2016–17_England_Hockey_League_season
2016–17 England Hockey League season
English field hockey season
The 2016–2017 English Hockey League season took place from September 2016 until April 2017. The regular season consisted of two periods September until December and then February until March.[1] The end of season playoffs known as the League Finals Weekend was held on 22 & 23 April.[2]
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Surbiton won the Men's Premier League title despite being 3-0 down in the final against Wimbledon with only 10mins to go. Surbiton also won the Investec Women's Premier League as well as finishing top of the regular season league standings, making it their 4th in a row. Whilst Canterbury finished one off the bottom and survived the relegation playoffs for the 3rd time in a row as Loughborough Students were relegated having just got up into the top flight last season. Sevenoaks beat Team Bath Buccaneers and Durham University to secure promotion and go up to the top flight next season in the men's competition. In the women's Reading got relegated and Buckingham beat Wimbledon and Brooklands Poynton to secure promotion, as Bowdon Hightown won the group to keep their place in the Premier League.
The Men's Cup was won by Reading with the biggest score difference in 15 years against Canterbury in the final.[3] The Investec Women's Cup was won by Surbiton.[4][5]
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| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Wimbledon | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 32 | 24 | 43 |
| 2 | Holcombe | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 30 | 20 | 36 |
| 3 | Surbiton | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 62 | 39 | 23 | 35 |
| 4 | Hampstead and Westminster | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 54 | 40 | 14 | 32 |
| 5 | Beeston | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 27 |
| 6 | East Grinstead | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 52 | 41 | 11 | 26 |
| 7 | Reading | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 45 | -5 | 22 |
| 8 | Brooklands Manchester University | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 54 | -23 | 18 |
| 9 | Canterbury | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 37 | 59 | -22 | 12 |
| 10 | Loughborough Students | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 63 | -45 | 1 |
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| = Qualified for League finals weekend | |
| = Relegated |
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| Home \ Away | Bee | Bro | Can | EG | HW | Hol | Lou | Rea | Sub | Wim |
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| Beeston | — | 0–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 |
| Brooklands MU | 2–3 | — | 2–1 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 0–6 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 2–3 |
| Canterbury | 0–3 | 2–3 | — | 3–4 | 2–2 | 3–5 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 5–2 |
| East Grinstead | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | — | 2–3 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–4 |
| Hampstead and Westminster | 4–3 | 2–1 | 7–2 | 4–3 | — | 3–3 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–4 | 2–2 |
| Holcombe | 4–3 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 |
| Loughborough Students | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–6 | 1–4 | 2–6 | — | 1–6 | 2–4 | 0–4 |
| Reading | 2–2 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 4–5 | 0–3 | 3–1 | — | 0–3 | 1–6 |
| Surbiton | 6–1 | 6–2 | 5–3 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 3–3 |
| Wimbledon | 2–2 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | — |
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| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Surbiton | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 14 | 39 | 47 |
| 2 | Holcombe | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 25 | 19 | 38 |
| 3 | East Grinstead | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 33 |
| 4 | University of Birmingham | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 32 |
| 5 | Leicester | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 29 |
| 6 | Clifton | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 28 |
| 7 | Canterbury | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 38 | -13 | 20 |
| 8 | Slough | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 37 | -22 | 12 |
| 9 | Bowdon Hightown | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 44 | -26 | 8 |
| 10 | Reading | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 47 | -30 | 5 |
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| = Qualified for League finals weekend | |
| = Relegated |
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| Home \ Away | Bow | Can | Cli | EG | Hol | Lei | Rea | Slo | Sub | Bir |
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| Bowdon Hightown | — | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0–5 | 1–2 |
| Canterbury | 2–1 | — | 0–6 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
| Clifton Robinsons | 2–1 | 3–0 | — | 1–2 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| East Grinstead | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | — | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| Holcombe | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 |
| Leicester | 5–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| Reading | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 0–3 | — | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 |
| Slough | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | — | 0–2 | 0–4 |
| Surbiton | 6–0 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 3–2 |
| University of Birmingham | 4–1 | 4–4 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 0–6 | — |
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Semi-finals
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| Division | Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
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| Men's Premier | Wimbledon | Hampstead and Westminster | 2-1 |
| Men's Premier | Holcombe | Surbiton | 2-3 |
| Women's Premier | Surbiton | University of Birmingham | 3-1 |
| Women's Premier | Holcombe | East Grinstead | 2-1 |
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3rd/4th Playoff
[7] Due to Wimbledon's finishing fourth in the 2016–17 Euro Hockey League a third team from England is allowed to join the competition meaning a 3rd/4th playoff is necessary.
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| Division | Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
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| Men's Premier | Hampstead and Westminster | Holcombe | 3-7 |
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Finals
Quarter-finals
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
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| Beeston | Reading | 1-3 |
| Havant | Bromley and Beckenham | 0-2 |
| Bowdon | Canterbury | 2-5 |
| Brooklands Manchester University | Oxford Hawks | 3-1 |
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Semi-finals
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| Bromley and Beckenham | Canterbury | 0-2 |
| Reading | Brooklands Manchester University | 4-2 |
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Final
(Held at the Lee Valley Hockey & Tennis Centre on 29 April)
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| Clifton | 4 | |||||||||
| Ben Rhydding | 1 | |||||||||
| Clifton | 2 | |||||||||
| Beeston | 1 | |||||||||
| Beeston | 5 | |||||||||
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| Sevenoaks | 1 | |||||||||
| Clifton | 0 | |||||||||
| Surbiton | 5 | |||||||||
| Slough | 1 | |||||||||
| Surbiton | 6 | |||||||||
| Surbiton | 5 | |||||||||
| Bowdon Hightown | 0 | |||||||||
| Bowdon Hightown | 2 | |||||||||
| Barnes | 1 | |||||||||
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The winners of the 3 regional conferences and the second to bottom placed team in Premier League play a Promotion Tournament with the top 2 placed teams playing in the Premier League next season while the bottom 2 play in the conference leagues.
Men's competition
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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| 1 | Canterbury | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 7 | Promoted to Premier League |
| 2 | Sevenoaks | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Team Bath Buccaneers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Durham University | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 1 |
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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[8]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[8]
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Women's competition
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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| 1 | Bowdon Hightown | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | Promoted to Premier League |
| 2 | Buckingham | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Wimbledon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Brooklands Poynton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
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Source: EnglandHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[8]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[8]
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