1987–88 England Hockey League season explained

Tournament:	1987–88 England Hockey League
Previous Year:	1986–87
Previous Tournament:	1986–87 England Hockey League season
Next Year:	1988–89
Next Tournament:	1988–89 England Hockey League season

The 1987–88 English Hockey League season took place from September 1987 until May 1988.

The season culminated in the National Inter League Championship for men which brought together the winners of their respective regions. The championship was won by Southgate.^[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, April 30 - May 1)

Group A

width=200	Team 1	width=200	Team 2	width=120	Score
		1-0
		2-2
		1-3

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	4	1	6
2		2	0	1	1	2	3	1
3	Isca	2	0	1	1	3	5	1

Group B

width=200	Team 1	width=200	Team 2	width=120	Score
		1-3
		0-2
		2-1

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	Southgate	2	2	0	0	4	1	6
2		2	1	0	1	3	3	3
3		2	0	0	2	2	5	0

= Qualified for semi-finals

Semi-finals & Final

width=100	Round	width=200	Team 1	width=200	Team 2	width=120	Score
Semi-final			3-0
Semi-final			2-1
Final			6-0

Southgate
David Owen, Peter Boxell, Richard Dodds, Mark Donnelly, Soma Singh, Andrew Western, Paul Moulton, John Shaw, David Thomas, Steve Batchelor, Sean Kerly (capt)
Stourport
S Taylor, J Lee (capt), P Lee, M Reason, A Watson, D Shepherd, Mark Harradine, John McPhun, Imran Sherwani, Malcolm Evans, David Knott

Men's Cup (Hockey Association Cup)

Quarter-finals

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

Semi-finals

width=200	Team 1	width=200	Team 2	width=100	Score
		align=center	3-1
		align=center	4-0 aet

Final

(Held at Canterbury on 14 March)

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

Southgate
David Owen, Richard Dodds, Mike Spray, James Duthie, Robert Clift, John Shaw, Soma Singh, Steve Batchelor, Paul Moulton (Rupert Welch sub), David Thomas, Sean Kerly
Hounslow
Veryan Pappin, I Meakins, Dave Dixon, Guy Swayne, Jon Potter, David Hacker, Nick Gordon, Jon Rees, Robert Thompson, Tony Diamond, Martyn Grimley

Women's Cup (National Club Championship finals)

(Held at Coventry School, Coundon, April 23–24)

Final

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

Final Placings

width=20	Pos	width=400	Team
1
2
3	Sutton Coldfield
4	Slough
5	Ipswich
6	Leicester
7
8	Yate & South Gloucester
9
10	Great Harwood

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sydney Friskin. "Southgate end resistance." Times [London, England] 2 May 1988]. The Times.
2. Web site: Sydney Friskin. "Batchelor's late goal seals match." Times [London, England] 14 Mar. 1988]. The Times.
3. Web site: "Ealing triumph again." Times [London, England] 25 Apr. 1988]. The Times.