2019–20 Men's Hockey League season
Season | 2019–20 |
---|---|
Champions | Surbiton (3rd title) |
Relegated | Reading |
Euro Hockey League | Surbiton Hampstead & Westminster |
Matches played | 90 |
Goals scored | 495 (5.5 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Luke Taylor (28 goals) |
Biggest home win | Wimbledon 12–0 University of Exeter |
Biggest away win | Brooklands 0–12 Surbiton |
Highest scoring | Wimbledon 12–0 University of Exeter Brooklands 0–12 Surbiton Surbiton 8–4 Hampstead & Westminster |
← 2018–19 2020–21 → |
The 2019–20 Men's England Hockey League season was the 2019–20 season of England's field hockey league structure. The season started on 14 September 2019 and continued until March 2020, with a winter break in December and January for the Indoor season.[1]
The defending champions were Hampstead and Westminster.[2] Old Georgians, winners of the Hockey League Conference East replaced the relegated Sevenoaks.
On 17 March 2020, the play-offs were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[3] The play-offs were officially cancelled on 28 April 2020 and Surbiton were crowned champions.[4]
Regular season
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Surbiton (C) | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 93 | 25 | +68 | 47 | Qualification for the Euro Hockey League |
2 | Hampstead & Westminster | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 64 | 38 | +26 | 41 | |
3 | Wimbledon | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 73 | 29 | +44 | 39 | |
4 | Old Georgians | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 63 | 40 | +23 | 37 | |
5 | Holcombe | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 51 | 53 | −2 | 26 | |
6 | Beeston | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 20 | |
7 | East Grinstead | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 31 | 65 | −34 | 14 | |
8 | Brooklands | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 28 | 64 | −36 | 13 | |
9 | University of Exeter | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 28 | 77 | −49 | 11 | |
10 | Reading (R) | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 65 | −36 | 9 | Relegation to Division One |
Results
Top goalscorers
- As of 15 March 2020[5]
Rank | Player | Club | FG | PC | PS | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Luke Taylor | Surbiton | 0 | 27 | 1 | 28 |
2 | Ed Horler | Wimbledon | 15 | 9 | 0 | 24 |
3 | Matthew Guise-Brown | Hampstead & Westminster | 0 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
4 | Alan Forsyth | Surbiton | 19 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
5 | Nick Bandurak | Holcombe | 13 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
6 | Sam Ward | Old Georgians | 9 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
7 | Ben Boon | Surbiton | 14 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
Tom Carson | Old Georgians | 12 | 3 | 0 | ||
9 | Ben Francis | Wimbledon | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
10 | James Tindall | Old Georgians | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
Play-offs
The semi-finals were scheduled to be played on 29 March at the home club venues and the final was scheduled to be played on 5 April at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in London. On 17 March 2020, the play-offs were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[3] The play-offs were officially cancelled on 28 April 2020[4]
Bracket
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
29 March – Long Ditton | ||||||
Surbiton | ||||||
5 April – London | ||||||
Old Georgians | cancelled | |||||
N/A | ||||||
29 March – London | ||||||
N/A | cancelled | |||||
Hampstead & Westminster | ||||||
Wimbledon | cancelled | |||||
England Hockey Men's Championship Cup
Quarter-finals
Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
---|---|---|
Beeston | Belper | 12-2 |
Southgate | University of Birmingham | 3-2 |
Bowdon | Timperley | 0-0 (4-1 pens) |
Fareham | Canterbury | w/o - conceded |
Semi-finals
Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
---|---|---|
Bowdon | Beeston | cancelled |
Fareham | Southgate | cancelled |
Final
Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
---|---|---|
N/A | N/A | cancelled |
See also
References
- ^ "Men's Hockey League Premier Division". England Hockey.
- ^ "New Champions of Men's Hockey League are Hampstead & Westminster". England Hockey.
- ^ a b "England Hockey suspends national hockey activity". Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Surbiton crowned double champions as England Hockey reconciles 2019/20 season". Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "Individual Statistics - Goal Scorers". englandhockey.altiusrt.com. England Hockey.