2019–20 Men's Hockey League season explained

Competition:Men's England Hockey League
Season:2019–20
Winners:Surbiton (3rd title)
Relegated:Reading
Continentalcup1:Euro Hockey League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Surbiton
Hampstead & Westminster
Matches:90
Total Goals:495
League Topscorer:Luke Taylor (28 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Wimbledon 12–0 University of Exeter
Biggest Away Win:Brooklands 0–12 Surbiton
Highest Scoring:Wimbledon 12–0 University of Exeter
Brooklands 0–12 Surbiton
Prevseason:2018–19
Nextseason:2020–21

The 2019–20 Men's England Hockey League season was the 2019–20 season of England's field hockey league structure. The season started on 14 September 2019 and was due to end in March 2020, but finished on 12 September 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[1]

The defending champions were Hampstead and Westminster.[2] Old Georgians, winners of the Hockey League Conference East replaced the relegated Sevenoaks.

On 17 March 2020, the play-offs were suspended due to COVID. The play-offs were officially cancelled on 28 April 2020 and Surbiton were crowned champions.[3]

Beeston Hockey Club won the delayed Championship Cup on 12 September 2020, defeating Bowdon and Fareham respectively.[4]

Regular season

Top goalscorers

[5]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Luke TaylorSurbiton027128
2 Ed HorlerWimbledon159024
3 Matthew Guise-BrownHampstead & Westminster023023
4 Alan ForsythSurbiton190120
5 Nick BandurakHolcombe134017
6 Sam WardOld Georgians96116
7 Ben BoonSurbiton141015
Tom CarsonOld Georgians1230
9 Ben FrancisWimbledon130013
10 James TindallOld Georgians84012

Play-offs

The semi-finals were scheduled to be played on 29 March at the home club venues and the final was scheduled to be played on 5 April at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in London. On 17 March 2020, the play-offs were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[6] The play-offs were officially cancelled on 28 April 2020[3]

Bracket

England Hockey Men's Championship Cup

Quarter-finals

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12-2
3-2
Timperley 0-0 (4-1 pens)
w/o - conceded

Semi-finals

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2-2 (7-8p)
4-3

Final

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Beeston9-1 Dixon, Apoola (4), Griffiths (3), Alcalde / Boxall

Beeston
Simon Hujwan (gk), Joshua Pavis, Ollie Willars, Kyle Marshall, Robbie Gleeson, Gareth Griffiths, Tom Crowson, Nick Park, Henry Croft, Alex Blumfield, Adam Dixon, Lucas Alcalde, Chris Proctor, Sam Apoola, Matthew Crookshanks, James Hunt.
Fareham
Rory Kemp (gk), Sam Ratcliffe, Tom Larcombe, Christian McKenna, Shane Vincent, Niall Stott, Danny Rawlings, Fergus Jackson, Josh Steel, Alex Boxall, Phillip Larcombe; subs-Jamie Young, Neil West, Dylan Coleman, Christopher Tagg, Alex Beckett.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men's Hockey League Premier Division. 20 October 2023 . England Hockey.
  2. Web site: New Champions of Men's Hockey League are Hampstead & Westminster. 20 October 2023 . England Hockey.
  3. Web site: Surbiton crowned double champions as England Hockey reconciles 2019/20 season . 29 April 2020.
  4. Web site: Men's Tier 1 Championships. 20 October 2023 . England Hockey.
  5. Web site: Individual Statistics - Goal Scorers . englandhockey.altiusrt.com . England Hockey.
  6. Web site: England Hockey suspends national hockey activity . 20 March 2020.