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England men's national squash team

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England
CoachStuart Crawford
AssociationEngland Squash & Racketball
World Team Championships
Titles5 (1995-1997-2005-2007-2013)
Runners-up6
Best finish 1st
European Team Championships
Titles41
Runners-up5
Best finish 1st

The England men's national squash team represents England in international squash team competitions, and is governed by England Squash.

Since 1981, England has won five World Team Squash Championships titles, and 42 European Squash Team Championships titles (since 1973). They are the reigning European Champions, while their most recent World Team Squash Championships title came in 2013.

Stuart Crawford took over as coach from David Campion in 2024.[1]

Results

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World Team Squash Championships

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Year Result Position W L Team
Sweden Stockholm 1981 Semi-final 4th 4 3 Gawain Briars, Phil Kenyon, John Le Lievre, Ian Robinson
New Zealand Auckland 1983 Final 2nd 8 1 Gawain Briars, Hiddy Jahan, Phil Kenyon, Geoff Williams
Egypt Cairo 1985 Semi-final 4th 6 3 Gawain Briars, Jamie Hickox, Hiddy Jahan, Phil Kenyon
England London 1987 Semi-final 3rd 7 1 Bryan Beeson, Gawain Briars, Neil Harvey, Phil Kenyon
Singapore Singapore 1989 Semi-final 3rd 6 2 Bryan Beeson, Del Harris, Jason Nicolle, Simon Parke
Finland Helsinki 1991 Final 2nd 4 1 Del Harris, Peter Marshall, Jason Nicolle, Chris Walker
Pakistan Karachi 1993 Semi-final 3rd 4 1 Peter Marshall, Simon Parke, Chris Walker, Phil Whitlock
Egypt Cairo 1995 Champions 1st 6 0 Mark Chaloner, Del Harris, Simon Parke, Chris Walker
Malaysia Petaling Jaya 1997 Champions 1st 5 1 Del Harris, Peter Marshall, Simon Parke, Chris Walker
Egypt Cairo 1999 Semi-final 3rd 5 1 Mark Cairns, Paul Johnson, Simon Parke, Chris Walker
Australia Melbourne 2001 Semi-final 3rd 6 1 Lee Beachill, Mark Chaloner, Paul Johnson, Chris Walker
Austria Vienna 2003 Semi-final 3rd 6 1 Lee Beachill, Nick Matthew, Peter Nicol, James Willstrop
Pakistan Islamabad 2005 Champions 1st 6 0 Lee Beachill, Nick Matthew, Peter Nicol, James Willstrop
India Chennai 2007 Champions 1st 6 0 Peter Barker, Lee Beachill, Nick Matthew, James Willstrop
Denmark Odense 2009 Semi-final 4th 5 2 Peter Barker, Adrian Grant, Nick Matthew, James Willstrop
Germany Paderborn 2011 Final 2nd 6 1 Peter Barker, Nick Matthew, Daryl Selby, James Willstrop
France Mulhouse 2013 Champions 1st 7 0 Adrian Grant, Nick Matthew, Daryl Selby, James Willstrop
France Marseille 2017 Final 2nd 6 1 Nick Matthew, Daryl Selby, Adrian Waller, James Willstrop
United States Washington, D.C. 2019 Final 2nd 6 1 Declan James, Daryl Selby, Adrian Waller, James Willstrop
New Zealand Tauranga 2023 Final 2nd 5 1 Patrick Rooney, Marwan El Shorbagy, Mohamed El Shorbagy, Adrian Waller
Total 19/19 5 Titles 114 22

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European Team Squash Championships

