hockey League]]
| league = [[Men's England Hockey League]]<br>[[Women's England Hockey League]]
| website = http://www.holcombehc.org.uk/
| 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.
'''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]].<ref>{{cite web|title=EHL Men's Conference East|url=http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/fl/ehl/tables.asp?section=355|date=21 October 2014|accessdate=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}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=WHL Women's Premier Division|url=
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]].<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=WHL Women's Premier Division|url=http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/fl/ehl/tables.asp?l=3342&section=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&section=999|url-status=dead}}</ref>
http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/fl/ehl/tables.asp?l=3342&section=999|date= 21 October 2014|accessdate=21 October 2014}}</ref>
The club is one of the largest in the UK, with ten men's sides, five ladies' sides, and various other sides.<ref>{{cite web |title=Holcombe Hockey Club|url=http://www.holcombehc.org.uk/|work=holcombehc.org.uk|date= 21 October 2014|accessdate=21 October 2014}}</ref>
The club is one of the largest in the UK, with ten men's sides, five ladies' sides, and various other sides.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==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 Hockey Club|Surbiton]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>

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]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>


==Squads==
==Squads==
===Men's First Team Squad 2020–21 season===
===Men's First Team Squad 2021–22 season===
{{fs start}}
{{fhs start}}
{{fs player|no=1|nat=RSA|pos=GK|name=Richard Curtis}}
{{fhs player|no=2|nat=RSA|pos=DF|name=Tim Guise-Brown}}
{{fs player|no=2|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Martin Robbins}}
{{fhs player|no=3|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Sam Paterson}}
{{fs player|no=3|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=James Davies}}
{{fhs player|no=4|nat=ENG|pos=|name=Blake Jones}}
{{fs player|no=4|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=George Lilley}}
{{fhs player|no=5|nat=IRE|pos=MF|name=Jake Raben}}
{{fs player|no=5|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Sam Hooper}}
{{fhs player|no=6|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=James Davies}}
{{fs player|no=8|nat=NZL|pos=MF|name=[[Hayden Phillips (field hockey)|Hayden Phillips]]}}
{{fhs player|no=8|nat=NZL|pos=MF|name=[[Hayden Phillips (field hockey)|Hayden Phillips]]}}
{{fs player|no=9|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Dan Edwards}}
{{fhs player|no=9|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Dan Edwards}}
{{fs player|no=10|nat=AUS|pos=MF|name=[[Jeremy Edwards (field hockey)|Jeremy Edwards]]}}
{{fhs player|no=10|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Jake Owen}}
{{fs player|no=11|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Tom Moore}}
{{fhs player|no=11|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Tom Russell}}
{{fs player|no=12|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Ali Bray}} ''([[Captain (association football)|captain]])''
{{fhs player|no=12|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Ali Bray|other=[[Captain (sports)|Captain]]}}
{{fs player|no=13|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Oliver Walker}}
{{fhs player|no=13|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Ollie Walker}}
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{{fs player|no=14|nat=ENG|pos=|name=Alex Lingham}}
{{fs player|no=15|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Alex Moen}}
{{fs mid}}
{{fs mid}}
{{fs player|no=16|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Rob Field}}
{{fhs player|no=15|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Alex Moen}}
{{fs player|no=17|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Harry Trusler}}
{{fhs player|no=16|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Rob Field}}
{{fs player|no=18|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Barry Middleton]]}}
{{fhs player|no=17|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Harry Trusler}}
{{fs player|no=19|nat=RSA|pos=DF|name=Mo Mea}}
{{fhs player|no=18|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Barry Middleton]]}}
{{fs player|no=20|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Ollie Payne}}
{{fhs player|no=19|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Greg Nolan}}
{{fs player|no=21|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Louis Parker}}
{{fhs player|no=20|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=[[Ollie Payne]]}}
{{fs player|no=22|nat=ENG|pos=|name=Josh Lee}}
{{fhs player|no=23|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Nick Bandurak]]}}
{{fs player|no=23|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Nick Bandurak}}
{{fhs player|no=24|nat=NZL|pos=DF|name=Brad Read}}
{{fs player|no=24|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=Anton Parente Varela}}
{{fhs player|no=25|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Tom O'Keeffe}}
{{fs player|no=25|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Tom O'Keeffe}}
{{fhs player|no=30|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Andy Perkins}}
{{fs player|no=30|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Andy Perkins}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Jack Pogson}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=RSA|pos=FW|name=Ryan Crowe}}
{{fs end}}
{{fs end}}


===Ladies First Team Squad 2020–21 season===
===Ladies First Team Squad 2021–22 season===


