Great Britain men's national handball team
National handball team
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The Great Britain men's national handball team is the national handball team of Great Britain and is controlled by the British Handball Association which is jointly operated by the England Handball Association and the Scottish Handball Association.
AssociationBritish Handball Association
CoachRicardo Vasconcelos
Most capsChristopher McDermott (59)[1]
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| Association | British Handball Association | ||
| Coach | Ricardo Vasconcelos | ||
| Most caps | Christopher McDermott (59)[1] | ||
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| Last updated on Unknown. | |||
Formed in 1969,[2] the team took part in international competitions from 1972 to 2003. The team was reformed in order to participate in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, for which it automatically qualified for as the host.[3]
Competitive record
Olympic Games
| Olympic record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA |
 1936 Berlin |
did not compete | |||||||
| Not held from 1948 to 1968 | ||||||||
 1972 Munich |
did not qualify | |||||||
 1976 Montreal | ||||||||
 1980 Moscow | did not compete | |||||||
 1984 Los Angeles | ||||||||
 1988 Seoul | ||||||||
 1992 Barcelona | ||||||||
| 1996 Atlanta | ||||||||
 2000 Sydney | ||||||||
 2004 Athens | ||||||||
 2008 Beijing | ||||||||
 2012 London | Group stage | 12th of 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 96 | 182 |
 2016 Rio de Janeiro | did not compete | |||||||
 2020 Tokyo | ||||||||
| Total | 1/14 | – | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 96 | 182 |
World Championships
| World Championship record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1938 |
did not compete | |||||||
| Not held from 1948 to 1968 | ||||||||
 1970 | did not compete | |||||||
 1974 | ||||||||
 1978 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 1982 | ||||||||
 1986 | ||||||||
 1990 | ||||||||
 1993 | did not compete | |||||||
 1995 | ||||||||
| 1997 | ||||||||
 1999 | ||||||||
| 2001 | ||||||||
 2003 | ||||||||
 2005 | ||||||||
| 2007 | ||||||||
 2009 | ||||||||
| 2011 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2013 | ||||||||
 2015 | did not compete | |||||||
| 2017 | ||||||||
| / 2019 | ||||||||
| 2021 | ||||||||
 / 2023 | ||||||||
// 2025 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2027 | ||||||||
| / 2029 | To be determined | |||||||
| // 2031 | ||||||||
| Total | 0/27 | |||||||
European Championships
IHF Emerging Nations Championship
Squad
Head Coach: Ricardo Vasconcelos
| Name | Club |
|---|---|
| Alex Bradley | Warrington Wolves |
| Sam Crocker | Brighton Seahawks |
| Sebastien Edgar | |
| Scott Frew | Ayr |
| Martin Hare | |
| Mark Hawkins | Ruislip Eagles |
| Christopher McDermott | Warrington Wolves |
| Will Moore | London GD |
| John Pearce | Poole Phoenix |
| Nick Satchwell | |
| Josh da Silva | Handball Academy, Aarhus |
| Rafik Tahraoui | Warrington Wolves |
| Ben Tyler | Deva |
| Liam Welsby | Warrington Wolves |
Previous Teams
Previous squads
The British Men's team took part in the 1984 World Championships Group C in Italy. The team finished 10th out of 12.
