1985–86 England Hockey League season

1985–86 England Hockey League

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The 1985–86 English Hockey League season took place from September 1985 until May 1986.

The season culminated in the National Inter League Championship for men which brought together the winners of their respective regions. The Men's championship was won by East Grinstead^[1]

The Men's Hockey Association Cup was won by Southgate^[2] and the Women's Cup (National Club Championship finals) was won by Slough.^[3]

Men's National Inter League Championship finals[]

(Held at Prescot, Merseyside, May 3–4) ^[4]

Group A[]

Team 1	Team 2	Score
Hounslow	Cambridge City	1-1
Hounslow	Isca	0-0
Cambridge City	Isca	1-1

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Cambridge City	2	0	2	0	2	2	2
2	Isca	2	0	2	0	1	1	2
3	Hounslow	2	0	2	0	1	1	2

Group B[]

Team 1	Team 2	Score
		1-2
	East Grinstead	1-1
East Grinstead		1-0

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1		2	1	1	0	3	2	4
2	East Grinstead	2	1	1	0	2	1	4
3		2	0	0	2	1	3	0

Semi-finals & Final[]

Round	Team 1	Team 2	Score
Semi-final	East Grinstead	Cambridge City	2-0
Semi-final	Isca		1-0
Final	East Grinstead	Isca	1-0

Men's Cup (Hockey Association Cup)[]

Quarter-finals[]

Team 1	Team 2	Score
	Isca	Mar 23
	Southgate	2-7
		Mar 23
	Cannock	Mar 23

Semi-finals[]

Team 1	Team 2	Score
Isca		Apr 19
Cannock	Southgate	Apr 19

Final[]

(Held at Willesden Sports Centre on 20 April)

Team 1	Team 2	Score
Southgate		3-0

Women's Cup (National Club Championship finals)[]

Groups[]

(Held at Peterborough, April 19–20), Pool 1 was won by Ealing and Pool 2 was won by Slough.^[5]

Semi-finals[]

Team 1	Team 2	Score
Ealing		Apr 27
Slough	Ipswich	Apr 27

Final[]

(Held at University of Essex, April 27)

Round	Team 1	Team 2	Score
Final	Slough	Ealing	1-1 (5-3 p)

References[]