Fred Newbold
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| Born | 29 March 2001 | |||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfield | |||||||||||||
| Senior career | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||
| 2019–2023 | Reading | |||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Alster | |||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Wimbledon | |||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||
| 2021– | Wales | 38 | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Fred Newbold (born 29 March 2001) is a Welsh field hockey player who has represented Wales.[1] In 2025, he won a gold medal at the European Championship II.
Biography
Newbold was educated at Reading School and studied Biological Sciences at The Queen's College, Oxford.[2] He represented the England U16 before switching allegiance and playing for the Welsh U21s. He won the Sultan of Johor Cup with the GB U21s. At the University of Oxford he earned his blue in 2020 and 2021 in the varsity matches.[3]
He played club hockey for Reading Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League and made his Welsh debut in May 2021.[4]
Newbold was part of the Welsh team at the 2023 World Cup, which was the first time in their history that Wales had appeared in the world Cup.[5] Additionally he was part of the Welsh team that played at the 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship.[6]
Newbold spent a year playing in the German leagues for Der Club an der Alster and on his return signed for Wimbledon Hockey Club[7] and was also added to the Great Britain Hockey centralised programme in 2024.[8]
In 2025, he helped Wales win the gold medal at the European Championship II, defeating Ireland in the final.[9][10]
References
- ^ "Fred Newbold". Hockey Wales. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ "Congratulations to Old Redingensian, Fred Newbold (OR 2019) who has been selected to represent Wales at the Men's Hockey World Cup in India". Reading School. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ "Graduate student plays in Hockey World Cup". The Queen's College, Oxford. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ "Hoci Cymru Senior Internationals secure GB Training Contracts". Hockey Wales. 2 December 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ "2023 World Cup in India highlights Wales' international student offer3 Eurohockey Championships". Study in Wales.ac.uk. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ "Wales Men Win Euro Qualifiers To Secure Sport At 2023 Eurohockey Championships". Hockey Wales. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ "1st XI Squads Confirmed". Wimbledon Hockey Club. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ "Ten players added to the GB Senior Hockey programme". Great Britain Hockey. 2 December 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ "Wales men beat Ireland in EuroHockey II final shootout". FBBC Sport. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ "EuroHockey Championship II 2025 Men". FIH. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
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