2023–24 Men's England Hockey League season

Men's England Hockey League
ChampionsOld Georgians (league)
Beeston (cup)

The 2023–24 Men's England Hockey League season was the 2023–24 season of England's field hockey league structure and England Hockey Men's Championship Cup for men.[1][2] The season started on 16 September 2023.[3] Old Georgians were the defending league and cup champions, having won the league and cup double twice during the last two seasons.[4]

Old Georgians secured a third successive league championship defeating Surbiton 3-1 in the play off final.[5] Beeston regained the England Hockey Men's Championship Cup that they last won in 2020.[6][7]

Format

The Premier Division changed the system of phases and matches, whereby it was possible for a team finishing eighth after phase 2 to still win the title.

  • Phase 1 - 11 matches per club determining the top six and bottom six clubs for phase 2.
  • Phase 2 - 5 additional matches per club determining the top eight and bottom four clubs for phase 3.
  • Phase 3 - 3 additional matches per club determining the top four to progress to league finals weekend and the bottom two to be relegated.

2023-24 teams

Premier Division

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Locations of the 2023–24 Premier Division teams
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Greater London Premier Division hockey teams
Team City/town Home pitch
Beeston Beeston Nottingham Hockey Centre
Cardiff & Met Cardiff Sophia Gardens
East Grinstead East Grinstead East Grinstead Sports Club, Saint Hill Rd
Hampstead & Westminster Paddington Paddington Recreation Ground
Holcombe Rochester Holcombe Park, Curtis Way
Old Georgians Addlestone St George's College
Oxted Oxted Caterham School
Reading Reading Sonning Lane
Southgate Trent Park Southgate Hockey Centre
Surbiton Long Ditton Sugden Road
University of Nottingham Nottingham University of Nottingham
Wimbledon Wimbledon King's College School

Division One South

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Locations of the 2023–24 Division One teams; red = South, blue = north
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Greater London Division One hockey teams
Team City/town Home pitch
Brighton & Hove Brighton & Hove Blatchington Mill
Canterbury Canterbury Polo Farm
Havant Havant Havant Park
Old Cranleighans Thames Ditton Portsmouth Road
Old Loughtonians Chigwell Roding Sports Centre, Luxborough Lane
Richmond Chiswick Quintin Hogg Memorial Sports
Sevenoaks Sevenoaks Vine Cricket Ground, Hollybush Lane
Team Bath Buccaneers Bath University of Bath
Teddington Teddington Teddington School
University of Exeter Exeter Streatham Campus

Division One North

Team City/town Home pitch
Bowdon Bowdon The Bowdon Club
Brooklands Manchester University Sale Brooklands Sports Club
Cambridge City Cambridge University Sports Ground
Deeside Ramblers Tiverton Whitchurch Road
Durham University Durham The Graham Sports Centre
Harborne Harborne Eastern Road, King Edward School
Leeds Leeds Sports Park Weetwood
Loughborough Students Loughborough Loughborough University
Olton & West Warwicks Olton West Warwickshire Sports Club
University of Birmingham Birmingham Bournbrook

Final tables

Premier Division

Pos Team P W D L Pts Section
1 Old Georgians 16 15 0 1 45 Top 6-top 8
2 Surbiton 16 13 0 3 39 Top 6-top 8
3 Wimbledon 16 12 0 4 36 Top 6-top 8
4 Holcombe 16 11 0 5 33 Top 6-top 8
5 Hampstead and Westminster 16 8 0 7 24 Top 6-top 8
6 Southgate 16 5 1 10 16 Top 6-top 8
7 Oxted 16 7 2 7 23 Bottom 6-top 8
8 Beeston 16 7 1 8 22 Bottom 6-top 8
9 East Grinstead 18 8 0 10 24 Bottom 6-bottom 4
10 Cardiff & Met 18 3 4 11 13 Bottom 6-bottom 4
11 Reading 18 3 1 14 10 Bottom 6-bottom 4
12 University of Nottingham 18 2 3 13 9 Bottom 6-bottom 4

