2022–23 Men's England Hockey League season

The 2022–23 Men's England Hockey League season is the 2022–23 season of England's field hockey league structure and England Hockey Men's Championship Cup. The season started on 24 September 2022.[1][2]

Men's England Hockey League
ChampionsOld Georgians
2023–24 →

Old Georgians were the defending league and cup champions.[3] The Premier Division retained system of two phases; the first phase would consist of 10 matches per club and would be completed by the end of 2022, determining the top six clubs (irrespective of home and away advantage) for phase 2.[4] The play offs also returned.[5]

Old Georgians Hockey Club successfully defended their title after beating Holcombe 5–1 in the play off final.[6] They then won the double after winning the England Hockey Men's Championship Cup, defeating Beeston in the final.[7]

2022-23 teams

Premier Division
Team City/town Home pitch
BeestonBeeston, NottinghamshireNottingham Hockey Centre
Brooklands Manchester UniversitySale, Greater ManchesterBrooklands Sports Club
East GrinsteadEast Grinstead, West SussexEast Grinstead Sports Club, Saint Hill Rd
Hampstead & WestminsterMaida Vale, PaddingtonPaddington Recreation Ground
HolcombeRochester, KentHolcombe Park, Curtis Way
Old GeorgiansAddlestoneSt George's College
OxtedOxtedCaterham School
ReadingReading, BerkshireSonning Lane
SurbitonLong Ditton, SurreySugden Road
University of ExeterExeterStreatham Campus
University of NottinghamNottinghamUniversity of Nottingham
WimbledonWimbledon, LondonKing's College School

Division One South
Team City/town Home pitch
Brighton & HoveBrighton and HoveBlatchington Mill
CanterburyCanterburyPolo Farm
Old CranleighansThames DittonPortsmouth Road
Old LoughtoniansChigwellRoding Sports Centre, Luxborough Lane
Oxford HawksOxfordBanbury Road North
SevenoaksSevenoaks, KentVine Cricket Ground, Hollybush Lane
SouthgateTrent ParkSouthgate Hockey Centre
Team Bath BuccaneersBathUniversity of Bath
TeddingtonTeddingtonTeddington School
University of BristolBristolCoombe Dingle Sports Complex, Coombe Lane

Division One North
Team City/town Home pitch
Barford TigersBirminghamHamstead Hall Academy
BelperBelperBelper Meadows, Bridge Street
BowdonBowdon, Greater ManchesterThe Bowdon Club
Cambridge CityCambridgeUniversity Sports Ground
Cardiff & MetCardiffSophia Gardens
Deeside RamblersTivertonWhitchurch Road
Durham UniversityDurhamThe Graham Sports Centre
Loughborough StudentsLoughboroughLoughborough University
Olton & West WarwicksOltonWest Warwickshire Sports Club
University of BirminghamUniversity of BirminghamBournbrook

Final tables

Premier Division
Pos Team P W D L Pts Section
1Old Georgians16151046Top 6
2Surbiton16122238
3Wimbledon16101531
4Holcombe1693430
5Hampstead and Westminster1682626
6Reading16411113
7Oxted1664622Bottom 6
8Beeston1663721
9East Grinstead1653818
10University of Exeter16421014
11University of Nottingham16411113
12Brooklands Manchester University1603133

Play-offs

The semi-finals took place on 1 April and the final on 2 April, at the Surbiton Hockey Club.[8]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
1 Apr – Long Ditton
 
 
Old Georgians 0 (4)p
 
2 Apr – Long Ditton
 
Wimbledon 0 (3)p
 
 Old Georgians5
 
1 Apr – Long Ditton
 
Holcombe 1
 
Surbiton1
 
 
Holcombe2
 

Old Georgians
George Pinner (gk), Henry Weir, Liam Sanford, Nick Page, Kyle Marshall, Tom Carson, James Carson, James Tindall, Dan Shingles, Sam Ward, Josh Pavis, Lee Morton, Edward Carson, James Albery (c), Chris Proctor, James Cunningham

Holcombe
Ollie Payne (gk), Tim Guise-Brown, Sam Taylor, Jose Maldonado, Greg Nolan, Phil Roper, Hayden Phillips, Rhodri Furlong, Jake Owen, Louis Parker, Thomas Russell, Alex Moen, Robert Field, Barry Middleton, Mo Mea, Nick Bandurak (c)

