2002–03 England Hockey League season explained

Tournament:	2002–03 England Hockey League
Previous Year:	2001–02
Previous Tournament:	2001–02 England Hockey League season
Next Year:	2003–04
Next Tournament:	2003–04 England Hockey League season

The 2002–03 English Hockey League season took place from September 2002 until May 2003.

The men's title was won by Cannock 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 5 May.

The Men's Cup was won by Reading and the Women's Cup was won by Canterbury.^{[1] [2]}

Men's Premier Division League Standings

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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	Cannock	18	16	0	2	91	33	58	48
2	Reading	18	15	1	2	67	27	40	46
3	Surbiton	18	11	2	5	57	30	27	35
4		18	10	2	6	56	36	20	32
5	Guildford	18	8	4	6	44	37	7	28
6	Canterbury	18	7	2	9	39	45	-6	23
7		18	6	2	10	34	56	-22	20
8		18	5	1	12	32	72	-40	16
9	St Albans	18	3	0	15	26	68	-42	9
10	Doncaster	18	1	2	15	35	77	-42	5

	= Champions
	= Qualified for Premiership tournament
	= Relegated

Women'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	Pts
1	Slough	18	14	1	3	65	17	43
2		18	12	2	4	44	24	38
3	Canterbury	18	11	4	3	40	27	37
4	Ipswich	18	7	5	6	42	34	26
5	Chelmsford	18	6	8	4	28	30	26
6	Leicester	18	7	4	7	34	38	25
7	Clifton	18	7	2	9	37	34	23
8	Hightown	18	6	5	7	41	48	23
9		18	2	2	14	25	57	8
10	Trojans	18	0	3	15	19	66	3

	= Champions
	= Qualified for Premiership tournament
	= Relegated

Men's Premiership Tournament

^[5]

width=100	Round	width=100	Date	width=200	Team 1	width=200	Team 2	width=120	Score
First round	Apr 26			3-2
Positional	Apr 26			4-1
Second round	May 3			3-2
Final ^[6]	May 5			5-2

Women's Premiership Tournament

^[7]

width=100	Round	width=100	Date	width=200	Team 1	width=200	Team 2	width=120	Score
First round	Apr 26			3-0
Positional	Apr 26			5-3
Second round	May 3			3-2
Final	May 5			2-1

Men's Cup (EHA Cup)

Quarter-finals

width=200	Team 1	width=200	Team 2	width=100	Score
		align=center	10-3
		align=center	2-5
		align=center	2-3
		align=center	0-6

Semi-finals

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

Final

(Held at the Canterbury on 13 April)

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

Reading
Simon Mason, Rob Todd, Jon Wyatt, Ben Barnes, Rhys Joyce, Simon Towns, Manpreet Kochar, Richard Mantell, Mark Pearn, Ken Robinson, Jonty Clarke. Subs: Adam Mulholland, Howard Hoskin, Andy Watts, Scott Ashdown, Dave Cooper
Cannock
James Fair, Andrew Humphrey, Simon Ramsden, Andrew West, Craig Parnham, Matthew Taylor, Michael Johnson, Ben Sharpe, Andrew Brogdon, Scott Cordon, Martin Jones. Subs: Barry Middleton, Chris Mayer, James Tweddle, Richard Lane, Andrew Gooderham
Scorers
Mantell, Robinson, Ashdown, Hoskin / Lane

Women's Cup (EHA Cup)

Quarter-finals

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

Semi-finals

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

Final

(Held at Canterbury on 13 April)

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

Canterbury
Natalie Westcar, Frances Houslop, Susan Webber, Mel Clewlow, Lucy Burr, Nicky Litchfield, Jackie Laslett, S Sutton, Anna Bennett, Vanessa Lines, Jenny Wilson. Subs: Tasha Brennan, Alice Dunn, Juliet Chapman, Christina Houslop, Hayley Brown
Slough
Beth Storry, Lisa Scarborough, Kate Walsh, Fiona Greenham, Lucy Newcombe, Sue Chandler, A Brown, Carol Voss, Lucy Bevan, Vicky Goodacre, Alex Scott. Subs: Sarah Kelleher, L Walton, Lesley Hobley, L Smith
Scorers
Webber, Bennett (2), Clewlow

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hockey: Reading revel in revenge. The Telegraph.
2. Web site: Cathy Harris. "Canterbury take first title." Times [London, England] 14 Apr. 2003]. The Times.
3. Web site: 2002–03 Men's Hockey League. Fixtures Live.
4. Web site: 2002–03 Women's Hockey League. Fixtures Live.
5. Web site: 2002–03 Men's Premiership. Fixtures Live.
6. Web site: Cathy Harris. "Superior Reading ready for Europe." Times [London, England] 6 May 2003]. The Times.
7. Web site: 2002–03 Women's Premiership. Fixtures Live.