| Number | Name | Club | Appearances | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Stuart McPherson | Tryst '77 | 1 | gk |
| 02 | Mick Hegarty | Liverpool | 5 | 9 |
| 03 | Tony Tropp | Brentwood '72 | 3 | 2 |
| 04 | Paul Church | Liverpool | 3 | 1 |
| 05 | Michael O'Sullivan | Refstad | 6 | 15 |
| 06 | David O'Sullivan | Refstad | 4 | 7 |
| 07 | Stuart Cullan | Tryst '77 | 3 | 1 |
| 08 | Larry Beard (capt) | Brentwood '72 | 5 | 7 |
| 09 | Paul Dempsey | Brentwood '72 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | Paul Forester | Liverpool | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Billy Hayburn | Brentwood '72 | 6 | 7 |
| 12 | Dave Hendrick | Brentwood '72 | 6 | gk |
| 13 | Steph Jones | Liverpool | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | Phil Church | Liverpool | 6 | 13 |
| 15 | Stan Horne | Birkenhead | 5 | 20 |
| 16 | Dave Henaghan | Liverpool | 5 | gk |
Source[4]
A squad from 1989
| Name | Club |
|---|---|
| Chris McManus | Tryst '77 |
| Mark McLaughlin | Tryst '77 |
| C Ireland | |
| Stuart Cullen | Tryst '77 |
| B Mortley | |
| Alan Govan | Tryst '77 |
| Tony Ditchfield | Liverpool |
| M Foo | |
| Mark Johnson | Liverpool |
| Mark Dowling | Liverpool |
Source[5]
A squad from 2003
| Name | Club |
|---|---|
| Stuart McLaughlin | Tryst '77 |
| Stewart Clarke | Liverpool |
| Johnnie McAleer | Stirling |
| Freddy Wallace | Tryst '77 |
| Stuart Cullen | Falkirk |
| Phil Nicholson | Tryst '77 |
| Brian Bartlett | Tryst '77 |
| Mark Dowling | Liverpool |
| James Yule | Falkirk |
| Alan Govan | Liverpool |
| Chris McManus | Liverpool |
| Mark Evans | Wirral |
| Bruce Hunter | Falkirk |
| David McCreadie | Stirling |
Source:[6]
Squad for 2012 Olympic Games
The following is the Great Britain roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[7][8]
Head coaches: Dragan Đukić
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Squad for the 2015 IHF Emerging Nations Championships in Kosovo
| Name | Club |
|---|---|
| Alex Bradley | Warrington Wolves |
| Sam Crocker | Brighton Seahawks |
| Sebastien Edgar | |
| Scott Frew | Ayr |
| Martin Hare | |
| Mark Hawkins | Ruislip Eagles |
| Christopher McDermott | Warrington Wolves |
| Will Moore | London GD |
| John Pearce | Poole Phoenix |
| Nick Satchwell | |
| Josh da Silva | Handball Academy, Aarhus |
| Rafik Tahraoui | Warrington Wolves |
| Ben Tyler | Deva |
| Liam Welsby | Warrington Wolves |
Data source[9]
Previous coaches
| Era | Name | Nationality | Associations |
|---|---|---|---|
| circa 1971–1974 | Jorge Barke | German | Brentwood |
| 1975–1976 | Jeff Rowlands | British | BHA |
| 1976–1979 | Mike Briers | British | Birkenhead HC- BHA |
| 1979–1980 | Manfred Weiz | German | |
| 1981–1982 | Goran Gazivoda | Croatian | Brentwood '72 |
| 1982–1984 | Mick Hegarty | British | Liverpool, Brentwood '72 |
| 1984–1986 | Paul Rolls | British | Brentwood `72 |
| 1986– early 1990s | Bill Ballie | British | Tryst '77, Salford |
| 2003-2004 | Marco Cardinale | Italian | |
| 2009 – Aug 2012 | Dragan Djukic | Serbian | |
| Sept 2012 – 2013 | Bill Baillie | British | Tryst '77, Salford |
| Jun 2015 | Jesper Houmark | Danish | Danish Handball Federation |
| Jun 2017 | Ricardo Vasconcelos | Portuguese |
Current
In the 2008–09 season, all the team players were signed with clubs on the European continent, with the exception of Omar Sani, who played in Egypt.
A special arrangement with insolvent German Handball-Bundesliga side TUSEM Essen provided the side with a number of players after most first-team players had left the club.