Division One South
Pos Team P W D L Pts
1Southgate18151246
2Old Loughtonians18121537
3Teddington18113436
4Canterbury18103533
5Sevenoaks1882826
6Team Bath Buccaneers1874725
7Brighton & Hove18531018
8Old Cranleighans18431115
9University of Bristol187251111
10Oxford Hawks1823139

Division One North
Pos Team P W D L Pts
1Cardiff & Met18160248
2Bowdon18140442
3Durham University18122438
4Loughborough Students18122438
5Olton & West Warwicks1863921
6Cambridge City18621020
7University of Birmingham18531018
8Deeside Ramblers18431115
9Belper18401412
10Barford Tigers18311410

England Hockey Men's Championship Cup

Semi-finals
Date Team 1 Team 2 Score
15 AprBeestonBrooklands2–1
16 AprTeddingtonOld Georgians1–6

Final
Date Team 1 Team 2 Score Scorers
30 AprOld GeorgiansBeeston5–5 (2–1p)Carson J (2), Weir, Tindall, Shingles / Golden (3), Bhuhi, Fletcher

Old Georgians
Nick Bull (gk), Henry Weir, Nick Page, Kyle Marshall, Tom Carson, James Carson, James Tindall, Dan Shingles (c), Josh Pavis, Edward Carson, Chris Proctor, James Cunningham, Alex Clayton-Jones, Willem Owens, Arthur Owens, Pravinder Hanspal

Beeston
Simon Hujwan (gk), Toby Stanley, Gareth Griffiths (c), Jamie Golden, Henry Croft, Ollie Ashdown, Balraj Panesar, Brendan Andrews, Will Prentice, Alasdair Richmond, Rohan Bhuhi, George Fletcher, Ben Collinson, Louis Duprez, David Bond, Andrew Leonard

Conference divisions

Below the top three divisions are four Conference divisions - Midlands, North, East and West.[9]

Extended content

Conference Midlands

Team City/town Home pitch
BedfordBedfordBedford Sports & Hockey Centre
City of PeterboroughPeterboroughBretton Gate
HarborneBirminghamKing Edwards School
Harleston MagpiesHarlestonShotford Heath
LichfieldLichfieldLichfield Sports Club[10]
Loughborough TownLoughboroughLoughborough University[11]
Norwich CityNorwichTaverham Recreation Facility
St AlbansSt AlbansOaklands College
University of Birmingham 2University of BirminghamBournbrook
University of Nottingham 2NottinghamUniversity of Nottingham

Conference North

Team City/town Home pitch
Beeston 2Beeston, NottinghamshireNottingham Hockey Centre
Ben RhyddingBen RhyddingCoutances Way
Brooklands Manchester UniversitySaleBrooklands Sports Club
Didsbury NorthernManchesterArmitage Sports Centre
DoncasterDoncasterDoncaster Town Field Sports Club
LeedsLeedsSports Park Weetwood
PrestonPrestonPreston Sports Club
Sheffield HallamSheffield HallamAbbeydale Sports Club
TimperleyTimperleyTimperley Sports Club[12]
WakefieldWakefieldEastmoor Road[13]

See also

References
  1. "Men's England Hockey League Week 1 2022 Preview". England Hockey. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  2. "MATCH PREVIEW". Reading Hockey Club. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  3. "Old Georgians Complete Domestic Double With Tier 1 Cup Final Victory". England Hockey. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  4. "Oxted looking to keep top six destiny in their own hands". England Hockey. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  5. "England Hockey League Premier Division Semi Finals 2023". England Hockey. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  6. "England Hockey League Premier Division Finals 2023". England Hockey. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  7. "Match Report". England Hockey. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  8. "Premier Division League Finals Weekend - Semi Finals". England Hockey. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  9. "Men's Conference North | England Hockey". www.englandhockey.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  10. "FIND US – Lichfield Hockey Club". Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  11. "Find Us – Loughborough Town Hockey Club". Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  12. "Contact Timperley Hockey Club". www.timperleyhockeyclub.com. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  13. "Contact Wakefield Hockey Club". www.wakefieldhockeyclub.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
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