2016–17 England Hockey League season

The 2016–2017 English Hockey League season took place from September 2016 until April 2017. The regular season consisted of two periods September until December and then February until March.[1] The end of season play offs known as the League Finals Weekend was held on 22 & 23 April.[2]

2016–17 England Hockey League
← 2015–16 (previous) (next) 2017-18 →

Surbiton won the Men's Premier League title despite being 3-0 down in the final against Wimbledon with only 10mins to go. Surbiton also won the Investec Women's Premier League as well as finishing top of the regular season league standings, making it their 4th in a row. Whilst Canterbury finished one off the bottom and survived the relegation playoffs for the 3rd time in a row as Loughborough Students were relegated having just got up into the top flight last season. Sevenoaks beat Team Bath Buccaneers and Durham University to secure promotion and go up to the top flight next season in the men's competition. In the women's Reading got relegated and Buckingham beat Wimbledon and Brooklands Poynton to secure promotion, as Bowdon Hightown won the group to keep their place in the Premier League.

The Men's Cup was won by Reading with the biggest score difference in 15years against Canterbury in the final. [3] The Investec Women's Cup was won by Surbiton. [4][5]

Men's Premier Division League Standings
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1Wimbledon18134156322443
2Holcombe18113450302036
3Surbiton1898162392335
4Hampstead and Westminster1895454401432
5Beeston188374037327
6East Grinstead1882852411126
7Reading186484045-522
8Brooklands Manchester University1853103154-2318
9Canterbury1833123759-2212
10Loughborough Students1801171863-451
= Qualified for League finals weekend
= Relegated

Results
Home \ Away Bee Bro Can EG HW Hol Lou Rea Sub Wim
Beeston — 0–0 5–2 2–0 1–0 2–3 2–0 4–2 1–4 2–3
Brooklands MU 2–3 — 2–1 0–6 3–3 0–6 2–0 1–4 3–3 2–3
Canterbury 0–3 2–3 — 3–4 2–2 3–5 2–1 1–2 4–4 5–2
East Grinstead 2–1 3–1 4–1 — 2–3 4–1 5–1 2–2 2–2 2–4
Hampstead and Westminster 4–3 2–1 7–2 4–3 — 3–3 4–1 4–1 3–4 2–2
Holcombe 4–3 5–1 0–0 2–0 3–1 — 2–1 1–1 3–2 1–2
Loughborough Students 1–3 1–3 1–3 2–6 1–4 2–6 — 1–6 2–4 0–4
Reading 2–2 2–4 4–1 3–2 4–5 0–3 3–1 — 0–3 1–6
Surbiton 6–1 6–2 5–3 4–2 2–2 3–1 2–2 2–2 — 3–3
Wimbledon 2–2 4–1 5–2 5–3 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 3–3 —
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Women's Investec Premier Division League Standings

[6]

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1Surbiton18152153143947
2Holcombe18115244251938
3East Grinstead1896332201233
4University of Birmingham1810263835332
5Leicester188553124729
6Clifton1891842311128
7Canterbury185582538-1320
8Slough1833121537-2212
9Bowdon Hightown1815121844-268
10Reading1812151747-305
= Qualified for League finals weekend
= Relegated

Results
Home \ Away Bow Can Cli EG Hol Lei Rea Slo Sub Bir
Bowdon Hightown — 2–3 1–1 1–4 3–3 2–0 0–0 3–4 0–5 1–2
Canterbury 2–1 — 0–6 1–1 0–1 2–3 2–1 1–1 0–3 1–2
Clifton Robinsons 2–1 3–0 — 1–2 2–4 3–2 5–1 2–0 1–2 1–2
East Grinstead 0–0 0–0 3–1 — 2–3 2–2 2–0 1–0 0–2 1–2
Holcombe 1–0 1–1 4–2 0–1 — 1–1 4–0 4–1 2–2 3–1
Leicester 5–1 3–1 0–1 2–2 0–2 — 2–1 0–0 3–2 1–1
Reading 1–1 1–2 2–3 2–4 2–5 0–3 — 1–3 0–1 2–3
Slough 1–0 1–4 1–4 1–2 2–2 0–3 0–1 — 0–2 0–4
Surbiton 6–0 4–1 4–3 1–1 4–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 — 3–2
University of Birmingham 4–1 4–4 2–1 1–4 1–3 0–1 6–2 1–0 0–6 —
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

League Finals Weekend

Semi-finals
Division Team 1 Team 2 Score
Men's PremierWimbledonHampstead and Westminster2-1
Men's PremierHolcombeSurbiton2-3
Women's PremierSurbitonUniversity of Birmingham3-1
Women's PremierHolcombeEast Grinstead2-1

3rd/4th Playoff

[7] Due to Wimbledon's finishing fourth in the 2016–17 Euro Hockey League a third team from England is allowed to join the competition meaning a 3rd/4th playoff is necessary.

