Reading Hockey Club

Reading Hockey Club
Founded	1904
League	Men's England Hockey League; Women's England Hockey League
Based in	Reading, England
Home ground	Sonning Lane
Colours	Sky Blue, Navy, Navy (H); Navy Blue, Sky, Sky (A)
President	Geoff Ash
Chairman	Tim Hunt
Members	950

Reading Hockey Club is a professional field hockey club based at Sonning Lane in the English town of Reading.^[1] It is one of the most successful clubs in the United Kingdom with National League and Cup honours. The men's team have been champions of England on six occasions (1996–97, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2011–12) and the women's team have been champions of England on two occasions.^[2]^[3]

The Men's First Team play in the Men's England Hockey League and the Ladies 1st XI team play in the Women's England Hockey League.^[4]

RHC runs 11 men's teams, 6 ladies teams and has a flourishing junior section. The ages of players range from 5 to 70+ years old. RHC has over 400 senior and nearly 550 junior members and is based at a top class facility in Sonning Lane, where they have been since 1984. There are 2 pitches at the clubhouse, Sonning Lane Water and Sonning Lane Sand.^[4]

In 1997, Reading hosted the European Cup Winners Tournament, and more recently, Reading has hosted International matches, alongside charity matches for the Hockey For Heroes.

Players

Men's First Team Squad 2019–20 season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23		ENG	Harrison Page
24	DF	ENG	Harry Benjamin
25	DF	ENG	Terry Kynaston
26	DF	IRL	Stuart Loughrey
27	DF	ENG	Adam Pescod
28	DF	ENG	Jamie Rawlings
29	MF	SCO	Sam Hill
30		ENG	Mikey Gilson
31	FW	ENG	Tom Ferris
32	MF	ENG	Adam Price
33	MF	ENG	Ed Carter-Keall
34	DF	ENG	Nathan Hudson
35	MF	ENG	Harrison Smith
36	GK	ENG	Warris Samrai
37	FW	ENG	Archie Sweeting
38		ENG	James Lavers
39	MF	ENG	Jolyon Summers
40		ENG	Scott Verdin
41	DF	ENG	Ekam Bachu
42		ENG	Ed Lowe
99	GK	ENG	Barry Jukes