1995–96 England Hockey League season explained

Tournament:	1995–96 England Hockey League
Previous Year:	1994–95
Previous Tournament:	1994–95 England Hockey League season
Next Year:	1996–97
Next Tournament:	1996–97 England Hockey League season

The 1995–96 English Hockey League season took place from October 1995 until April 1996.

The Men's National League was won by Cannock with the Women's National League going to Hightown. ^{[1] [2]}

The Men's Hockey Association Cup was won by Reading and the AEWHA Cup was won by Ipswich. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Men's National League First Division League Standings

^[7]

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		17	13	3	1	75	15	60	42
2		17	11	5	1	59	25	34	38
3		17	12	2	3	54	24	30	38
4		17	11	4	2	64	31	33	37
5		17	11	3	3	57	22	35	36
6		17	9	4	4	44	28	16	31
7		17	8	3	6	46	40	6	27
8		17	8	2	7	36	33	3	26
9	Havant	17	8	2	7	38	35	3	26
10		17	7	4	6	35	35	0	25
11		17	7	2	8	30	32	-2	23
12		17	6	4	7	37	40	-3	22
13		17	4	3	10	22	42	-20	15
14		17	2	5	10	27	56	-29	11
15		17	3	2	12	25	64	-39	11
16		17	3	1	13	20	61	-41	10
17		17	3	1	13	18	62	-44	10
18		17	1	2	14	16	60	-44	5

	= Champions
	= Relegated

Women's National League Premier Division League Standings

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		14	9	2	3	26	10	29
2		14	8	2	4	27	11	26
3		14	7	4	3	25	13	25
4		14	8	0	6	19	18	24
5		14	7	2	5	17	12	23
6		14	5	5	4	18	21	20
7		14	3	1	10	12	23	10
8		14	0	2	12	3	39	2

	= Champions
	= Relegated

Men's Cup (Hockey Association Cup)

Quarter-finals

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

Semi-finals

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

Final

(Held at Milton Keynes on 28 April)

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

Women's Cup (AEWHA Cup)

Quarter-finals

width=200	Team 1	width=200	Team 2	width=100	Score
		align=center	3-0
		align=center	1-1 (3-0 p)
		align=center	0-1
		align=center	1-0

Semi-finals

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

Final

(Held at Milton Keynes on 19 May)

width=200	Team 1	width=200	Team 2	width=100	Score
		align=center	0-0 (3-0 p)

Ipswich
Jo Thompson, Lorraine Catchpole, Lisa Copeland, Annette Strange, Colleen Adcock, Lucy Youngs, Sandy Lister (capt), Tracy Fry, Debbie Rawlinson, Jane Smith, Leisa King Subs Sarah Bamfield, Vickey Dixon, Kirsten Spencer
Clifton
Claire Burr, Sue Brimble,; N Swan, Rachel O'Bryan (capt), Elaine Basterfield, A Wright, Michelle Robertson, Lorraine Marsden, Charlotte Merrett, Lucy Culliford, Ros Gollop Subs P Wiltshire, C Britten, J Scullion

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sydney Friskin. "Cannock win chase for title." Times [London, England] 1 Apr. 1996]. The Times Digital Archive.
2. Web site: "Holland repeat mastery." Times [London, England] 15 Apr. 1996]. The Times Digital Archive.
3. Web site: Sydney Friskin. "Mason the saviour as Reading prevail." Times [London, England] 29 Apr. 1996]. The Times Digital Archive.
4. Web site: Reading win their first HA Cup final. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/reading-win-their-first-ha-cup-final-1307308.html . 2022-05-01 . subscription . live. The Independent.
5. Web site: "For the Record." Times [London, England] 20 May 1996]. The Times Digital Archive.
6. Web site: Lister puts Ipswich back in Europe. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/lister-puts-ipswich-back-in-europe-1348230.html . 2022-05-01 . subscription . live. The Independent.
7. Web site: "Hockey." Times [London, England] 1 Apr. 1996]. The Times Digital Archive.