# 2011–12 England Hockey League season

The 2011–12 English Hockey League season took place from September 2011 until April 2012. The women's league received sponsorship from Investec. The Men's Championship was won by Reading and the Women's Championship was won by Leicester.
The Men's Cup was won by Beeston and the Women's Cup was won by the University of Birmingham.

## Men's Premier Division League Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | East Grinstead | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 79 | 34 | +45 | 41 | Qualified for round two play off |
| 2 | Beeston | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 55 | 32 | +23 | 35 | Qualified for positional play off |
| 3 | Reading | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 31 | Qualified for positional play off |
| 4 | Cannock | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 30 | Qualified for round one play off |
| 5 | Surbiton | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 27 | Qualified for round one play off |
| 6 | Loughborough Students | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 23 | |
| 7 | Hampstead and Westminster | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 23 | |
| 8 | Southgate | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 43 | −21 | 18 | |
| 9 | University of Exeter | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 32 | 57 | −25 | 17 | Relegated |
| 10 | Bowdon | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 36 | 64 | −28 | 13 | Relegated |

### Results

| Home \ Away | Bee | Bow | Can | EGr | H&W | Lou | Rea | Sou | Sub | UoE |
| Beeston | — | 4–1 | 3–1 | 8–6 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 |
| Bowdon | 3–3 | — | 2–1 | 0–6 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 4–3 |
| Cannock | 2–2 | 3–2 | — | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 |
| East Grinstead | 3–2 | 6–1 | 1–1 | — | 11–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 6–1 |
| Hampstead and Westminster | 3–2 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 3–4 | — | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Loughborough Students | 1–2 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–7 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 5–2 |
| Reading | 2–1 | 7–1 | 0–1 | 1–8 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 6–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 |
| Southgate | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 5–3 | 4–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–4 |
| Surbiton | 5–4 | 6–2 | 1–2 | 3–5 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–4 | 4–1 | — | 1–1 |
| University of Exeter | 1–3 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — |

## Play Offs

| Match | Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Round one | Mar 31 | Beeston | Cannock | 5-3 |
| Positional | Mar 31 | Beeston | Reading | 1-3 |
| Round two | Apr 1 | Beeston | Surbiton | 3-2 |
| Round two | Apr 1 | East Grinstead | Reading | 8-1 |
| Round three | Apr 14 | Reading | Beeston | 5-1 |
| Final | Apr 15 | Reading | East Grinstead | 5-4 |

## Women's Investec Premier Division League Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Reading | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 69 | 17 | +52 | 44 | Qualified for round two play off |
| 2 | Leicester | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 20 | +22 | 39 | Qualified for positional play off |
| 3 | Canterbury | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 33 | Qualified for positional play off |
| 4 | Clifton | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 32 | Qualified for round one play off |
| 5 | Bowdon Hightown | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 25 | Qualified for round one play off |
| 6 | Olton & West Warwicks | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 23 | |
| 7 | University of Birmingham | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 22 | |
| 8 | Sutton Coldfield | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 41 | 57 | −16 | 20 | |
| 9 | Slough | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 19 | |
| 10 | Cannock | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 92 | −82 | 0 | Relegated |

## Play Offs

| Match | Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Round one | Mar 31 | Clifton | Bowdon Hightown | 1-2 |
| Positional | Mar 31 | Leicester | Canterbury | 4-1 |
| Round two | Apr 1 | Reading | Bowdon Hightown | 2-0 |
| Round three | Apr 14 | Leicester | Canterbury | 3-2 |
| Final | Apr 15 | Leicester | Reading | 1-1 (3-2 p) |

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

| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Hampstead & Westminster | Canterbury | 3-2 |
| Bowdon | Southgate | 4-1 |
| Brooklands MU | Bromley & Beckenham | w/o |
| Beeston | Cannock | 3-2 |

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Hampstead & Westminster | Bowdon | 5-4 |
| Beeston | Brooklands MU | 4-3 |

### Final

(Held at the Cannock on 13 May)
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Beeston | Hampstead & Westminster | 2-1 |

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

| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Clifton | Chelmsford | 4-0 |
| Surbiton | Sevenoaks | 3-0 |
| Buckingham | Doncaster | 7-1 |
| Univ of Birmingham | Sutton Coldfield | 4-3 |

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Surbiton | Clifton | 1-0 |
| Univ of Birmingham | Buckingham | 5-0 |

### Final

(Held at Cannock on 13 May)
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| University of Birmingham | Surbiton | 4-1 |