The Great Britain national bandy team represents the United Kingdom in international bandy for men since 2019. There used to be a team England in international bandy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but when Britain eventually came back to the sport, it was decided to do it under the name Great Britain.
Early days: 1890s to 1910s An England national bandy team was formed in the years around 1900. It was a natural consequence of England being the birthplace of bandy in the 19th century, bandy often being seen as the winter equivalent to either association football or field hockey. Early international games were played against the Netherlands, Germany and France. At the time, bandy in England was administered through the National Bandy Association.
The societal upheavals due to World War I then ended the interest for bandy in Britain.
Present time: 2010s and 2020s After almost a hundred years, a new national federation for bandy was formed. The Bandy Federation of England joined the Federation of International Bandy in 2010 and England aimed to play in the World Championships in the coming years. Debuting in 2018 was the goal.An official statement published at Facebook
The federation changed names to England Bandy Federation in January 2017 and to Great Britain Bandy Association in September 2017. The Great Britain national bandy team made its debut at the 2019 Bandy World Championship in Sweden and managed to become runners-up in the B Division in its début championship tournament, but could not attend the 2020 World Championship in Russia due to problems getting visas for the players. The early 2020s has since seen a hiatus in international play due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. However, in 2025 the men's team returned to play in the Bandy World Cup, achieving third place in Division B.THE TEAMS READY FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN MARCH!2025 WCS Men B - Results
Tournament participation World Championships 2019 – 10th place (2nd in Division B) 2025 – 8th place (3rd in Division B) 2026 – 7th place (1st in Division B)
Team GB International Record
Updated as of the 2026 World Championship
+GB Overall Record 2019-2026 Country Games Played Wins Losses Win% Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference First Match Last Match 17 14 3 82.35 107 44 63 21.1.2019 21.3.2026
+International Record 2019-2026 Country Games Played Wins Losses Win% Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference First Match Last Match 3 3 0 100 26 4 22 10.3.2025 17.3.2026 3 2 1 66.6 20 9 11 12.3.2025 21.3.2026 2 2 0 100 10 3 7 23.1.2019 11.3.2025 1 1 0 100 14 0 14 22.1.2019 22.1.2019 1 1 0 100 11 0 11 22.1.2019 22.1.2019 1 1 0 100 5 0 5 21.1.2019 21.1.2019 1 1 0 100 4 2 2 20.3.2026 20.3.2026 1 1 0 100 3 1 2 24.1.2019 24.1.2019 1 1 0 100 5 4 1 24.1.2019 24.1.2019 1 1 0 100 4 3 1 18.3.2026 18.3.2026 1 0 1 0 3 9 -6 25.1.2019 25.1.2019 1 0 1 0 2 9 -7 13.3.2025 13.3.2025
Team GB Player Stats Updated as of the 2026 World Championship
