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.
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 men's team have been champions of England on one season (2018–19).
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 first
During 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 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
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 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
First team squads (2025–2026) Men
Women
Notable players Men's internationals
PlayerEvents/NotesRef Richard Alexander 2014–2017 John Bennett Oly (1920) Kwandwane Browne Will Calnan CG (2022), WC (2018, 2023), EC (2023) Chris Cargo WC (2018) Stephen Cant Andrew Cornick / Tim Cross Oly (2024) Jim Deegan Oly (1964), Hampstead HC Jacob Draper Oly (2020), EC (2023) Dan Fox Oly (2012), WC (2010) Rhodri Furlong EC (2019, 2021) Harry Gibson Jonny Gooch CG (2018), EC (2019) Matthew Guise-Brown Oly (2020, 2024) Andy Hayward Dale Hutchinson EC (2023, 2025) David Jameson Michael Johnson Hywel Jones CG (2018, 2022), EC (2023, 2025) Stephen Kelly CG (2018, 2022), EC (2023) Daniel Kyriakides CG (2022) Gerald Logan Oly (1908), Hampstead HC Stuart Loughrey Iain Mackay Sholto Marcon 1927, Hampstead HC Harry Martin Oly (2020), CG (2018), WC (2018) Jolyon Morgan EC (2023, 2025) James Oates EC (2023) Mitesh Patel Toby Reynolds-Cotterill CG (2022), WC (2023), EC (2023, 2025) Dewi Roblin CG (2022), EC (2023) Rupert Shipperley Oly (2020, 2024), CG (2018, 2022), EC (2023, 2025) Stanley Shoveller Oly (1908, 1920), Hampstead HC Soma Singh Richard Smith Peter Swainson 2009–2010 Nick Thompson Simon Towns Stephane Vehrle-Smith Oly (2016) Luther Vye Oly (1956), Hampstead HC Michael Watt Oly (2016) Scott Webster Cyril Wilkinson Oly (1920) Key Oly = Olympic Games CG = Commonwealth Games WC = World Cup CT = Champions Trophy EC = European Championships
Women's internationals
PlayerEventsNotes/Ref Grace Balsdon Holly Hunt Emily Maguire Lily Owsley Sarah Robertson Nicola White Key Oly = Olympic Games CG = Commonwealth Games WC = World Cup CT = Champions Trophy EC = European Championships
References