Liam Sanford

Liam Sanford
Personal information
Born (1996-03-14) 14 March 1996
Wegberg, Germany
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionDefender
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
–2017 Team Bath Buccaneers - -
2017–2019 Reading - -
2019–2026 Old Georgians - -
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2014–2016 England & GB U21 23 -
2017–present England & GB 76 (0)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  England
EuroHockey Championship
Silver medal – second place2023 Mönchengladbach
Bronze medal – third place2017 Amstelveen
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 Gold CoastTeam
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Bronze medal – third place2014 Waterloo

Liam Sanford (born 14 March 1996) is an English field hockey player who plays as a defender for Old Georgians and the England and Great Britain national teams.[1] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2024 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Sanford began playing hockey for Wycombe Hockey Club and the RAF before joining Team Bath Buccaneers.[2] Sanford became the first-ever Team Bath Buccaneers men's player to represent England Hockey at senior level when he helped his country to a 5–2 win over South Africa in Cape Town.[3]

In 2017, Sanford joined Reading in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for the 2017–18 season, and while there represented England and won a bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.[4]

He transferred to Old Georgians for the 2019–20 season.[5] Sanford earned a call-up to the Great Britain Olympic squad for the delayed 2020 Olympics Games in Tokyo.[6][7]

Sanford helped Old Georgians win the league and cup double during the 2022-23 season and the league title during the 2023-24 season.[8]

He was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[9] The team went out in the quarter-finals after losing a penalty shootout to India.[10]

He won another Premier league title with Old Georgians in 2026.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Senior Squads | England Hockey".
  2. ↑ "Latest News :: Wycombe Hockey Club".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ "Team Bath Buccs' Liam Sanford makes historic debut as England Hockey win in South Africa". 3 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Men's hockey team ready for Gold Coast challenge". England Hockey. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Hockey transfers 2019/20: Latests ins and outs in English Premier Divisions". The Hockey Paper. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "Old Georgians crowned champs as Surbiton and Wimbledon win EHL spots". EHL. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  9. ↑ "GB hockey select Roper for fourth Olympic Games". bbc.com. BBC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "GB wait for men's hockey medal goes on after shootout heartbreak". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "EHL Premier Finals 2026 recap". England Hockey. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
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