# 2018–19 Women's England Hockey League season

The 2018–19 Women's England Hockey League season or Investec Hockey League (for sponsorship reasons) was the 2018–19 season of England's field hockey league structure. The regular season started on 22 September 2018 until 30 March 2019, with a winter break in December and January for the Indoor season. The playoffs took place on 13 and 14 April.
Holcombe topped the regular season table but Surbiton sealed the Championship after winning the playoffs. Clifton Robinsons won the season ending Cup competition.

## Premier League
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Holcombe | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 17 | +22 | 41 | Qualified for Semi–finals |
| 2 | Surbiton | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 12 | +25 | 38 | Qualified for Semi–finals |
| 3 | East Grinstead | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 39 | 18 | +21 | 37 | Qualified for Semi–finals |
| 4 | Buckingham | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 29 | Qualified for Semi–finals |
| 5 | Clifton Robinsons | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 23 | |
| 6 | Beeston | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 22 | |
| 7 | Bowdon Hightown | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 20 | |
| 8 | University of Birmingham | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 19 | |
| 9 | Slough | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 14 | Advance to Play–offs |
| 10 | Canterbury | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 39 | −24 | 8 | Relegated to Promotion League |

### Play–offs
#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Hampstead & Westminster | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 | Promoted to 2019–20 Premier League |
| 2 | Loughborough Students | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | Promoted to 2019–20 Premier League |
| 3 | Slough | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Stourport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 0 | |

#### Fixtures

* 7 April 2019 13:15
| Hampstead & Westminster | 1–2 | Slough |
| Askew 38' | Report | Totten 44' Newton 69' |
* Nottingham Hockey Centre, Nottingham Umpires: Gillian Lord (ENG) Robert Jenkins (ENG)
* 7 April 2019 15:30
| Stourport | 1–5 | Loughborough Students |
| Parkinson-Mills 23' | Report | Grieve 10', 50' Park 15' Byrne 37' Millington 40' |
* Nottingham Hockey Centre, Nottingham Umpires: Caroline Frye (ENG) David Howell (ENG)
* 13 April 2019 14:00
| Slough | 5–1 | Stourport |
| Wood 29' Newton 55' Brown 579' Totten 59' O'Nien 68' | Report | Merriman 42' |
* Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London Umpires: Caroline Frye (ENG) Gillian Lord (ENG)
* 13 April 2019 16:00
| Loughborough Students | 0–1 | Hampstead & Westminster |
| | Report | Hyams 67' |
* Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London Umpires: David Howell (ENG) Robert Jenkins (ENG)
* 14 April 2019 11:30
| Hampstead & Westminster | 7–1 | Stourport |
| Wilkinson 9', 20' Clark 26' Maguire 38', 49' Turner 60' McCaw 70' | Report | MacKenzie 35' |
* Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London Umpires: Gillian Lord (ENG) Catherine Wright (ENG)
* 14 April 2019 11:30
| Loughborough Students | 3–0 | Slough |
| Park 31' Millington 46' Grieve 60' | Report | |
* Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London Umpires: Lelia Sacre (CAN) Caroline Frye (ENG)

### Classification round

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 13 April 2019 | 13 April 2019 |
| Holcombe | 6 |
| Holcombe | 6 | 14 April 2019 | 14 April 2019 |
| Buckingham | 0 | 14 April 2019 | 14 April 2019 |
| Buckingham | 0 | Holcombe | 0 |
| 13 April 2019 | 13 April 2019 | | Holcombe | 0 |
| 13 April 2019 | 13 April 2019 | Surbiton | 1 |
| Surbiton | 4 | Surbiton | 1 |
| East Grinstead | 1 | | |

#### Semi-finals

* 13 April 2019 15:30
| Holcombe | 6–0 | Buckingham |
| Manuel 12' Chamberlain 44' Viarengo 45' Lewis 45' Wilkinson 54' McEwan 57' | Report | |
* Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London Umpires: Catherine Wright (ENG) Emma Shelbourn (ENG)
* 13 April 2019 17:45
| Surbiton | 4–1 | East Grinstead |
| Petter 21', 55' Sanders 24', 53' | Report | Bray 42' |
* Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London Umpires: Hannah Harrison (ENG) Lelia Sacre (CAN)

#### Final

* 14 April 2019 16:00
| Holcombe | 0–1 | Surbiton |
| | Report | Ansley 24' |
* Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London Umpires: Emma Shelbourn (ENG) Hannah Harrison (ENG)

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

| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Ben Rhydding | University of Nottingham | 2-0 |
| Stourport | Clifton Robinsons | 1-2 |
| Sevenoaks | Hampstead & Westminster | 1-2 |
| Buckingham | Beeston | 3-2 |

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Buckingham | Clifton Robinsons | 2-3 |
| Ben Rhydding | Hampstead & Westminster | 1-4 |

### Final

| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Clifton Robinsons | Hampstead & Westminster | 2-2 (3-1p) |