HAYCROFT Mark
Shirt number: 1
Date of Birth: 01/12/1987
Nationality: England
Match results
| 11 | 5 Oct 15:15 |
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Wimbledon HC WIM | 3 - 1 | Western Wildcats HC WWC |
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Recap |
| 16 | 6 Oct 17:00 |
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Surbiton HC SUR | 3 - 2 | Wimbledon HC WIM |
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* Won by shoot-out
About Wimbledon HC
Wimbledon face the new season with a much changed line-up from the one which qualified for the EHL, allowing the next generation to step forward and make their mark.
Preseason brought them to Germany where they took on Uhlenhorst Mülheim, Rot-Weiss Köln and Der Club an der Alster, something which gave them a real flavour of the standard required against top European clubs.
Karl Stagno brings considerable experience a sense of humour and a toughness that all the team enormously admire. He has coached numerous championship winning teams for Whitgift school both indoor and outdoor and is now in his seventh year at the club.
“We are delighted to be back in the EHL representing England,” he said of the challenge. “Last season, we competed in the indoor Euros in Vienna. We are looking to take some of this experience into the outdoor competition with a relatively new and exciting squad.”
In terms of the panel, they are delighted to welcome back Liam Ansell after a season away in Amsterdam. He boasts an impressive 70 combined caps for England and Great Britain, contributing to England’s bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and delivering standout performances at the 2018 World Cup and Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Welsh international Fred Newbold is a former GB Under-21 captain, leading his squad to victory in the Sultan of Johor Cup, and he recently represented Wales in the 2023 Men’s Hockey World Cup.
Alongside his hockey career, Fred is also pursuing an integrated Master’s in Biological Sciences at Oxford, and we’re excited to see him excel both on and off the pitch at Wimbledon.
Scottish international Joe McConnell joins from Teddington while Sam McCulloch arrives from Hale Hockey Club in Western Australia whom he helped win their Premier League last season.
James Vallely joins from Durham University where he has just graduated while Lewis “Nemo” Wilcher is a new addition from University of Exeter – he was previously coached by Stago at Whitgift.
Jake Philips is back at the club after a spell in Exeter while England Under-18 Kaden Dreysey joins the panel on a full-time basis having made his debut as a 17-year-old last year.
On the debit side, Ian Sloan moves to Old Georgians having been a club member since 2014, helping land league victories in 2015 and 2016. David Condon has made the same move while Jack Waller moved to Pinoké in the Hoofdklasse, making for three significant departures
EHL History
EHL History
2015/16 – KO16
2016/17 – FOURTH PLACE
2017/18 – ROUND1
2018/19 – ROUND1
2022/23 – 13th place
The team
YAP Connor
Shirt number: 3
Date of Birth: 09/03/2007
Nationality: England
MCCONNELL Joseph
Shirt number: 4
Date of Birth: 21/03/1997
Nationality: Scotland
TURNER Jack
Shirt number: 5
Date of Birth: 26/03/1997
Nationality: England
NEWBOLD Fred
Shirt number: 6
Date of Birth: 29/03/2001
Nationality: Wales
SCOTT Duncan
Shirt number: 7
Date of Birth: 31/08/1998
Nationality: England
KIMBER Evan
Shirt number: 8
Date of Birth: 06/06/1998
Nationality: England
BRADSHAW Rhys
Shirt number: 9
Date of Birth: 19/09/2000
Nationality: Wales
PATTERSON Rory
Shirt number: 10
Date of Birth: 28/01/1997
Nationality: Ireland
HORLER Ed
Shirt number: 11
Date of Birth: 22/09/1995
Nationality: England
TAGGART Ronan
Shirt number: 12
Date of Birth: 29/12/1996
Nationality: England
WAY Eddie
Shirt number: 13
Date of Birth: 12/08/1998
Nationality: England
HOOPER Samuel
Shirt number: 15
Date of Birth: 07/08/1998
Nationality: England
VALLELY James
Shirt number: 16
Date of Birth: 30/05/2002
Nationality: England
FOX Ben
Shirt number: 17
Date of Birth: 15/09/2001
Nationality: England
GILMOUR Euan
Shirt number: 18
Date of Birth: 29/05/1998
Nationality: England
FRANCIS Ben
Shirt number: 19
Date of Birth: 20/03/1996
Nationality: Wales
STUBBINGS Charlie
Shirt number: 20
Date of Birth: 10/05/1995
Nationality: England
ANSELL Liam
Shirt number: 21
Date of Birth: 12/11/1993
Nationality: England
MCCULLLOCH Samuel
Shirt number: 22
Date of Birth: 13/05/1999
Nationality: Australia
LANKFER Jonathan
Shirt number: 23
Date of Birth: 26/06/2000
Nationality: England
DRAYSEY Kaden
Shirt number: 24
Date of Birth: 27/12/2006
Nationality: England
HURST Finley
Shirt number: 25
Date of Birth: 23/05/2002
Nationality: England
GREENTREE Connor
Shirt number: 26
Date of Birth: 22/04/1999
Nationality: New Zealand
O’DWYER Nat
Shirt number: 27
Date of Birth: 01/05/2002
Nationality: England
WILCHER Lewis
Shirt number: 28
Date of Birth: 06/04/2003
Nationality: England
PHILLIPS Jake
Shirt number: 29
Date of Birth: 28/09/2002
Nationality: England
OGUNLANA Ore
Shirt number: 30
Date of Birth: 08/02/1997
Nationality: England
BAILEY James
Shirt number: 31
Date of Birth: 13/05/1991
Nationality: England
MACKENZIE Callum
Shirt number: 32
Date of Birth: 31/12/1998
Nationality: Scotland