Division Team 1 Team 2 Score
Men's PremierHampstead and WestminsterHolcombe3-7

Finals
Division Team 1 Team 2 Score
Men's PremierWimbledonSurbiton3-3 (2-3 p)
Women's PremierSurbitonHolcombe3-1

Men's Cup

Quarter-finals
Team 1 Team 2 Score
BeestonReading1-3
HavantBromley and Beckenham0-2
BowdonCanterbury2-5
Brooklands Manchester UniversityOxford Hawks3-1

Semi-finals
Team 1 Team 2 Score
Bromley and BeckenhamCanterbury0-2
ReadingBrooklands Manchester University4-2

Final

(Held at the Lee Valley Hockey & Tennis Centre on 29 April)

Team 1 Team 2 Score
ReadingCanterbury6-1

Women's Cup
 
QuarterfinalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Clifton4
 
 
 
Ben Rhydding1
 
Clifton2
 
 
 
Beeston1
 
Beeston5
 
30 April 2017
 
Sevenoaks1
 
Clifton0
 
 
 
Surbiton5
 
Slough1
 
 
 
Surbiton6
 
Surbiton5
 
 
 
Bowdon Hightown0
 
Bowdon Hightown2
 
 
Barnes1
 

Final
30 April 2017
13:00
Clifton 0–5 Surbiton
Report Ansley  16', 52'
Atkinson  22'
Pearne-Webb  34'
Martin  68'
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
Umpires:
Emma Shelbourn (ENG)
Rachel Williams (ENG)

Promotion Tournaments

The winners of the 3 regional conferences and the second to bottom placed team in Premier League play a Promotion Tournament with the top 2 placed teams playing in the Premier League next season while the bottom 2 play in the conference leagues.

Men's competition
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Canterbury 3 2 1 0 13 6 +7 7 Promoted to Premier League
2 Sevenoaks 3 2 0 1 9 11 −2 6
3 Team Bath Buccaneers 3 0 2 1 7 8 −1 2
4 Durham University 3 0 1 2 6 10 −4 1
Source: EnglandHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[8]
9 April 2017
13:15
Sevenoaks 3–2 Team Bath Buccaneers
Torry  6'
Parnis  16'
Ross  35'		 Report Scott  23'
Boote  38'
Nottingham Hockey Centre
Umpires:
Daniel Barstow (ENG)
Nicholas Bennett (ENG)
9 April 2017
15:30
Canterbury 4–1 Durham University
Roberts  34'
Oates  34'
Pollard  53'
Heywood  57'		 Report Stubbings  18'
Nottingham Hockey Centre
Umpires:
Matthew Harrison (ENG)
Nicholas White (ENG)
22 April 2017
14:00
Canterbury 2–2 Team Bath Buccaneers
Roberts  16', 68' Report Jackson  41'
Stone  44'
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
Umpires:
Martin Twist (ENG)
Nicholas White (ENG)
22 April 2017
16:00
Durham University 2–3 Sevenoaks
Stubbings  21'
Graham  49'		 Report Parnis  44'
Ross  63'
Smith  69'
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
Umpires:
Nicholas Padget (ENG)
Nicholas Bennett (ENG)
23 April 2017
11:30
Sevenoaks 3–7 Canterbury
Barker  34'
Parnis  47', 62'		 Report Barrett  21'
Heywood  31'
Bean  35', 45', 66'
Oates  56'
Roberts  58'
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
Umpires:
Sean Edwards (ENG)
Nicholas Padget (ENG)
23 April 2017
11:30
Team Bath Buccaneers 3–3 Durham University
Hewer  4'
Skinner  40'
Stone  48'		 Report Patterson  22'
Suleman  50', 51'
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Nicholas White (ENG)

Women's competition
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Bowdon Hightown 3 2 1 0 7 5 +2 7 Promoted to Premier League
2 Buckingham 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
3 Wimbledon 3 1 0 2 7 8 −1 3
4 Brooklands Poynton 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Source: EnglandHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[8]
9 April 2017
13:15
Bowdon Hightown 2–1 Buckingham
Mason  14'
Wray  47'		 Report Freshwater  48'
Nottingham Hockey Centre
Umpires:
Robert Jenkins (ENG)
Caroline Frye (ENG)
9 April 2017
15:30
Brooklands Poynton 1–2 Wimbledon
Harris  31' Report Cullen  20'
Winter  51'
Nottingham Hockey Centre
Umpires:
Catherine Wright (ENG)
David Howell (ENG)
22 April 2017
10:00
Buckingham 1–0 Brooklands Poynton
Nicholson  60' Report
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
Umpires:
Gemma Jones (ENG)
Helen Sargeant (ENG)
22 April 2017
12:00
Wimbledon 2–3 Bowdon Hightown
Cullen  22'
Naylor  67'		 Report Liptrot  19'
Mason  25'
Wray  38'
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
Umpires:
David Howell (ENG)
Gillian Lord (ENG)
23 April 2017
09:30
Wimbledon 3–4 Buckingham
Sherriff  7', 19'
Cullen  70'		 Report Higgins  4', 50'
James  13'
Shipperley  45'
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
Umpires:
Caroline Frye (ENG)
Catherine Wright (ENG)
23 April 2017
09:30
Brooklands Poynton 2–2 Bowdon Hightown
Hughes  23'
Wallace  58'		 Report Garbutt  26', 69'
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
Umpires:
Gillian Lord (ENG)
Daivd Howell (ENG)

References
  1. "Men's Hockey League". England Hockey.
  2. "Results". England Hockey.
  3. "Reading men win England National Cup after hitting Canterbury for six". www.readingchronicle.co.uk. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  4. "Surbiton crowned the Investec Women's Cup Winners". www.englandhockey.co.uk. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  5. "L1 Beat Clifton Robinsons 5-0 To Lift Investec Women's Cup". surbitonhc.com. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  6. "2015-16 Women's Hockey League". Fixtures Live.
  7. "Wimbledon success results in extra Finals fixture". England Hockey.
  8. Regulations
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