Great Britain national handball team


The Great Britain Men's national handball team is the national handball team of Great Britain and is controlled by the British Handball Association which is jointly operated by the England Handball Association and the Scottish Handball Association.
Formed in 1969, the team took part in international competitions from 1972 to 2003. The team was reformed in order to participate in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, for which it automatically qualified for as the host.

Competitive record

Olympic Games

World Championships

European Championships

IHF Emerging Nations Championship

Previous squads

The British Men's team took part in the 1984 World Championships Group 'C' in Italy. The team finished 10th out of 12.
NumberNameClubAppearancesGoals
01Stuart McPhersonTryst '771gk
02Mick HegartyLiverpool59
03Tony TroppBrentwood '7232
04Paul ChurchLiverpool31
05Michael O'SullivanRefstad615
06David O'SullivanRefstad47
07Stuart CullanTryst '7731
08Larry Beard Brentwood '7257
09Paul DempseyBrentwood '7245
10Paul ForesterLiverpool31
11Billy HayburnBrentwood '7267
12Dave HendrickBrentwood '726gk
13Steph JonesLiverpool66
14Phil ChurchLiverpool613
15Stan HorneBirkenhead520
16Dave HenaghanLiverpool5gk

Source
A squad from 1989
NameClub
Chris McManusTryst '77
Mark McLaughlinTryst '77
C Ireland
Stuart CullenTryst '77
B Mortley
Alan GovanTryst '77
Tony DitchfieldLiverpool
M Foo
Mark JohnsonLiverpool
Mark DowlingLiverpool

Source
A squad from 2003
NameClub
Stuart McLaughlinTryst '77
Stewart ClarkeLiverpool
Johnnie McAleerStirling
Freddy WallaceTryst '77
Stuart CullenFalkirk
Phil NicholsonTryst '77
Brian BartlettTryst '77
Mark DowlingLiverpool
James YuleFalkirk
Alan GovanLiverpool
Chris McManusLiverpool
Mark EvansWirral
Bruce HunterFalkirk
David McCreadieStirling

Source:

Squad for 2012 Olympic Games

Squad for the 2015 IHF Emerging Nations Championships in Kosovo

Data Source

Previous coaches

Current

In the 2008–09 season, all the team players were signed with clubs on the European continent, with the exception of Omar Sani, who played in Egypt.
A special arrangement with insolvent German Handball-Bundesliga side TUSEM Essen provided the side with a number of players after most first-team players had left the club.
To further the development of its players, it also operated the British Handball Development academy in Denmark.

Results

Data Sources 1969 ; 1976 ; 2008