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Year Result Team Ref
1973 Scotland Edinburgh Philip Ayton, Stuart Courtney, John Easter, Paul Millman, Bryan Patterson [4]
1974 Sweden Stockholm Philip Ayton, Paul Millman, Ian Nuttall, Michael Thurgur, Peter Verow [5]
1975 Republic of Ireland Dublin Mike Corby, Patrick Kirton, Jonathan Leslie, John Richardson, Ian Robinson [6]
1976 Belgium Brussels Phil Kenyon, Jonathan Leslie, Paul Millman, Ian Robinson, Peter Verow [7]
1977 England Sheffield Philip Ayton, Rob Johnson, Barry O'Connor, David Pearson, Ian Robinson [8]
1978 Netherlands Amsterdam Gawain Briars, Jonathan Leslie, Phil Kenyon, Ian Robinson, John Le Lievre [9]
1979 Germany Hamburg Gawain Briars, Andrew Dwyer, Phil Kenyon, Ian Robinson, Peter Verow [10]
1980 Finland Helsinki Philip Ayton, Andrew Dwyer, Ian Nuttall, David Pearson, Barry O'Connor [11]
1981 Netherlands Amsterdam David Thomas, Andrew Dwyer, Peter Verow [12]
1982 Wales Cardiff Gawain Briars, Andrew Dwyer, Phil Kenyon, Ian Robinson, Peter Verow, John Le Lievre [13]
1983 Germany Munich Gawain Briars, Peter Verow [14]
1984 Republic of Ireland Dublin Martin Bodimeade, Neil Harvey, Ashley Naylor, David Pearson, Geoff Williams, Christy Willstrop [15]
1985 Spain Barcelona Martin Bodimeade, Bryan Beeson, David Pearson, Ashley Naylor, Geoff Williams [16]
1986 France Aix-en-Provence Martin Bodimeade, Bryan Beeson, Gawain Briars, David Pearson, Geoff Williams [17]
1987 Austria Vienna Martin Bodimeade, Bryan Beeson, Neil Harvey, Jamie Hickox, Geoff Williams [18]
1988 Netherlands Warmond Martin Bodimeade, Bryan Beeson, Jason Nicolle, Phil Whitlock, Geoff Williams [19]
1989 Finland Helsinki Bryan Beeson, Paul Carter, Paul Gregory, Del Harris, Neil Harvey, Chris Walker [20]
1990 Switzerland Zürich Bryan Beeson, Paul Carter, Del Harris, Peter Marshall, Simon Parke, Chris Walker [21]
1991 Germany Gelsenkirchen Del Harris, Peter Marshall, Jason Nicolle, Simon Parke, Chris Walker [22]
1992 France Aix-en-Provence Paul Gregory, Del Harris, Peter Marshall, Jason Nicolle, Chris Walker [23][24]
1993 France Aix-en-Provence Tony Hands, Simon Parke, Chris Walker, Phil Whitlock [25]
1994 Germany Zoetermeer Tony Hands, Stephen Meads, Jason Nicolle, Phil Whitlock [26]
1995 Netherlands Amsterdam Mark Cairns, Del Harris, Simon Parke, Chris Walker [27]
1996 Netherlands Amsterdam Mark Cairns, Mark Chaloner, Paul Johnson, Stephen Meads, Chris Walker [28]
1997 Denmark Odense Mark Cairns, Paul Johnson, Stephen Meads, Danny Meddings, Nick Taylor [29]
1998 Finland Helsinki Marcus Berrett, Mark Chaloner, Del Harris, Paul Johnson, Simon Parke, Chris Walker [30]
1999 Austria Linz Lee Beachill, Marcus Berrett, Paul Johnson, Simon Parke, Chris Walker [31]
2000 Austria Vienna Mark Chaloner, Del Harris, Peter Marshall, Paul Johnson, Simon Parke [32]
2001 Netherlands Eindhoven Lee Beachill, Mark Chaloner, Simon Parke, Nick Taylor [33]
2002 Germany Böblingen Lee Beachill, Mark Chaloner, Del Harris, Paul Johnson, Chris Walker [34]
2003 England Nottingham Lee Beachill, Mark Chaloner, Peter Nicol, Simon Parke, James Willstrop [35]
2004 France Rennes Lee Beachill, Adrian Grant, Nick Matthew, Peter Nicol, James Willstrop [36]
2005 Netherlands Amsterdam Lee Beachill, Nick Matthew, Peter Nicol, Simon Parke, James Willstrop [37]
2006 Austria Vienna Peter Barker, Lee Beachill, Nick Matthew, Peter Nicol, James Willstrop [38]
2007 Italy Riccione Peter Barker, Lee Beachill, Adrian Grant, Nick Matthew, James Willstrop [39]
2008 Netherlands Amsterdam Peter Barker, Joey Barrington, Lee Beachill, Adrian Grant, James Willstrop [40]
2009 Sweden Malmö Peter Barker, Adrian Grant, Nick Matthew, Daryl Selby, Alister Walker [41]
2010 France Aix-en-Provence Peter Barker, Adrian Grant, Nick Matthew, Daryl Selby, James Willstrop [42]
2011 Finland Espoo Peter Barker, Jonathan Kemp, Nick Matthew, Daryl Selby James Willstrop [43]
2012 Germany Nuremberg Peter Barker, Nick Matthew, Tom Richards, Daryl Selby James Willstrop [44]
2013 Netherlands Amsterdam Peter Barker, Adrian Grant, Nick Matthew, Daryl Selby, James Willstrop [45]
2014 Italy Riccione Peter Barker, Adrian Grant, Nick Matthew, Daryl Selby, James Willstrop [46]
2015 Denmark Herning Peter Barker, Daryl Selby, Chris Simpson, Adrian Waller, James Willstrop [47]
2016 Poland Warsaw Tom Richards, Daryl Selby, Chris Simpson, Adrian Waller, James Willstrop [48]
2017 Finland Helsinki Declan James, Nick Matthew, Tom Richards, Daryl Selby, James Willstrop [49]
2018 Poland Wrocław Declan James, Nick Matthew, Tom Richards, Daryl Selby, James Willstrop [50]
2019 England Birmingham Declan James, Tom Richards, Daryl Selby, Adrian Waller, James Willstrop [51]
2022 Netherlands Eindhoven Nathan Lake, George Parker, Patrick Rooney, Adrian Waller, James Willstrop [52]
2023 Finland Helsinki Charlie Lee, Curtis Malik, Patrick Rooney, Mohamed El Shorbagy, Nick Wall, Adrian Waller [53]
2024 Switzerland Uster Curtis Malik, Marwan El Shorbagy, Mohamed El Shorbagy, Ben Smith, Tom Walsh [54]
2025 Poland Wrocław Jonah Bryant, Curtis Malik, Marwan El Shorbagy, Mohamed El Shorbagy, Tom Walsh [55]

See also

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