England Hockey Premier Division transfers 2024/25: Ins and Outs

Welcome to our annual men’s and women’s English Premier Division hockey transfers. We will update as we receive them from our requests to clubs.

Email newsdesk@thehockeypaper.co.uk with any player transfer news from all England Hockey leagues.

Updated: Sep 19

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MEN’S PREMIER DIVISION

OLD GEORGIANS

IN 
Phil Roper (Holcombe), David Ames (Holcombe), David Condon (Wimbledon), Ian Sloan (Wimbledon)

OUT
Lee Morton (Amsterdam), Sam Hiha (NZ)

SURBITON

INS
Max Anderson (University of Nottingham), Nick Nurse, Jake Payton (both Exeter University)
Coach: Barry Middleton

OUTS
Alex Williams (Royal Orée, Belgium), Brendan Creed (Bowdon), Ben Stevenson

WIMBLEDON

IN 
Liam Ansell (Amsterdam), Fred Newbold (Der Club an der Alster), Sam McCulloch (Hale HC, Australia), Jake Philips (Exeter Uni), Joe McConnell (Teddington), Nat O’Dwyer (Bath Buccs), James Vallely (Durham), Lewis Wilcher (Exeter Uni)

OUT
David Condon, Ian Sloan (OGs), Jack Waller (Pinoke)

HOLCOMBE

IN
Tim Neild (New Zealand), Matt Symonds (New Zealand), Ali Shan (Khalsa Leamington), Mubashar Ali (Khalsa Leamington), Matt Ramshaw (Southgate), Rohan Bhuhi (Southgate), Teague Marcano (Southgate), Felix Tully (Loughborough Students)
Coaches: Kwan Browne (Southgate), Dillet Gilkes. Manager: Lucas Ball

OUT
Phil Roper (Old Georgians), David Ames (Old Georgians), Barry Middleton (Surbiton), Tim Guise-Brown (Hampstead & Westminster), Hayden Phillips (Royal Beerschot), Rhodri Furlong (Cardiff & Met)

HAMPSTEAD & WESTMINSTER

IN
Tim Guise Brown (Holcombe), Kiran Arunasalam (Melbourne), Mikie Robson, Matt Richards (Reading), Ryan Crowe (Reading), Ted Graves (Bowdon), Dylan Swanepoel (Wimbledon)
Coach: Rhett Halkett, Danny Newcombe

OUT
Sam French (Australia), Sam Apola (Holland), Seb Buddle (Holland), James Sutcliffe (Brooklands), Joe Hillyer (Southgate)

SOUTHGATE

IN 
Calum Douglas, Joe Hillyer (H&W), Shane Benfell (Victoria Park Xavier, AUS), Mo Gandhi
Coaches: Huw Stevens, Jason Lee

OUT
Rohan Bhuhi (Holcombe), Anton Van Loggerenberg (Richmond)

OXTED

IN
Josh Nurse (Oxford), Jack Jamieson (Old Cranleighans), Robbie MacLennan (Club zur Vahr, GER)

OUT
Dominic Dixon (UHC Hamburg)

BEESTON

IN 
Simon Hujwan (Out of retirement), George Fletcher (Reading), Ollie Dunn (Nottingham Trent University), Chris Curry (Nottingham Trent University), Taheem Javaid (Repton)

OUT
Taylor Craigie (Back to New Zealand), Balraj Panesar (Back to Canada)

EAST GRINSTEAD

IN
Kurt Lovett, Louis Tipper (Nottingham Uni), Alex Sheldon (Nottingham Uni), Mike Moran (Teddington), Stephen Perry (Brighton), Dylan Holland (Bath)

OUT
Jack Webb (Nottingham Uni), Richard Curtis, Ali Clift, Oli Clift, Mike Wood, James Smith (Birmingham Uni), Richard Lane (retired)

CARDIFF & MET

IN 

OUT

RICHMOND

IN 
Anton Van Loggerenberg (Southgate), Will Holderness (Reading), Cam Heald (Oxted), Malachy Barbour (Western Province – SA), Zachary Mason – Kings United (NZ), Joe Waterston – Grange (SCO), Rory Nicholls – Monkstown (Ire), Alfred Ntiamoah – Unattached (Ghana)
Coach: Hamish Imrie (Edinburgh Uni), Greg Nolan (Holcombe)

OUT
Rich Swan (Loughborough Uni), Arjan Drayton Chana (Surbiton)

BOWDON

IN 
Nik Henshaw (Durham Uni), Cole Pidcock, Brendan Creed (Surbiton)

OUT

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WOMEN’S PREMIER DIVISION

SURBITON

INS
Jordan Homann (University of Nottingham), Liz Thompson (Somerville HC, New Zealand), Erica Sanders (HDM, Netherlands), Ellie Mackenzie, Emma Uprichard (both Loughborough Students) 

OUTS
Giselle Ansley (Canberra Chill, H1 season), Amy Costello (HGC, Netherlands), Leah Wilkinson (Old Georgians), Elani Sherwood (Uni of Massachusetts, USA), Freya Robinson (University of Nottingham), Hannah French (NSW Pride, H1 season), Sabbie Heesh, Sarah Evans

