# 2017–18 Men's England Hockey League season

The 2017–18 Men's England Hockey League season ran from 23 September 2017 until 25 March 2018 with a winter break in December and January for the Indoor season.

## Structure

The League consists of 4 different competitions with 10 teams in each competition. The leaders, at the end of the season, from the Premier League compete in a Champions Tournament, whilst the 10th placed top flight team gets relegated and the 9th placed team competes for their place with the winners of the regional conferences.
| Premier Division | Conference East | Conference North | Conference West |
| Beeston | Brighton & Hove | Bowdon | Cardiff & Met |
| Brooklands MU | Cambridge City | Cannock | Cheltenham |
| Canterbury | Chichester | Deeside Ramblers | Clifton Robinsons |
| East Grinstead | Old Georgians | Doncaster | Fareham |
| Hampstead & Westminster | Old Loughtonians | Leeds | Havant |
| Holcombe | Oxted | Loughborough Students | Isca |
| Reading | Richmond | Preston | Olton & West Warwickshire |
| Sevenoaks | Southgate | Sheffield Hallam | Team Bath Buccaneers |
| Surbiton | Teddington | University of Durham | University of Birmingham |
| Wimbledon | West Herts | University of Nottingham | University of Exeter |

## Premier League

| Team | Stadium | City/Area | Previous season |
| Beeston | Nottingham Hockey Centre | Beeston, Nottingham | 5th |
| Brooklands MU | 'The Firs' Manchester University Playing Fields | Manchester | 8th |
| Canterbury | Polo Farm | Canterbury, Kent | 9th |
| East Grinstead | East Grinstead Sports Club | East Grinstead, West Sussex | 6th |
| Hampstead & Westminster | Paddington Recreation Ground | London | 4th |
| Holcombe | Holcombe Park | Gillingham, Medway | 2nd |
| Reading | Sonning Lane | Reading, Berkshire | 7th |
| Sevenoaks | Hollybush Lane | Sevenoaks, Kent | Promoted from East Conference |
| Surbiton | Sugden Road | Surbiton, Kingston upon Thames | 3rd |
| Wimbledon | King's College School | Wimbledon | 1st |

## Final standings
### Premier League

| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Wimbledon | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 24 | 26 | 39 |
| 2 | Surbiton | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 69 | 41 | 28 | 38 |
| 3 | Beeston | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 55 | 34 | 21 | 37 |
| 4 | Hampstead and Westminster | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 63 | 37 | 26 | 35 |
| 5 | Reading | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 61 | 36 | 25 | 33 |
| 6 | East Grinstead | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 51 | 50 | 1 | 28 |
| 7 | Holcombe | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 48 | 40 | 8 | 26 |
| 8 | Brooklands Manchester University | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 45 | 52 | -7 | 17 |
| 9 | Sevenoaks | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 29 | 83 | -54 | 5 |
| 10 | Canterbury | 18 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 20 | 94 | -74 | 4 |
* = Qualified for League finals weekend
* = Playoff Position
* = Relegated

#### Results

| Home \ Away | Bee | Bro | Can | EG | HW | Hol | Rea | Sev | Sub | Wim |
| Beeston | — | 1–4 | 6–3 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–5 | 1–1 |
| Brooklands Manchester University | 0–3 | — | 6–0 | 4–3 | 3–5 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 8–4 | 3–3 | 1–3 |
| Canterbury | 0–5 | 1–4 | — | 1–5 | 3–5 | 1–5 | 0–5 | 3–2 | 2–6 | 1–7 |
| East Grinstead | 2–5 | 2–1 | 6–1 | — | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–7 | 6–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 |
| Hampstead & Westminster | 3–2 | 4–0 | 7–0 | 2–2 | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 5–4 | 1–3 |
| Holcombe | 0–2 | 3–0 | 8–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | — | 3–4 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 |
| Reading | 1–2 | 5–4 | 5–0 | 6–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | — | 6–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 |
| Sevenoaks | 2–4 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 2–10 | 3–3 | 1–4 | — | 1–3 | 0–4 |
| Surbiton | 5–4 | 5–1 | 7–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 5–3 | 6–2 | — | 2–2 |
| Wimbledon | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 7–0 | 1–2 | — |

## League Finals Weekend
### Semi-finals

| Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Apr 28 | Wimbledon | Hampstead and Westminster | 1-2 |
| Apr 28 | Surbiton | Beeston | 2-1 |

### Final

| Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Apr 29 | Surbiton | Hampstead and Westminster | 3-3 (3-2 pens) |

### Final details

* Surbiton
* Scorers: Alan Forsyth 14-F, 16-PS, Gareth Furlong 58-PC / Shootout Scorers: Forsyth 2, Goodfield
* Squad: Harry Gibson (GK); Luke Taylor, Luke Noblett, Jonny Gall, Chris Grassick (Capt.), Arjan Drayton Chana, Zachary Wallace, Alan Forsyth, Brendan Creed, David Goodfield, James Gall. Subs: Sam Spencer, Lewis Prosser, Gareth Furlong, Rob Farrington, Nicky Parkes, Scott Evans. not used: Taylor Seager-Green (GK)
* Hampstead & W
* Scorers: Chris Cargo (PC22), Will Calnan (FG28), Matt Guise Brown (PC42) / Shootout Scorers: Calnan, Martin
* Squad: Jamie Legg (gk), Richard Smith, Geoff McCabe, Marc Edwards, Toby Roche (c), Michael Watt, Sam French, Matt Guise Brown, Harry Martin, Kwan Browne, Will Calnan. Subs: Stephen Kelly, Chris Cargo, Rupert Shipperley, Will Byas, Stephen Dowds, Joe Crame. not used: George Ratcliffe (GK)

## East Conference

* Conference East
* Brighton & Hove
* Cambridge City
* Chichester
* Old Georgians
* Old Loughtonians
* Oxted
* Richmond
* Southgate
* Teddington
* West Herts

## West Conference

* Conference West
* Cardiff & Met
* Cheltenham
* Clifton Robinsons
* Fareham
* Havant
* Isca
* Olton & West Warwickshire
* Team Bath Buccaneers
* University of Birmingham
* University of Exeter

## North Conference

* Conference North
* Bowdon
* Cannock
* Deeside Ramblers
* Doncaster
* Leeds
* Loughborough Students
* Preston
* Sheffield Hallam
* University of Durham
* University of Nottingham

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

| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Beeston | University of Birmingham | 5-3 |
| Reading | Fareham | 7-1 |
| Bowdon | Sheffield Hallam | 4-1 |
| Old Loughtonians | Oxted | 5-1 |

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Beeston | Bowdon | 2-1 |
| Reading | Oxted | 3-2 |

### Final

(Held at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre on 7 May)
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | Scorers |
| Reading | Beeston | 2-2 (4-2 pens) | Morton, Boon / Hibell, R Lawrence |
Reading
Tommy Alexander, Daniel Kyriakides, Adam Miller, Richard Mantell, Ben Boon, Edward Carson, Dan Shingles, Ben Francis, Dale Hutchinson, Tim Atkins, James Royce, Nick Park, Owain Dolan Gray, Lee Morton, Tom Carson, Stuart Loughrey, James Carson, Ciaran O'Connell
Beeston
Elliot Hibell, Simon Hujwan, Mark Wadsley, Kyle Marshall, Robbie Gleeson, Gareth Griffiths, Joe Sharp, Gareth Andrew, Lucas Garcia Alcalde, Stephen Lawrence, Richard Lawrence, Marius Gemmel, Chris Proctor, Matthew Crookshank, Simon Claris, Navraj Degun