# 2017–18 Investec Women's Hockey Premier Division season

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

## Regular season
### Final table

| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Surbiton | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 34 |
| 2 | Holcombe | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 31 |
| 3 | East Grinstead | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 29 |
| 4 | Buckingham | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 29 |
| 5 | University of Birmingham | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 28 |
| 6 | Canterbury | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 29 | -1 | 20 |
| 7 | Bowdon Hightown | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 20 |
| 8 | Clifton Robinsons | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 38 | -10 | 18 |
| 9 | Slough | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 31 | -15 | 18 |
| 10 | Leicester | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 16 |
* = Qualified for League finals weekend
* = Playoff Position
* = Relegated

### Results

| Home \ Away | Bow | Buc | Can | Cli | EG | Hol | Lei | Slo | Sub | Bir |
| Bowdon | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Buckingham | 3–1 | — | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Canterbury | 1–0 | 3–2 | — | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 |
| Clifton Robinsons | 3–0 | 3–4 | 1–1 | — | 3–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 |
| East Grinstead | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 |
| Holcombe | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–5 | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 |
| Leicester | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Slough | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–8 | 0–1 |
| Surbiton | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | — | 2–1 |
| University of Birmingham | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | — |

## League Finals Weekend
### Semi-finals

| Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Apr 28 | Surbiton | Buckingham | 3-0 |
| Apr 28 | Holcombe | East Grinstead | 2-1 |

### Final

| Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Apr 29 | Surbiton | Holcombe | 3-1 |

### Final details

* Surbiton
* Scorers: Sarah Page 8-F, Hollie Pearne-Webb 10-PC, Beckie Middleton 26-PC
* Squad: Giselle Ansley, Georgie Twigg (Capt.), Jo Hunter, Hannah Martin, Emily Atkinson, Emily Defroand, Beckie Middleton, Hollie Pearne-Webb, Holly Payne, Alice Sharp, Abi Walker (GK). Subs: Sarah Page (7 mins), Robyn Collins (9), Olivia Chilton (14), Jenna Woolven (14), Anabel Herzsprung (20), Stephanie Addison (23), Ellie Shahbo (GK) (60)
* Holcombe
* Scorer: Heather McEwan (FG35)

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

| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Buckingham | University of Birmingham | 4-0 |
| Bowdon | Brooklands Poynton | 1-3 |
| Clifton Robinsons | Reading | 2-0 |
| Hampstead & Westminster | Surbiton | 2-4 |

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Surbiton | Brooklands Poynton | 2-0 |
| Clifton Robinsons | Buckingham | 2-2 (8-7 pens) |

### Final

(Held at Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre on 5 May)
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Surbiton | Clifton Robinsons | 5-0 |
Surbiton
Scorers- (Pearne-Webb (2), Middleton (2), Page) Squad - Giselle Ansley, Stephanie Addison, Georgie Twigg, Jo Hunter, Hannah Martin, Emily Atkinson, Olivia Chilton, Beckie Middleton, Sarah Page, Hollie Pearne-Webb, Holly Payne, Alice Sharp, Robyn Collins, Ella Burnley, Anabel Herzsprung, Ellie Shahbo Clifton
Squad - Sarah Ellis, Nicola Moss, Harriet Smith, Isabel Palmer, Zoe Leach, Joanna Leigh, Abigail Porter, Claire Thomas, Kate Holmes, Holly Savage, Hannah Coulson, Victoria McCabe, Elena Emo, Louisa Bell