2001–02 England Hockey League season explained

Tournament:	2001–02 England Hockey League
Previous Year:	2000–01
Previous Tournament:	2000–01 England Hockey League season
Next Year:	2002–03
Next Tournament:	2002–03 England Hockey League season

The 2001–02 English Hockey League season took place from September 2001 until May 2002.

The men's title was won by Reading with the women's title going to Slough. There were no playoffs to determine champions after the regular season but there was a competition for the top four clubs called the Premiership tournament which culminated with men's & women's finals on 6 May.^[1]

The Men's Cup was won by Cannock and the Women's Cup was won by Ipswich.^{[2] [3]}

Men's Premier Division League Standings

^[4]

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	Reading	18	16	1	1	61	24	37	49
2	Surbiton	18	12	2	4	42	24	18	38
3	Cannock	18	10	3	5	45	30	15	33
4		18	8	2	8	49	36	13	26
5	Guildford	18	8	2	8	49	37	12	26
6	Canterbury	18	7	2	9	52	56	-4	23
7	Teddington	18	5	4	9	28	44	-16	19
8		18	5	2	11	30	41	-11	17
9	Old Loughtonians	18	4	5	9	25	45	-20	17
10	Southgate	18	1	5	12	19	63	-44	8

	= Champions
	= Qualified for Premiership tournament
	= Relegated

Women's Premier 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	Pts
1	Slough	18	12	3	3	40	22	39
2		18	9	5	4	52	29	32
3	Leicester	18	10	2	6	34	23	32
4	Clifton	18	9	4	5	37	17	31
5	Canterbury	18	7	4	7	30	34	25
6	Chelmsford	18	6	5	7	26	26	23
7	Ipswich	18	6	5	7	34	41	23
8	Hightown	18	5	2	11	29	44	17
9	Sutton Coldfield	18	5	2	11	25	51	17
10	Doncaster	18	4	2	12	23	43	14

	= Champions
	= Qualified for Premiership tournament
	= Qualified for Premiership tournament by virtue of winning EHA cup
	= Relegated

Men's Premiership Tournament

width=100	Round	width=100	Date	width=200	Team 1	width=200	Team 2	width=120	Score
First round	Apr 27			3-2
Positional	Apr 27			4-1
Second round	May 4			2-1
Final ^[6]	May 6			3-2

Women's Premiership Tournament

width=100	Round	width=100	Date	width=200	Team 1	width=200	Team 2	width=120	Score
First round	Apr 27			4-0
Positional	Apr 27			6-1
Second round	May 4			3-2
Final ^[7]	May 6			3-1

Men's Cup (EHA Cup)

Quarter-finals

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

Semi-finals

width=200	Team 1	width=200	Team 2	width=100	Score
		align=center	1-1 (7-6 p)
		align=center	1-6

Final

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

width=200	Team 1	width=200	Team 2	width=100	Score
		align=center	7-0

Scorers
Ben Sharpe (3), Craig Parnham, Andy Humphrey, Simon Ramsden, Matt Taylor

Women's Cup (EHA Cup)

Quarter-finals

width=200	Team 1	width=200	Team 2	width=100	Score
		align=center	4-0
		8-0 align=center	2-1
		align=center	3-4
		align=center	2-3

Semi-finals

width=200	Team 1	width=200	Team 2	width=100	Score
		align=center	8-0
		align=center	5-2

Final

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

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

Scorers
Leisa King (3)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cathy Harris. "Students join the chase for Europe." Times [London, England] 22 Apr. 2002]. The Times.
2. Web site: Cathy Harris. "Sharpe hits hat-trick as Cannock cruise to record win." Times [London, England] 8 Apr. 2002]. The Times.
3. Web site: Ipswich seize cup. www.telegraph.co.uk. 23 January 2019. 7 April 2002.
4. Web site: 2001–02 Men's Hockey League. Fixtures Live.
5. Web site: 2001–02 Women's Hockey League. Fixtures Live.
6. Web site: Cathy Harris. "Todd caps season of success with late winner." Times [London, England] 7 May 2002]. The Times.
7. Web site: Cathy Harris. "Todd caps season of success with late winner." Times [London, England] 7 May 2002]. The Times.