Roller Hockey Premier League

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Roller Hockey Premier League
Sport Roller Hockey
Founded1930
No. of teams10
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Most recent
champion
King's Lynn
Official website National Rink Hockey Association

The Premier League is the main competition in England Roller Hockey. It has a long history, and it has existed since 1930. It has some of the most historic European teams like Herne Bay and Herne Bay United. The top teams usually compete in European Club Competitions like European League or Cers Cup now organised by World Skate Europe - Rink Hockey.

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Participating teams: 2025–2026 season

The clubs that are competing in the 2025 - 2026 Season are: Ely and Chesterton United, Grimsby, Herne Bay, Invicta, King's Lynn, Letchworth, Manchester, Middlesbrough, Peterborough and Soham. The top tier of English rink hockey is the Premier League consisting of 10 teams playing single match home/away format hockey. [1]

History of the Premier League

EditionChampion
2018 -2019King's Lynn
2019 - 2020King's Lynn
2020 - 2021King’s Lynn
2021 - 2022King’s Lynn
2022 - 2023King’s Lynn
2023 - 2024King’s Lynn
2024 - 2025King’s Lynn

Number of Championships by Team

TeamChampionships
Herne Bay United 16
Southsea12
King’s Lynn 10
Middlesbrough5
Wolverhampton3
Grimsby2
Bury St Edmunds1
Folkestone1
Letchworth1
TOTAL50

National Cup

The National Cup is the second main competition of Roller Hockey in England and is played by all the English clubs.

Number of English Cups by Team

TeamCups
Herne Bay 32
Herne Bay United 14
Southsea13
Wolverhampton5
Middlesbrough RHC 5
Folkestone4
Maidstone3
Bury St Edmunds2
Rochester2
Great Harwood2
Grimsby2
Letchworth1
Alexandra Palace1
Birchpark1
King's Lynn1
Soham1
TOTAL89

National Division 1

The second tier of English rink hockey is National Division 1. It is played on a tournament basis where teams play twice a tournament, with a total of 10 games in the season. In 2018-19 ECU won the right to move up to the National Premier League, with Herne Bay also making the move up. The clubs that are competing in the National Division 1 2019 - 2020 Season are: Cambridge and Cottenham RHC, Ely & Chesterton United RHC, Farnham RHC, Letchworth RHC, RHC Invicta and Spen Valley Flyers RHC. [2]

The Regions

The next tier of the England Roller Hockey league is split into divisions based in each of the 3 regions. Teams in these divisions play tournaments with points going to their league position.

Northern Counties

List of clubs

Grimsby RHC, Halifax RHC, Manchester RSC, Middlesbrough, Plymouth RHC, Sheffield Wildcats RH & RSC, Liverpool RHC, Spectrum Spartans RHC and Spen Valley RHC. [3]

Eastern Counties

List of clubs

Cambridge and Cottenham RHC, Colchester RHC, Ely and Chesterton United RHC, King's Lynn RHC, Letchworth RHC, Norwich City RHC, Peterborough RHC, Skaters RHC, Soham. [4]

South Eastern Counties

List of clubs

Farnham RHC, Herne Bay RHC, Herne Bay United RH&SC, London RHC, Maidstone RHC, RHC Invicta. [5]

References

  1. "ERH Competitions". competitions.englandrollerhockey.org. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  2. "Division 1". England Rink Hockey. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  3. "Northern Counties Clubs". England Rink Hockey. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  4. "Eastern Counties Clubs". England Rink Hockey. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  5. "South Eastern Counties Clubs". England Rink Hockey. Retrieved 19 August 2019.

English websites