Scotland men's national field hockey team
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]
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| Association | Scottish Hockey | ||
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| Confederation | EHF (Europe) | ||
| Coach | Derek Forsyth | ||
| Assistant coach(es) | Graham Moodie | ||
| Manager | Gareth Hall | ||
| Captain | Alan Forsyth | ||
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| FIH ranking | |||
| Current | 19  | ||
| Highest | 19 (September 2019–present) | ||
| Lowest | 28 (August 2016 – October 2016) | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1908) | ||
| Best result | 3rd (1908) | ||
| EuroHockey Championship | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1970) | ||
| Best result | 7th (1974, 1983, 2019) | ||
Medal record
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Tournament history
Summer Olympics
- 1908 –
EuroHockey Championship
EuroHockey Championship II
FIH Hockey Series
- 2018–19 – Second round
Champions Challenge II
- 2011 – 4th place
Players
Current squad
The following 18 players were named on 12 August 2019 for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship in Antwerp, Belgium.[3]
Caps updated as of 24 August 2019, after the match against England.
Head coach: Derek Forsyth
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Tommy Alexander | 11 September 1989 | 45 |  |
| 2 | DF | Tim Atkins | 24 March 1990 | 33 |  |
| 3 | DF | Callum Duke | 5 July 1990 | 68 | |
| 5 | MF | Michael Bremner | 22 March 1992 | 114 | |
| 6 | Andy Bull | 3 February 1992 | 19 | .svg.png){kind=small} | |
| 7 | FW | Alan Forsyth (Captain) | 5 April 1992 | 138 | |
| 11 | FW | Lee Morton | 23 May 1995 | 56 | |
| 12 | Craig Falconer | 6 September 1993 | 15 | | |
| 13 | FW | Kenny Bain | 16 March 1990 | 184 |  |
| 14 | Cammy Golden | 2 June 1999 | 23 | | |
| 18 | Aidan McQuade | 18 November 1998 | 30 | | |
| 19 | DF | Murray Collins | 25 July 1996 | 41 | |
| 22 | MF | Nicky Parkes | 11 February 1990 | 100 | |
| 23 | MF | Gavin Byers | 23 December 1988 | 153 | |
| 26 | MF | Duncan Riddell | 26 September 1993 | 52 | |
| 28 | FW | Ed Greaves | 15 April 1995 | 41 | |
| 29 | GK | David Forrester | 14 December 1989 | 44 |  |
| 32 | Callum MacKenzie | 31 December 1998 | 19 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
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 |
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| DF | Russell Anderson | 5 December 1984 | 63 | |
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| FW | Rob Harwood | 15 July 1997 | 30 | |
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| Hamish Galt | 21 February 1997 | 11 | |
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| Joe McConnell | 21 March 1997 | 11 | |
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| DF | Robbie Shepherdson | 24 August 1995 | 27 | |
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| Adam Le Page | 1 August 1991 | 6 | |
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| DF | David Forsyth | 26 February 1989 | 76 | |
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| Kyle White | 8 March 1996 | 7 | |
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| GK | Sam Lloyd | 2 | |
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| Andrew McConnell | 5 January 2000 | 2 | |
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Notable former players
- Robert Barr
- Alexander Burt
- John Burt
- Alastair Denniston
- Stephen Dick
- Graham Dunlop
- Charles Foulkes
- Hew Fraser
- James Harper-Orr
- Dennis Hay
- Donny Hay
- Ivan Laing
- Vishal Marwaha
- Alistair McGregor
- Graham Moodie
- Hugh Neilson
- William Orchardson
- Veryan Pappin
- Mark Ralph
- Norman Stevenson
- Hugh Walker
- Mike Yellowlees
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References
- "FIH Men's and Women's World Ranking". FIH. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- "Scottish Hockey Association". Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- "Scotland men's squad announced for Belfius EuroHockey Championship in Antwerp". www.scottish-hockey.org.uk. Scottish Hockey. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
External links
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