List of men's Scottish hockey National League 2 champions

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Men's Scottish hockey National League 2 champions
Founded
1975
Editions completed
47
Number of teams
12
Current champions
Dundee Wanderers (5th title)
Most titles won
Clydesdale/Dundee Wanderers (5 titles)

The men's Scottish hockey National League 2 champions are the winners of the second-tier league in men's hockey in Scotland. This includes winners of the 2nd tier division, the National League, and the previous national league 2. The leagues are overseen by the Scottish Hockey Union

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The national league and subsequent leagues were founded in 1975 [1] after competitive district hockey proved popular. An annual tournament pitted the top teams from each district against one another and this eventually formed the basis of a national league system.

The 1974–75 season was the initial steps to form 'official' national leagues in 1975–76. Participating clubs played for league placement for next season. Clubs across Scotland were invited to participate in the National League, with clubs split into three leagues. At the end of the season, the teams were divided into six leagues of 8 teams.

The league has been contested 46 times since its inception, with the COVID-19 Pandemic causing the 2019–20 season to be void and the 2020–21 season not being played.

Champions

Scottish Hockey National League 2 (1975–2019)

SeasonChampionsRunners-upThird place
1975–76Dunfermline Carnegie (1)AberdeenWaverley
1976–77Perthshire (1)HazleheadStepps
1977–78Stepps (1)RuthriestonHazlehead
1978–79Hazlehead (1)RuthriestonDunfermline Carnegie
1979–80 Gordonians (1)ClydesdaleWaverley
1980–81Dundee Wanderers (1)WaverleyMenzieshill
1981–82Menzieshill (1)PerthshireClydesdale
1982–83Uddingston (1)WatsoniansHazlehead
1983–84Aberdeen Grammar Former Pupils (1)HazleheadRuthrieston
1984–85 Kelburne (1)RuthriestonStirling
1985–86Inverleith (1)I.C.I GrangemouthUddingston
1986–87Uddingston (2)Hazlehead Edinburgh University
1987–88 Grange (1) Edinburgh University Stirling
1988–89Aberdeen Grammar Former Pupils (2)StirlingPerthshire
1989–90Inverleith (2)Perthshire Edinburgh University
1990–91Hazlehead (2)StirlingAberdeen Grammar Former Pupils
1991–92Clydesdale (1)SteppsAberdeen Grammar Former Pupils
1992–93 Western (1)HazleheadWatsonians
1993–94 Edinburgh University (1)WatsoniansStepps
1994–95Clydesdale (2)UddingstonStepps
1995–96Watsonians (1) Edinburgh University Hazlehead
1996–97Clydesdale (3)SteppsAberdeen Grammar Former Pupils
1997–98 Edinburgh University (2)MenzieshillHarris
1998–99Watsonians (2)HazleheadHarris
1999–2000Motherwell (2)InverleithHarris
2000–01 Edinburgh University (3)HarrisMBC
2001–02Clydesdale (4)WatsoniansHarris
2002–03Motherwell (2)WatsoniansHarris
2003–04MIM Edinburgh (1)HarrisHillhead
2004–05Clydesdale (5)HillheadWatsonians
2005–06Watsonians (3)HillheadGreenock
2006–07Uddingston (3)SteppsGranite City Wanderers
2007–08Stepps (2) Edinburgh University Uddingston
2008–09Stepps (3)Waverley Inveresk TrinityUddingston
2009–10CALA Edinburgh (2)Falkirk GHGDunfermline Carnegie
2010–11CALA Edinburgh (3)SteppsWatsonians
2011–12 Gordonians (2)WatsoniansStepps
2012–13Dundee Wanderers (2)UddingstonFalkirk GHG
2013–14Uddingston (4)Watsonians St Andrews University
2014–15Grove Menzieshill (2)Uddingston St Andrews University
2015–16Watsonians (4)InverleithGranite City Wanderers
2016–17Dundee Wanderers (3)InverleithDunfermline Carnegie
2017–18 Gordonians (3)WatsoniansDunfermline Carnegie
2018–19Dundee Wanderers (4)Dunfermline CarnegieInverleith

Scottish Hockey National League (2019–present)

SeasonChampionsRunners-upThird place
2019–20 [lower-alpha 1] Dunfermline CarnegieInverleith Gordonians
2020–21 [lower-alpha 2] N/AN/AN/A
2021–22Erskine Stewart's Melville (1)FMGM Monarchs Strathclyde University
2022–23Dundee Wanderers (5)Grove Menzieshill Glasgow University

Total titles won

Titles won by club (%)

  Clydesdale – 5 (10.9%)
  Dundee Wanderers – 5 (10.9%)
  Uddingston – 4 (9.0%)
  Watsonians – 4 (9.0%)
  CALA Edinburgh [lower-alpha 3] – 3 (6.5%)
  Edinburgh University – 3 (6.5%)
  Stepps – 3 (6.5%)
  Aberdeen Grammar FP – 2 (4.3%)
  Dunfermline Carnegie – 2 (4.3%)
  Gordonians – 2 (4.3%)
  Granite City Wanderers [lower-alpha 4] – 2 (4.3%)
  Inverleith – 2 (4.3%)
  Motherwell – 2 (4.3%)
  Other clubs – 7 (15.2%)
As of 24 May 2023
  • Clubs participating in the 2023–24 Scottish Hockey National League are denoted in bold type.
  • Clubs no longer active are denoted in italics
ClubChampionsRunners-upThird placeLast Championship
Clydesdale5112004-05
Dundee Wanderers5002022-23
Watsonians4732015-16
Uddingston4332013-14
Stepps3442008-09
Edinburgh University 3322000-01
CALA Edinburgh [lower-alpha 3] 3102010-11
Granite City Wanderers [lower-alpha 4] 2541990-91
Inverleith2411989-90
Grove Menzieshill [lower-alpha 5] 2212014-15
Dunfermline Carnegie 2 [lower-alpha 6] 141975-76
Aberdeen Grammar FP2131988-89
Gordonians2012017-18
Motherwell2002002-03
Perthshire1211976-77
Erskine Stewart's Melville1012021-22
Grange 1001987-88
Kelburne 1001984-85
Western 1001992-93
Bon Accord MBC [lower-alpha 7] 032
Harris025
Stirling022
Falkirk and Linlithgow [lower-alpha 8] 021
Hillhead021
Waverley [lower-alpha 9] 012
Aberdeen010
FMGM Monarchs [lower-alpha 10] 010
St Andrews University 002
Greenock001
Strathclyde University 001

Notes

  1. The 2019–20 Scottish Hockey Premiership was suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland. A points average was taken but no league winners were declared
  2. The 2020–21 Scottish Hockey Premiership was not played due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland
  3. 1 2 Formerly Edinburgh Civil Service and MIM Edinburgh
  4. 1 2 Formerly known as Hazelhead
  5. Formerly known as Menzieshill
  6. Dunfermline Carnegie were top of the National League before the league was declared void due to the COVID pandemic, and therefore did not claim the title
  7. Formerly Ruthrieston
  8. Formerly I.C.I Grangemouth and Falkirk GHG
  9. Merged to become Waverley Inveresk
  10. This club is an amalgamation of a number of clubs that have appeared in the National League before

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References

  1. [100 Years of Scottish Hockey]