# 2023–24 Women's England Hockey League season

The 2023–24 Women's England Hockey League season (sponsored by Vitality) is the 2023–24 season of England's field hockey league structure and England Hockey Women's Championship Cup for women.
The season started on 16 September 2023. East Grinstead were the defending league champions and Beeston were the defending cup holders, having won the last two season's cup competitions.
Surbiton won the league championship, defeating Hampstead & Westminster 3-1 in the play off final. Beeston won the England Hockey Men's Championship Cup for the third consecutive season.

## 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.

## 2023–2024 teams
### Premier Division

| Team | City/town | Home pitch |
| Beeston | Beeston | Nottingham HC |
| Bowdon Hightown | Bowdon | The Bowdon Club |
| Clifton Robinsons | Westbury-on-Trym | Coombe Dingle Sports Centre |
| East Grinstead | East Grinstead | East Grinstead Sports Club |
| Hampstead & Westminster | Paddington | Paddington Recreation Ground |
| Isca & University of Exeter | Exeter | University of Exeter Sports Park |
| Loughborough Students | Loughborough | Loughborough University |
| Reading | Reading | Sonning Lane |
| Surbiton | Long Ditton | Sugden Road |
| University of Birmingham | Birmingham | Bournbrook |
| University of Nottingham | Nottingham | David Ross Sports Village, Nottingham HC |
| Wimbledon 1st XI | Wimbledon | Raynes Park High School, King's College School |

### Division One South

| Team | City/town | Home pitch |
| Barnes | Chiswick | Duke's Meadow, Dan Mason Drive |
| Canterbury | Canterbury | Polo Farm |
| Harleston Magpies | Harleston | Shotford Heath |
| Holcombe | Rochester | Holcombe Park |
| Sevenoaks | Sevenoaks | Vine Cricket Ground |
| Slough | Slough | Upton Park, Upton Road |
| Southgate | Oakwood | Southgate Hockey Centre |
| Surbiton 2nd XI | Long Ditton | Sugden Road |
| Team Bath Buccaneers | Bath | University of Bath |
| Wimbledon 2nd XI | Wimbledon | Raynes Park HS, King's College School |

### Division One North

| Team | City/town | Home pitch |
| Ben Rhydding | Ben Rhydding | Coutances Way |
| Buckingham | Buckingham | Stowe School |
| Durham University | Durham | The Graham Sports Centre |
| Gloucester City | Gloucester | Plock Court and St Peter's High School |
| Leicester City | Leicester | Leicester Grammar School |
| Olton & West Warwicks | Solihull | West Warwickshire Sports Complex |
| Stourport | Stourport-on-Severn | Stourport Sports Club |
| Sutton Coldfield | Sutton Coldfield | Rectory Park |
| Swansea | Swansea | Swansea University's International Sports Village |
| Wakefield | Wakefield | College Grove Sports Ground |

## Final tables
### Premier Division

| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Pts | Section |
| 1 | Surbiton | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 39 | top 6-top 8 |
| 2 | East Grinstead | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 34 | top 6-top 8 |
| 3 | Reading | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 34 | top 6-top 8 |
| 4 | Hampstead & Westminster | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 27 | top 6-top 8 |
| 5 | University of Nottingham | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | top 6-top 8 |
| 6 | Bowdon | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | top 6-top 8 |
| 7 | Wimbledon | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 27 | bottom 6-top 8 |
| 8 | Clifton Robinsons | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 | bottom 6-top 8 |
| 9 | Loughborough Students | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 22 | bottom 6 - bottom 4 |
| 10 | University of Birmingham | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 20 | bottom 6 - bottom 4 |
| 11 | Beeston | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 17 | bottom 6 - bottom 4 |
| 12 | Isca & University of Exeter | 18 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | bottom 6 - bottom 4 |

#### Top 8 - Phase 3

Pool A :
| Pos | Team | Pts |
| 1 | Surbiton | 9 |
| 2 | Hampstead & W | 6 |
| 3 | Univ of Nott | 3 |
| 4 | Clifton Robinsons | 0 |
Pool B :
| Pos | Team | Pts |
| 1 | East Grinstead | 8 |
| 2 | Wimbledon | 6 |
| 3 | Reading | 3 |
| 4 | Bowdon | 1 |

#### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 13 April – Surbiton HC, Long Ditton | 13 April – Surbiton HC, Long Ditton |
| East Grinstead | 2 (2) |
| East Grinstead | 2 (2) | 14 April – Surbiton HC, Long Ditton | 14 April – Surbiton HC, Long Ditton |
| Hampstead & Westminster (pen.) | 2 (3) | 14 April – Surbiton HC, Long Ditton | 14 April – Surbiton HC, Long Ditton |
| Hampstead & Westminster (pen.) | 2 (3) | Hampstead & Westminster | 1 |
| 13 April – Surbiton HC, Long Ditton | 13 April – Surbiton HC, Long Ditton | | Hampstead & Westminster | 1 |
| 13 April – Surbiton HC, Long Ditton | 13 April – Surbiton HC, Long Ditton | Surbiton | 3 |
| Surbiton | 2 | Surbiton | 3 |
| Wimbledon | 0 | | |
| Wimbledon | 0 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 14 April – Surbiton HC, Long Ditton | 14 April – Surbiton HC, Long Ditton |
| | | East Grinstead (pen.) | 1 (4) |
| | | Wimbledon | 1 (3) |

