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James Gall (field hockey)

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James Gall
Personal information
Born (1995-05-20) 20 May 1995 (age 31)
Frimley, Surrey, England
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionMidfielder
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
2012-2014 Surbiton - -
2014–2015 Beeston - -
2015–2017 University of Nottingham - -
2017–2026 Surbiton - -
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2013–2016 England & GB U21 36 -
2017–present England & GB 94 (5)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 Gold CoastTeam
EuroHockey Championship
Silver medal – second place2023 Mönchengladbach
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Bronze medal – third place2014 Waterloo

James Richard Gall (born 20 May 1995) is an English field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Surbiton and the England and Great Britain national teams.[2][3] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Biography

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Gall was educated at Cranleigh School, Surrey[4] and began his hockey career with Surbiton, making his league debut in 2016. He played for England under-21 in the 2013 and 2016 Junior World Cups and won a bronze medal at the 2014 European under-21 championships.

He then played for Beeston, joining in September 2014[5] and the University of Nottingham from 2015.[6][7] He joined the Great Britain's centralised programme in 2017.

Gall made his senior debut for England versus South Africa in March 2017 and was a member of the Great Britain squad which won the 2017 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Final in Ipoh, Malaysia, on 6 May 2017 – the first time either Great Britain or England had won this title since 1994.

Gall re-joined Surbiton for the 2017-18 season and represented England and won a bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.[8]

He was selected to represent Great Britain for the delayed 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.[9] He won a silver medal with England at the 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship in Mönchengladbach.[10]

Gall was part of the Surbiton team that won the league title during the 2024–25 Men's England Hockey League season.[11]

References

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  1. ↑ "GALL James". www.worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "James Gall | Team England | England Hockey Team". teamengland.org. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "James Gall - GB Hockey". www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "James Gall gets England U21 call up - Cranleigh School". cranleigh.org. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Wimbledon Hockey Club hungry to make championship finals after recruiting 'strong' team". South West Londoner. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  6. ↑ http://surbitonhc.com/james-gall-re-signs-for-surbiton-m1/ [dead link]
  7. ↑ "Surbiton add two GB internationals while Reading also make moves - EHL". ehlhockey.tv. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  8. ↑ "Men's hockey team ready for Gold Coast challenge". England Hockey. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "Team GB hockey: 21 players to make Olympic debuts as men's and women's squads are named". Sky Sports. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  10. ↑ "EuroHockey: England men lose out to the Netherlands in dramatic final". BBC Sport. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "England Hockey Finals: Reading women and Surbiton men land surprise titles". The Hockey Paper. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
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