Timothy Atkins is a British

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

player. He plays for the

Scotland men's national field hockey team The Scotland men's national field hockey team represents Scotland in men's international field hockey competitions, with the exception of the Olympic Games when Scottish players are eligible to play for the Great Britain men's national field hoc ...

and plays club hockey in the

Men's England Hockey League The Men's England Hockey League is a field hockey league organized by England Hockey that features men's teams from England and Wales. Format Regular season There are 62 teams in the league, the top tier consists of a Premier Division of twelve t ...

for

Old Georgians Hockey Club Old Georgians Hockey Club (OGHC) is an English field hockey club based in Addlestone, Surrey. The club was founded in 1995 and the men's team are the current English champions. The club currently has six men's teams (including 2 veterans team) and ...

. He is also a type 1 diabetic working closely with

Diabetes UK Diabetes UK is a British-based patient, healthcare professional and research charity that has been described as "one of the foremost diabetes charities in the UK". The charity campaigns for improvements in the care and treatment of people with d ...

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

Club career

Atkins started his hockey career at the age of 5, where he joined Wallingford Hockey Club. He has played the majority of his senior hockey career at

Reading Hockey Club Reading Hockey Club is a field hockey club based at Sonning Lane in the English town of Reading. It is one of the most successful clubs in the United Kingdom with National League and Cup honours. The Men's First Team play in the Men's England Ho ...

. Before he joined Old Georgians he played for

Surbiton Surbiton is a suburban neighbourhood in South West London, within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (RBK). It is next to the River Thames, southwest of Charing Cross. Surbiton was in the historic county of Surrey and since 1965 it has ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Atkins, Tim Living people 1990 births Male field hockey defenders English male field hockey players Scottish male field hockey players Surbiton Hockey Club players Reading Hockey Club players Men's England Hockey League players Scotland men's international field hockey players