A golf club head comprises a face plate and a head main body to which the face plate is attached so as to form a hollow behind the face plate. The face plate comprises a flange and a main portion having a front surface, rear surface and circumferential surface, and provided on the corner of the front surface and circumferential surface with a cut-off portion. The flange protrudes from the rear surface and extends along the peripheral edge of the main portion. The head main body provided at the front with an opening into which the face plate is fit. In the opening, a securing groove into which the flange is fit is provided. The securing groove is defined between an inner wall and an outer wall, and the outer wall extends to the front surface and provided at the front end thereof with a hook portion protruding into the above-mentioned cut-off portion.