EAST GRINSTEAD

IN
Mila Welch (Nottingham Uni), Rosie Hope (Michigan), Carlota Gomez (Club de Campo Madrid), Ruby Massey (Sevenoaks), Amelie Carter (Surbiton)

OUT
Guadalupe Fernandez Lacort (Club de Campo Madrid), Laura Roper (Retired), Sophie Bray (Retired), Issy Field (Nottingham Uni), Liv Breed (Loughborough Uni), Anna Faulstich (Princeton), Anna Moore, Lauren Roberts (Eastbourne), Ellie Rayer & Grace Balsdon (Hockey One season)

READING

IN
Nikki Cochrane (Wimbledon), Anna Crowley (Takapuna, NZ), Emma Findlay (Southern, NZ), Georgia Jones (Australia), Hannah Kilpatrick (University of Nottingham), Lorna Mackenzie (Grossflotbekker, Germany), Katie Partridge (Team Bath Buccaneers), Annie Wilson (Team Bath Buccaneers)

OUT:
Sophia Clark (USA), Lizzie Gittens (–), Rebecca Kaps (South Africa), Shona McCallin (Adelaide Fire, Australia), Phoebe Nixon (Unk., Australia), Katie Robertson (–), Amy Tennant (–)

WIMBLEDON

IN
Kitty Baccanello (California Golden Bears), Maddie Peel (City Highlanders, NZ), Bronwyn Sheilds (Scotland), Katie Birch (Durham Uni), Jess Buchanan (ISCA), Emily Overend (Durham Uni)

OUT
Nicky Cochrane (Reading), Fiona Crackles (Tassie Tigers, Australia until January), Jen Eadie (Scotland), Fiona Burnet (Spain), Harriet Naismith (Retired)

HAMPSTEAD & WESTMINSTER

IN
Tyler Lench (Bloemendaal), Rose Tynan (NZ), Catherine Ledesma (Holcombe), Anna Moore (EG)

OUT
Sarah Robertson (Hockey One) – returning January, Holly Hunt (Hockey One) – returning January, Lily Owsley (Banco Provincia, Argentina)

UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM

IN 
Freya Robinson (Surbiton), Poppy Barlow (Repton), Freya Diamond (Timperley), Issy Fields (East Grinstead), Minnie Pollock (University of Virginia), Rachel Fagerson (Perthshire Hockey Club), Monica Watkins (Clifton Robinsons), Chloe Walton (Canada), Katie Alexander (Bowdon Hockey Club), Cami Giglio (Wimbledon)

OUT
Emma Stewart (Guildford), Jordan Homann (Surbiton), Mila Welch (East Grinstead), Hannah Kilpatrick (Reading)

BOWDON

IN 
Alex Lukin, Alia Jaques (NZ),

OUT

CLIFTON ROBINSONS

IN 

OUT
Amy Burton, Clemmie Houlden (USA), Holly Munro, Abi Porter (L1s assistant coach), Monica Watkins, Izzy Webb

UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

IN 

OUT

LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS

IN 
Olivia Breed (East Grinstead), Emma Fraser (Belfast Harlequins) , Tallulah McMorris (Grange), Kiki Oudshoorn (University of Delaware/SCHC), Kirby Harris (Nuremberg), Izzy Cunningham (Guildford), Sophie Kidd (University College Dublin), Annie Chapple (Bowdon)

OUT
Emma Uprichard (Surbiton), Ellie McKenzie (Surbiton)

SUTTON COLDFIELD

IN 
Amber Murray (Watsonians HC), Molly Marshall (Team Bath)

OUT
Lucy Hancocks (Loughborough University), Eloise Ballard (Bristol Firebrands)

HOLCOMBE

IN
Tessa Reid (New Zealand), Olivia Shannon (New Zealand), Kaitlin Cotter (New Zealand), Hope Ralph (Oranje Rood), Maddie Newitt (Beeston). Managers: Matt & Becci Woodhead

OUT
Hattie Jones (Royal Beerschot), Phoebe Steele, Catherine Ledesma, Lottie Bingham, Deanna Ritchie

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OTHER TRANSFERS

Men’s Div 1
Reading

Sam Welsh (Cardiff & Met), Euan Dyer (Oxford University), Archie Vaughan (Oxford University), Rohit Jakhu (University of Birmingham), Alex May (Ryde Hockey Club, AUS), Zac Hartley (U18 Oxford Hawks), Jonah Padrette (U18 Wycombe)
Coaches: Todd Williams (Head Coach), Tom Millington (Assistant Coach)

OUT

Ryan Crowe (H&W), Matt Richards (H&W), Will Holderness (Richmond), Monty Neave (Loughborough Students), Lewis Fraser (NZ), Ben Mackey (Banbury) George Fletcher (Beeston)

Hurley (NED)
IN – Graeme Scott (Amersham & Chalfont)