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.[1]

2018–19 Women's England Hockey League season
2017–18 (previous) (next) 2019-20

Holcombe topped the regular season table but Surbiton sealed the Championship after winning the playoffs.[2] Clifton Robinsons won the season ending Cup competition.

Premier League edit

Standings edit

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
3 East Grinstead 18 12 1 5 39 18 +21 37
4 Buckingham 18 9 2 7 33 28 +5 29
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
Source: England Hockey
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.

Play–offs edit

Standings edit

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
3 Slough 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6
4 Stourport 3 0 0 3 3 17 −14 0
Source: England Hockey
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.

Fixtures edit

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 edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 April 2019
 
 
Holcombe6
 
14 April 2019
 
Buckingham0
 
Holcombe0
 
13 April 2019
 
Surbiton1
 
Surbiton4
 
 
East Grinstead1
 

Semi-finals edit

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 edit

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 edit

Quarter-finals edit

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 edit

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

Final edit

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

See also edit

2018–19 Men's Hockey League season

References edit

  1. ^ "Women's England Hockey League Premier Division". England Hockey.
  2. ^ "Play off results". England Hockey.