# 2012–13 England Hockey League season

The 2012–13 English Hockey League season took place from September 2012 until April 2013. The end of season playoffs were held on the 13 & 14 April for the men and the 20 & 21 April for the women. The Men's Championship was won by Beeston and the Women's Championship was won by Reading.
The Men's Cup was won by Surbiton and the Women's Cup was won by Bowdon Hightown.

## Men's Premier Division League Standings

| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Beeston | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 82 | 38 | 44 | 43 |
| 2 | Surbiton | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 54 | 39 | 15 | 32 |
| 3 | Canterbury | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 59 | 57 | 2 | 30 |
| 4 | Reading | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 46 | 10 | 29 |
| 5 | East Grinstead | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 51 | 48 | 3 | 29 |
| 6 | Cannock | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 47 | 53 | -6 | 24 |
| 7 | Hampstead and Westminster | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 48 | -18 | 22 |
| 8 | Loughborough Students | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 55 | 65 | -10 | 20 |
| 9 | Southgate | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 40 | 53 | -13 | 14 |
| 10 | Brooklands Manchester University | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 34 | 61 | -27 | 13 |
* = Qualified for Play Offs
* = Relegated

### Results

| Home \ Away | Bee | Bro | Can | Can | EG | HW | Lou | Rea | Sou | Sub |
| Beeston | — | 5–3 | 5–1 | 7–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 7–4 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 7–2 |
| Brooklands MU | 3–2 | — | 1–3 | 3–5 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 2–3 |
| Cannock | 2–8 | 1–1 | — | 2–3 | 3–5 | 1–2 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 5–4 | 2–2 |
| Canterbury | 5–7 | 4–2 | 2–6 | — | 2–3 | 6–1 | 6–0 | 1–8 | 3–2 | 2–3 |
| East Grinstead | 1–6 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–4 | — | 1–0 | 4–5 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 4–3 |
| Hampstead and Westminster | 1–5 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | 3–7 | 2–4 | 2–2 |
| Loughborough Students | 3–5 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 6–5 | 3–3 | 2–3 | — | 6–6 | 2–2 | 2–2 |
| Reading | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 4–5 | 3–3 | 2–2 | — | 3–2 | 2–5 |
| Southgate | 1–2 | 7–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–6 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | — | 4–4 |
| Surbiton | 5–1 | 4–1 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | — |

## Women's Investec Premier Division League Standings

| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Leicester | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 16 | 42 |
| 2 | Canterbury | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 57 | 28 | 40 |
| 3 | Reading | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 30 | 36 |
| 4 | Surbiton | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 24 | 34 |
| 5 | Bowdon Hightown | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 32 | 31 |
| 6 | Clifton | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 43 | 24 |
| 7 | Sutton Coldfield | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 54 | 55 | 22 |
| 8 | University of Birmingham | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 51 | 11 |
| 9 | Olton & West Warwicks | 18 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 25 | 54 | 11 |
| 10 | Slough | 18 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 18 | 72 | 4 |
* = Qualified for Play Offs
* = Relegated

## Play Offs
### Semi-finals

| Division | Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Men's Premier | Surbiton | Canterbury | 5-3 |
| Men's Premier | Beeston | Reading | 2-2 (4-3 p) |
| Women's Premier | Leicester | Surbiton | 2-2 (3-2 p) |
| Women's Premier | Reading | Canterbury | 5-1 |

### Finals

| Division | Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Men's Premier | Beeston | Surbiton | 5-1 |
| Women's Premier | Reading | Leicester | 1-1 (2-0 p) |

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

| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Hampstead & Westminster | Beeston | 4-3 |
| Oxted | Bromley & Beckenham | 3-2 |
| Surbiton | Sheffield University Bankers | 4-1 |
| Cannock | Doncaster | 4-1 |

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Surbiton | Oxted | 6-1 |
| Hampstead & Westminster | Cannock | 2-2 (4-1 p) |

### Final

(Held at the Wakefield Hockey Club on 4 May)
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Surbiton | Hampstead & Westminster | 3-1 |

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

| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Clifton | Sevenoaks | 5-1 |
| Bowdon Hightown | Chelmsford | 4-0 |
| Buckingham | Wimbledon | 4-1 |
| Sutton Coldfield | Liverpool Sefton | 3-2 |

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Clifton | Sutton Coldfield | 2-2 (3-1 p) |
| Bowdon Hightown | Buckingham | 2-0 |

### Final

(Held at Beeston Hockey Club on 27 April)
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Bowdon Hightown | Clifton | 2-1 |