2017–18 Men's England Hockey League season explained
| Tournament: | 2017–18 Men's England Hockey League season |
| Previous Year: | 2016–17 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2016–17 England Hockey League season |
| Next Year: | 2018-19 |
| Next Tournament: | 2018–19 Men's Hockey League season |
The 2017–18 Men's England Hockey League season ran from 23 September 2017 until 25 March 2018 with a winter break in December and January for the Indoor season.
Structure
The League consists of 4 different competitions with 10 teams in each competition. The leaders, at the end of the season, from the Premier League compete in a Champions Tournament, whilst the 10th placed top flight team gets relegated and the 9th placed team competes for their place with the winners of the regional conferences.[1]
Premier League
| Team | Stadium | City/Area | Previous season[2] |
|---|
| Nottingham Hockey Centre | | 5th |
| 'The Firs' Manchester University Playing Fields | Manchester | 8th |
| Polo Farm | | 9th |
| East Grinstead Sports Club | | 6th |
| Paddington Recreation Ground | | 4th |
| Holcombe Park | | 2nd |
| Sonning Lane | | 7th |
| Hollybush Lane | | Promoted from East Conference |
| Sugden Road | | 3rd |
| King's College School | Wimbledon | 1st |
|
Final standings
Premier League
| width=20 | Pos | width=400 | Team | width=20 | P | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=20 | GF | width=20 | GA | width=20 | GD | width=20 | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 24 | 26 | 39 |
| 2 | | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 69 | 41 | 28 | 38 |
| 3 | | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 55 | 34 | 21 | 37 |
| 4 | | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 63 | 37 | 26 | 35 |
| 5 | | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 61 | 36 | 25 | 33 |
| 6 | | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 51 | 50 | 1 | 28 |
| 7 | | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 48 | 40 | 8 | 26 |
| 8 | | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 45 | 52 | -7 | 17 |
| 9 | | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 29 | 83 | -54 | 5 |
| 10 | | 18 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 20 | 94 | -74 | 4 | |
| = Qualified for League finals weekend |
| = Playoff Position |
| = Relegated | |
Results
League Finals Weekend
Semi-finals
| width=100 | Date | width=200 | Team 1 | width=200 | Team 2 | width=150 | Score |
|---|
| Apr 28 | | | 1-2 |
| Apr 28 | | | 2-1 | |
Final
| width=100 | Date | width=200 | Team 1 | width=200 | Team 2 | width=150 | Score |
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| Apr 29 | | | 3-3 (3-2 pens) | |
Final details
- Surbiton[3]
- Scorers: Alan Forsyth 14-F, 16-PS, Gareth Furlong 58-PC / Shootout Scorers: Forsyth 2, Goodfield
- Squad: Harry Gibson (GK); Luke Taylor, Luke Noblett, Jonny Gall, Chris Grassick (Capt.), Arjan Drayton Chana, Zachary Wallace, Alan Forsyth, Brendan Creed, David Goodfield, James Gall. Subs: Sam Spencer, Lewis Prosser, Gareth Furlong, Rob Farrington, Nicky Parkes, Scott Evans. not used: Taylor Seager-Green (GK)
- Hampstead & W
- Scorers: Chris Cargo (PC22), Will Calnan (FG28), Matt Guise Brown (PC42) / Shootout Scorers: Calnan, Martin
- Squad: Jamie Legg (gk), Richard Smith, Geoff McCabe, Marc Edwards, Toby Roche (c), Michael Watt, Sam French, Matt Guise Brown, Harry Martin, Kwan Browne, Will Calnan. Subs: Stephen Kelly, Chris Cargo, Rupert Shipperley, Will Byas, Stephen Dowds, Joe Crame. not used: George Ratcliffe (GK)
East Conference
West Conference
North Conference
EH Men's Championship Cup
Quarter-finals
| width=200 | Team 1 | width=200 | Team 2 | width=100 | Score |
|---|
| | align=center | 5-3 |
| Fareham | align=center | 7-1 |
| | align=center | 4-1 |
| | align=center | 5-1 | |
Semi-finals
| width=200 | Team 1 | width=200 | Team 2 | width=100 | Score |
|---|
| | align=center | 2-1 |
| | align=center | 3-2 | |
Final
(Held at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre on 7 May)[4]
| width=200 | Team 1 | width=200 | Team 2 | width=100 | Score | width=300 | Scorers |
|---|
| | align=center | 2-2 (4-2 pens) | Morton, Boon / Hibell, R Lawrence | |
Reading Tommy Alexander,
Daniel Kyriakides, Adam Miller,
Richard Mantell, Ben Boon, Edward Carson, Dan Shingles, Ben Francis, Dale Hutchinson,
Tim Atkins, James Royce, Nick Park, Owain Dolan Gray, Lee Morton, Tom Carson,
Stuart Loughrey, James Carson, Ciaran O'Connell
Beeston Elliot Hibell, Simon Hujwan, Mark Wadsley, Kyle Marshall, Robbie Gleeson, Gareth Griffiths, Joe Sharp, Gareth Andrew, Lucas Garcia Alcalde, Stephen Lawrence, Richard Lawrence, Marius Gemmel, Chris Proctor, Matthew Crookshank, Simon Claris, Navraj Degun
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Final Table. England Hockey. 2018-04-29. 2020-09-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20200909115931/http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/page_noside.asp?section=2343§ionTitle=Fixtures%2C+Results%2C+Tables%2C+Stats%2C+Teams+%26+Players. dead.
- Web site: Men's Premier League. Fixtures Live.
- Web site: Report. Surbiton Hockey Club.
- Web site: Reading retain their EH Men's Championship Cup. England Hockey League.
