# 2016–17 England Hockey League 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. The end of season playoffs known as the League Finals Weekend was held on 22 & 23 April.
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. The Investec Women's Cup was won by Surbiton.

## Men's Premier Division League Standings

| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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 |
* = Qualified for League finals weekend
* = Relegated

### Results

| Home \ Away | Bee | Bro | Can | EG | HW | Hol | Lou | Rea | Sub | Wim |
| 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 | — |

## Women's Investec Premier Division League Standings

| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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 |
* = Qualified for League finals weekend
* = Relegated

### Results

| Home \ Away | Bow | Can | Cli | EG | Hol | Lei | Rea | Slo | Sub | Bir |
| 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 | — |

## League Finals Weekend
### Semi-finals

| Division | Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| 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 |

### 3rd/4th Playoff

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.
| Division | Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Men's Premier | Hampstead and Westminster | Holcombe | 3-7 |

### Finals

| Division | Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Men's Premier | Wimbledon | Surbiton | 3-3 (2-3 p) |
| Women's Premier | Surbiton | Holcombe | 3-1 |

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

| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Beeston | Reading | 1-3 |
| Havant | Bromley and Beckenham | 0-2 |
| Bowdon | Canterbury | 2-5 |
| Brooklands Manchester University | Oxford Hawks | 3-1 |

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Bromley and Beckenham | Canterbury | 0-2 |
| Reading | Brooklands Manchester University | 4-2 |

### Final

(Held at the Lee Valley Hockey & Tennis Centre on 29 April)
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Reading | Canterbury | 6-1 |

## Women's Cup

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Clifton | 4 | | |
| Ben Rhydding | 1 | | |
| Ben Rhydding | 1 | Clifton | 2 |
| | | Beeston | 1 |
| Beeston | 5 | Beeston | 1 |
| Beeston | 5 | | | 30 April 2017 | 30 April 2017 |
| Sevenoaks | 1 | | | 30 April 2017 | 30 April 2017 |
| Sevenoaks | 1 | | | Clifton | 0 |
| | | | | Surbiton | 5 |
| Slough | 1 | | | Surbiton | 5 |
| Surbiton | 6 | | | | |
| Surbiton | 6 | Surbiton | 5 | | |
| | | Bowdon Hightown | 0 |
| Bowdon Hightown | 2 | Bowdon Hightown | 0 |
| Barnes | 1 | | |

### Final

* 30 April 2017 13:00
| Clifton | 0–5 | Surbiton |
| | Report | Ansley 16', 52' Atkinson 22' Pearne-Webb 34' Martin 68' |
* Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre Umpires: Emma Shelbourn (ENG) Rachel Williams (ENG)

## Promotion Tournaments

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Canterbury | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 7 | Promoted to Premier League |
| 2 | Sevenoaks | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 6 | Promoted to Premier League |
| 3 | Team Bath Buccaneers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Durham University | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 1 | |
* 9 April 2017 13:15
| Sevenoaks | 3–2 | Team Bath Buccaneers |
| Torry 6' Parnis 16' Ross 35' | Report | Scott 23' Boote 38' |
* Nottingham Hockey Centre Umpires: Daniel Barstow (ENG) Nicholas Bennett (ENG)
* 9 April 2017 15:30
| Canterbury | 4–1 | Durham University |
| Roberts 34' Oates 34' Pollard 53' Heywood 57' | Report | Stubbings 18' |
* Nottingham Hockey Centre Umpires: Matthew Harrison (ENG) Nicholas White (ENG)
* 22 April 2017 14:00
| Canterbury | 2–2 | Team Bath Buccaneers |
| Roberts 16', 68' | Report | Jackson 41' Stone 44' |
* Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre Umpires: Martin Twist (ENG) Nicholas White (ENG)
* 22 April 2017 16:00
| Durham University | 2–3 | Sevenoaks |
| Stubbings 21' Graham 49' | Report | Parnis 44' Ross 63' Smith 69' |
* Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre Umpires: Nicholas Padget (ENG) Nicholas Bennett (ENG)
* 23 April 2017 11:30
| Sevenoaks | 3–7 | Canterbury |
| Barker 34' Parnis 47', 62' | Report | Barrett 21' Heywood 31' Bean 35', 45', 66' Oates 56' Roberts 58' |
* Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre Umpires: Sean Edwards (ENG) Nicholas Padget (ENG)
* 23 April 2017 11:30
| Team Bath Buccaneers | 3–3 | Durham University |
| Hewer 4' Skinner 40' Stone 48' | Report | Patterson 22' Suleman 50', 51' |
* Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre Umpires: Lee Barron (ENG) Nicholas White (ENG)

### Women's competition

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 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 | Promoted to Premier League |
| 3 | Wimbledon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Brooklands Poynton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 | |
* 9 April 2017 13:15
| Bowdon Hightown | 2–1 | Buckingham |
| Mason 14' Wray 47' | Report | Freshwater 48' |
* Nottingham Hockey Centre Umpires: Robert Jenkins (ENG) Caroline Frye (ENG)
* 9 April 2017 15:30
| Brooklands Poynton | 1–2 | Wimbledon |
| Harris 31' | Report | Cullen 20' Winter 51' |
* Nottingham Hockey Centre Umpires: Catherine Wright (ENG) David Howell (ENG)
* 22 April 2017 10:00
| Buckingham | 1–0 | Brooklands Poynton |
| Nicholson 60' | Report | |
* Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre Umpires: Gemma Jones (ENG) Helen Sargeant (ENG)
* 22 April 2017 12:00
| Wimbledon | 2–3 | Bowdon Hightown |
| Cullen 22' Naylor 67' | Report | Liptrot 19' Mason 25' Wray 38' |
* Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre Umpires: David Howell (ENG) Gillian Lord (ENG)
* 23 April 2017 09:30
| Wimbledon | 3–4 | Buckingham |
| Sherriff 7', 19' Cullen 70' | Report | Higgins 4', 50' James 13' Shipperley 45' |
* Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre Umpires: Caroline Frye (ENG) Catherine Wright (ENG)
* 23 April 2017 09:30
| Brooklands Poynton | 2–2 | Bowdon Hightown |
| Hughes 23' Wallace 58' | Report | Garbutt 26', 69' |
* Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre Umpires: Gillian Lord (ENG) David Howell (ENG)