Field hockey in Great Britain

Field hockey in Great Britain is governed by Great Britain Hockey. The organisation focuses on international competition only.^[1]

Field hockey in Great Britain
A game of field hockey in progress
Governing body	Great Britain Hockey
Nickname(s)	GB Hockey
First played	Early/mid 1800s.
Registered players	Estimate 32,000
Clubs	1145 (~1050 English ~60 Scottish ~35 Welsh)
National competitions
Great Britain Super League (defunct)

Governance

GB Hockey administers the National Men's and Women's hockey teams for both Great Britain and the home nations during competition such as the Olympic Games, Hockey World Cup and other international events.

Domestic competitions are organised on the home nation basis by England Hockey,^[2] Scottish Hockey,^[3] Welsh Hockey,^[4] and Irish Hockey.^[5]

National teams

Great Britain's women's team in 2015, who'd later win Gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Great Britain^{[lower-alpha 1]}

• Great Britain men's national field hockey team
• Great Britain women's national field hockey team

Home nations^{[lower-alpha 2]}

• England men's national field hockey team
• England women's national field hockey team
• Scotland men's national field hockey team
• Scotland women's national field hockey team
• Wales men's national field hockey team
• Wales women's national field hockey team
• Ireland men's national field hockey team
• Ireland women's national field hockey team

Domestic competitions

Great Britain Super League

Main article: Great Britain Super League

The Great Britain Super League was established by Great Britain Hockey in 2007 as a showcase for British hockey talent. The event was shortlived running from 2007 until 2012 and is now defunct. The inaugural teams were from England (Wessex Leopards, Saxon Tigers and Pennine Pumas), Scotland (Caledonian Cougars and Highland Jaguars) and Wales (Celtic Panthers) competing. Players from the national leagues represented their relevant region.

Winners

Men's

Season Champions Runners Up 2006–07 Wessex Leopards Saxon Tigers 2007-08 Saxon Tigers Pennine Pumas 2008-09 Wessex Leopards Pennine Pumas 2009-10 Pennine Pumas Saxon Tigers 2010-11 Pennine Pumas Saxon Tigers 2011-12 Pennine Pumas Saxon Tigers

Women's

Season Champions Runners Up 2006–07 Wessex Leopards Saxon Tigers 2007-08 Saxon Tigers Pennine Pumas 2008-09 Pennine Pumas Saxon Tigers 2009-10 no competition 2010-11 Saxon Tigers Caledonian Cougars 2011-12 Saxon Tigers Pennine Pumas

Tournaments hosted

Pre match during the women's final at the 2012 Summer Olympics hosted in London

Competition	Year	Host City[lower-alpha 3]
Field hockey at the Summer Olympics	1908 M	London
	1948 M	London
Men's FIH Hockey World Cup	1986	London
EuroHockey Nations Championship	1987 W	London
Women's FIH Hockey World Cup	1994	Dublin
EuroHockey Nations Championship	1995 M 1995 W	Dublin
Hockey at the Commonwealth Games	2002 M 2002 W	Manchester
EuroHockey Nations Championship	2007 M 2007 W	Manchester
Field hockey at the Summer Olympics	2012 M 2012 W	London
Hockey at the Commonwealth Games	2014 M 2014 W	Glasgow
EuroHockey Nations Championship	2015 M 2015 W	London
Hockey Champions Trophy	2016 M 2016 W	London
Women's FIH Hockey World Cup	2018	London
Hockey at the Commonwealth Games	2022 M 2022 W	Birmingham

See also

• Field hockey in England
• Field hockey in Scotland
• Field hockey in Wales
• Field hockey in Ireland (all-Ireland)

Notes

1. Competitions: Field hockey at the Summer Olympics, Hockey Champions Trophy, Men's FIH Pro League, Women's FIH Pro League.
2. Competitions: Men's FIH Hockey World Cup, Women's FIH Hockey World Cup, EuroHockey Nations Championship, Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship, Hockey at the Commonwealth Games.
3. Competitions where the United Kingdom competes as a whole and therefore where the Republic of Ireland competes without Northern Ireland are represented by the flags of the sovereign nations. Other competitions are represented by the flags of the home nations.

References

1. "Great Britain Hockey". GB Hockey.
2. "England Hockey". England Hockey.
3. "Scottish Hockey". Scottish Hockey.
4. "Hockey Wales". Hockey Wales.
5. "Hockey Ireland". Hockey Ireland.