Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club

Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club
Full name	Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club
League	Men's England Hockey League; Women's England Hockey League; London Hockey League; South Hockey League
Founded	1894
Home ground	Paddington Recreation Ground; Maida Vale; London
Personnel
Captain	Toby Roche ; (Men's 1st Team) ; Annebeth Wijtenburg ; (Women's 1st Team)
Coach	Kwan Browne; (Men's 1st Team) ; Kate Richardson-Walsh and Sarah Kelleher ; (Women's 1st Team)
Manager	Will Packer ; (Men's 1st Team) ; Anna Johnson (Women's 1st Team)
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 at Paddington Recreation Ground, Maida Vale.^[1]

The Men's First and Second Teams play in the Men's England Hockey League and the Women's First Team play in the Women's England Hockey League. The rest of the men's teams play in the Higgins Group London Hockey League. The women's teams play in the South Hockey League and the Middlesex Women's League. The club is considered to be one of the largest adult hockey clubs in the UK and fields 12 Men's teams and 7 Ladies' sides, as well as various other mixed, junior and veterans sides.

History

The men's team have been champions of England on one occasion (2018–19).^[2]

In 2013/14 the Ladies finished runners up in the Investec Women's Cup, losing to Investec Premier Division side, Surbiton Hockey Club. 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 under Steve Menzies. A club first and significant milestone for the Ladies.

During September 2015, the Ladies 1st XI made their debut in the Investec Conference East Division.^[3] Coached by, Mo Rahman, supported by Assistant Coach Richard Smith, Manager Jo Edmonson and Captain Annebeth Wijtenburg the girls finished 4th in their first season.

In 2016–17, the Men's 1st XI finished fourth in the England Hockey League, qualifying for the League Finals weekend for the first time in their history, ultimately finishing in 4th place overall. In 2017–18, the Men's 1st XI finished fourth in the Men's England Hockey League once again, reaching the League Finals weekend and narrowly losing the final to Surbiton Hockey Club on penalties. The Ladies' 1st XI won the Women's England Hockey League East Conference and narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier Division.

In July 2018 it was announced that Kate Richardson-Walsh and Sarah Kelleher would take over from Mike Delaney as the Ladies' 1st XI coaches for the 2018–19 Women's England Hockey League season^[4]

On Sunday 14 April 2019, the Men's 1st XI won the Men's England Hockey League for the first time in their 125-year history, beating Surbiton Hockey Club 3–1 in the National Final. On the same day, the Ladies' 1st XI were also promoted to the Women's England Hockey League Premier Division for the first time in their history after wins against Loughborough Students and Stourport Hockey Club.

Honours

Major national honours

Age group honours

2018 Men's National Over 30s Cup Winner (Zak Hond)
2018 Men's National Over 40s Cup Winner
2020–21 England Hockey Men's Over 40s Championships Runner-Up^[5]

First team squads (2024–2025)

Men

1. Toby Reynolds-Cotterill (GK)
2. Stephen Kelly
4. Timothy Guise-Brown
5. James Oates
6. Marc Edwards
7. Timothy Cross
8. Tom Crowson
9. Rupert Shipperley (captain)
10. Ted Graves
11. Dale Hutchinson
13. Matthew Guise-Brown
14. Hywel Jones
15. Jolyon Morgan
16. Joseph Sharp
17. Toby Vaughan
18. Josh Kelly
19. Dylan Swanepoel
20. Kiran Arunasalam
22. Michael Robson
23. Nicholas Steffens
25. Kei Kaeppeler
26. Matt Richards
27. Ryan Crowe
32. Marco Riley
Jake Glew
Lucas Smart

Women

1. Miriam Pritchard (GK)
2. Isabella Davison
3. Rose Tynan
4. Carys Isherwood
5. Olivia Hamilton
7. Anna Moore
8. Phoebe Willars
9. Jasmine Clark
10. Tyler Lench
14. Sofia Martin
15. Catherine De Ledesma
16. Philippa Lewis
17. Madi Ratcliffe
18. Hannah Davey
19. Emily Rowlands
22. Joie Leigh
23. Rachel Greenwood
24. Holly Hunt
25. Lucy Hyams
27. Freya Wilks
29. Esme Burge (captain)
30. Lauren Hunt
31. Iona Campbell
34. Frederique Briscoe (GK)
49. Caoimhe Byrne