+Player Stats 2019-2026 Nat. Name Position Games Points Goals Assists PIM Gold Silver Bronze Cormac Åhlström Horgan - 17 30 6 24 15 1 1 1 Martin Deacon - 11 21 12 9 32 1 1 - Alex Ward - 17 16 9 7 6 1 1 1 Steven Russell - 10 15 9 6 0 1 - 1 Oscar Gillingham-Aukner - 7 13 11 2 6 - 1 - Jack Evitt-Smith - 10 11 9 2 12 1 - 1 Jacob Signeul - 17 11 8 3 36 1 1 1 Thomas Kay - 5 8 8 0 10 1 - - Espen Moore-Mallen - 8 8 6 2 0 1 - 1 Alexander Smith Defender 11 7 4 3 34 - 1 1 Ulf Carter - 9 5 4 1 16 1 - 1 Joe Edwards - 6 5 2 3 6 - 1 - Michael Willock - 7 4 3 1 6 - 1 - Oliver Corcan - 12 4 2 2 16 1 1 - Stuart Jackson - 8 3 2 1 12 1 - 1 Travis Brannan - 5 3 2 1 6 - - 1 Jonas Corcoran - 5 3 2 1 0 1 - - Robin Signeul - 17 3 1 2 12 1 1 1 Nathan Gilbert - 7 2 2 0 0 - 1 - Lewis Enfield - 7 2 1 1 0 - 1 - Jack Wright - 5 2 1 1 0 - - 1 Jakob Møller Haggerty - 7 2 1 1 0 1 - 1 Colin Jack Defender 15 1 1 0 30 1 1 1 Thomas Parker - 7 1 1 0 0 - 1 - Mathias Curle-Halvorsen - 5 1 0 1 0 - - 1 Nicholas Evans GK 9 1 0 1 0 1 - 1 Erik Gordon GK 10 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 Christopher Hall GK 7 0 0 0 0 - 1 - Timothy Smith GK 7 0 0 0 0 - 1 - Charlie Hargrove - 2 0 0 0 0 - - 1 Jack Haynes - 2 0 0 0 0 1 - -
Team GB Game History
Updated as of the 2026 World Championship
+GB Game History 2019-2026 Championships Date Opponent Outcome GF GA Game Sweden, Mens B, Vänersborg 2019 21.1.2019 W 5 0 - 22.1.2019 W 11 0 - 22.1.2019 W 14 0 - 23.1.2019 W 6 1 - 24.1.2019 W 3 1 - 24.1.2019 W 5 4 Semi-Finals 25.1.2019 L 3 9 Gold Final Sweden, Mens B, Uppsala 2025 10.3.2025 W 9 0 - 11.3.2025 W 4 2 - 12.3.2025 L 3 4 - 13.3.2025 L 2 9 - 14.3.2025 W 13 1 Bronze Final Sweden, Mens B, Uppsala 2026 17.3.2026 W 4 3 - 18.3.2026 W 4 3 - 19.3.2026 W 5 3 - 20.3.2026 W 4 2 - 21.3.2026 W 12 2 Gold Final
The squad for the 2019 Bandy World Championship +THE 2019 LINE-UPNameNumberPositionCollin Jack5DefenderAlexander Smith6DefenderThomas Parker8 -Nathan Gilbert9 -Martin Deacon10 -Jacob Signeul15 -Oscar Gillingham-Aukner18 -Robin Signeul22 -Christopher Hall29GKTimothy Smith35GKAlex Ward42 -Oliver Corcoran57 -Joe Edwards64 -Michael Willock65 -Cormac Åhlström Horgan77 -Lewis Enfield98 -Anders Gidrup -ManagerHans Åström -CoachPatrik LarssonCoach
The squad for the 2025 Bandy World Championship +THE 2025 LINE-UPNameNumberPositionCormac Åhlström Horgan2 -Collin Jack3DefenderCharlie Hargrove4 -Jack Wright5 -Stuart Jackson6 -Robin Signeul7 -Alex Ward8 -Jack Evitt-Smith9 -Jakob Møller Haggerty10 -Ulf Carter11 -Jacob Signeul12 -Espen Moore-Mellem13 -Steven Russell14 -Mathias Curle-Halvorsen15 -Travis Brannan16 -Alexander Smith17 DefenderNicholas Evans29 GKErik Gordon35 GKPetter Halvorsen -ManagerAnders Gidrup -CoachJonas Bengtsson -Coach
The squad for the 2026 Bandy World Championship +THE 2026 LINE-UPNameNumberPositionNicholas Evans1GKCollin Jack5DefenderThomas Kay8 -Steven Russel10 -Jakob Haggetry11 -Jonas Corcoran13 -Jacob Signeul15 -Robin Signeul17 -Martin Deacon18 -Ulf Carter19 -Jack Evitt-Smith21 -Jack Haynes24 -Espen Moore-Mellem25 -Erik Gordon37GKStuart Jackson38 -Alex Ward42 -Oliver Corcoran57 -Cormac Åhlström Horgan77 - - -Manager - -Coach - -Coach
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