Reading Hockey Club

Reading Hockey Club is a 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.

LeaguesMen's England Hockey League
Women's England Hockey League
Founded1904
President Geoff Ash
Chairman Tim Hamilton
VenueSonning Lane
Members950
CityReading, England
Team ColoursSky Blue, Navy, Navy (H)

Navy Blue, Sky, Sky (A)

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.[2]

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.[2]

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. Position Player
1 GK Chris Wyver
2 DF Josh Bretherton
3 DF Charlie Ellison
4 DF Ciaran O'Connell (captain)
5 DF Adam Miller
6 DF Ollie Deasy
7 MF Max Heaver
9 FW Andrew Oxburgh
10 FW Peter Scott
12 FW Craig Falconer
13 MF Sam Armitage
14 FW Louis Gittens
15 MF Connor Roberts
16 MF Ethan Chapman
17 MF Fred Newbold
18 MF Fin Quaile
19 FW Jatinder Bachu
20 FW Sam Welsh
21 DF Ross Clunie
22 FW Oscar Allan
No. Position Player
23 Harrison Page
24 DF Harry Benjamin
25 DF Terry Kynaston
26 DF Stuart Loughrey
27 DF Adam Pescod
28 DF Jamie Rawlings
29 DF Sam Hill
30 Mikey Gilson
31 FW Tom Ferris
32 MF Adam Price
33 MF Ed Carter-Keall
34 DF Nathan Hudson
35 MF Harrison Smith
36 GK Warris Samrai
37 FW Archie Sweeting
38 James Lavers
39 MF Jolyon Summers
40 Scott Verdin
41 DF Ekam Bachu
42 Ed Lowe
99 GK Barry Jukes

[3]

Notable players

Men's internationals
 England/ Great Britain
 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. "Information - Reading Hockey Club". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  3. "Men 1 squad". www.readinghockeyclub.org.uk.


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