Reading Hockey Club
Founded1904
LeagueMen's England Hockey League
Women's England Hockey League
Based inReading, England
Home groundSonning 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
  • Howard Hoskin
 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. 1 2 "Information - Reading Hockey Club". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Men 1 squad". www.readinghockeyclub.org.uk.
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