Chelmsford Chieftains

The Chelmsford Chieftains are an ice hockey team based in Chelmsford, Essex that are currently playing in the English National Ice Hockey League. Since the team was founded in 1987, the Chieftains have played their home games at the Riverside Ice and Leisure Centre.
Chelmsford played their first game against the Peterborough Titans in September 1987. They had been placed in the British Hockey League Division Two, and beat the Titans 11-4.
==Trophies==
1988/89 Essex Cup
1990/91 Autumn Trophy
1992/93 British League Entry Playoffs
1997/98 Essex Cup
1999/00 English League Premier Division Playoffs
1999/00 Data Vision Millenium Cup
1999/00 English League Premier Division 
2006/07 Essex/Kent Cup
2008/09 English National League South Division 2
2010/11 English National League South Division 1 Playoffs
2011/12 English National League South Division 1 Playoffs
2011/12 Essex Cup
2012/13 National Ice Hockey League South Division 1
2012/13 National Ice Hockey League South Division 1 Playoffs
2012/13 South East Cup
2013/14 National Ice Hockey League South Division 1
2013/14 South East Cup
2014/15 National Ice Hockey League South Division 1
2015/16 South East Cup
2018/19 National Ice Hockey League South Division 2
==Runners up in major competitions excluding league==
1987/88 Essex Cup
1989/90 Essex Cup
1991/92 Essex Cup
1993/94 Essex Cup
1995/96 Autumn Trophy Finalists
1996/97 Playoff finalists
1997/98 Playoff finalists
1995/96 Autumn Trophy Finalists
2004/05 Essex Cup
2004/05 Essex/Kent Cup
2007/08 Essex Cup
2010/11 English National League South Division 1
2011/12 English National League South Division 1
2012/13 National Ice Hockey League South Cup
2017/18 National Ice Hockey League South Division 2
==League historyhttp://eiha.co.uk/nihl-s1/==
Season 	Name of League 	Final Position	# of teams	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	OT Win	OT Loss	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	
1987/88	British League Div 2 	2nd 	14 	26 	19 	6 	1 	0 	0 	201 	107 	94 	39 	
1988/89		English First Div 	5th 		8 		28 	10 		15 		3 		0 		0 		148 		153 		-5 		23 	
1989/90		English First Div 	3rd 	7 		24 		15		6 	3 		0 		0 		222 		140 		82 		33 	
1990/91		English First Div 	3rd 	8 		28 		17		9 		2 		0 		0 		269 		213 		56 		36 	
1991/92		English First Div 	8th 		9 		32 		15		14 		3 		0 		0 		277 		276 		1 		33 	
1992/93		English League Conference B 		2nd 		6 		32 		22		7 		3 		0 		0 		357 		168 		189 		47 	
1993/94		British League Div 1 South 		8th 		8 		44 		10		32 		2 		0 		0 		260 		374 		-114 		22 	
1994/95		British League Div 1 	10th 	12 	44 		10		30 		4 		0 		0 		274 		404 		-130 	24 	
1995/96		British League Div 1 	10th 		14 	52 	16 	31 		5 		0 		0 		267 		377 		-110 		37 	
1996/97		English League Div 1 South 	2nd 	12 	22 	18 		3 		1 		0 		0 		175 		51 		124 		37 	
1997/98		English League Div 1 South 	2nd 	11 	20 	16 		3 		1 		0 		0 		187 		69 		118 		33 	
1998/99		English League Prem Div 	4th 	9 		32 		14		14 		4 		0 		0 		195 		181 		14 		32 	
1999/00		English League Prem Div 	1st 	5 		24 		19		4 		1 		0 		0 		138 		85 		53 		39 	
2000/01		English National Prem League 	2nd 	9 	32 		23		7 		2 		0 		0 		203 		106 		97 		48 	
2001/02		English National League South 	5th 	10 	18 	10 		5 		3 		0 		0 		100 		72 		28 		23 	
2002/03		English National Prem League 	5th 	12 	42 		24		12 		6 		0 		0 		245 		170 		75 		54 	
2003/04		English Premier Ice Hockey League 	4th 		9 		32 		18		11 		3 		0 		0 		211 		149 		62 		39 	
2004/05		English Premier Ice Hockey League 		7th 		9 		32 		10		14 		8 		0 		0 		128 		130 		-2 		28 	
2005/06		English Premier Ice Hockey League 		11th 		13 		48 		10		33 		5 		0 		0 		149 		284 		-135 		25 	
2006/07		English Premier Ice Hockey League 		8th 		12 		44 		20		21 		3 		0 		0 		194 		184 		10 		43 	
2007/08		English Premier Ice Hockey League 		9th 		11 		40 		12		24 		0 		1 		3 		151 		189 		-38 		29 	
2008/09		English National League Two South 		1st 		9 		32 		31		0 		1 		0 		0 		282 		67 		215 		63 	
2009/10	English National League One South 	4th 	10 	36 	23 	6 	7 	0 	0 	213 	89 	124 	52 	
2010/11	English National League One South 	2nd 	11 	40 	28 	4 	8 	0 	0 	253 	101 	152 	64 	
2011/12	English National League One South 	2nd 	10 	36 	30 	6 	0 	? 	? 	251 	89 	162 	60 	
2012/13	English National League One South 	1st 	9 	32 	25 	5 	2 	? 	? 	189 	73 	116 	52 	
2013/14	English National League One South 	1st 	9 	32 	26 	3 	3 	? 	? 	185 	60 	125 	55 	
2014/15	English National League One South 	1st 	10 	36 	26 	5 	5 	? 	? 	163 	79 	84 	57 	
2017/18	National Ice Hockey League South Division 2	4th 	14 	26 	20 	6 	0 	0 	0 	186 	74 	112 	40 	
2018/19	National Ice Hockey League South Division 2	4th 	15 	28 	21 	5 	0 	1 	1 	206 	77 	129 	46 	
==References==
Category:Ice hockey teams in England