The 1977–78 in English field hockey.
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The Men's Cup was won by Guildford[1] and the inaugural Women's Cup was won by the Chelsea College of Physical Education (Eastbourne) Hockey Club.[2]
The Men's National Inter League Championship brought together the winners of their respective regional leagues. The championship (held in September 1978) was won by Southgate.[3]
As from the 1980–81 season the National Inter League Championship would be held in the spring of the same season instead of the Autumn of the following season.
Men's National Inter League Championship edit
(Held at Officers' Club, Aldershot, September 23–24)
Group A edit
Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
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Blueharts | St George's | 1-1 |
Trojans | Isca | 3-0 |
Trojans | Blueharts | 0-0 |
Isca | St George's | 2-0 |
Isca | Blueharts | 1-1 Isca pens |
Trojans | St George's | 3-1 |
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Trojans | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
2 | Isca | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
3 | Blueharts | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
4 | St George's | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Group B edit
Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
---|---|---|
Bournville | Liverpool Sefton | 1-2 |
Indian Gymkhana | Southgate | 1-4 |
Liverpool Sefton | Indian Gymkhana | 1-4 |
Bournville | Southgate | 1-5 |
Liverpool Sefton | Southgate | 0-0 |
Bournville | Indian Gymkhana | 3-0 |
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Southgate | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
2 | Liverpool Sefton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
3 | Bournville | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
3 | Indian Gymkhana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
= Qualified for final |
Final edit
Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
---|---|---|
Southgate | Trojans | 2-0 |
Southgate
David Owen, Robert Cattrall, Nigel Woolven, A Wallace, Ian McGinn, Raj Rawal, Michael Corby, Alistair McGinn, Roly Brookeman, James Neale, Imtiaz Sheikh
Trojans
P Goss, D Legg, A Muller, G Kirkham, K Chambers, G Leach, J Isaacs, G Lucas, A Fernandes, B M Purdy, B Hiscock
Men's Cup (Rank Xerox National Clubs Championship) edit
Guildford won the Men's National Cup final, held at Guildford Hockey Club on 7 May.
Quarter-finals edit
Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
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Bedfordshire Eagles | Neston | |
Slough | Royal Army Pay Corps | |
Guildford | Nottingham | |
Ipswich | Isca |
Semi-finals edit
Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
---|---|---|
Guildford | Ipswich | 2-1 |
Slough | Bedfordshire Eagles | 3-2 |
Final edit
Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
---|---|---|
Guildford | Slough | 2-1 |
Guildford
R Wright, I Carley, N Taylor, M Read (C Basey sub), Ian Pinks, M Perrin, N Marchington, P Pennock, A Jeans, C Cottrell, B Pett
Slough
Ian Taylor, Mike Parris, Manjit Flora, Andy Churcher, John Allen, John Murdock, Sutinder Singh Khehar, Ken Partington (Pami Saini sub), Stuart Collins, Balwant Saini, Masood Ahmad
Women's Cup (National Clubs Championship) edit
Chelsea College of Physical Education HC won the Women's National Cup, held in Liverpool, on 9 April.
Final edit
Team 1 | Team 1 | Score |
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Chelsea College of Physical Education (Eastbourne) | Prestwich | 1-0 |