Tim Atkins

Timothy "Tim" Christopher Atkins (born 24 March 1990) is a British field hockey player. He plays for the Scotland men's national field hockey team and plays club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League for Old Georgians Hockey Club. He is also a type 1 diabetic working closely with Diabetes UK. [1]

Tim Atkins
Personal information
Full name Timothy Christopher Atkins
Born (1990-03-24) 24 March 1990
Oxford, England
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Old Georgians
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Wallingford
Team Bath
Richmond
Essendon, Melbourne
Reading
0000–2019 Surbiton
2019–present Old Georgians
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–present Scotland 33 (2)
Last updated on: 19 January 2020

His first international cap for Scotland came in March 2017 at World League 2.[2] In August 2019, he was selected in the Scotland squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[3]

Tim Atkins was educated; at The Oratory School, Woodcote and University of the West of England, Bristol.

Club career

Atkins started his hockey career at the age of 5, where he joined Wallingford Hockey Club.[4] He has played the majority of his senior hockey career at Reading Hockey Club.[5] Before he joined Old Georgians he played for Surbiton.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

References
  1. "High profile supporters". Diabetes UK.
  2. "Scotland men's squad announced for World League 2".
  3. "Scotland men's squad announced for Belfius EuroHockey Championship in Antwerp". www.scottish-hockey.org.uk. Scottish Hockey. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  4. "Former Wildcat and club player on international duty this weekend".
  5. "Scotland men's squad announced for World League 2".
  6. "Seniors Men Team - Scottish Hockey".
  7. "Hockey World League Semi-Final: Scotland lose play-off to South Korea". 22 June 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. "Scottish Squad announced - News - Reading Hockey Club". www.readinghockeyclub.org.uk.
  9. "Hockey: Reading's Tom Carson picked by GB as Tim Atkins plays for Scotland". Reading Chronicle.
  10. "Korea v Scotland - Men's World Hockey League - 9th/10th Play-Off - Lee Valley Hockey Centre".
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