Holcombe Hockey Club is a field hockey club based in Rochester, Kent, England. The home ground is located at Holcombe Park, where there is a water-based pitch, a sand-based pitch and a clubhouse. The club was formed in 1999/2000 from a merger of clubs in the area.
Teams The Men's 1st XI play in the Men's England Hockey League, and the Ladies 1st Team play in the Women's England Hockey League. The club is one of the largest in the UK, with ten Open/men's sides, six women’s sides, and various other sides.
History For three consecutive years from 2017 to 2019, the women's team finished runner up for the league title. On each occasion they were beaten by Surbiton.
In 2023, the men's first XI reached the play off final, finishing second in the English league, which was their best result in their history to date and therefore qualifying for the 2023–24 Men's Euro Hockey League.
Squads Men's First Team Squad 2025–26 season
Notable players Men's internationals
PlayerEvents/Notes/Ref / David Ames Oly (2020, 2024), WC (2018, 2023), EC 2023 Nick Bandurak CG (2022), WC (2023), EC 2023 Gareth Carr Nicholas Catlin Oly (2016), CG (2014) Dan Coultas CG (2014), EC (2015) Denzil Dolley Ali Douglas EC (2025) Rob Field CG (2022) Dan Fox Oly (2016), CG (2014), WC (2014) Rhodri Furlong WC (2023), EC (2023) Danny Hall Ashley Jackson Oly (2016) / Iain Lewers Oly (2016), CG (2014) David Mathews Barry Middleton Oly (2016), CG (2014, 2018), WC (2014, 2018) Ollie Payne Oly (2020, 2024), CG (2022), WC (2023), EC 2023 Hayden Phillips Oly (2024) George Pinner Oly (2016), CG (2018), WC (2018) Matthew Ramshaw Ryan Ravenscroft Phil Roper Oly (2024), CG (2022), WC (2023), EC 2023 Sam Taylor debut 2022 Stéphane Vehrle-Smith Oly (2016) Samuel Ward Oly (2016) Key Oly = Olympic Games CG = Commonwealth Games WC = World Cup CT = Champions Trophy EC = European Championships
Women's internationals
PlayerEventsNotes/Ref Dirkie Chamberlain Nicola Daly Steph Elliott Megan Frazer Maddie Hinch Sarah Jones Shona McCallin Emily Maguire Sam Quek Sarah Robertson Rose Thomas Laura Unsworth Ellie Watton Nicola White Lucy Wood Key Oly = Olympic Games CG = Commonwealth Games WC = World Cup CT = Champions Trophy EC = European Championships
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