2007–08 England Hockey League season explained
| Tournament: | 2007–08 England Hockey League |
| Previous Year: | 2006–07 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2006–07 England Hockey League season |
| Next Year: | 2008–09 |
| Next Tournament: | 2008–09 England Hockey League season |
The 2007–08 English Hockey League season took place from September 2007 until April 2008. The league was sponsored by Slazenger and the men's title was won by Reading with the women's title going to Slough.[1] There were no playoffs during the season.
The Men's Cup was won by Beeston and the Women's Cup was won by Leicester.[2] [3]
Men's Slazenger 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 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 59 | 26 | 33 | 46 |
| 2 | | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 77 | 46 | 31 | 38 |
| 3 | Cannock | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 55 | 38 | 17 | 34 |
| 4 | Havant | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 73 | 71 | 2 | 26 |
| 5 | Bowdon | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 44 | 48 | -4 | 26 |
| 6 | Surbiton | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 38 | 48 | -10 | 24 |
| 7 | Beeston | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 57 | -12 | 21 |
| 8 | | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 42 | 38 | 4 | 16*+ |
| 9 | | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 49 | -18 | 12* |
| 10 | Canterbury | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 31 | 74 | -43 | 6 | |
- + deducted 2 points for fielding a de-registered player [5]
- * deducted 2 points for fielding an ineligible player
Results
Women's Slazenger Premier Division League 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 | Slough | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 31 | 42 |
| 2 | | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 72 | 29 | 41 |
| 3 | | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 27 | 33 |
| 4 | | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 47 | 36 | 33 |
| 5 | Canterbury | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 35 | 27 |
| 6 | Clifton | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 44 | 46 | 26 |
| 7 | Ipswich | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 53 | 16 |
| 8 | | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 45 | 15 |
| 9 | Chelmsford | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 45 | 15 |
| 10 | | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 64 | 7 | |
Men's Cup
Quarter-finals
| width=200 | Team 1 | width=200 | Team 2 | width=100 | Score |
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| | align=center | 5-2 |
| | align=center | 3-0 |
| | align=center | 2-1 |
| | align=center | 3-1 | |
Semi-finals
| width=200 | Team 1 | width=200 | Team 2 | width=100 | Score |
|---|
| | align=center | 5-2 |
| | align=center | 3-1 | |
Final
(Held at the Highfields Sports Club, Nottingham on 18 May)
| width=200 | Team 1 | width=200 | Team 2 | width=100 | Score |
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| | align=center | 4-3 | |
Women's Cup
Quarter-finals
| width=200 | Team 1 | width=200 | Team 2 | width=100 | Score |
|---|
| | align=center | 1-1 (3-4 p) |
| | align=center | 7-1 |
| | align=center | 3-4 |
| | align=center | 0-1 | |
Semi-finals
| width=200 | Team 1 | width=200 | Team 2 | width=100 | Score |
|---|
| | align=center | 8-0 |
| Bowdon Hightown | align=center | 3-2 | |
Final
(Held at Highfields Sports Club, Nottingham on 18 May)
| width=200 | Team 1 | width=200 | Team 2 | width=100 | Score |
|---|
| | align=center | 1-0 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Slazenger EHL Newsletter 07.04.08. England Hockey.
- Web site: 2007–08 Men's Cup. England Hockey.
- Web site: 2007–08 Women's Cup. England Hockey. 2016-08-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20120714020553/http://englandhockey.co.uk/competitions.asp?section=175§ionTitle=Investec+Women%27s+Cup&itemID=3751&tabid=3. 2012-07-14. dead.
- Web site: 2007–08 Men's Hockey League. Fixtures Live.
- Web site: Loughborough and Bath punished for fielding de-registered players, page 7. talkhockeyradio.
- Web site: 2007–08 Women's Hockey League. Fixtures Live.