To further the development of its players, it also operated the British Handball Development academy in Denmark.[10]
Results
| Year | Date | Opposition | Score | Venue | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Italy | 12–30 | Edge Hill College, Ormskirk | Friendly | |
| 1972 | Luxembourg | 12–37 | Spain | Olympic Qualification (group stage) | |
| 1972 | Spain | 5–40 | Spain | Olympic Qualification (group stage) | |
| 1972 | Switzerland | 2–37 | Spain | Olympic Qualification (group stage) | |
| 1972 | Italy | 15–25 | Spain | Olympic Qualification (play-off) | |
| 1972 | Belgium | 1–31 | Spain | Olympic Qualification (play-off) | |
| 1974 | Sep | Belgium | 4–39 | Belgium | Friendly |
| 1975 | Dec | Norway | 5–55 | Scotland | Olympic Qualification (group stage) |
| 1976 | Norway | 12–43 | Norway | Olympic Qualification (group stage) | |
| 1976 | Feb | Poland | 11–55 | Picketts Lock | Olympic Qualification (group stage) |
| 1976 | Poland | 5–43 | Poland | Olympic Qualification (group stage) | |
| 1976 | Dec | Portugal | 8–42 | Portugal | Group C World Championships |
| 1976 | Dec | Netherlands | 8–36 | Portugal | Group C World Championships |
| 1976 | Dec | Belgium | 17–21 | Portugal | Group C World Championships |
| 1976 | Dec | Faroe Isles | 17–28 | Portugal | Group C World Championships |
| 1978 | Jan | Israel | 8–28 | Great Britain | Friendly |
| 1978 | Jan | Israel | 8–20 | Great Britain | Friendly |
| 1978 | Jan | Ireland | 24–10 | Great Britain | Friendly |
| 1978 | Sep | Faroe Islands | 11–41 | Faroe Islands | Friendly |
| 1978 | Sep | Faroe Islands | 13–35 | Faroe Islands | Friendly |
| 1980 | Belgium | 17–24 | Faroe Islands | World Championship European C Group (pool B) | |
| 1980 | France | 8–48 | Faroe Islands | World Championship European C Group (pool B) | |
| 1980 | Israel | 17–37 | Faroe Islands | World Championship European C Group (pool B) | |
| 1980 | Portugal | 10–28 | Faroe Islands | World Championship European C Group (pool B) | |
| 1980 | Italy | 17–31 | Faroe Islands | World Championship European C Group (play-off 9th/10th) | |
| 1981 | Nov | Belgium | 11–34 | Belgium | Friendly |
| 1982 | Feb | Bulgaria | 13–25 | Belgium | World Championship European C Group (pool A) |
| 1982 | Feb | Faroe Islands | 10–26 | Belgium | World Championship European C Group (pool A) |
| 1982 | Feb | Italy | 15–27 | Belgium | World Championship European C Group (pool A) |
| 1982 | Feb | Norway | 11–42 | Belgium | World Championship European C Group (pool A) |
| 1982 | Feb | Finland | 9–38 | Belgium | World Championship European C Group (play-off 9th/10th) |
| 1983 | Sep | Jordan | 30–25 | Jordan | Friendly |
| 1983 | Sep | Jordan | 21–20 | Jordan | Friendly |
| 1983 | Sep | Jordan | 20–19 | Jordan | Friendly |
| 1983 | Oct | Belgium | TBC | Belgium | Friendly |
| 1983 | Oct | Belgium | TBC | Belgium | Friendly |
| 1983 | Nov | Netherlands | TBC | Netherlands | Friendly |
| 1983 | Nov | Netherlands U21 | TBC | Netherlands | Friendly |
| 1983 | Dec | Luxembourg | TBC | Luxembourg | Friendly |
| 1984 | 27 Jan | Austria | 14–26 | Vienna | Friendly |
