2016–17 England Hockey League season

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2016–17 England Hockey League
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The 2016–2017 English Hockey League season took place from September 2016 until April 2017. The regular season consisted of two periods September until December and then February until March.[1] The end of season play offs known as the League Finals Weekend was held on 22 & 23 April.[2]

Surbiton won the Men's Premier League title despite being 3-0 down in the final against Wimbledon with only 10mins to go. Surbiton also won the Investec Women's Premier League as well as finishing top of the regular season league standings, making it their 4th in a row. Whilst Canterbury finished one off the bottom and survived the relegation playoffs for the 3rd time in a row as Loughborough Students were relegated having just got up into the top flight last season. Sevenoaks beat Team Bath Buccaneers and Durham University to secure promotion and go up to the top flight next season in the men's competition. In the women's Reading got relegated and Buckingham beat Wimbledon and Brooklands Poynton to secure promotion, as Bowdon Hightown won the group to keep their place in the Premier League.

The Men's Cup was won by Reading with the biggest score difference in 15 years against Canterbury in the final.[3] The Investec Women's Cup was won by Surbiton.[4][5]

Men's Premier Division League Standings[]

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Wimbledon 18 13 4 1 56 32 24 43
2 Holcombe 18 11 3 4 50 30 20 36
3 Surbiton 18 9 8 1 62 39 23 35
4 Hampstead and Westminster 18 9 5 4 54 40 14 32
5 Beeston 18 8 3 7 40 37 3 27
6 East Grinstead 18 8 2 8 52 41 11 26
7 Reading 18 6 4 8 40 45 -5 22
8 Brooklands Manchester University 18 5 3 10 31 54 -23 18
9 Canterbury 18 3 3 12 37 59 -22 12
10 Loughborough Students 18 0 1 17 18 63 -45 1
= Qualified for League finals weekend
= Relegated

Results[]

Home \ Away Bee Bro Can EG HW Hol Lou Rea Sub Wim
Beeston — 0–0 5–2 2–0 1–0 2–3 2–0 4–2 1–4 2–3
Brooklands MU 2–3 — 2–1 0–6 3–3 0–6 2–0 1–4 3–3 2–3
Canterbury 0–3 2–3 — 3–4 2–2 3–5 2–1 1–2 4–4 5–2
East Grinstead 2–1 3–1 4–1 — 2–3 4–1 5–1 2–2 2–2 2–4
Hampstead and Westminster 4–3 2–1 7–2 4–3 — 3–3 4–1 4–1 3–4 2–2
Holcombe 4–3 5–1 0–0 2–0 3–1 — 2–1 1–1 3–2 1–2
Loughborough Students 1–3 1–3 1–3 2–6 1–4 2–6 — 1–6 2–4 0–4
Reading 2–2 2–4 4–1 3–2 4–5 0–3 3–1 — 0–3 1–6
Surbiton 6–1 6–2 5–3 4–2 2–2 3–1 2–2 2–2 — 3–3
Wimbledon 2–2 4–1 5–2 5–3 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 3–3 —
Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Women's Investec Premier Division League Standings[]

[6]

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Surbiton 18 15 2 1 53 14 39 47
2 Holcombe 18 11 5 2 44 25 19 38
3 East Grinstead 18 9 6 3 32 20 12 33
4 University of Birmingham 18 10 2 6 38 35 3 32
5 Leicester 18 8 5 5 31 24 7 29
6 Clifton 18 9 1 8 42 31 11 28
7 Canterbury 18 5 5 8 25 38 -13 20
8 Slough 18 3 3 12 15 37 -22 12
9 Bowdon Hightown 18 1 5 12 18 44 -26 8
10 Reading 18 1 2 15 17 47 -30 5
= Qualified for League finals weekend
= Relegated

Results[]

Home \ Away Bow Can Cli EG Hol Lei Rea Slo Sub Bir
Bowdon Hightown — 2–3 1–1 1–4 3–3 2–0 0–0 3–4 0–5 1–2
Canterbury 2–1 — 0–6 1–1 0–1 2–3 2–1 1–1 0–3 1–2
Clifton Robinsons 2–1 3–0 — 1–2 2–4 3–2 5–1 2–0 1–2 1–2
East Grinstead 0–0 0–0 3–1 — 2–3 2–2 2–0 1–0 0–2 1–2
Holcombe 1–0 1–1 4–2 0–1 — 1–1 4–0 4–1 2–2 3–1
Leicester 5–1 3–1 0–1 2–2 0–2 — 2–1 0–0 3–2 1–1
Reading 1–1 1–2 2–3 2–4 2–5 0–3 — 1–3 0–1 2–3
Slough 1–0 1–4 1–4 1–2 2–2 0–3 0–1 — 0–2 0–4
Surbiton 6–0 4–1 4–3 1–1 4–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 — 3–2
University of Birmingham 4–1 4–4 2–1 1–4 1–3 0–1 6–2 1–0 0–6 —
Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

League Finals Weekend[]

Semi-finals[]

Division Team 1 Team 2 Score
Men's Premier Wimbledon Hampstead and Westminster 2-1
Men's Premier Holcombe Surbiton 2-3
Women's Premier Surbiton University of Birmingham 3-1
Women's Premier Holcombe East Grinstead 2-1

3rd/4th Playoff[]

[7] Due to Wimbledon's finishing fourth in the 2016–17 Euro Hockey League a third team from England is allowed to join the competition meaning a 3rd/4th playoff is necessary.

