England Handball Association

England Handball Association
EHA
England Handball Association; EHA
IOC nation	England (ENG)
National flag
Sport	Handball
Other Sports	Beach Handball; Wheelchair handball;
Official website	www.englandhandball.com
HISTORY
Year of formation	Unknown
AFFILIATIONS
International federation	International Handball Federation (IHF)
IHF member since	2017
Continental association	European Handball Federation
National Olympic Committee	British Olympic Association
Other affiliation(s)	Commonwealth Handball Association; British Handball Association;
GOVERNING BODY
President	Tracy Watkinson
HEADQUARTERS
Address	Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington;
Country	England
Secretary General	Mike Bain

The England Handball Association is the governing body for non-International Handball Federation related matters of team handball in England while the British Handball Association has governance over matters relating to the International Handball Federation. It is an Associate member of the European Handball Federation (EHF).^[1]

Men's competition[]

England Handball provide both league and cup competitions for clubs.^{[citation needed]}

League[]

The men's league in England is currently divided into three tiers. The elite tier is the Super 8 in which eight teams from England compete to be the national champion. The second tier is the Championship. This competition is currently divided into North and South. Following an end of season play-off in June, the overall winners are promoted to the Super 8, replacing the team finishing last in the top division. The runners-up in the Championship play a sudden death promotion match against the seventh placed team in the Super 8 for a place in the top division for the following season.^{[citation needed]}

The lowest tier of competition in senior men's handball in England is the third tier which consists of regional development leagues. The number of divisions varies from year to year during the 2014/15 season there were five regional leagues, London, South-West, East, Midlands and North. As of 2016/17 there are four regional leagues, North, Midlands, South-West and South-East. The South-East regional league is divided into three divisions, Tier 1, 2A and 2B, so 2A and 2B make up the fourth tier of English handball.^{[citation needed]}

There is no automatic promotion from the third to the second tier. The third tier is where clubs are able to demonstrate their development and ability to meet the criteria to join the competition at the second tier.^{[citation needed]}

Tier	Leagues/Divisions
1	Premier Handball League (PHL) 8 teams - 1 relegation
2	Championship North		Championship South
3	North Regional Development League	Midlands Regional Development League	South-West Regional Development League	South-East Regional Development League - Tier 1
4				South-East Regional Development League - Tier 2A	South-East Regional Development League - Tier 2B

National League (Super 8 since 2012)[]

Main Page: Super 8

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Relegated
1975	Birkenhead
1976	Birkenhead
1977	Birkenhead	Kirkby
1978	Kirkby Select	Brentwood '72
1979	Brentwood '72	Kirkby Select
1980	Brentwood '72	Kirkby Select
1981	Brentwood '72	Liverpool
1982	Brentwood '72	Liverpool
1983	Brentwood '72	Liverpool
1986	Kirkby Select
1989	Manchester United
2000	Great Dane (London)	Ruislip Eagles
2001	Great Dane (London)	Ruislip Eagles
2002
2003	Liverpool	Ruislip Eagles
2004
2005	Great Dane (London)	Heathrow
2006	Oxford University	University of Manchester
2007	University of Manchester	Great Dane HC London
2008	Great Dane (London)	University of Manchester
2009	Great Dane (London)	Olympia HC London
2010	London GD	Olympia HC London
2011	London GD	Ruislip Eagles
2012	Salford	Ruislip Eagles
2013	London GD	Salford	Liverpool
2014	London GD	Salford	Deva
2015	Warrington Wolves	London GD	Coventry
2016	London GD	Olympia HC London	Manchester
2017	Warrington Wolves	NEM Hawks	Coventry
2018	London GD	Olympia HC London	Liverpool
2019	London GD	Olympia HC London	Brighton

Data sources: 1975-1976 Wirral Handball Club Clubs and Honours;^[2] 1977-1982 Midlands Handball Association (1982) Handball Directory. page 12.;^[3] 1983 British Handball Association Word is ... No.5 page 3;^[4] 2006 Oxford University Handball Club Entries for Great Dane & 2009

Second Tier (Championship)[]

