# 2014–15 England Hockey League season

The 2014–15 English Hockey League season took place from September 2014 until April 2015. The regular season consisted of two periods September until December and then February until March. The end of season playoffs were held on the 18 & 19 of April. The Men's Championship was won by Wimbledon and the Women's Championship was won by Surbiton.
The Men's Cup was won by Reading and the Women's Cup was won by Surbiton.

## Men's Premier Division League Standings

| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | East Grinstead | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 77 | 36 | 41 | 44 |
| 2 | Surbiton | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 70 | 33 | 37 | 44 |
| 3 | Wimbledon | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 55 | 35 | 20 | 35 |
| 4 | Beeston | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 50 | 34 | 16 | 34 |
| 5 | Cannock | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 49 | -15 | 20* |
| 6 | Reading | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 51 | -16 | 19 |
| 7 | Hampstead and Westminster | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 35 | -7 | 17 |
| 8 | Brooklands Manchester University | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 35 | 66 | -31 | 16 |
| 9 | Canterbury | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 44 | 67 | -23 | 15 |
| 10 | Southgate | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 44 | -22 | 13 |
* = Qualified for League finals weekend
* = Relegated

### Results

| Home \ Away | Bee | Bro | Can | Can | EG | HW | Rea | Sou | Sub | Wim |
| Beeston | — | 7–1 | 3–1 | 6–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–3 |
| Brooklands MU | 1–2 | — | 1–2 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 3–2 | 5–4 | 1–2 | 1–7 | 1–4 |
| Cannock | 2–4 | 3–3 | — | 1–3 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–6 | 2–4 |
| Canterbury | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | — | 4–9 | 1–2 | 9–1 | 1–4 | 2–6 | 4–5 |
| East Grinstead | 3–2 | 9–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 | — | 2–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–4 |
| Hampstead and Westminster | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 3–6 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Reading | 2–3 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 5–3 | 2–5 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 |
| Southgate | 0–5 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–3 | 2–3 |
| Surbiton | 6–2 | 6–3 | 5–0 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 6–1 | — | 1–4 |
| Wimbledon | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 3–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–3 | — |

## Women's Investec Premier Division League Standings

| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Surbiton | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 11 | 48 |
| 2 | Canterbury | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 13 | 44 |
| 3 | Clifton | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 19 | 39 |
| 4 | Reading | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 21 | 26 |
| 5 | Holcombe | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 27 | 25 |
| 6 | University of Birmingham | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| 7 | Leicester | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 19 |
| 8 | Bowdon Hightown | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 39 | 13 |
| 9 | Buckingham | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 44 | 10 |
| 10 | Beeston | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 61 | 5 |
* = Qualified for League finals weekend
* = Relegated

## Play Offs
### Men's Premier

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 11 April 2015 | 11 April 2015 |
| East Grinstead | 5 |
| East Grinstead | 5 | 12 April 2015 | 12 April 2015 |
| Beeston | 1 | 12 April 2015 | 12 April 2015 |
| Beeston | 1 | East Grinstead | 5 |
| 11 April 2015 | 11 April 2015 | | East Grinstead | 5 |
| 11 April 2015 | 11 April 2015 | Wimbledon | 8 |
| Surbiton | 0 | Wimbledon | 8 |
| Wimbledon | 2 | | |
| Wimbledon | 2 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 12 April 2015 | 12 April 2015 |
| | | Beeston | 1 |
| | | Surbiton | 2 |

#### Semi-finals

* 11 April 2015 14:15
| East Grinstead | 5–1 | Beeston |
| Wilson 45' Griffiths 46' Pearn 48' Faulkner 55' Naughalty 64' | Report | Whiteman 13' |
* Umpires: Dan Barstow (ENG) Hamish Jamson (ENG)
* 11 April 2015 16:30
| Surbiton | 0–2 | Wimbledon |
| | Report | Govers 57' Ebbers 69' |
* Umpires: Dave Bowdall (ENG) Paul Walker (ENG)

#### Third and fourth place

* 12 April 2015 13:00
| Beeston | 1–2 | Surbiton |
| Blackwell 20' | Report | Forsyth 18', 43' |
* Umpires: Bruce Bale (ENG) Paul Walker (ENG)

