Midland Regional Hockey Association Explained

Midlands Regional Hockey Association
Abbrev:MRHA
Sport:Field Hockey
Jurisdiction:Midlands
Aff:England Hockey
Url:www.mrha.co.uk

The Midland Regional Hockey Association is the organising body for field hockey in the Midlands, England. It feeds teams into the Men's and Women's England Hockey Leagues and receives teams from regional and county leagues.

League structure

The region has separate men's league structures for 1st, 2nd and 3rd XIs, and an open Central League for 4th XIs and below. The champions of the Premier Division enter the Men's and Women's England Hockey League Conference play-offs.

The league covers the counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire.[1]

First XI League
Midlands Premier
(promotion to English Hockey League)
Midlands Division 1
West Midlands PremierEast Midlands Premier
West Midlands Division 1East Midlands Division 1
West Midlands Division 2East Midlands Division 2
Second XI League
Midlands Premier
Midlands Division 1
West Midlands PremierEast Midlands Premier
West Midlands Division 1East Midlands Division 1
West Midlands Division 2East Midlands Division 2
Third XI League
Midlands Premier
West Midlands PremierEast Midlands Premier
West Midlands Division 1East Midlands Division 1
West Midlands Division 2East Midlands Division 2
Central League
Midlands Premier
West Midlands PremierEast Midlands Premier
North West Division 1South West Division 1North East Division 1South East Division 1
North West Division 2South West Division 2North East Division 2South East Division 2

Recent champions

Midlands Hockey League 1XI Premier Division

SeasonChampionsRunners Up
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03LeekCoventry & North Warwick
2003–04University of BirminghamCoventry & North Warwick
2004–05LichfieldWest Bridgford
2005–06Sikh Union (Nottingham)Telford & Wrekin
2006–07Telford & Wrekin Harborne
2007–08HarborneChesterfield
2008–09HarborneCoventry & North Warwick
2009–10Olton & West WarwicksLichfield
2010–11LichfieldKhalsa
2011–12KhalsaWest Bridgford
2012–13West BridgfordRugby & East Warwickshire
2013–14Barford TigersBournville
2014–15LichfieldBournville
2015–16LeekUniversity of Nottingham
2016–17University of NottinghamKhalsa
2017–18BelperHarborne
2018–19HarborneBarford Tigers
2019–20
[2]

Midlands Women's Hockey League 1XI Premier Division

SeasonChampionsRunners Up
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03Worcester NortonNottingham Highfields
2003–04Nottingham HighfieldsBelper
2004–05BelperCannock
2005–06CannockOlton & West Warwicks 2s
2006–07BedfordMatlock Baileans
2007–08Leicester 2sLoughborough Students 2s
2008–09Northampton SaintsLoughborough Students 2s
2009–10WorcesterKettering
2010–11Northampton SaintsBedford
2011–12StourportBeeston 2s
2012–13Beeston 2sBoots
2013–14Beeston 2sUniversity of Birmingham 2s
2014–15BelperUniversity of Birmingham 2s
2015–16University of Birmingham 2sNorthampton Saints
2016–17Beeston 2sUniversity of Birmingham 2s
2017–18University of Birmingham 2sBelper
2018–19University of NottinghamBeeston 2s
2019–20
[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Midlands Hockey League Constitution. www.mrha.co.uk. 13 October 2014.
  2. Web site: Midlands Hockey League Results. www.mrha.co.uk. 13 October 2014.
  3. Web site: Midlands Women's Hockey League Results. mrhawl. 13 October 2014.

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