Year	Champion	Runner-up
1977	Whitchurch (Bristol)
1978	Olympia (Cannock)	Leicester '73
1979	Leicester '73
1980	Recreation Nuneaton	Ipswich
1981	Olympia (Cannock)	Great Danes
-
2006		Liverpool Hope
-
2013	Olympia HC London	NEM Hawks
2014	Coventry HC	NEM Hawks
2015	NEM Hawks	Brighton
2016	Nottingham	Brighton
2017	Liverpool	Brighton
2018	Coventry Sharks HC	Brighton
2019	Liverpool	Carshalton Titans

Data source: 1977-1982 Midlands Handball Association (1982) Handball Directory. page 12;.^[3] 2006

Third Tier (Development Leagues)[]

Year	Region	Champion	Runner-up
2015	London	London GD II	Thames HC
2015	South	Southampton	Poole Phoenix
2015	East	Cranfield HC	Cambridge HC
2015	Midlands	Loughborough	OlyCats
2015	North	Bolton	Huddersfield

Cups[]

The EHA offers two cup competitions for senior males.^[5] The EHA National Cup is the cup competition for the top clubs in England. Any club meeting the qualifying criteria may enter. Clubs not eligible for the National Cup may enter the EHA League Cup.^{[citation needed]}

EHA National Cup[]

Year	Champion	Runner-up
2009	London GD
2010	Ruislip Eagles	Manchester Handball Club
2011	London GD	Ruislip Eagles
2012	London GD	Salford
2013	Salford	Ruislip Eagles
2014	Salford	London GD
2015	Warrington Wolves	London GD
2016	Warrington Wolves	London GD
2017	Warrington Wolves	NEM Hawks
2018	London GD	NEM Hawks
2019	Warrington Wolves	Cambridge

Men's National Shield (Previously League Cup)[]

Year	Champion	Runner-up
2015	Cranfield	London GD II
2016	Oxford University	London GD II
2017	London GD II	Reading Lions
2018	Coventry Sharks	Guildford Sabres
2019	Essex Hurricanes	Guildford Sabres

Women's Competition[]

Year	Champion	Runner-up
2011	Ruislip Eagles	Olympia HC London
2012	Ruislip Eagles	London GD
2013	Olympia HC London	London GD
2014	Olympia HC London	Thames HC
2015	London GD	Olympia HC London
2016	London GD	London Angels HC
2017	Olympia HC London	London GD
2018	London GD	Coventry Sharks
2019	Olympia HC London	London GD

Women England Handball National Cup[]

Year	Champion	Runner-up
2009	Ruislip Eagles	London GD
2010	London GD	Ruislip Eagles
2011	Ruislip Eagles	Olympia HC London
2012	Ruislip Eagles	London GD
2013	London GD Handball Club	Thames Handball Club
2014	Olympia HC London	Ruislip Eagles
2015	London GD	Coventry Sharkbite
2016	Olympia HC London	Coventry Sharks
2017	Coventry Sharks	London GD
2018	London GD	Coventry Sharks
2019	West London Eagles	NEM Hawks

Women's National Shield (Previously League Cup)[]

Year	Champion	Runner-up
2017	Reading Lionesses	Liverpool HC
2018	Reading Lionesses	Loughborough
2019	Northampton	London GD II

References[]

^ "European Handball Federation - EHF Member Federation / ENG". Eurohandball.com. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
^ "Clubs and Honours". Wirralhandballclub.tripod.com. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "MA+Directory++p12.jpg (image)". 1.bp.blogspot.com. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
^ Hadd, Russell (9 March 2009). "British Handball History: British Cup and League Tables 1983". Britishhandballmemories.blogspot.com. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links[]

[1] "European Handball Federation - EHF Member Federation / ENG". Eurohandball.com. Retrieved 20 August 2012.

[2] "Clubs and Honours". Wirralhandballclub.tripod.com. Retrieved 20 August 2012.

[blogspot12-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "MA+Directory++p12.jpg (image)". 1.bp.blogspot.com. Retrieved 20 August 2012.

[4] Hadd, Russell (9 March 2009). "British Handball History: British Cup and League Tables 1983". Britishhandballmemories.blogspot.com. Retrieved 20 August 2012.

[5] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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