# 1995–96 England Hockey League season

The 1995–96 English Hockey League season took place from October 1995 until April 1996.
The Men's National League was won by Cannock with the Women's National League going to Hightown.
The Men's Hockey Association Cup was won by Reading and the AEWHA Cup was won by Ipswich.

## Men's National League First Division League Standings

| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Cannock | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 75 | 15 | 60 | 42 |
| 2 | Reading | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 59 | 25 | 34 | 38 |
| 3 | Old Loughtonians | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 54 | 24 | 30 | 38 |
| 4 | Guildford | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 64 | 31 | 33 | 37 |
| 5 | Southgate | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 22 | 35 | 36 |
| 6 | Surbiton | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 28 | 16 | 31 |
| 7 | East Grinstead | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 46 | 40 | 6 | 27 |
| 8 | Canterbury | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 33 | 3 | 26 |
| 9 | Havant | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 26 |
| 10 | Teddington | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 25 |
| 11 | Hounslow | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 23 |
| 12 | Barford Tigers | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 40 | -3 | 22 |
| 13 | Trojans | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 42 | -20 | 15 |
| 14 | Stourport | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 56 | -29 | 11 |
| 15 | Indian Gymkhana | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 64 | -39 | 11 |
| 16 | Bournville | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 61 | -41 | 10 |
| 17 | St Albans | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 62 | -44 | 10 |
| 18 | Hull | 17 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 60 | -44 | 5 |
* = Champions
* = Relegated

## Women's National League Premier Division League Standings

| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Hightown | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 29 |
| 2 | Ipswich | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 11 | 26 |
| 3 | Sutton Coldfield | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 25 |
| 4 | Slough | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 24 |
| 5 | Clifton | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 23 |
| 6 | Leicester | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 20 |
| 7 | Doncaster | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 10 |
| 8 | Bracknell | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 39 | 2 |
* = Champions
* = Relegated

## Men's Cup (Hockey Association Cup)
### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| East Grinstead | Havant | 4-3 |
| Old Loughtonians | Southgate | 5-3 |
| Teddington | Canterbury | 4-2 |
| Reading | Guildford | 3-3 |

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Reading | Teddington | 3-2 |
| Old Loughtonians | East Grinstead | 1-0 |

### Final

(Held at Milton Keynes on 28 April)
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Reading | Old Loughtonians | 2-2 aet (3-2 p) |

## Women's Cup (AEWHA Cup)
### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Doncaster | Ealing | 3-0 |
| Clifton | Slough | 1-1 (3-0 p) |
| Aldridge | Chelmsford | 0-1 |
| Ipswich | Olton & West Warwick | 1-0 |

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Clifton | Chelmsford | |
| Ipswich | Doncaster | |

### Final

(Held at Milton Keynes on 19 May)
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Ipswich | Clifton | 0-0 (3-0 p) |
Ipswich Jo Thompson, Lorraine Catchpole, Lisa Copeland, Annette Strange, Colleen Adcock, Lucy Youngs, Sandy Lister (capt), Tracy Fry, Debbie Rawlinson, Jane Smith, Leisa King Subs Sarah Bamfield, Vickey Dixon, Kirsten Spencer Clifton Claire Burr, Sue Brimble,; N Swan, Rachel O'Bryan (capt), Elaine Basterfield, A Wright, Michelle Robertson, Lorraine Marsden, Charlotte Merrett, Lucy Culliford, Ros Gollop Subs P Wiltshire, C Britten, J Scullion