1977–78 in English field hockey

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1977–78 in English field hockey
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The 1977–78 in English field hockey.

The Men's Cup was won by Guildford[1] and the inaugural Women's Cup was won by the .[2]

The Men's National Inter League Championship brought together the winners of their respective regional leagues. The championship (held in September 1978) was won by Southgate.[3]

As from the 1980–81 season the National Inter League Championship would be held in the spring of the same season instead of the Autumn of the following season.

Men's National Inter League Championship[]

(Held at Officers' Club, Aldershot, September 23–24)

Group A[]

Team 1 Team 2 Score
1-1
Trojans Isca 3-0
Trojans 0-0
Isca 2-0
Isca 1-1 Isca pens
Trojans 3-1
Pos Team P W D L F A Pts
1 Trojans 3 2 1 0 6 1 5
2 Isca 3 2 0 1 3 4 4
3 3 0 2 1 2 2 2
4 3 0 1 2 2 6 1

Group B[]

Team 1 Team 2 Score
1-2
Southgate 1-4
1-4
Southgate 1-5
Southgate 0-0
3-0
Pos Team P W D L F A Pts
1 Southgate 3 2 0 1 9 2 4
2 3 1 1 1 3 5 3
3 3 1 0 2 4 7 2
3 3 1 0 2 5 8 2
= Qualified for final

Final[]

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Southgate Trojans 2-0

Southgate
David Owen, Robert Cattrall, Nigel Woolven, A Wallace, Ian McGinn, Raj Rawal, Michael Corby, Alistair McGinn, Roly Brookeman, James Neale, Imtiaz Sheikh
Trojans
P Goss, D Legg, A Muller, G Kirkham, K Chambers, G Leach, J Isaacs, G Lucas, A Fernandes, B M Purdy, B Hiscock

Men's Cup (Rank Xerox National Clubs Championship)[]

Quarter-finals[]

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Neston
Slough
Guildford Nottingham
Ipswich Isca

Semi-finals[]

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Guildford Ipswich 2-1
Slough 3-2

Final[]

(Held at Guildford Hockey Club on 7 May)

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Guildford Slough 2-1

Guildford
R Wright, I Carley, N Taylor, M Read (C Basey sub), Ian Pinks, M Perrin, N Marchington, P Pennock, A Jeans, C Cottrell, B Pett
Slough
Ian Taylor, Mike Parris, Manjit Flora, Andy Churcher, John Allen, John Murdock, Sutinder Singh Khehar, Ken Partington (Pami Saini sub), Stuart Collins, Balwant Saini, Masood Ahmad

Women's Cup (National Clubs Championship)[]

(Liverpool, April 9)

Final[]

Team 1 Team 1 Score
1-0

References[]

  1. ^ "Sydney Friskin. "Hockey." Times [London, England] 8 May 1978". The Times Digital Archive.
  2. ^ "Sydney Friskin. "Hockey." Times [London, England] 10 Apr. 1978". The Times Digital Archive.
  3. ^ "Sydney Friskin. "Hockey." Times [London, England] 25 Sept. 1978". The Times Digital Archive.
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