1999–2000 England Hockey League season explained

Tournament:1999–2000 England Hockey League
Previous Year:1998–99
Previous Tournament:1998–99 England Hockey League season
Next Year:2000–01
Next Tournament:2000–01 England Hockey League season

The 1999–2000 English Hockey League season took place from September 1999 until May 2000.

The men's National League was won by Canterbury with the women's National League going to Hightown. The top four clubs entered the Premiership tournament which culminated with men's & women's finals on 1 May. Cannock won the men's Premiership tournament and Hightown claimed the women's Premiership tournament.

The Men's Cup was won by Reading and the Women's Cup was won by Clifton. [1]

Men's National League Premier Division League Standings

[2]

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1 18 13 2 3 68 43 25 41
2 Cannock 18 13 1 4 62 35 27 40
3 18 12 3 3 71 37 34 39
4 18 10 3 5 53 43 10 33
5 Surbiton 18 7 4 7 46 44 2 25
6 Old Loughtonians 18 5 8 5 46 46 0 23
7 Southgate 18 4 2 12 38 52 -14 14
8 Bournville 18 4 2 12 34 55 -21 14
9 Teddington 18 3 5 10 35 64 -29 14
10 Beeston 18 3 2 13 36 70 -34 11
= Champions
= Qualified for Premiership tournament
= Relegated

Women's National League Premier Division League Standings

[3]

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1 Hightown 18 13 1 449 21 40
2 Ipswich 18 10 4 4 53 36 34
3 Leicester 18 9 6 3 38 22 33
4 Canterbury 18 9 3 6 36 29 30
5 Clifton 18 9 2 7 28 25 29
6 Slough 18 7 5 6 40 35 26
7 18 6 3 9 30 43 21
8 18 5 5 8 31 41 20
9 18 4 5 9 26 36 17
10 18 1 0 17 12 55 3
= Champions
= Qualified for Premiership tournament
= Relegated

Men's Premiership Tournament

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First round Apr 8 2-2 (5-4 p)
Positional Apr 8 0-1
Second round Apr 16 5-1
Final [4] May 1 3-2

Women's Premiership Tournament

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First round Apr 8 2-0
Positional Apr 8 0-0 (4-2 p)
Second round Apr 16 2-1
Final [5] May 1 3-1

Men's Cup (EHA Cup)

Semi-finals

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Final

(Held at the National Hockey Stadium (Milton Keynes) on 7 May)

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Women's Cup (EHA Cup)

Quarter-finals

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align=center 4-2
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Semi-finals

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align=center 1-3
align=center 4-5

Final

(Held at National Hockey Stadium (Milton Keynes) on 7 May)

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cathy Harris. "Todd puts Reading back in Europe." Times [London, England] 8 May 2000]. The Times Digital Archive.
  2. Web site: 1999-2000 Men's Hockey League. Fixtures Live.
  3. Web site: 1999-2000 Women's Hockey League. Fixtures Live.
  4. Web site: Cathy Harris. "Resilient Cannock hold." Times [London, England] 2 May 2000]. The Times Digital Archive.
  5. Web site: Cathy Harris. "Cullen finishes on a high note." Times [London, England] 2 May 2000]. The Times Digital Archive.