England national field hockey team

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The England national field hockey team represents England in international field hockey. The team finished in fifth-place in the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup in Mönchengladbach, Germany.

England won the gold medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. Their best placing in a 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 field hockey tournament in 1998, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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[edit] Honours

[edit] Hockey World Cup

  • 1971Did not compete
  • 1973 – Sixth place
  • 1975 – Sixth place
  • 1978 – Seventh place
  • 1982 – Ninth place
  • 1986 – Second place
  • 1990 – Fifth place
  • 1994 – Sixth place
  • 1998 – Sixth place
  • 2002Seventh place
  • 2006Fifth place

[edit] Performance in Commonwealth Games

[edit] Notable former players

[edit] Current Squad

[edit] Coaches

[edit] See also

[edit] External links