2009–10 England Hockey League season explained

Tournament:	2009–10 England Hockey League
Previous Year:	2008–09
Previous Tournament:	2008–09 England Hockey League season
Next Year:	2010–11
Next Tournament:	2010–11 England Hockey League season

The 2009–10 English Hockey League season took place from September 2009 until May 2010. The Men's Championship was won by East Grinstead and the Women's Championship was won by Slough.

The Men's Cup was won by Beeston^[1] and the Women's Cup was won by Leicester.^[2]

Men's Premier Division League Standings

^[3]

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	12	5	1	49	26	23	41
2	East Grinstead	18	10	5	3	69	48	21	35
3	Surbiton	18	10	3	5	59	47	12	33
4	Beeston	18	7	7	4	45	36	9	28
5		18	6	5	7	30	35	-5	23
6		18	7	2	9	30	39	-9	23
7	Cannock	18	5	4	9	43	45	-2	19
8	Bowdon	18	4	7	7	41	44	-3	19
9		18	4	3	11	31	50	-19	15
10		18	3	3	12	26	53	-27	12

	= Qualified for Semi-final play off
	= Qualified for round one play off
	= Relegated

Results

Play Offs

width=100	Match	width=100	Date	width=200	Team 1	width=200	Team 2	width=120	Score
Round one	Apr 24			3-1
Semi-finals	Apr 25			5-1
Semi-finals	Apr 25			2-1
Final ^[4] ^[5]	May 3			4-4 (4-3 p)

Women's 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	Leicester	18	17	1	0	64	9	52
2	Reading	18	13	3	2	56	27	42
3	Slough	18	12	4	2	51	23	40
4	University of Birmingham	18	7	3	8	38	41	24
5	Canterbury	18	6	4	8	40	32	22
6	Olton & West Warwicks	18	6	4	8	24	37	22
7	Brooklands Poynton	18	6	1	11	27	43	19
8	Bowdon Hightown	18	5	3	10	36	45	18
9	Clifton	18	4	2	12	22	47	14
10	Trojans	18	1	1	16	10	64	4

	= Qualified for Semi-final play off
	= Qualified for round one play off
	= Relegated

Play Offs

width=100	Match	width=100	Date	width=200	Team 1	width=200	Team 2	width=120	Score
Round one	Apr 24			5-3
Semi-finals	Apr 25			2-1
Semi-finals	Apr 25			2-1
Final ^[7] ^[8]	May 1			1-0

Men's Cup

Quarter-finals

width=200	Team 1	width=200	Team 2	width=100	Score
		align=center	0-0 (5-4 p)
		align=center	4-2
		align=center	4-1
		align=center	2-0

Semi-finals

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

Final

(Held at the Highfields Hockey Centre, Nottingham on 15 May)

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

Women's Cup

Quarter-finals

width=200	Team 1	width=200	Team 2	width=100	Score
		align=center	6-2
		align=center	6-0
		align=center	w/o
		align=center	6-3

Semi-finals

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

Final

(Held at Highfields Hockey Centre, Nottingham on 15 May)

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Beeston Win EH Cup. ehlhockey.tv. 23 January 2019. 15 May 2010.
2. Web site: Crista Cullen's penalty prowess gives Leicester Women's Cup title. www.sportsister.com. 22 January 2019. 16 May 2010.
3. Web site: 2009-10 Men's Hockey League. Fixtures Live.
4. Web site: EHL Championships & Promotion Tournaments. England Hockey.
5. Web site: Beeston undone by Jamie Carr hat-trick. BBC Sport.
6. Web site: 2009-10 Women's Hockey League. Fixtures Live.
7. Web site: EHL Championships & Promotion Tournaments. England Hockey.
8. Web site: Slough beat Leicester to clinch top Euro Hockey spot. The Telegraph.