London Hockey League

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London Hockey League
Sport Field Hockey
JurisdictionLondon, South
Abbreviation(LHL)
Affiliation date1969
Official website
london.englandhockey.co.uk

The London Hockey League is a men's field hockey league based in London. It was established in 1969. It feeds teams into the Men's England Hockey League and Women's England Hockey League. [1]

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League Structure

The London Hockey League was previously known as the Higgins Group London Hockey League and was a separate entity from the England Hockey League. From the 2019–20 season 2XI teams from the previous season were permitted to feed into the Men's and Women's England Hockey Leagues. [2]

A new league structure was launched in 2021. Currently the women's league has eight divisions and the men's league seven divisions. There are also Masters and Junior leagues. [3]

Recent champions

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References

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