| 1984 | 29 Jan | Austria | 12–31 | Vienna | Friendly |
| 1984 | Feb | Austria | 12–32 | Brixen, Italy | World Championship European C Group (pool B) |
| 1984 | Feb | Netherlands | 13–22 | Rovereto, Italy | World Championship European C Group (pool B) |
| 1984 | Feb | Faroe Islands | 21–19 | Rovereto, Italy | World Championship European C Group (pool B) |
| 1984 | Feb | Bulgaria | 15–38 | Brixen, Italy | World Championship European C Group (pool B) |
| 1984 | Feb | Turkey | 15–25 | Brixen, Italy | World Championship European C Group (pool B) |
| 1984 | Feb | Belgium | 20–27 | Rome, Italy | World Championship European C Group (play-off 9th/10th) |
| 1986 | Feb | France | 16–39 | Portugal | World Championship European C Group |
| 1986 | Feb | Austria | 13–26 | Portugal | World Championship European C Group |
| 1986 | Feb | Portugal | 11–40 | Portugal | World Championship European C Group |
| 1986 | Feb | Luxembourg | 19–16 | Portugal | World Championship European C Group |
| 1986 | Feb | Greece | 19–23 | Portugal | World Championship European C Group |
| 1987 | Aug | Egypt | TBC | Portugal | Friendly International Tournament |
| 1987 | Aug | Portugal | TBC | Portugal | Friendly International Tournament |
| 1987 | Aug | Tunisia | TBC | Portugal | Friendly International Tournament |
| 1988 | Feb | Belgium | 18–28 | Portugal | World Championship European C Group |
| 1988 | Feb | Netherlands | 12–34 | Portugal | World Championship European C Group |
| 1988 | Feb | Austria | 15–37 | Portugal | World Championship European C Group |
| 1988 | Feb | Turkey | 11–28 | Portugal | World Championship European C Group |
| 1999 | 14 Sep | Ireland | 34–11 | Nicosia (Cyprus) | Challenge Trophy |
| 1999 | 15 Sep | Malta | 34–8 | Nicosia (Cyprus) | Challenge Trophy |
| 1999 | 16 Sep | Cyprus | 10–27 | Nicosia (Cyprus) | Challenge Trophy |
| 1999 | 17 Sep | Moldova | 22–32 | Nicosia (Cyprus) | Challenge Trophy |
| 1999 | 18 Sep | Armenia | 29–19 | Nicosia (Cyprus) | Challenge Trophy |
| 1999 | 19 Sep | Armenia | 30–20 | Nicosia (Cyprus) | Challenge Trophy (play-off 3rd/4th) |
| 2003 | 17 Dec | Moldova | 9–38 | Msida (Malta) | Challenge Trophy[11] |
| 2003 | 18 Dec | Liechtenstein | 27–23 | Msida (Malta) | Challenge Trophy[12] |
| 2003 | 18 Dec | Azerbaijan | 14–29 | Msida (Malta) | Challenge Trophy[12] |
| 2003 | 19 Dec | Malta | 19–16 | Msida (Malta) | Challenge Trophy[13] |
| 2003 | 20 Dec | Ireland | 26–12 | Msida (Malta) | Challenge Trophy[14] |
| 2003 | 19 Dec | Malta | 19–16 | Msida (Malta) | Challenge Trophy (play-off 3rd/4th)[15] |
| 2007 | Jan | Australia | 14–37 | Rødding, Denmark | Friendly[16] |
| 2007 | Jan | Australia | 15–33 | Rødding, Denmark | Friendly[16] |
| 2008 | Oct | Sultanate of Oman | 23–29 | Muscat | Friendly |
| 2008 | Oct | Sultanate of Oman | 28–22 | Muscat | Friendly |
| 2008 | Oct | Sultanate of Oman | 20–27 | Muscat | Friendly |
| 2009 | 12 Jun | Greece | 26–33 | Friendly | |
| 2009 | 15 Jun | Greece | 20–35 | Friendly | |
| 2009 | Aug | Japan | 22–35 | Istres (FRA) | Friendly |
