Holcombe

Full name	Holcombe Hockey Club
Nickname(s)	The Incredible Holcs
Founded	1999; 25 years ago (1999)
Ground	Holcombe Park
Capacity	1,000
Chairman	Brian Field
Manager	Chris Haigh
League	Men's England Hockey League Women's England Hockey League
Website	Club website

Holcombe Hockey Club is a field hockey club based in Rochester, Kent, England. The home ground is located at Holcombe Park, where there is a water-based pitch, a sand-based pitch and a clubhouse. The club was formed in 1999/2000 from a merger of clubs in the area.

Teams

The Men's 1st XI play in the Men's England Hockey League, and the Ladies 1st Team play in the Women's England Hockey League.^[1]^[2] The club is one of the largest in the UK, with ten men's sides, five ladies' sides, and various other sides.^[3]

History

For three consecutive years from 2017 to 2019, the women's team finished runner up for the league title. On each occasion they were beaten by Surbiton.^[4]

In 2023, the men's first XI reached the play off final, finishing second in the English league, which was their best result in their history to date and therefore qualifying for the 2023–24 Men's Euro Hockey League.^[5]

Squads

Men's First Team Squad 2021–22 season


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	RSA	Tim Guise-Brown
3	DF	ENG	Sam Paterson
4		ENG	Craig Wild
5	MF	IRE	Jake Raben
6	DF	ENG	James Davies
8	MF	NZL	Hayden Phillips
9	FW	ENG	Dan Edwards
10	FW	ENG	Jake Owen
11	FW	ENG	Tom Russell
12	DF	ENG	Ali Bray (Captain)
13	FW	ENG	Ollie Walker


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	ENG	Alex Moen
16	MF	SCO	Rob Field
17	MF	ENG	Harry Trusler
18	MF	ENG	Barry Middleton
19	MF	ENG	Greg Nolan
20	GK	ENG	Ollie Payne
23	FW	ENG	Nick Bandurak
24	DF	NZL	Brad Read
25	FW	ENG	Tom O'Keeffe
30	GK	ENG	Andy Perkins

Ladies First Team Squad 2021–22 season


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	WAL	Rose Thomas
3	DF	CHI	Carolina Kappes
5	DF	NZL	Hattie Jones
6	MF	ENG	Rebecca Law
7	DF	ENG	Emma Bandurak
8		ENG	Sophie Snell
9	FW	ENG	Sophie Eldred
10	FW	ESP	Tania Escaich
11	MF	ENG	Leisa Randall
12	DF	ENG	Harriet Pittard (Captain)
14	DF	WAL	Beth Bingham
15	FW	ENG	Izzy Shelley
16		ESP	Marta Fuentes
17	FW	RSA	Candice Manuel
18	DF	ITA	Ivanna Pessina
19		ENG	Eloise Richards
20		ENG	Becca Titmuss
22	GK	ENG	Clodagh Cassin