Top 8 - Phase 3

Finals weekend

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 13 Apr – Sugden Road, Long Ditton
 
 
 Surbiton 4
 
 14 Apr – Sugden Road, Long Ditton
 
 Hampstead 1
 
Surbiton 1
 
 13 Apr – Sugden Road, Long Ditton
 
 Old Georgians 3
 
 Old Georgians 4
 
 
 Wimbledon 3
 

Old Georgians
George Pinner (gk), Henry Weir, Liam Sanford, Thabang Modise, Tom Carson, James Carson (fg 57th minute), Ashley Jackson, Dan Shingles (c) (pc 45th minute), Josh Pavis, Lee Morton (fg 22nd minute), Edward Carson, Chris Griffiths, Chris Proctor, Sam Hiha, Matthew Brown, Alan Forsyth

Surbiton
James Mazarelo (gk), Luke Naylor, Rob Farrington, Jonny Gall, Tim Nurse (c), Nick Park, Struan Walker (fg 2nd minute), Louis Gittens, Stuart Rushmere, Brendan Creed, Adam Buckle, Alex Williams, Sam Corney, Conor Williamson, Gareth Furlong, Jack Hobkirk

Division One South

Pos Team P W D L Pts
1 Richmond 18 14 1 3 43
2 Teddington 18 11 3 4 36
3 University of Exeter 18 10 4 4 34
4 Old Loughtonians 18 9 3 6 30
5 Canterbury 18 7 5 6 26
6 Team Bath Buccaneers 18 6 4 8 22
7 Sevenoaks 18 5 6 7 21
8 Havant 18 5 5 8 20
9 Old Cranleighans 18 5 3 10 18
10 Brighton & Hove 18 1 0 17 3

Division One North

Pos Team P W D L Pts
1 Bowdon 18 15 2 1 47
2 Loughborough Students 18 12 3 3 39
3 Brooklands Manchester University 18 11 2 5 35
4 Durham University 18 10 2 6 32
5 Olton & West Warwicks 18 8 2 8 26
6 Harborne 18 6 5 7 23
7 University of Birmingham 18 6 4 8 22
8 Deeside Ramblers 18 4 3 11 15
9 Leeds 18 3 2 13 11
10 Cambridge City 18 1 3 14 6

England Hockey Men's Championship Cup

Semi-finals

Date Team 1 Team 2 Score
7 Apr Beeston Norwich City 5–3
7 Apr Old Georgians Banbury 3–5

Final

Date Team 1 Team 2 Score
6 May Beeston Banbury 4–2

Beeston
Toby Jackson (gk), Toby Stanley, Alasdair Richmond, Robbie Gleeson, Gareth Griffiths (c), Ben Collinson, Ollie Ashdown, Henry Croft (pc 51st minute, fg 66th minute), Brendan Andrews, Owen Sutton, Joe Paul, William Prentice (fg 40th minute), Max Sowter (fg 58th minute), Dylan Lim, Jack Stamp, Ryan Day

Banbury
Fergus Dunleavy (gk), Charlie Camp, Pete Lamb, Josh Nunneley (pc 55th minute), Sam Pick, Joe Allen, Tyson Nunneley (pc 30th minute), Connor Roberts, Jacob Buckner-Rowley, George Brooker (c), Jamie Boardman, Will Kellett, Jonty Duffy, Tom Crowfoot, James Long, Will Crowfoot

See also

References

  1. ^ "Men's season preview". England Hockey. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  2. ^ "ENGLAND: ENGLAND HOCKEY LEAGUE 2023-24 STRUCTURE ANNOUNCED". World Hockey News. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Men's England Hockey League Week 1 2023 results". England Hockey. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Old Georgians Complete Domestic Double With Tier 1 Cup Final Victory". England Hockey. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Old Georgians crowned champs as Surbiton and Wimbledon win EHL spots". EHL. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Agony for Banbury HC as they lose National Cup Final". Banbury Guardian. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  7. ^ "England Hockey Cup: Beeston claim title double". The Hockey Paper. Retrieved 11 May 2024.