Notable players

Men's internationals

Extended content

Player	Events/Notes	Ref
Richard Alexander	2014–2017
John Bennett	Oly (1920)	^[6]
Kwandwane Browne
Will Calnan	CG (2022), WC (2018, 2023), EC (2023)
Chris Cargo	WC (2018)
Stephen Cant
Andrew Cornick
/ Tim Cross	Oly (2024)
Jim Deegan	Oly (1964), Hampstead HC	^[7]
Jacob Draper	Oly (2020), EC (2023)
Dan Fox	Oly (2012), WC (2010)
Rhodri Furlong	EC (2019, 2021)
Harry Gibson
Jonny Gooch	CG (2018), EC (2019)	^[8]
Matthew Guise-Brown	Oly (2020, 2024)
Andy Hayward
Dale Hutchinson	EC (2023, 2025)
David Jameson
Michael Johnson
Hywel Jones	CG (2018, 2022), EC (2023, 2025)
Stephen Kelly	CG (2018, 2022), EC (2023)
Daniel Kyriakides	CG (2022)
Gerald Logan	Oly (1908), Hampstead HC	^[9]
Stuart Loughrey
Iain Mackay
Sholto Marcon	1927, Hampstead HC	^[10]
Harry Martin	Oly (2020), CG (2018), WC (2018)
Jolyon Morgan	EC (2023, 2025)	^[11]
James Oates	EC (2023)
Mitesh Patel
Toby Reynolds-Cotterill	CG (2022), WC (2023), EC (2023, 2025)
Dewi Roblin	CG (2022), EC (2023)
Rupert Shipperley	Oly (2020, 2024), CG (2018, 2022), EC (2023, 2025)
Stanley Shoveller	Oly (1908, 1920), Hampstead HC	^[12]
Soma Singh
Richard Smith
Peter Swainson	2009–2010
Nick Thompson
Simon Towns
Stephane Vehrle-Smith	Oly (2016)
Luther Vye	Oly (1956), Hampstead HC	^[13]
Michael Watt	Oly (2016)
Scott Webster
Cyril Wilkinson	Oly (1920)	^[14]

Key

Oly = Olympic Games
CG = Commonwealth Games
WC = World Cup
CT = Champions Trophy
EC = European Championships

Women's internationals

Extended content

Player	Events	Notes/Ref
Grace Balsdon
Holly Hunt
Emily Maguire
Lily Owsley
Sarah Robertson
Nicola White

Key

Oly = Olympic Games
CG = Commonwealth Games
WC = World Cup
CT = Champions Trophy
EC = European Championships

References

^ "HWHC official site". Retrieved 16 April 2013.
^ "Roll of Honour". England Hockey. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
^ "Investec Conference East Division". englandhockey.co.uk.
^ "Richardson-Walsh to coach London side". BBC Sport.
^ "Roll of Honour".
^ "Hockey Players Wear Well". Grimsby Daily Telegraph. 21 September 1923. Retrieved 24 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
^ "Commonwealth Games: Wales name Gold Coast Games hockey teams". BBC Sport. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
^ "Gerald Logan". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
^ "Hockey International". Belfast News-Letter. 2 April 1927. Retrieved 25 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "EuroHockey Championship II 2025 Men". FIH. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
^ "Hockey Notes". Birmingham Daily Post. 14 March 1956. Retrieved 12 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Olympic Hockey". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 31 July 1920. Retrieved 25 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[1] "HWHC official site". Retrieved 16 April 2013.

[2] "Roll of Honour". England Hockey. Retrieved 3 November 2023.

[3] "Investec Conference East Division". englandhockey.co.uk.

[4] "Richardson-Walsh to coach London side". BBC Sport.

[5] "Roll of Honour".

[6] "Hockey Players Wear Well". Grimsby Daily Telegraph. 21 September 1923. Retrieved 24 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[7] "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 July 2025.

[8] "Commonwealth Games: Wales name Gold Coast Games hockey teams". BBC Sport. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2025.

[9] "Gerald Logan". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 August 2025.

[10] "Hockey International". Belfast News-Letter. 2 April 1927. Retrieved 25 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[EHC-11] "EuroHockey Championship II 2025 Men". FIH. Retrieved 7 August 2025.

[12] "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 July 2025.

[13] "Hockey Notes". Birmingham Daily Post. 14 March 1956. Retrieved 12 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[14] "Olympic Hockey". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 31 July 1920. Retrieved 25 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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