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Wimbledon 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
Wimbledon, London Wimbledon () is a district and town of Southwest London, England, southwest of the centre of London at Charing Cross; it is the main commercial centre of the London Borough of Merton. Wimbledon had a population of 68,187 in 2011 which includes ...
,
England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
. It was established in 1883 and fields nine men's sides, seven ladies' sides as well as a comprehensive junior section. The men's 1st XI 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 ladies 1st XI 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 club's home ground is a water based
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located at
Raynes Park High School Raynes Park High School is a co-educational comprehensive school which educates students aged 11 to 19. It is located in Raynes Park, England, coming under the London Borough of Merton. Location Raynes Park High School is situated at the jun ...
, which was built in conjunction with the school in 2019. Its clubhouse is that of the multi-sports club 'The Wimbledon Club' on Church Road, Wimbledon.


Players


Men's 1st Team Squad 2021–22 season

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Ladies First Team Squad 2020–21 season

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Men's Major National Honours

National Champions * 2014–15 Men's League Champions * 2015–16 Men's League Champions


Notable players


Men's internationals

; ; * Ian Sloan *
Iain Lewers Iain Lewers (born 5 January 1984) is a field hockey player from Northern Ireland who represented Ireland, England and Great Britain at international level. He represented Great Britain at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. He was also a member ...
; *
Gordon McIntyre Gordon McIntyre may refer to: * Gordon McIntyre (field hockey), Scottish field hockey player * Gordon McIntyre, Lord Sorn, Scottish lawyer and judge {{hndis, McIntyre, Gordon ...
; *Matt Brown *Dylan Swanepoel ; * Benjamin Francis * Dominic Graham * Peter Swainson


Women's internationals

; ; * Rose Thomas


References

{{Reflist English field hockey clubs Field hockey clubs established in 1883 1883 establishments in England Field hockey in London Wimbledon, London