#### Final

* 12 April 2015 15:15
| East Grinstead | 5–8 | Wimbledon |
| Jackson 3', 64', 66' Wilson 23' Pearn 33' | Report | Govers 6', 17', 44', 52', 58' Waller 20' Brogdon 51' Ball 54' |
* Umpires: Dave Bowdall (ENG) Hamish Jamson (ENG)

### Women's Premier

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 18 April 2015 | 18 April 2015 |
| Surbiton (p.s.o) | 2 (4) |
| Surbiton (p.s.o) | 2 (4) | 19 April 2015 | 19 April 2015 |
| Reading | 2 (2) | 19 April 2015 | 19 April 2015 |
| Reading | 2 (2) | Surbiton | 2 |
| 18 April 2015 | 18 April 2015 | | Surbiton | 2 |
| 18 April 2015 | 18 April 2015 | Canterbury | 1 |
| Canterbury | 2 | Canterbury | 1 |
| Clifton | 1 | | |
| Clifton | 1 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 19 April 2015 | 19 April 2015 |
| | | Reading | 3 |
| | | Clifton | 1 |

#### Semi-finals

* 18 April 2015 14:15
| Surbiton | 2–2 | Reading |
| King 7' Frankland 12' | Report | H. Richardson Walsh 41' K. Richardson Walsh 61' |
| Penalties |||
| Twigg Haycroft Tibble Robinson King | 4–2 | Maguire Gilbert H. Richardson Walsh Thomas |
* Umpires: Hannah Sanders (ENG) Rob Jenkins (ENG)
* 18 April 2015 16:30
| Canterbury | 2–1 | Clifton |
| Wilson 21' Lloyd 21' | Report | Thomas 27' |
* Umpires: Frances Block (ENG) David Howell (ENG)

#### Third and fourth place

* 19 April 2015 13:00
| Reading | 3–1 | Clifton |
| Thomas 39' Cockburn 59' H. Richardson Walsh 63' | Report | Sinton 26' |
* Umpires: Stephen Cox (ENG) Helen Sargeant (ENG)

#### Final

* 19 April 2015 15:15
| Surbiton | 2–1 | Canterbury |
| King 23' Robinson 48' | Report | Clewlow 28' |
* Umpires: Hannah Sanders (ENG) Frances Block (ENG)

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

| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Reading | Southgate | 1-0 |
| Surbiton | Beeston | 2-2 (4-3 p) |
| Brooklands MU | Chichester | 3-3 (5-4 p) |
| Cannock | Sheffield Hallam | 3-1 |

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Brooklands MU | Reading | 2-2 (3-5 p) |
| Cannock | Surbiton | 3-3 (4-5 p) |

### Final

(Held at the Lee Valley Hockey & Tennis Centre on 2 May)
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Reading | Surbiton | 5-1 |

## Women's Cup

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Bowdon Hightown | 3 | | |
| Brooklands Poynton | 1 | | |
| Brooklands Poynton | 1 | Bowdon Hightown | 1 |
| | | Clifton | 2 |
| Gloucester City | 0 | Clifton | 2 |
| Gloucester City | 0 | | | 25 April 2015 | 25 April 2015 |
| Clifton | 2 | | | 25 April 2015 | 25 April 2015 |
| Clifton | 2 | | | Clifton | 2 |
| | | | | Surbiton | 3 |
| Buckingham | 1 (1) | | | Surbiton | 3 |
| Loughborough Students (pen.) | 1 (4) | | | | |
| Loughborough Students (pen.) | 1 (4) | Loughborough Students | 0 | | |
| | | Surbiton | 2 |
| Surbiton | 2 | Surbiton | 2 |
| Oxford Hawks | 0 | | |

### Final

* 25 April 2015 15:30
| Clifton | 2–3 | Surbiton |
| Davis 24' Pearce 58' | Report | Woolven 2' Robinson 49' Herbert 67' |
* Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre Umpires: Hannah Sanders (ENG) Emma Shelbourn (ENG)