2018–19 Women's England Hockey League season

2018–19 Women's England Hockey League season

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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
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

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
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

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)

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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)

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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				Final
	13 April 2019
	Holcombe	6
					14 April 2019
	Buckingham	0
					Holcombe	0
	13 April 2019
					Surbiton	1
	Surbiton	4
	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)

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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)

See also

2018–19 Men's Hockey League season