The Aldershot Bullets were an ice hockey franchise based in Aldershot, Hampshire, England. The team were members of the English League Division 3 South Division and played their home games at Aldershot Ice Rink.
Aldershot entered English League Division 3 South Division as it catered for teams unable to ice sides strong enough to enter import hockey and with an undersized rink. The Aldershot Ice Rink had a capacity of just 800. The team's colours were bottle green, black, & white. The 16-game schedule was not completed in the South, with Aldershot playing just 11 matches, of which they only won twice and suffered 9 losses.
English League Division 3 South Division Standings
Team | Pld. | W | L | D | GF | GA | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lee Valley Whalers | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 130 | 56 | 28 |
Gosport Dreadnoughts | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 215 | 63 | 26 |
Brighton Royals | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 69 | 88 | 8 |
Aldershot Bullets | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 45 | 86 | 4 |
Basingstoke Bears | 15 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 48 | 215 | 4 |
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