2005–06 England Hockey League season explained

Tournament:	2005–06 England Hockey League
Previous Year:	2004–05
Previous Tournament:	2004–05 England Hockey League season
Next Year:	2006–07
Next Tournament:	2006–07 England Hockey League season

The 2005–06 English Hockey League season took place from September 2005 until June 2006.

The men's title was won by Cannock for the fourth consecutive year with the women's title going to Leicester. There were no playoffs to determine champions after the regular season but there was a competition for the top four clubs called the Super Cup which was held at Cannock Hockey Club from June 16–18.^[1]

The Men's Cup was won by Reading and the Women's Cup was won by Bowdon Hightown. ^{[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	Cannock	18	17	1	0	86	22	64	52
2	Surbiton	18	14	1	3	74	40	34	43
3	Reading	18	12	2	4	50	28	22	38
4		18	11	2	5	62	42	20	35
5		18	6	4	8	39	52	-13	22
6	East Grinstead	18	6	3	9	41	63	-22	21
7	Guildford	18	4	3	11	41	50	-19	15
8	Canterbury	18	3	4	11	42	57	-15	13
9	Old Loughtonians	18	2	6	10	48	68	-20	12
10	Chelmsford	18	0	4	14	39	100	-61	4

	= Champions
	= Qualified for Super Cup
	= Relegated

Results

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	Leicester	18	13	2	3	43	16	41
2	Canterbury	18	10	5	3	41	23	35
3		18	11	1	6	54	39	34
4	Bowdon Hightown	18	10	2	6	50	37	32
5	Slough	18	9	3	6	51	36	30
6	Ipswich	18	9	3	6	48	38	30
7	Chelmsford	18	7	5	6	40	35	26
8	Doncaster	18	2	4	12	34	66	10
9	Old Loughtonians	18	2	3	13	30	54	9
10	Clifton	18	2	2	14	24	67	8

	= Champions
	= Qualified for Super Cup
	= Relegated

Men's Super Cup standings

^[6]

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	Reading	3	2	0	1	9	9	6
2	Surbiton	3	1	2	0	10	8	5
3		3	1	1	1	7	7	4
4	Cannock	3	0	1	2	7	9	1

= Winners

Women's Super Cup 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	Pts
1	Leicester	3	2	1	0	10	6	7
2	Canterbury	3	2	1	0	7	5	7
3		3	1	0	2	5	7	3
4	Bowdon Hightown	3	0	0	3	7	11	0

= Winners

Men's Cup

Quarter-finals

width=200	Team 1	width=200	Team 2	width=100	Score
		align=center	2-4
		align=center	1-1 (3-0 p)
		align=center	0-2
		align=center	4-3

Semi-finals

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

Final

(Held at the Reading on 2 April)

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

Women's Cup

Quarter-finals

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

Semi-finals

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

Final

(Held at Reading on 2 April)

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Olton & WW and Bowdon Hightown claim Super Cup spots. England Hockey.
2. Web site: 2006 Men's Cup. England Hockey. 2016-08-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20120714023740/http://englandhockey.co.uk/competitions.asp?section=174&sectionTitle=Men%27s+Cup&itemID=108&tabid=3. 2012-07-14. dead.
3. Web site: Cathy Harris. "Todd seals cup win for resilient Reading." Times [London, England] 3 Apr. 2006]. The Times.
4. Web site: 2005–06 Men's Hockey League. Fixtures Live.
5. Web site: 2005–06 Women's Hockey League. Fixtures Live.
6. Web site: EHL Super Cup, 16-18 June 2006. England Hockey.
7. Web site: EHL Super Cup, 16-18 June 2006. England Hockey.