{{fs start}}
{{fhs start}}
{{fs player|no=1|nat=WAL|pos=GK|name=[[Rose Thomas(field hockey)|Rose Thomas]]}}
{{fhs player|no=1|nat=WAL|pos=GK|name=[[Rose Thomas (field hockey)|Rose Thomas]]}}
{{fs player|no=2|nat=RSA|pos=FW|name=Candice Manuel}}
{{fhs player|no=3|nat=CHI|pos=DF|name=Carolina Kappes}}
{{fs player|no=3|nat=WAL|pos=DF|name=Jo Westwood}}
{{fhs player|no=5|nat=NZL|pos=DF|name=Hattie Jones}}
{{fs player|no=4|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Charlotte Daly}}
{{fhs player|no=6|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Rebecca Law}}
{{fs player|no=5|nat=USA|pos=MF|name=Corey Mayer}}
{{fhs player|no=7|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Emma Bandurak}}
{{fs player|no=6|nat=ARG|pos=DF|name=Luciana Galimberti}}
{{fhs player|no=8|nat=ENG|pos=|name=Sophie Snell}}
{{fs player|no=7|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Emily Beeney}}
{{fhs player|no=9|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Sophie Eldred}}
{{fs player|no=8|nat=WAL|pos=MF|name=[[Sarah Jones(field hockey)|Sarah Jones]]}}
{{fhs player|no=10|nat=ESP|pos=FW|name=Tania Escaich}}
{{fs player|no=9|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=Lorna Cruickshank}}
{{fhs player|no=11|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Leisa Randall}}
{{fs player|no=10|nat=ARG|pos=FW|name=Agueda Moroni}}
{{fhs player|no=12|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Harriet Pittard|other=[[Captain (sports)|Captain]]}}
{{fs player|no=11|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Adele Sammons}}
{{fhs player|no=14|nat=WAL|pos=DF|name=Beth Bingham}}
{{fs player|no=12|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Harriet Pittard}} ''([[Captain (association football)|captain]])''
{{fhs player|no=15|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Izzy Shelley}}
{{fs player|no=13|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Livvy Wilde}}
{{fhs player|no=16|nat=ESP|pos=|name=Marta Fuentes}}
{{fs player|no=14|nat=WAL|pos=DF|name=Beth Bingham}}
{{fhs player|no=17|nat=RSA|pos=FW|name=[[Candice Manuel]]}}
⚫
{{fhs player|no=18|nat=ITA|pos=DF|name=[[Ivanna Pessina]]}}
{{fs mid}}
{{fs player|no=15|nat=ENG|pos=|name=Izzy Shelley}}
{{fhs player|no=19|nat=ENG|pos=|name=Eloise Richards}}
{{fs player|no=16|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Amelie Green}}
{{fhs player|no=20|nat=ENG|pos=|name=Becca Titmuss}}
{{fs player|no=17|nat=WAL|pos=DF|name=[[Leah Wilkinson]]}}
{{fhs player|no=22|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Clodagh Cassin}}
{{fs player|no=18|nat=ITA|pos=DF|name=[[Ivanna Pessina]]}}
{{fs player|no=19|nat=ENG|pos=|name=Eloise Richards}}
{{fs player|no=22|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Katie Cardwell}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Emma Trunks}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Remy Sancto}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Leisa Randall}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=RSA|pos=FW|name=Heather McEwan}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=|name=Sophie Snell}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=|name=Becca Titmuss}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=|name=Charlotte Wellings}}
{{fs end}}
{{fs end}}


==Notable players==
==Notable players==
===Men's internationals===
===Men's internationals===
<!--Limit to players with full international caps - former or current-->
;{{fh|England}}/{{fh|Great Britain}}
;{{fh|England}}
{|
{|
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|
|
* [[David Ames (field hockey)|David Ames]]
* [[David Ames (field hockey)|David Ames]]
* [[Nick Bandurak]]
* [[Nicholas Catlin]]
* [[Nicholas Catlin]]
* [[Daniel Fox (field hockey)|Dan Fox]]
* [[Daniel Fox (field hockey)|Dan Fox]]
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* [[Ashley Jackson (field hockey)|Ashley Jackson]]
* [[Ashley Jackson (field hockey)|Ashley Jackson]]
* [[Iain Lewers]]
* [[Iain Lewers]]
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* [[David Mathews (field hockey)|David Mathews]]
||
||
* [[Barry Middleton]]
* [[Barry Middleton]]
* [[Ollie Payne]]
* [[George Pinner]]
* [[George Pinner]]
* [[Samuel Ward (field hockey)|Samuel Ward]]
* [[Samuel Ward (field hockey)|Samuel Ward]]
|}
|}

⚫
;{{fh|England}}
⚫
* [[David Mathews (field hockey)|David Mathews]]
;{{fh|Ireland}}
;{{fh|Ireland}}
* [[David Ames (field hockey)|David Ames]]
* [[David Ames (field hockey)|David Ames]]
* [[Iain Lewers]]
* [[Iain Lewers]]

;{{fh|Brazil}}
;{{fh|Brazil}}
* [[Stephane Vehrle-Smith]]
* [[Stephane Vehrle-Smith]]

;{{fh|South Africa}}
;{{fh|South Africa}}
* [[Gareth Carr]]
* [[Gareth Carr]]
* [[Denzil Dolley]]
* [[Denzil Dolley]]
* [[Ryan Ravenscroft]]
* [[Ryan Ravenscroft]]

===Women's internationals===
===Women's internationals===
<!--Limit to players with full international caps - former or current-->
;{{fhw|England}}/{{fhw|Great Britain}}
⚫
;{{fhw|England}}