Division Team 1 Team 2 Score
Men's Premier Hampstead and Westminster Holcombe 3-7

Finals[]

Division Team 1 Team 2 Score
Men's Premier Wimbledon Surbiton 3-3 (2-3 p)
Women's Premier Surbiton Holcombe 3-1

Men's Cup[]

Quarter-finals[]

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Beeston Reading 1-3
Havant Bromley and Beckenham 0-2
Bowdon Canterbury 2-5
Brooklands Manchester University Oxford Hawks 3-1

Semi-finals[]

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Bromley and Beckenham Canterbury 0-2
Reading Brooklands Manchester University 4-2

Final[]

(Held at the Lee Valley Hockey & Tennis Centre on 29 April)

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Reading Canterbury 6-1

Women's Cup[]

 
QuarterfinalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Clifton4
 
 
 
Ben Rhydding1
 
Clifton2
 
 
 
Beeston1
 
Beeston5
 
30 April 2017
 
Sevenoaks1
 
Clifton0
 
 
 
Surbiton5
 
Slough1
 
 
 
Surbiton6
 
Surbiton5
 
 
 
Bowdon Hightown0
 
Bowdon Hightown2
 
 
1
 

Final[]

30 April 2017
13:00
Clifton 0–5 Surbiton
Report Ansley Goal 16', 52'
Goal 22'
Pearne-Webb Goal 34'
Martin Goal 68'
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
Umpires:
Emma Shelbourn (ENG)
Rachel Williams (ENG)

Promotion Tournaments[]

The winners of the 3 regional conferences and the second to bottom placed team in Premier League play a Promotion Tournament with the top 2 placed teams playing in the Premier League next season while the bottom 2 play in the conference leagues.

Men's competition[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Canterbury 3 2 1 0 13 6 +7 7 Promoted to Premier League
2 Sevenoaks 3 2 0 1 9 11 −2 6
3 Team Bath Buccaneers 3 0 2 1 7 8 −1 2
4 Durham University 3 0 1 2 6 10 −4 1
Source: EnglandHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[8]
9 April 2017
13:15
Sevenoaks 3–2 Team Bath Buccaneers
Goal 6'
Goal 16'
Goal 35' 		Report Scott Goal 23'
Goal 38'
Nottingham Hockey Centre
Umpires:
Daniel Barstow (ENG)
Nicholas Bennett (ENG)
9 April 2017
15:30
Canterbury 4–1 Durham University
Goal 34'
Goal 34'
Pollard Goal 53'
Goal 57' 		Report Goal 18'
Nottingham Hockey Centre
Umpires:
Matthew Harrison (ENG)
Nicholas White (ENG)
22 April 2017
14:00
Canterbury 2–2 Team Bath Buccaneers
Goal 16', 68' Report Jackson Goal 41'
Goal 44'
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
Umpires:
Martin Twist (ENG)
Nicholas White (ENG)
22 April 2017
16:00
Durham University 2–3 Sevenoaks
Goal 21'
Goal 49' 		Report Goal 44'
Goal 63'
Goal 69'
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
Umpires:
Nicholas Padget (ENG)
Nicholas Bennett (ENG)
23 April 2017
11:30
Sevenoaks 3–7 Canterbury
Goal 34'
Goal 47', 62' 		Report Goal 21'
Goal 31'
Goal 35', 45', 66'
Goal 56'
Goal 58'
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
Umpires:
Sean Edwards (ENG)
Nicholas Padget (ENG)
23 April 2017
11:30
Team Bath Buccaneers 3–3 Durham University
Goal 4'
Goal 40'
Goal 48' 		Report Goal 22'
Goal 50', 51'
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Nicholas White (ENG)

Women's competition[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Bowdon Hightown 3 2 1 0 7 5 +2 7 Promoted to Premier League
2 Buckingham 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
3 Wimbledon 3 1 0 2 7 8 −1 3
4 Brooklands Poynton 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Source: EnglandHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[8]
9 April 2017
13:15
Bowdon Hightown 2–1 Buckingham
Goal 14'
Goal 47' 		Report Goal 48'
Nottingham Hockey Centre
Umpires:
Robert Jenkins (ENG)
Caroline Frye (ENG)
9 April 2017
15:30
Brooklands Poynton 1–2 Wimbledon
Goal 31' Report Cullen Goal 20'
Goal 51'
Nottingham Hockey Centre
Umpires:
Catherine Wright (ENG)
David Howell (ENG)
22 April 2017
10:00
Buckingham 1–0 Brooklands Poynton
Goal 60' Report
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
Umpires:
Gemma Jones (ENG)
Helen Sargeant (ENG)
22 April 2017
12:00
Wimbledon 2–3 Bowdon Hightown
Cullen Goal 22'
Goal 67' 		Report Goal 19'
Goal 25'
Goal 38'
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
Umpires:
David Howell (ENG)
Gillian Lord (ENG)
23 April 2017
09:30
Wimbledon 3–4 Buckingham
Goal 7', 19'
Cullen Goal 70' 		Report Goal 4', 50'
Goal 13'
Shipperley Goal 45'
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
Umpires:
Caroline Frye (ENG)
Catherine Wright (ENG)
23 April 2017
09:30
Brooklands Poynton 2–2 Bowdon Hightown
Goal 23'
Goal 58' 		Report Goal 26', 69'
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
Umpires:
Gillian Lord (ENG)
David Howell (ENG)

References[]

  1. ^ "Men's Hockey League". England Hockey.
  2. ^ "Results". England Hockey.
  3. ^ "Reading men win England National Cup after hitting Canterbury for six". www.readingchronicle.co.uk. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Surbiton crowned the Investec Women's Cup Winners". www.englandhockey.co.uk. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  5. ^ "L1 Beat Clifton Robinsons 5-0 To Lift Investec Women's Cup". surbitonhc.com. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2019.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "2015-16 Women's Hockey League". Fixtures Live.
  7. ^ "Wimbledon success results in extra Finals fixture". England Hockey.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Regulations
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