Scotland men's national field hockey team

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Scotland
Scotland
AssociationScottish Hockey
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
Head CoachDerek Forsyth
Assistant coach(es)Rhett Halkett
ManagerAmy Malone
CaptainAlan Forsyth
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 21 Steady (12 March 2024)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances1 (first in 1908)
Best result3rd (1908)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances9 (first in 1970)
Best result7th (1974, 1983, 2019)

The Scotland men's national field hockey team represents Scotland in men's international field hockey competitions, with the exception of the Olympic Games when Scottish players are eligible to play for the Great Britain men's national field hockey team. Prior to the formation of the Great Britain team in 1920, Scotland competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, sharing the bronze medal with Wales.[2]

Tournament history

Summer Olympics

EuroHockey Championship

EuroHockey Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA
Belgium 1970 15th place game 15th 7 2 0 5 5 8
Spain 1974 7th place game 7th 7 4 0 3 13 15
West Germany 1978 11th place game 11th 7 2 1 4 8 13
Netherlands 1983 7th place game 7th 7 2 2 3 11 14
Soviet Union 1987 7th place game 8th 7 1 3 3 10 19
France 1991 did not qualify
Republic of Ireland 1995 9th place game 10th 7 1 1 5 8 19
Italy 1999 did not qualify
Spain 2003 7th place game 8th 7 3 1 3 12 14
Germany 2005 7th place game 8th 5 1 1 3 10 15
England 2007 did not qualify
Netherlands 2009
Germany 2011
Belgium 2013
England 2015
Netherlands 2017
Belgium 2019 Group stage 7th 5 1 1 3 7 23
Netherlands 2021 did not qualify
Germany 2023 to be determined
Total Best: 7th 9/18 59 17 10 32 84 140

EuroHockey Championship II

Commonwealth Games

Hockey World League

FIH Hockey Series

Champions Challenge II

Players

Current squad

The following 18 players were named on 5 July 2022 for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England from 29 July to 8 August 2022.[3]

Caps updated as of 6 August 2022, after the match against Ghana.

Head coach: Derek Forsyth

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) CapsClub
1 GK Tommy Alexander (1989-09-11) 11 September 1989 (age 34) 61 Germany Club an der Alster
3 DF Callum Duke (1990-07-05) 5 July 1990 (age 33) 77 Scotland Western Wildcats
5 MF Michael Bremner (1992-03-22) 22 March 1992 (age 32) 129 Germany UHC Hamburg
6 DF Andy Bull (1992-02-03) 3 February 1992 (age 32) 35 England Old Georgians
7 FW Alan Forsyth (Captain) (1992-04-05) 5 April 1992 (age 32) 152 Netherlands HGC
8 MF Rob Field (1994-04-14) 14 April 1994 (age 29) 18 England Holcombe
9 FW Andy McConnell (2000-01-05) 5 January 2000 (age 24) 20 Scotland Western Wildcats
10 FW Rob Harwood (1997-07-15) 15 July 1997 (age 26) 42 Scotland Western Wildcats
11 FW Lee Morton (1995-05-23) 23 May 1995 (age 28) 75 England Old Georgians
14 FW Cammy Golden (1999-06-02) 2 June 1999 (age 24) 39 Germany UHC Hamburg
17 FW Struan Walker (2002-07-06) 6 July 2002 (age 21) 15 Germany Club an der Alster
19 DF Murray Collins (1996-07-25) 25 July 1996 (age 27) 59 England Teddington
20 MF Jamie Golden (2001-12-24) 24 December 2001 (age 22) 10 England Surbiton
26 MF Duncan Riddell (1993-09-26) 26 September 1993 (age 30) 65 England Reading
27 DF Robbie Shepherdson (1995-08-24) 24 August 1995 (age 28) 42 England Teddington
28 FW Ed Greaves (1995-04-15) 15 April 1995 (age 28) 60 England Teddington
29 GK Dave Forrester (1989-12-14) 14 December 1989 (age 34) 52 Scotland Grange
32 DF Callum Mackenzie (1998-12-31) 31 December 1998 (age 25) 34 England Wimbledon

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club Latest call-up
FW Kenny Bain (1990-03-16) 16 March 1990 (age 34) 190 Netherlands Laren 2022 4 Nations Tournament Glasgow
Dan Coultas (1989-08-22) 22 August 1989 (age 34) 69 Scotland Watsonians 2022 4 Nations Tournament Glasgow
DF Russell Anderson (1984-12-05) 5 December 1984 (age 39) 66 England Repton 2022 4 Nations Tournament Glasgow
Hamish Imrie (1996-07-11) 11 July 1996 (age 27) 43 Scotland Edinburgh University 2022 4 Nations Tournament Glasgow
Hamish Galt (1997-02-21) 21 February 1997 (age 27) 20 Scotland Western Wildcats 2022 4 Nations Tournament Glasgow
GK Rory McCallum (1998-02-14) 14 February 1998 (age 26) 5 England Teddington 2022 4 Nations Tournament Glasgow
David Nairn (2000-06-30) 30 June 2000 (age 23) 3 Scotland Clydesdale 2022 4 Nations Tournament Glasgow
Robbie Croll (2001-01-21) 21 January 2001 (age 23) 10 Scotland Edinburgh University 2021 European World Cup Qualifier
MF Gavin Byers (1988-12-23) 23 December 1988 (age 35) 154 Germany Großflottbek 2021 EuroHockey Championship II

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Scottish Hockey Association". Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Scotland Men's Hockey Squad Announced for Birmingham 2022". www.scottish-hockey.org.uk. Scottish Hockey. 5 July 2022.

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