Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club

Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club
Founded 1894
Head Coach Michael Johnson (Men's 1st XI) & Mo Rahman (Women's 1st XI)
Manager Thea Hitchcock (Men's 1st XI) & Jo Edmonson (Women's 1st XI)
Captain David Cooper & Toby Roche (Men's 1st XI) & Annebeth Wijtenburg (Women's 1st XI)
Home ground Paddington Recreation Ground,
Maida Vale, London
(Capacity 47 people and 2 dogs)
League England Hockey League
London Hockey League
Official Website www.hwhc.co.uk

Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club is a field hockey club based in London, England. It was established in 1894. The home ground is currently at Paddington Recreation Ground, Maida Vale.[1]

The Men's 1st XI play in the NOW: Pensions Men's Hockey League Premier Division, and the Women's 1st XI play in the Investec Women's Hockey League East Conference Division. The rest of the men's sides play in the Higgins Group London Hockey League. The women's side play in the South Clubs' Women's Hockey League and the Middlesex Women's League. The club is considered the largest adult hockey club in the UK, and fields twelve Men's sides and seven Ladies' sides, as well as various other mixed, junior and veterans sides.

Men's 1st XI

Thea Hitchcock is the current Manager and has been in this role since September 2009.

At the 2012 Annual Dinner, Dan Fox was awarded player of the season for the 3rd successive year.

For the season 2012/2013, the player of the season was Toby Roche. Chris Bowen won the MVP award, which is voted by the players after every game.

The 2012/13 season began a new era at HWHC under the management team of Chris Rowolht and Tom Kavanagh. The team was lad by the captaincy team of David Cooper and Tobias Cornelius Roche. Big things were expected of the season ahead with several new imports including London Olympian and BMW poster boy Iain Mackay joining the Hampstead ranks as well as Luke Kellaway being hired as first team physio. The season ended in a 6th place finish but with strong foundations in place to build on. HWHC also reached the HA cup final, beating Fareham, Birmingham, holders Beeston and Cannock en route. Retiring first team veteran Will Naylor finished as top goalscorer.

Current Squad

As of 1st September 2015.[2]
No. Position Player
1 England GK Harry Gibson
3 England DF David Cooper (Co-captain)
7 England DF Toby Roche (Co-captain)
8 England DF Nick Page
16 England DF Sam Arnold
18 Netherlands DF Alex Jakeman
19 England DF Michael Dodd
23 Republic of Ireland DF Stuart Loughrey
25 Republic of Ireland DF Neil Hamilton
4 England MF Iain Mackay
5 England MF Richard Alexander
6 England MF Harry Slater
No. Position Player
11 England MF Jonny Codling
14 England MF Richard Springham
15 England MF Jacob Bullock
17 Republic of Ireland MF Tom Kavanagh
20 England MF Alex Simpson
21 England MF James Simpson
9 South Africa MF Matthew Botha
10 England FW Oliver Didham
12 England FW Callum Stoddart
13 England FW Toby Watt
22 Poland FW Andrew Murie

Women's 1st XI

September 2015, the Ladies 1st XI make their debut in the Investec Conference East Division.[3] Newly appointed coach, Mo Rahman, will be looking to build on the successes of Steve Menzies, supported by Assistant Coach Richard Smith, Manager Jo Edmonson and Captain Annebeth Wijtenburg.

The 2014/15 season saw the ladies gain promotion from South Clubs' Women's Hockey League Division 1 into the prestigious England Hockey National League. A club first and significant milestone for the Ladies.

In 2013/14 the Ladies finished runners up in the England Hockey Investec Women’s Cup, losing to Investec Premier Division side, Surbiton Hockey Club.

Current Squad

As of 11th September 2015.[4]
No. Position Player
1 England GK Rochelle Gianfrancesco
10 England DF Francesca Cook
24 England DF Brodie Fairchild
7 England DF Annebeth Wijtenburg (Captain)
8 England DF Francesca Feather
11 England DF Fleur Horner
23 England DF Anna Johnson
25 England DF Katherine Mackay
20 England DF Pippa Massey
4 England MF Katherine Baker
13 England MF Alice Garrad
15 Republic of Ireland MF Stephanie Burns
16 England MF Juliet Chapman
No. Position Player
22 Canada MF Louise Radford
27 Australia MF Hayley Turner
9 England MF Isabel Wray
10 England FW Amy Askew
12 England FW Helen Cathcart
14 England FW Jasmine Clark
21 Netherlands FW Joyce Esser
5 England FW Cressida Grant
2 Argentina FW Sharon Konfederak
3 Netherlands FW Maxime Pourquié
6 England FW Emma Stocking
21 England FW Emily Wilford

2014/15 League Winning Squad

No. Position Player
1 England GK Rochelle Gianfrancesco
22 England DF Francesca Cook
15 England DF Victoria Warden
7 England DF Annebeth Wijtenburg (Captain)
8 England DF Rosanna Innes
19 England DF Joy Roberts
11 England DF Fleur Horner
23 England DF Anna Johnson
20 England DF Pippa Massey
9 England MF Helene Wehrmann
21 England MF Alice Garrad
No. Position Player
15 England MF Caroline Ford
3 England MF Juliet Chapman
8 Canada MF Louise Radford
27 Netherlands MF Edmee Peijster
9 Netherlands MF Roxy Moerenhout
12 England FW Helen Cathcart
5 England FW Cressida Grant
6 England FW Natasha Price
21 England FW Amelia Thomson
16 England FW Emma Stocking

International Players Past & Present (Men & Women)

  • Richard Alexander - England and Great Britain
  • Edward Bevan - Wales
  • Matthew Botha - South Africa
  • Chris Bowen - South Africa and Wales
  • Andrew Cornick - Wales
  • David Cooper - England (Indoor)
  • Gavin Davis - Australia
  • Dan Fox - England and Great Britain
  • Alice Garrad - England U21
  • César Hauet - France
  • Andy Hayward - New Zealand
  • Richard Hildreth - Canada
  • Dilawar Hussain - Pakistan
  • David Jameson - Canada
  • Justin King - South Africa
  • Eddie O'Brien - Australia
  • Will Naylor - England (Indoor)
  • Iain Mackay - England and Great Britain
  • Mitesh Patel - New Zealand
  • Ben Rogers - Wales
  • Marc Sala - Spain
  • Soma Singh - England and Great Britain
  • Matt Simkin - Wales
  • James Simpson - England U21 & Great Britain U21
  • Josh Smith - Wales
  • Richard Smith - England and Great Britain
  • Peter Swainson - Wales
  • Rob Thompson - England and Great Britain
  • Tim Thompson - Australia
  • Simon Towns - New Zealand
  • Scott Webster - Australia

References

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