1935-36 English League season

The 1935-36 English League season was the fifth and final season of the English League, an ice hockey league in England. The league was divided into Northern and Southern groups, each composed of four teams. The top team from each group then qualified for the final to decide the league champion. 
==Participants==
;Northern Section
*Birmingham Maple Leafs
*Cambridge University
*Manchester
*Oxford University
;Southern Section
*Bournemouth
*Queens (played part of the season as the Earls Court Marlboroughs)
*Streatham Royals
*Sussex
*Wembley Olympics
==Regular season==
===Scores===
*Manchester - Cambridge University 10:6 
*11/8: Streatham Royals - Bournemouth 11:2
*11/9: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Cambridge University 17:1
*11/13: Queens - Sussex 12:1The Times, 1935-11-14
*11/14: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Manchester 7:3Birmingham Daily Gazette, 1935-11-15
*11/15: Wembley Olympics - Streatham Royals 5:1Daily Mirror, 1935-11-16
*11/16: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Manchester 9:2
*11/20: Manchester - Oxford University 4:2
*11/20: Queens - Wembley Olympics 4:4Daily Mirror, 1935-11-21
*11/23: Queens - Bournemouth 6:3
*11/24: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Cambridge University 10:0 @ RichmondBirmingham Daily Gazette, 1935-11-25
*11/28: Manchester - Oxford University 6:1
*11/29: Streatham Royals - Queens 9:3The Times, 1935-11-30
*11/30: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Oxford University 13:2
*12/7: Wembley Olympics - Bournemouth 13:6
*12/11: Wembley Olympics - Queens 4:2Daily Mirror, 1935-12-12
*12/13: Streatham Royals - Sussex 7:4The Times, 1935-12-14
*12/14: Streatham Royals - Bournemouth 3:3
*1/3: Streatham Royals - Queens 3:3Norwood News, 1936-01-10
*1/17: Wembley Olympics - Streatham Royals 6:1 
*1/31: Streatham Royals - Sussex 13:0
*1/25: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Manchester 11:0
*Sussex - Queens 6:4
*Queens - Bournemouth 5:2
*2/8: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Cambridge University 12:2Birmingham Daily Gazette, 1936-02-10
*2/10: Streatham Royals - Sussex 6:5Norwood News, 1936-02-14
*2/12: Cambridge University - Oxford University 2:0 - Varsity Match 
*2/19: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Oxford University 6:1Birmingham Daily Gazette, 1936-02-20
*2/22: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Oxford University 13:1
*2/24: Sussex - Earl's Court Marlboroughs 5:1Daily Mirror, 1936-02-25
*3/30: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Manchester 7:5
One Birmingham-Oxford game counted for four points.
===Northern Group===
Won by the Birmingham Maple Leafs, who went undefeated with a perfect record of 10-0-0, scoring 105 goals and conceding 17.
===Southern Group===
;Standings as of 2/7Norwood News, 1936-02-07
 	Club 	GP	W	T	L	GF-GA	Pts
1.	Streatham Royals	8 	4	2	2	48:26	10
2.	Wembley Olympics	5 	4	1	0	32:14	9
3.	Queens 	8 	3	2	3	39:32	8
4.	Sussex 	4 	1	0	3	11:36	2
5.	Bournemouth 	5 	0	1	4	16:38	1
Streatham Royals won.
==Final==
Hosted by Birmingham
*4/4: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Streatham Royals 4:2
Birmingham was English League champions.
==Other games==
*10/26: Earl's Court Rangers/Kensington Corinthians - Birmingham Maple Leafs 12:1 @ BirminghamWeekly Dispatch, 1935-10-27
*10/31: England - The Rest 3:0 @ Brighton
*10/31: Manchester - Wembley Olympics 7:2
*11/2: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Scottish Mohawks 13:2
*11/23: London Representative Team - Birmingham Maple Leafs 4:2
*11/27: "Western Canada" - "Eastern Canada" 7:7 @ BirminghamBirmingham Daily Gazette, 1935-11-28
*12/5: Manchester - Cambridge University 10:6
*12/6: "Western Canada" - "Eastern Canada" 6:5 @ LiverpoolBirmingham Daily Gazette, 1935-12-07
*12/7: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Queens 4:3 
*12/12: Eastern Canada - Western Canada 8:5 @ Manchester
*12/14: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Earls Court Marlboroughs 14:4
*12/19: Queens - Manchester 8:4
*12/27: Earls Court Marlboroughs - Manchester 6:5
*12/28: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Brighton Tigers 3:3
*1/3: Manchester - London 10:10
*1/4: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Streatham 3:1
*1/9: Wembley Lions - Manchester 13:8
*Manchester - Wembley Lions 10:8
*Manchester - Wembley Lions 2:2
*1/9: London Representative Teams - Birmingham Maple Leafs 3:2
*1/11: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Queens 5:0Birmingham Daily Gazette, 1936-01-13
*1/18: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Streatham 5:2Birmingham Daily Gazette, 1936-01-20
*1/23: Manchester - Earls Court Marlboroughs 9:4
*2/1: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Queens 10:3
*2/8: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Cambridge University 12:2
*2/15: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Brighton Tigers 4:1
*2/15: Manchester - Glasgow 7:4
*2/15: Wembley All-Stars - Earls Court All-Stars 6:1
*2/22: Brighton Tigers - Manchester 6:5
*2/28: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Wembley Canadians 2:2
*2/29: Wembley Canadians A - Manchester 3:2
*3/7: Streatham Royals - Manchester 4:3
*3/11: Oxford University - United Hospitals 7:3 @ Earls CourtDaily Herald, 1936-03-12
*3/14: London Canadians - Manchester 5:2
*3/14: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Wembley Lions 7:7
*3/21: Manchester - Scottish Canadians 5:5
*3/21: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Wembley Canadians 4:2
*3/28: Streatham - Birmingham Maple Leafs 9:2
*4/4: Manchester - Scottish Canadians 8:2
*4/11: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Corinthian Canadians 6:4
*4/16: Brighton Tigers - Birmingham Maple Leafs 2:1 @ BrightonBirmingham Daily Gazette, 1936-04-17
*4/18: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Brighton Tigers 6:4 @ BirminghamReynold's Newspaper, 1936-04-19
==Sources==
*Homes of British Ice Hockey, Martin C. Harris (2007).
*The Guardian
*The Observer
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