1990–91 England Hockey League season explained

Tournament:	1990–91 England Hockey League
Previous Year:	1989–90
Previous Tournament:	1989–90 England Hockey League season
Next Year:	1991–92
Next Tournament:	1991–92 England Hockey League season

The 1990–91 English Hockey League season took place from October 1990 until May 1991.

The Men's National League was sponsored by Poundstretcher and was won by Havant. The top four teams qualified to take part in the Poundstretcher League Cup tournament which was won by Hounslow.^[1] The Women's National League was sponsored by Typhoo and was won by Slough.^[2]

The Men's Hockey Association Cup was won by Hounslow and the Women's Cup (National Club Championship finals) was won by Sutton Coldfield. ^{[3] [4]}

Men's Poundstretcher National League First Division League Standings

^[5]

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	GD	width=20	Pts
1		15	11	3	1	45	18	27	36
2		15	9	3	3	22	16	6	30
3		15	8	4	3	44	18	26	28
4		15	8	3	4	30	16	14	27
5		15	8	1	6	39	27	12	25
6		15	7	4	4	32	22	10	25
7		15	7	3	5	28	24	4	24
8		15	7	3	5	22	27	-5	24
9		15	6	4	5	31	29	2	22
10		15	6	3	6	24	25	-1	21
11		15	6	3	6	34	36	-2	21
12		15	5	3	7	19	29	-10	18
13		15	3	4	8	20	34	-14	13
14		15	3	2	10	18	28	-10	11
15		15	2	0	13	17	39	-22	6
16		15	1	3	11	12	49	-37	6

	= Champions
	= Qualified for League Cup tournament
	= Relegated

Men's League Cup Tournament

width=100	Round	width=100	Date	width=200	Team 1	width=200	Team 2	width=120	Score
Semi-final ^[6]	Apr 21			3-2
Semi-final ^[7]	Apr 21			0-2
Final ^[8]	May 26			4-1

Hounslow
Richard Purvis, Owen Mackney, Mike Williamson, Jon Potter (capt), Guy Swayne, Jon Rees (Mike Rose sub), Dave Hacker, Andy Ferns, Nick Gordon (Guy Fordham sub), Robert Thompson, Mike Alcock (Andy Thompson sub)
Havant
Jimmy Lewis, David Faulkner (capt), David Roberts, Rob Hill, Steve Lawson, A Cave, M Coleman, Russell Garcia, Stuart Avery, Colin Cooper, J Goldring (Gary Roberts sub)

Women's Typhoo National League First Division League Standings

^[9]

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	9	7	1	1	20	8	22
2	Leicester	9	5	4	0	15	5	19
3		9	4	4	1	20	9	16
4	Ipswich	9	4	3	2	16	13	15
5	Hightown	9	5	0	4	9	6	15
6	Chelmsford	9	3	2	4	7	11	11
7	Ealing	9	2	4	3	11	12	10
8	Clifton	9	2	3	4	10	14	9
9		9	1	1	7	9	26	4
10	Doncaster	9	0	2	7	7	20	2

= Champions

Men's Nationwide Anglia Cup (Hockey Association Cup)

Hounslow won the Men's National Cup.

Quarter-finals

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

Semi-finals

width=200	Team 1	width=200	Team 2	width=100	Score
		align=center	0-5
		align=center	1-3

Final

(Held at Luton Town Football Club on 7 April)

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

Hounslow
Richard Purvis, Mike Williamson, Jon Potter (capt), Simon Hazlitt, Paul Bolland, Jon Rees, David Hacker, Andy Ferns, Nick Gordon, Robert Thompson, Andy Thompson (Mike Alcock sub)
Havant
Sean Rowlands, David Faulkner (capt), David Roberts, Rob Hill, Peter Nail, Steve Lawson, M Coleman (J Golding sub), Russell Garcia, Don Williams, Colin Cooper, Stuart Avery (Gary Roberts sub)

Women's Cup (National Clubs Championship finals)

Sutton Coldfield won the Women's National Cup.^[10]

Group A (Ashford)

width=20	Pos	width=400	Team
1
2
3	Ealing
4	Exmouth
5	Great Harwood

Group B (Canterbury)

width=20	Pos	width=400	Team
1
2
3
4
5

= Qualified for semi-finals

Semi-finals

width=200	Team 1	width=200	Team 2	width=100	Score
		align=center	4-2
		align=center	1-1 (5-3p)

Final

(Held at Ashford on 21 April)

width=200	Team 1	width=200	Team 2	width=200	Score
		align=center	1–1 (4-3 p)

Sutton Coldfield
Barbara Hambly

Notes and References

1. Web site: "Loughtonians undone by a late strike." Times [London, England] 15 Apr. 1991]. The Times Digital Archive.
2. Web site: Alix Ramsay. "Slough scoop the pot." Times [London, England] 25 Mar. 1991]. The Times Digital Archive.
3. Web site: Sydney Friskin. "Hounslow earn cup revenge." Times [London, England] 8 Apr. 1991]. The Times Digital Archive.
4. Web site: "For the Record." Times [London, England] 22 Apr. 1991]. The Times Digital Archive.
5. Web site: "For the Record." Times [London, England] 8 Apr. 1991]. The Times Digital Archive.
6. Web site: "For the Record." Times [London, England] 22 Apr. 1991]. The Times Digital Archive.
7. Web site: "Hounslow in final." Times [London, England] 22 Apr. 1991]. The Times Digital Archive.
8. Web site: Sydney Friskin. "Thompson fires Hounslow to dual cup success." Times [London, England] 27 May 1991]. The Times Digital Archive.
9. Web site: "For the Record." Times [London, England] 26 Mar. 1991]. The Times Digital Archive.
10. News: Shoot-out Drama . Sandwell Evening Mail . 22 April 1991 . 11 May 2024. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .