# 2007–08 England Hockey League season

The 2007–08 English Hockey League season took place from September 2007 until April 2008. The league was sponsored by Slazenger and the men's title was won by Reading with the women's title going to Slough. There were no playoffs during the season.
The Men's Cup was won by Beeston and the Women's Cup was won by Leicester.

## Men's Slazenger Premier Division League Standings

| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Reading | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 59 | 26 | 33 | 46 |
| 2 | East Grinstead | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 77 | 46 | 31 | 38 |
| 3 | Cannock | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 55 | 38 | 17 | 34 |
| 4 | Havant | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 73 | 71 | 2 | 26 |
| 5 | Bowdon | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 44 | 48 | -4 | 26 |
| 6 | Surbiton | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 38 | 48 | -10 | 24 |
| 7 | Beeston | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 57 | -12 | 21 |
| 8 | Loughborough Students | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 42 | 38 | 4 | 16*+ |
| 9 | Hampstead and Westminster | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 49 | -18 | 12* |
| 10 | Canterbury | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 31 | 74 | -43 | 6 |
* + deducted 2 points for fielding a de-registered player
* * deducted 2 points for fielding an ineligible player
* = Champions
* = Relegated

### Results

| Home \ Away | Bee | Bow | Can | Can | EG | HW | Hav | Lou | Rea | Sub |
| Beeston | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 5–4 | 5–6 | 1–2 | 5–5 | 0–6 | 2–7 | 3–2 |
| Bowdon | 1–1 | — | 1–4 | 5–2 | 4–8 | 5–0 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 |
| Cannock | 6–2 | 3–4 | — | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–4 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 |
| Canterbury | 2–5 | 2–0 | 2–3 | — | 2–6 | 3–5 | 5–8 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| East Grinstead | 4–6 | 6–2 | 3–0 | 8–1 | — | 3–3 | 6–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 |
| Hampstead and Westminster | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–4 | — | 4–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 |
| Havant | 3–2 | 4–1 | 4–5 | 10–2 | 3–8 | 3–1 | — | 3–6 | 4–3 | 2–6 |
| Loughborough Students | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–8 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–5 | — | 1–2 | 3–2 |
| Reading | 3–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 3–2 | — | 5–1 |
| Surbiton | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 4–6 | 4–3 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–6 | — |

## Women's Slazenger Premier Division League Standings

| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Slough | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 31 | 42 |
| 2 | Bowdon Hightown | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 72 | 29 | 41 |
| 3 | Leicester | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 27 | 33 |
| 4 | Olton & West Warwicks | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 47 | 36 | 33 |
| 5 | Canterbury | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 35 | 27 |
| 6 | Clifton | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 44 | 46 | 26 |
| 7 | Ipswich | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 53 | 16 |
| 8 | Brooklands Poynton | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 45 | 15 |
| 9 | Chelmsford | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 45 | 15 |
| 10 | Old Loughtonians | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 64 | 7 |
* = Champions
* = Relegated

## Men's Cup
### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Reading | Doncaster | 5-2 |
| Bowdon | Old Georgians | 3-0 |
| Havant | East Grinstead | 2-1 |
| Beeston | Holcombe | 3-1 |

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Beeston | Havant | 5-2 |
| Bowdon | Reading | 3-1 |

### Final

(Held at the Highfields Sports Club, Nottingham on 18 May)
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Beeston | Bowdon | 4-3 |

## Women's Cup
### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Barnes | Staines | 1-1 (3-4 p) |
| Slough | Ipswich | 7-1 |
| Olton & West Warwick | Bowdon Hightown | 3-4 |
| Old Loughtonians | Leicester | 0-1 |

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Leicester | Staines | 8-0 |
| Slough | Bowdon Hightown | 3-2 |

### Final

(Held at Highfields Sports Club, Nottingham on 18 May)
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Leicester | Slough | 1-0 |