Fred Newbold
Welsh field hockey player
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Fred Newbold (born 29 March 2001) is a Welsh field hockey player who has represented Wales.[1] In 2025, he won a gold medal at the European Championship II.
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| Born |
29 March 2001 Reading | |||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfield | |||||||||||||
| Senior career | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||
| 2019–2023 | Reading | |||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Alster | |||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Wimbledon | |||||||||||||
| 2025–2026 | Hurley | |||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||
| 2021– | Wales | 38 | (11) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Newbold was educated at Reading School and studied Biological Sciences at The Queen's College, Oxford.[2] He represented the England U16 before switching allegiance and playing for the Welsh U21s. He won bronze at the Sultan of Johor Cup with the GB U21s, captaining the side in a game against Malaysia. At the University of Oxford he earned his four Oxford blues in the 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 varsity matches.[3]
He played club hockey for Reading Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League and made his Welsh debut in May 2021.[4]
Newbold was part of the Welsh team at the 2023 World Cup, which was the first time in their history that Wales had appeared in the world Cup.[5] Additionally he was part of the Welsh team that played at the 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship and 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship.[6]
Newbold spent a year playing in the German leagues for Der Club an der Alster and on his return signed for Wimbledon Hockey Club[7] and was also added to the Great Britain Hockey centralised programme in 2024.[8] He now represents THC Hurley in the Dutch Hoofdklasse.
In 2025, he helped Wales win the gold medal at the European Championship II, defeating Ireland in the final.[9][10]
He joined the Dutch team THC Hurley for the 2025–26 season.[11]