1975–76 in English field hockey

1975–76 England Hockey League
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The 1975–76 English Hockey League season took place from September 1975 until April 1976.

The Men's Cup was won by Nottingham.[1]

The Men's National Inter League Championship brought together the winners of their respective regional leagues. The championship (held in September 1976) was won by Slough.[2]

As from the 1980-81 season the National Inter League Championship would be held in the spring of the same season instead of the Autumn of the following season.

Men's Courage National Inter League Championship

(Held at Aston University Grounds, Birmingham & September 11–12)

Group A

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Trojans Hightown 0-0
Norton Slough 0-3
Norton Trojans 2-2
Hightown Slough 0-1
Trojans Slough 0-1
Hightown Norton 3-0
Pos Team P W D L F A Pts
1 Slough 3 3 0 0 5 0 6
2 Hightown 3 1 1 1 3 1 3
3 Trojans 3 0 2 1 2 3 2
4 Norton 3 0 1 2 2 8 0

Group B

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Bury St Edmunds YMCA Bournville 4-3
Eastcote Sheffield 0-1
Bury St Edmunds YMCA Eastcote 0-1
Bournville Sheffield 1-2
Sheffield Bury St Edmunds YMCA 0-2
Eastcote Bournville 0-1
Pos Team P W D L F A Pts
1 Bury St Edmunds YMCA 3 2 0 1 6 4 4
2 Sheffield 3 2 0 1 3 3 4
3 Bournville 3 1 0 2 5 6 2
3 Eastcote 3 1 0 2 1 2 2
= Qualified for final

Final

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Slough Bury St Edmunds YMCA 1-1 (3-1 p)

Slough
D Jackson, John Brindley, Mike Parris, Andy Churcher, John Allen, Sutinder Singh Khehar, R Napier, John Murdock, Stuart Collins, Balwant Saini, Masood Ahmad
Bury St Edmunds
M Sturgeon (D Aldous sub), H Waters, G Brown (A Harvey sub), J Grinham, S Jamieson, M Francis, G Waters, S R L Long, G Randle, L Turner, C Upson

Men's Cup (Benson & Hedges National Clubs Championship)

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Hounslow Bedfordshire Eagles 1-0 aet
Slough Northampton Saints 2-1
Isca RAF Support Command 4-0
Nottingham Bury St Edmunds YMCA 3-0

Semi-finals

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Nottingham Isca 2-0
Slough Hounslow 0-1

Final

(Held at Church Meadow, Hounslow, on 25 April)

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Nottingham Hounslow 2-1

Nottingham
Boddington, Watson, Gill, Elson, Harvey, Appelby, Walters, Maughan, Cassell, Sharpe, Stokes
Hounslow
Graham Brightwell, Mike Featherstone, Glen Evans, Ian Thompson, Peter Badger, Watts, Bill Smith (David Barker sub), Brookeman, Watson, Ian Barrett, Chris Langhorne, Harvinder Sibia

References

  1. ^ "Sydney Friskin. "Nottingham make home away from home." Times [London, England] 26 Apr. 1976". The Times.
  2. ^ "Sydney Friskin. "Slough win after penalty strokes decide the issue." Times [London, England] 13 Sept. 1976". The Times.