{|
{|
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|- style="vertical-align:top"
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* [[Steph Elliott]]
* [[Steph Elliott]]
* [[Maddie Hinch]]
* [[Maddie Hinch]]
* [[Shona McCallin]]
* [[Sam Quek]]
* [[Sam Quek]]
⚫
* [[Laura Unsworth]]
||
||
⚫
* [[Laura Unsworth]]
* [[Ellie Watton]]
* [[Ellie Watton]]
* [[Nicola White]]
* [[Nicola White]]
* [[Lucy Wood (field hockey)|Lucy Wood]]
* [[Lucy Wood (field hockey)|Lucy Wood]]
|}
|}

;{{fhw|Scotland}}/{{fhw|Great Britain}}
;{{fhw|Scotland}}
* [[Emily Maguire (field hockey)|Emily Maguire]]
* [[Emily Maguire (field hockey)|Emily Maguire]]
* [[Sarah Robertson (field hockey)|Sarah Robertson]]
* [[Sarah Robertson (field hockey)|Sarah Robertson]]

;{{fhw|Wales}}/{{fhw|Great Britain}}
;{{fhw|Wales}}
* [[Sarah Jones (field hockey)|Sarah Jones]]
* [[Sarah Jones (field hockey)|Sarah Jones]]
* [[Rose Thomas (field hockey)|Rose Thomas]]
* [[Rose Thomas (field hockey)|Rose Thomas]]

;{{fhw|Ireland}}
;{{fhw|Ireland}}
* [[Nicola Daly]]
* [[Nicola Daly]]
* [[Megan Frazer]]
* [[Megan Frazer]]

;{{fhw|South Africa}}
;{{fhw|South Africa}}
* [[Dirkie Chamberlain]]
* [[Dirkie Chamberlain]]
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[[Category:Holcombe Hockey Club| ]]
[[Category:Holcombe Hockey Club| ]]
[[Category:English field hockey clubs]]
[[Category:Field hockey clubs in England]]
[[Category:Field hockey clubs established in 1999]]
[[Category:Field hockey clubs established in 1999]]
[[Category:1999 establishments in England]]
[[Category:1999 establishments in England]]
[[Category:English sports team stubs]]
[[Category:Sport in Kent]]
[[Category:Sport in Kent]]

Latest revision as of 22:43, 17 August 2024

Holcombe
Full nameHolcombe Hockey Club
Nickname(s)The Incredible Holcs
Founded1999; 25 years ago (1999)
GroundHolcombe Park
Capacity1,000
ChairmanBrian Field
ManagerChris Haigh
LeagueMen's England Hockey League
Women's England Hockey League
Websitehttps://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

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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.[1][2] The club is one of the largest in the UK, with ten men's sides, five ladies' sides, and various other sides.[3]

History

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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.[4]

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.[5]

Squads

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Men's First Team Squad 2021–22 season

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No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  RSA Tim Guise-Brown
3 DF  ENG Sam Paterson
4  ENG Blake Jones
5 MF  IRE Jake Raben
6 DF  ENG James Davies
8 MF  NZL Hayden Phillips
9 FW  ENG Dan Edwards
10 FW  ENG Jake Owen
11 FW  ENG Tom Russell
12 DF  ENG Ali Bray (Captain)
13 FW  ENG Ollie Walker
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF  ENG Alex Moen
16 MF  SCO Rob Field
17 MF  ENG Harry Trusler
18 MF  ENG Barry Middleton
19 MF  ENG Greg Nolan
20 GK  ENG Ollie Payne
23 FW  ENG Nick Bandurak
24 DF  NZL Brad Read
25 FW  ENG Tom O'Keeffe
30 GK  ENG Andy Perkins

Ladies First Team Squad 2021–22 season

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No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  WAL Rose Thomas
3 DF  CHI Carolina Kappes
5 DF  NZL Hattie Jones
6 MF  ENG Rebecca Law
7 DF  ENG Emma Bandurak
8  ENG Sophie Snell
9 FW  ENG Sophie Eldred
10 FW  ESP Tania Escaich
11 MF  ENG Leisa Randall
12 DF  ENG Harriet Pittard (Captain)
14 DF  WAL Beth Bingham
15 FW  ENG Izzy Shelley
16  ESP Marta Fuentes
17 FW  RSA Candice Manuel
18 DF  ITA Ivanna Pessina
19  ENG Eloise Richards
20  ENG Becca Titmuss
22 GK  ENG Clodagh Cassin

Notable players

[edit]

Men's internationals

[edit]
 England
 Ireland
 Brazil
 South Africa

Women's internationals

[edit]
 England
 Scotland
 Wales
 Ireland
 South Africa

References

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  1. ^ "EHL Men's Conference East". 21 October 2014. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  2. ^ "WHL Women's Premier Division". 21 October 2014. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Holcombe Hockey Club". holcombehc.org.uk. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Roll of Honour". England Hockey. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Euro Hockey League: Old Georgians stun Mannheimer to reach last eight". The Hockey Paper. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
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