| 2009 | Aug | Algeria | 19–29 | Istres (FRA) | Friendly |
| 2009 | 29 Oct | Luxembourg | 32–32 | Luxembourg | Friendly |
| 2009 | 30 Oct | Belgium | 23–25 | Luxembourg | Friendly |
| 2010 | 2 Jan | Switzerland | 18–33 | Winterthur (SUI) | Yellow-Cup |
| 2010 | 3 Jan | Tunisia | 24–42 | Winterthur (SUI) | Yellow-Cup |
| 2010 | 4 Jan | Netherlands | 21–39 | Winterthur (SUI) | Yellow-Cup |
| 2010 | 8 Jan | Tunisia | 23–33 | Paris (FRA) | Marrane-Cup |
| 2010 | 9 Jan | Qatar | 26–38 | Paris (FRA) | Marrane-Cup |
| 2010 | 10 Jan | Czech Republic | 22–32 | Paris (FRA) | Marrane-Cup |
| 2010 | 15 Jan | Romania | 27–36 | Vantaa (FIN) | World Cup Qualifier |
| 2010 | 16 Jan | Bosnia | 19–44 | Vantaa (FIN) | World Cup Qualifier |
| 2010 | 17 Jan | Finland | 21–35 | Vantaa (FIN) | World Cup Qualifier |
| 2010 | 4 Jun | Belgium | 26–24 | Brussels (BEL) | Friendly |
| 2010 | 5 Jun | Belgium | 22–36 | Brussels (BEL) | Friendly |
| 2010 | 10 Jun | Cyprus | 16–24 | London (UK) | European Championship Qualifier |
| 2010 | 11 Jun | Estonia | 26–35 | London (UK) | European Championship Qualifier |
| 2010 | 12 Jun | Bulgaria | 33–32 | London (UK) | European Championship Qualifier |
| 2011 | 2 Nov | Israel | 26–29 | London (UK) | World Championship Qualifier[17] |
| 2011 | 6 Nov | Israel | 20–29 | Rishion Le Zion(ISR) | World Championship Qualifier[18] |
| 2012 | 5 Jan | Austria | 22–37 | Tulln (Austria) | World Championship Qualifier[19] |
| 2012 | 8 Jan | Austria | 24–40 | London (UK) | World Championship Qualifier[19] |
| 2012 | 8 Jun | Switzerland | 21–38 | Bari (IT) | European Championship Qualifier[20] |
| 2012 | 9 Jun | Greece | 30–35 | Bari (IT) | European Championship Qualifier[21] |
| 2012 | 10 Jun | Italy | 29–26 | Bari (IT) | European Championship Qualifier[22] |
| 2012 | 29 Jul | France | 15–44 | London (UK) | Olympic Group A |
| 2012 | 31 Jul | Sweden | 19–41 | London (UK) | Olympic Group A |
| 2012 | 2 Aug | Argentina | 21–32 | London (UK) | Olympic Group A |
| 2012 | 4 Aug | Tunisia | 17–34 | London (UK) | Olympic Group A |
| 2012 | 6 Aug | Iceland | 24–41 | London (UK) | Olympic Group A |
| 2012 | 31 Oct | Greece | 14–43 | Loutraki (GRE) | European Championship Qualifier |
| 2013 | 4 Apr | Italy | 23–47 | Motherwell (UK) | European Championship Qualifier |
| 2013 | 7 Apr | Greece | 20–32 | London (UK) | European Championship Qualifier |
| 2013 | 6 Jun | Italy | 26–37 | Lavis (IT) | European Championship Qualifier |
| 2015 | 20 Jun | Estonia | 27–26 | Prishtina (Kosovo) | Emerging Nations Men's Championship[23] |
| 2015 | 21 Jun | Cameroon | 16–23 | Prishtina (Kosovo) | Emerging Nations Men's Championship[24] |
| 2015 | 22 Jun | Albania | 67–22 | Prishtina (Kosovo) | Emerging Nations Men's Championship[25] |
| 2015 | 24 Jun | Armenia | 38–20 | Gjakova (Kosovo) | Emerging Nations Men's Championship[26] |
| 2015 | 25 Jun | Australia | 32–26 | Gjakova (Kosovo) | Emerging Nations Men's Championship[26] |
| 2015 | 26 Jun | China | 28–22 | Gjakova (Kosovo) | Emerging Nations Men's Championship[26] |
| 2015 | 29 Aug | Ireland | 43–16 | London (UK) | [27] |