Field hockey team representing England
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
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
Total
Best: 2nd
14/15
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
Total
1 title
19/19
113
62
20
31
304
173
Commonwealth Games
FIH Pro League
Defunct competitions
Champions Trophy
Champions Challenge I
World League
*Draws include matches decided on a penalty shoot-out .
Players
Current squad
The squad for the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup .[ 3] [ 4]
Head coach: Paul Revington
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.
See also
References
External links
England squads – International Tournaments
England EuroHockey Championship squads
Governing bodies National teams Men's competitions Women's competitions