Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club is a

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

club based in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

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. It was established in 1894. The home ground is at

Paddington Recreation Ground Paddington Recreation Ground is a park in Maida Vale, City of Westminster, just north of Paddington. Its 27-acre site is the largest area of parkland located entirely within the City of Westminster. It was the first park of its kind in London, ha ...

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. The Men's First Team play in the

Men's England Hockey League The Men's England Hockey League is a field hockey league organized by England Hockey that features men's teams from England and Wales. Format Regular season There are 62 teams in the league, the top tier consists of a Premier Division of twelve t ...

and the Women's First Team play in the

Women's England Hockey League The Women's England Hockey League is a field hockey league organised by England Hockey that features women's teams from England. From 2011-2020 it was sponsored by Investec and was referred to as the Investec Women's Hockey League. Format Regula ...

. The rest of the men's teams play in the Higgins Group

London Hockey League The London Hockey League, also known as the Higgins Group London Hockey League, is a men's field hockey league based in London and the South of England. It was established in 1969. League Structure The men's league has seven divisions (Premier ...

. The women's teams play in the South Hockey League and the Middlesex Women's League. The club is considered to be one of the largest adult hockey clubs in the UK and fields 12 Men's teams and 7 Ladies' sides, as well as various other mixed, junior and veterans sides.

Honours

Major National Honours

* 2009–10 Men's National Cup Runner Up * 2011–12 Men's National Cup Runner Up * 2012–13 Men's National Cup Runner Up * 2013–14 Women's National Cup Runner Up * 2018–19 Men's League champions * 2018-19 Women's National Cup Runner Up

Age Group Honours

* 2018 Men’s National Over 30s Cup Winner (Zak Hond) * 2018 Men’s National Over 40s Cup Winner * 2020–21 England Hockey Men’s Over 40s Championships Runner-Up

Players

Men's First Team Squad 2021–22 season

Ladies First Team Squad 2021–22 season

HWHC in Recent Seasons

In 2013/14 the Ladies finished runners up in the Investec Women's Cup, losing to Investec Premier Division side,

Surbiton Hockey Club Surbiton Hockey Club is a field hockey club based in Long Ditton, Surrey, England. The club is one of the oldest hockey clubs in the world, being established in 1874. The home ground is based in Long Ditton, at Sugden Road. The club is currently ...

. The 2014/15 season saw the ladies gain promotion from South Clubs' Women's Hockey League Division 1 into the prestigious England Hockey National League under Steve Menzies. A club first and significant milestone for the Ladies. September 2015, the Ladies 1st XI made their debut in the Investec Conference East Division. 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

once again, reaching the League Finals weekend and narrowly losing the final to

on penalties. The Ladies' 1st XI won the

East Conference and narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier Division. In July 2018 it was announced that

Kate Richardson-Walsh Kate Louise Richardson-Walsh, (''née'' Walsh; born 9 May 1980) is an Olympic Gold and Bronze Medal winning English field hockey player. She was capped a record 375 times for her country and was the England and Great Britain Captain for 13 yea ...

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 The 2018–19 Women's England Hockey League season or Investec Hockey League (for sponsorship reasons) was the 2018–19 season of England's field hockey league structure. The regular season started on 22 September 2018 until 30 March 2019, with a ...

On Sunday 14 April 2019, the Men's 1st XI won the

for the first time in their 125 year history, beating

3-1 in the National Final. On the same day, the Ladies' 1st XI were also promoted to the

Premier Division for the first time in their history after wins against Loughborough Students and Stourport Hockey Club.

Notable players

Men's internationals

; ; * Chris Cargo * Stuart Loughrey * Michael Watt ; *

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* Mitesh Patel * Simon Towns ; * Scott Webster ; *

Stephane Vehrle-Smith Stephane may refer to: * Stéphane, a French given name * Stephane (Ancient Greece) A stephane (''ancient Greek'' στέφανος, from ''στέφω'' (stéphō, “I encircle”), '' Lat.'' Stephanus = wreath, decorative wreath worn on the head ...

; * David Jameson ; *

Kwandwane Browne Kwandwane "Kwan" Browne (born 11 December 1977 in Belmont, Trinidad and Tobago) is a Trinidadian field hockey player. He has represented Trinidad and Tobago internationally at the Commonwealth Games, Pan American Games and Pan American Cup. ...

; * Andrew Cornick * Rhodri Furlong * Jonny Gooch * Steve Kelly * Rupert Shipperley ; * Matthew Guise-Brown * Stephen Cant

Women's internationals

References

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