England Hockey League | Ladies and Men's 1s and 2s
The England Hockey League (EHL) is the pinnacle of club hockey in England. The EHL sits above the eight Area Leagues and has three tiers – Premier Division (the top 12 women's and men's teams); Division One - North and South; and Conference – East, Midlands, North, West. The EHL comprises 144 teams.
HWHC are one of only six clubs with teams competing in both the Men's and Women's Premier Division.
HWHC are one of only three clubs with teams in both the Men's and Women's Premier Division and 2nd XI Men's and Women's teams playing at other levels in the EHL (Conference East).
The winner of the Premier Division qualifies for the EuroHockey League in the following season, and the runner-up qualifies for the EuroHockey Club Trophy. The EuroHockey League is hockey’s equivalent of the UEFA Champions League, and the EuroHockey Club Trophy is hockey’s equivalent of the UEFA Europa League.
EHL Premier Division | Ladies 1s
Our Ladies 1s joined the EHL Premier Division in 2019/20, and regularly finish in the top 4 of the Premier Division.
The Ladies 1s played in the EuroHockey Club Trophy 2023 (Bronze Medal), and will play in the EuroHockey Club Trophy 2025.
The Ladies 1s squad includes current or former GB internationals Sarah Robertson, Lily Owsley, Miriam Pritchard, Holly Hunt, Liv Hamilton, Esme Burge, Catherine Ledesma and Joie Leigh, Wales international Emily Rowlands, Ireland international Anna O'Flanagan, Australian international Madi Ratcliffe and New Zealand internationals Rose Tynan and Tyler Lench. The Ladies 1s squad also includes current England U21 international Sofia Martin.
EHL Premier Division | Mens' 1s
Our Men's 1s joined the EHL Premier Division in 2001/02, and regularly finish in the top 4 of the Premier Division. Our Men's 1s also play in the Premier Division of the EHL Indoor Super 6s.
Our Men's 1s were crowned EHL Premier Division Champions in 2018/19, and played in the EuroHockey League 2020 and the EuroHockey League 2021.
The Men's 1s squad includes current or former GB internationals Rupert Shipperley, James Oates and Toby Reynolds-Cotterill, Wales internationals Dale Hutchinson, Hywel Jones and Joylon Morgan, South Africa international Matt Guise-Brown, Ireland internationals Tim Cross and Michael Robson and Australian international Kiran Arunasalam. The Men's 1s squad also includes current England U21 international Ted Graves, and current England U18 internationals Lucas Smart and Marco Riley.
International Players and Coaches
HWHC continues to attract the best international players (see above) and coaches.
Recent coaches include Kate Richardson-Walsh OBE, Helen Richardson-Walsh MBE, Sarah Kelleher, Andrew Wilson, Simon Letchford and Kwan Browne.
Our Men's 1s are currently coached by Rhett Halkett, who was an assistant coach to the India Men's 2024 Olympic team (Bronze Medal), and Danny Newcombe, Wales head coach.
Our Ladies 1s are currently coached by Dave Cooper, who last season led the Ladies 1s back into Europe and narrowly missed out on the Premier Division title, and Kiran Arunasalam, former Australian international.
Our international players regularly coach Junior club members and teams, as well as coach and mentor our Junior Talent Academy Boys and Girls.
EuroHockey 2025 | Ladies 1s
In April 2025, our Ladies 1s will compete in the EuroHockey Club Trophy in Rakovnik, Czech Republic. The EuroHockey Club Trophy is the second most prestigious European club competition, being one tier below the EuroHockey League. The EuroHockey Club Trophy is hockey’s equivalent of the UEFA Europa League.
EuroHockey 2023 | Ladies 1s clinch Bronze
In April 2023, our Ladies 1s had a memorable weekend in Wettingen, Switzerland when they clinched the Bronze medal at the Women's EuroHockey Club Trophy. The EuroHockey Club Trophy is hockey’s equivalent of the UEFA Europa League.
EuroHockey 2021 | Men's 1s
In April 2021, our Men's 1s competed in the EuroHockey League in Brasschaat, Belgium. The EuroHockey League is the most prestigious European club competition, being one tier above the EuroHockey Club Trophy. The EuroHockey League is hockey’s equivalent of the UEFA Champions League.
EuroHockey 2020 | Men's 1s
In October 2020, our Men's 1s competed in the EuroHockey League in Barcelona, Spain. The EuroHockey League is hockey’s equivalent of the UEFA Champions League.
Talent Academy | England Hockey
In 2022, HWHC became 1 of 17 clubs across England to host a Talent Academy. A Talent Academy is a licensed club that is part of a national network of delivering provision to the highest potential boys and girls from U15 - U18. A Talent Academy provides an education programme and high-quality coaching across 40-44 weeks of the year to help prepare athletes for the demands of junior international hockey.
Talent Centre | England Hockey
In 2022, HWHC became 1 of 33 clubs across England to gain Talent Centre accreditation. A Talent Centre club is a club that provides high quality provision for players at early talent development level (Talent Foundations). This provision is embedded within the club’s junior programme. Talent Centre accreditation recognises the quality of a club’s talent development environment and provision, not individual players.
Junior Club
HWHC's Junior section has grown from 30 to over 600 players aged 5 to 18.
The Junior club has approximately 30 age-group teams, and offers Summer and Winter camps for all ages and abilities.
Several Junior members have been selected to represent England at age group level.
The Junior club pathway to Senior hockey has seen Junior members play Men’s 1s, Men’s 2s, Men’s 3s, Thirsts, Men’s Colts, Ladies 1s, Ladies 2s, Ladies 3s, Ladies 4s, Ladies 5s, Ladies 6s and Ladies 7s.
Junior Club | Season 2023-24 Highlights
2023-24 was the first time both U14 Boys & U14 Girls, and U16 Boys & U16 Girls competed in Tier 1 leagues.
22 Junior Boys and 13 Junior Girls played Senior hockey, with three Boys making their debut for the Men’s 1s in the EHL Premier Division.
Approximately one third of HWHC U13 to U17 players competed above club level:
The Club fielded five teams at the London Youth Games to represent Westminster, Camden and Brent. Westminster Girls won their group stage and finished fourth out of nineteen teams.
Junior Club | Season 2024-25 Select Highlights so far
25% of U13s - U18s at HWHC have reached County level and above this season.
County Hockey
50 junior players have successfully reached U13-U17 County squads this season. 49 will represent London and 1 will play for Hertfordshire. Three U12 Boys have been selected a year early for the U13 age group and HWHC junior goalkeepers have places in 9 out of the 10 squads.
Talent Academy
16 junior players have progressed to Talent Academy this season; 15 at HWHC and 1 at Old Loughts.
A further two young players who play for HWHC senior teams are also in HWHC Talent Academy.
England
Five young players have progressed to the England U18 squad.
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