##### Semi-finals

* 13 April 2024 11:00
| East Grinstead | 2–2 | Hampstead & Westminster |
| Faulstich 11' Bray 15' | Report | Hunt 45' Leigh 60' |
| Penalties |||
| Bray Malzer Breed Fernández Brown | 2–3 | Brown Leigh Hunt Ratcliffe Martin |
* Surbiton Hockey Club, Long Ditton Umpires: Rebecca Edwards (ENG) Clare White (ENG)
* 13 April 2024 13:15
| Surbiton | 2–0 | Wimbledon |
| Taylor 8' Sharp 21' | Report | |
* Surbiton Hockey Club, Long Ditton Umpires: Clare Barwood (WAL) Zoe Hall (ENG)

##### Third and fourth place

* 14 April 2024 10:00
| East Grinstead | 1–1 | Wimbledon |
| Walker 36' | Report | Crowson 51' |
| Penalties |||
| Walker Malzer Breed Bray Rayer | 4–3 | Crowson Crackles Toman Eadie Manton |
* Surbiton Hockey Club, Long Ditton Umpires: Clare White (ENG) Zoe Hall (ENG)

##### Final

* 14 April 2024 14:30
| Hampstead & Westminster | 1–3 | Surbiton |
| Ratcliffe 20' | Report | Wilkinson 39' Sharp 49' Hamilton 58' |
* Surbiton Hockey Club, Long Ditton Umpires: Rebecca Edwards (ENG) Clare Barwood (WAL)

#### Finals Squads

* Isabelle Field (GK)
* Sally Sime
* Alexandra Malzer
* Amy Thompson
* Guadalupe Fernández (C)
* Courtney Hansford
* Laura Roper
* Lily Walker
* Elena Rayer
* Tessa Howard
* Olivia Breed
* Anna Faulstich
* Chloe Brown
* Mollie Mason
* Sophie Bray
* Summer Knight-Thompson
* Charlotte Watkins
* Pippa Lock
* Biba Mills
* Anna Moore
* Katie Cardwell (GK)
* Grace Balsdon
* Miriam Pritchard (GK)
* Isabella Davison
* Olivia Hamilton
* Anna O'Flanagan
* Amy Elliott
* Phoebe Willars
* Katherine Baker (C)
* Sarah Robertson
* Lily Owsley
* Siofra Murdoch
* Sofia Martin
* Phillipa Lewis
* Madeleine Ratcliffe
* Hannah Davey
* Emily Rowlands
* Melanie Wilkinson
* Rachel Greenwood
* Joie Leigh
* Holly Hunt
* Victoria Drews
* Esme Burge
* Lauren Hunt
* Iona Campbell (GK)
* Jemma Woods (GK)
* Giselle Ansley
* Charlotte Ross
* Sarah Evans
* Meg Dowthwaite
* Hannah Martin
* Holly Payne
* Sophie Hamilton
* Eloise Stenner
* Stephanie Elliott (C)
* Martha Taylor
* Leah Wilkinson
* Isabelle Petter
* Katie Curtis
* Amy Costello
* Alice Sharp
* Lilie Lamacraft
* Elani Sherwood
* Isabelle Yonge
* Amber Walton (GK)
* Josefina Hippe
* Sarah Johnston
* Delphine Ayitey-Hammond (GK)
* Laura Myers (GK)
* Nicola Cochrane (GK)
* Maia Hendrickx (GK)
* Ella Robinson
* Tula Knowles
* Jennifer Eadie
* Anna Toman (C)
* Harriet Naismith
* Olivia Chilton
* Rebecca Manton
* Suzanna Petty
* Lucy Holder
* Megan Crowson
* Elizabeth Bingham
* Lydia Macdonell
* Charlotte Lee
* Fiona Crackles
* Anna Reynolds
* Amelie Rees
* Nicole Bowen
* Emily Gilbert
* Flora Peel
* Paige Gillott

### Division One South

| Pos | Team | P | W | L | D | Pts |
| 1 | Surbiton 2nd XI | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 43 |
| 2 | Holcombe | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 39 |
| 3 | Barnes | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 37 |
| 4 | Sevenoaks | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | Harleston Magpies | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 24 |
| 6 | Slough | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 |
| 7 | Southgate | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 8 | Wimbledon 2nd XI | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 16 |
| 9 | Canterbury | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 |
| 10 | Team Bath Buccaneers | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 |

### Division One North

| Pos | Team | P | W | L | D | Pts |
| 1 | Sutton Coldfield | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 44 |
| 2 | Durham University | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 38 |
| 3 | Buckingham | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 35 |
| 4 | Ben Rhydding | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 31 |
| 5 | Leicester City | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Gloucester City | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 25 |
| 7 | Olton & West Warwicks | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 8 | Wakefield | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| 9 | Stourport | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 |
| 10 | Swansea | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 9 |

## England Hockey Women's Championship Cup
### Semi-finals

| Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| 7 Apr | Doncaster | Holcombe | 0–4 |
| 7 Apr | Surbiton 2nd XI | Beeston | 2–7 |

### Final

* Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
| Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| 6 May | Beeston | Holcombe | 2–1 |
Beeston Steph Tirrell (gk), Nicola Moss, Ella Cusack, Cerys Miller, Jane Kilpatrick, Lauren Burrell (c), Hannah Grieve, Beatrice Bell, Lottie Summers (fg 59th minute), Lucy Millington (pc 39th minute), Lauren Dunn, Rosy Stephens, Katie Mason, Julia Spence, Amelie Clarkson, Jessica Mauro
Holcombe Tilly Woodhead (gk), Robyn Hodges, Lottie Bingham, Tilly Tillings, Emma Bandurak, Deanna Ritchie, Lucy Whalley, Leisa Randall, Harriet Pittard (c), Bethan Hodges, Hattie Jones (pc 66th minute), Catherine Ledesma, Charlotte Daly, Hannah Bond, Hannah Carney, Marian Ledesma