Reading Hockey Club is delighted to announce the signing of Great Britain and England international Liv Hamilton, who joins the Women's 1st XI for the 2026/27 season.

Hamilton arrives at Sonning Lane from Hampstead & Westminster. She made her senior England debut against Argentina in February 2022, having been selected into the Great Britain programme for the Paris 2024 cycle earlier that year. Liv has since represented England at the 4 Nations Women's Invitational in Barcelona and at the EuroHockey Championships in Mönchengladbach.

At club level, Liv was part of the Hampstead & Westminster side that retained the EuroHockey Club Trophy in Vienna, adding European silverware to a season in which she was a regular in one of the strongest defensive units in the Women's England Hockey League. She played her university hockey at Loughborough.

Reading Hockey Club Chair, Tim Hunt, welcomed the signing: "Liv is a signing that says a great deal about where this club wants to be and how we focus our energy on supporting talent at the very top of the game. A current Great Britain and England international choosing Reading is a real statement of intent for the season ahead, and it reflects the environment we have worked hard to build here. Liv’s experience at the very top of the international and European club game will raise the level around her every week. We're thrilled to welcome her to Sonning Lane."

Walid Abdo, Head of Women's Performance, added: "Liv brings international quality and a defensive presence that any coach would want at the back. She has been tested at the highest level — senior international hockey and European club competition — and that calibre of player lifts everyone in the group. She is exactly the kind of addition that will help us compete at the top end of the league in 2026/27."

Liv will link up with her new teammates for pre-season training this week and the whole club looks forward to welcoming her to Sonning Lane.