1986–87 England Hockey League season explained

Tournament:	1986–87 England Hockey League
Previous Year:	1985–86
Previous Tournament:	1985–86 England Hockey League season
Next Year:	1987–88
Next Tournament:	1987–88 England Hockey League season

The 1986–87 English Hockey League season took place from September 1986 until May 1987.

The season culminated in the National Inter League Championship for men which brought together the winners of their respective regions. The Men's championship was won by Slough^[1]

The Men's Hockey Association Cup was won by Southgate^[2] and the Women's Cup (National Club Championship finals) was won by Ealing.^[3]

Men's National Inter League Championship finals

(Held at Prescot, Merseyside, May 2–3) ^[4]

Group A

width=200	Team 1	width=200	Team 2	width=120	Score
		align=center	2-2
		align=center	2-1
		align=center	0-1

width=20	Pos	width=400	Team	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	F	width=20	A	width=20	Pts
1	Slough	2	1	1	0	3	2	4
2		2	1	0	1	2	2	3
3	Isca	2	0	1	1	3	4	1

Group B

width=200	Team 1	width=200	Team 2	width=120	Score
		align=center	3-6
		align=center	2-4
		align=center	3-2

width=20	Pos	width=400	Team	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	F	width=20	A	width=20	Pts
1		2	2	0	0	7	4	6
2		2	1	0	1	8	7	3
3		2	0	0	2	5	9	0

= Qualified for semi-finals

Semi-finals & Final

width=100	Round	width=200	Team 1	width=200	Team 2	width=120	Score
Semi-final			align=center	3-1
Semi-final			align=center	5-2
Final			align=center	3-1

Slough
Jon Clark (Paul Loudon sub), Paul Barber, Kartar Davatwal, Manjit Flora, Kalli Saini, Ken Partington, Sutinder (Suti) Khehar (capt), Bhaji Flora, Chris Maskery, Sheikh Imtiaz (S Ali sub), Steve Partington (R Charlesworth)
Old Loughtonians
C Greenwood, K Hansen (N Thompson sub), M Donnelly, P Anderson, Chris Gladman, P Morris, S Ashton, Nick Thompson (M Hickling sub), D Camilleri (capt), Julian Halls, J Barber

Men's Cup (En-Tout-Cas Sports Surfaces Hockey Association Cup)

Quarter-finals

width=200	Team 1	width=200	Team 2	width=100	Score
		align=center	0-1
		align=center	1-2
		align=center	0-6
		align=center	3-2

Semi-finals

width=200	Team 1	width=200	Team 2	width=100	Score
		align=center	3-2
		align=center	1-3

Final

(Held at Old Loughtonians, Chigwell on 17 May)

width=200	Team 1	width=200	Team 2	width=100	Score
		align=center	3-2

Southgate
David Owen, Richard Dodds, Mike Spray, Chris Picken, Peter Boxell, Andrew Western, Paul Moulton (Rupert Welch sub), John Shaw, David Thomas, Steve Batchelor, Sean Kerly
Slough
Jon Clark, Paul Barber, Kartar Davatwal, Manjit Flora, Sutinder (Suti) Khehar, Ken Partington, Kalli Saini, Bhaji Flora, Chris Maskery, Sheikh Imtiaz, Kuki Dhak

Women's Cup (NatWest National Club Championship finals)

(April 25–26)

Final

width=200	Team 1	width=200	Team 2	width=120	Score
		1-0

Notes and References

Web site: David Chappell. "Experience of Slough decisive in final." Times [London, England] 4 May 1987]. The Times Digital Archive.
Web site: Sydney Friskin. "Substitute is an ace in the Southgate pack." Times [London, England] 18 May 1987]. The Times Digital Archive.
Web site: "For the Record." Times [London, England] 27 Apr. 1987]. The Times Digital Archive.
Web site: "For the Record." Times [London, England] 4 May 1987]. The Times Digital Archive.