Helen Richardson-Walsh (née Richardson, born 23 September 1981) is an English hockey player who plays as a midfielder.

[2] Helen Richardson was born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire[1] and grew up in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire[3] with her 3 older brothers.

[17] She was left out of the England squad for the 2014 World Cup,[18] but returned to international hockey with the Great Britain team in April 2015.

[24] In June 2017, Richardson-Walsh and her wife returned from HC Bloemendaal after helping the team maintain their place in the Hoofdklasse.

[25] In 2018, Richardson-Walsh confirmed that she would play for another season at CCHC, as well as taking on an Assistant Coaching role at the club.

As a lifelong Spurs fan, Richardson-Walsh is a patron of the Proud Lilywhites, the official LGBT association of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club (2014 – current).

[31] Richardson-Walsh was part of the commentary team for the 2017 Eurohockey championships, along with her wife Kate, which was broadcast on BT Sport.

For the 2017–18 academic year, Richardson-Walsh joined The Perse School in Cambridge as a part-time Games Coach.

[33] Richardson-Walsh was selected to be an Athlete Role Model for the Youth Olympic Games which will take place in Bunoes Aires, Argentina in 2018.

She will be representing hockey and Team GB, providing workshops, taking part in Q&A session and advising young athletes.

Her wife and teammate Kate received an OBE, making them the first same-sex married couple to be honoured in the same list.