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

[3]

Notable players

Men's internationals
 England/ Great Britain
  • Howard Hoskin
 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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