Current season, competition or edition: 2024–25 Men's England Hockey League season | |
Sport | Field hockey |
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Founded | 1974 |
First season | 1974–75 |
Administrator | England Hockey |
No. of teams | 12 (Premier Division) 10 (Division 1 South) 10 (Division 1 North) 30 (Conference teams) |
Country | England |
Confederation | EHF (Europe) |
Most recent champion(s) | Old Georgians (3rd title) (2023–24) |
Most titles | Cannock (7 titles) |
Relegation to | Division One (North or South) |
Domestic cup(s) | England Hockey Men's Championship Cup |
International cup(s) | Euro Hockey League |
Official website | Men's Hockey League |
The Men's England Hockey League is a field hockey league organised by England Hockey that features men's teams from England and Wales.
There are 62 teams in the league, the top tier consists of a Premier Division of twelve teams. Below this is tier two, which consists of two ten-team Division One regional teams (North and South). The third tier consists of three regional conferences North, West, and East, all consisting of ten teams. The teams play each other home and away during an 18 week season from September to April. The league has a winter break between December and February. [1] The winners of the Premier Division regular season automatically qualify to play in the Euro Hockey League. [2]
The top four Premier Division teams from the regular season qualify for the League Finals Weekend. The team that wins this tournament will be overall champions of the Men's England Hockey League and will qualify to play in the Euro Hockey League. If the team finishing top of the Premier Division at the end of the regular season also wins the League Finals Weekend tournament, the tournament runners-up will qualify as England's second team in the Euro Hockey League. [2]
The Men's National League was introduced for the first time in 1974–75.
Club | Championships | Runners-up | Winning seasons |
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Cannock | 7 | 2 | 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06 |
Reading | 6 | 7 | 1996–97, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2011–12 |
Slough | 6 | 1 | 1975–76, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1986–87 |
East Grinstead | 4 | 6 | 1984–85, 1985–86, 2008–09, 2009–10 |
Southgate | 4 | 3 | 1976–77, 1977–78, 1987–88, 1988–89 |
Surbiton | 3 | 6 | 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20 |
Havant | 3 | 1 | 1990–91, 1992–92, 1993–94 |
Beeston | 3 | 1 | 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14 |
Old Georgians | 3 | 0 | 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023-24 |
Hounslow | 2 | 2 | 1989–90, 1992–93 |
Wimbledon | 2 | 1 | 2014–15, 2015–16 |
Hampstead & Westminster | 1 | 2 | 2018–19 |
Bedfordshire Eagles | 1 | 1 | 1974–75 |
Isca | 1 | 1 | 1978–79 |
Teddington | 1 | 1 | 1994–95 |
Canterbury | 1 | 1 | 1999–2000 |
Neston | 1 | 0 | 1983–84 |
Westcliff | 0 | 2 | |
Bury St Edmunds YMCA | 0 | 1 | |
Trojans | 0 | 1 | |
Cambridge City | 0 | 1 | |
Fareham | 0 | 1 | |
Lyons | 0 | 1 | |
Old Loughtonians | 0 | 1 | |
Stourport | 0 | 1 | |
Indian Gymkhana | 0 | 1 | |
Holcombe | 0 | 1 |
Region | Championships | Clubs |
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South East England | 26 | Reading (6), Slough (6), East Grinstead (4), Havant (3), Surbiton (3), Canterbury (1), Old Georgians (3) |
Greater London | 10 | Southgate (4), Hounslow (2), Wimbledon (2), Teddington (1), Hampstead & Westminster (1) |
West Midlands | 7 | Cannock (7) |
East Midlands | 3 | Beeston (3) |
South West England | 1 | Isca (1) |
North West England | 1 | Neston (1) |
East of England | 1 | Bedfordshire Eagles (1) |
Season | Champions | Runners Up |
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1998–99 | Cannock | Reading |
1999–2000 | Cannock | Canterbury |
2000–01 | Surbiton | Guildford |
2001–02 | Reading | Surbiton |
2002–03 | Reading | Loughborough Students |
2003–04 | Reading | Cannock |
2004–05 | Cannock | Reading |
2005–06 | Reading | Surbiton |
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