Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club

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Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club is a field hockey club based in London, England. It was established in 1894. The home ground is at Paddington Recreation Ground, Maida Vale.[1]

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Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club
Full nameHampstead & Westminster Hockey Club
LeagueMen's England Hockey League
Women's England Hockey League
London Hockey League
South Hockey League
Founded1894
Home groundPaddington Recreation Ground
Maida Vale
London
Personnel
CaptainRupert Shipperley
(Men's 1st Team)
Annebeth Wijtenburg
(Women's 1st Team)
CoachKwan Browne
(Men's 1st Team)
Kate Richardson-Walsh and Sarah Kelleher
(Women's 1st Team)
ManagerWill Packer
(Men's 1st Team)
Anna Johnson (Women's 1st Team)
Websitewww.hwhc.co.uk
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The Men's First, and Second, Team plays in the Men's England Hockey League and the Women's First Team play in the Women's England Hockey League. The rest of the men's teams play in the Higgins Group London Hockey League. The women's teams play in the South Hockey League and the Middlesex Women's League.

The club is possibly one of the largest adult hockey clubs in the UK fielding 12 Men's teams and 7 Ladies' sides, as well as various other mixed, junior and veterans sides.

History

The pitch in 2007

The men's team have been champions of England on one season (2018–19).[2]

In 2013/14 the Ladies finished runners up in the Investec Women's Cup, losing to Investec Premier Division side, Surbiton Hockey Club. The 2014/15 season saw the ladies gain promotion from South Clubs' Women's Hockey League Division 1 into the England Hockey National League under coach Steve Menzies, a club firs.t[citation needed]

During September 2015, the Ladies 1st XI made their debut in the Investec Conference East Division.[3] Coached by, Mo Rahman, supported by Assistant Coach Richard Smith, Manager Jo Edmonson and Captain Annebeth Wijtenburg the girls finished 4th in their first season.

In 2016–17, the Men's 1st XI finished fourth in the England Hockey League, qualifying for the League Finals weekend for the first time in their history, ultimately finishing in 4th place overall. In 2017–18, the Men's 1st XI finished fourth in the Men's England Hockey League once again, reaching the League Finals weekend and narrowly losing the final to Surbiton Hockey Club on penalties. The Ladies' 1st XI won the Women's England Hockey League East Conference and narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier Division.

In July 2018 it was announced that Kate Richardson-Walsh and Sarah Kelleher would take over from Mike Delaney as the Ladies' 1st XI coaches for the 2018–19 Women's England Hockey League season[4]

On Sunday 14 April 2019, the Men's 1st XI won the Men's England Hockey League for the first time in their 125-year history, beating Surbiton Hockey Club 3–1 in the National Final. On the same day, the Ladies' 1st XI were also promoted to the Women's England Hockey League Premier Division for the first time in their history after wins against Loughborough Students and Stourport Hockey Club.

Honours

First team squads (2025–2026)

Men

Women

Notable players

Men's internationals

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