1996–97 England Hockey League season

1996–97 England Hockey League
1995–96 (previous) (next) 1997–98

The 1996–97 English Hockey League season took place from October 1996 until April 1997.

The Men's National League was won by Reading with the Women's National League going to Slough.[1][2]

The Men's Hockey Association Cup was won by Teddington and the AEWHA Cup was won by Ipswich.[3][4][5]

Men's National League Premier Division League Standings

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Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Reading 22 15 2 5 79 53 26 47
2 Teddington 22 15 1 6 78 56 32 46
3 Southgate 22 13 2 7 68 55 13 41
4 Cannock 22 12 3 7 79 52 27 39
5 Canterbury 22 10 5 7 65 59 6 35
6 East Grinstead 22 9 7 6 65 52 13 34
7 Guildford 22 10 3 9 76 64 12 33
8 Old Loughtonians 22 10 2 10 59 56 -3 32
9 Hounslow 22 5 6 11 43 65 -22 21
10 Barford Tigers 22 6 2 14 36 70 -34 20
11 Surbiton 22 4 7 11 44 73 -29 19
12 Havant 22 2 2 18 36 73 -37 8
= Champions
= Relegated

Women's National League Premier Division League Standings

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Pos Team P W D L F A Pts
1 Slough 14 11 1 2 41 15 34
2 Ipswich 14 9 3 2 36 17 30
3 Clifton 14 7 4 3 33 20 25
4 Sutton Coldfield 14 4 5 5 26 32 17
5 Doncaster 14 3 4 7 21 28 13
6 Hightown 14 4 1 9 19 38 13
7 Trojans 14 3 3 8 18 29 12
8 Leicester 14 3 3 8 17 32 12
= Champions
= Relegated

Men's Cup (Hockey Association Cup)

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Quarter-finals

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Team 1 Team 2 Score
St Albans Chelmsford 2-1
Old Loughtonians Reading 2-5
Cannock Teddington 4-6 aet
Surbiton Guildford 5-1

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Team 2 Score
Reading St Albans 10-1
Surbiton Teddington 1-3

Final

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(Held at the Stadium, Milton Keynes on 11 May)

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Teddington Reading 2-1

Teddington
Jon Ebsworth, Tyrone Moore, Phil McGuire, S Dawkins, Tony Colclough, Jason Laslett, Jimmy Wallis, Simon Nicklin, Jon Hauck, Nick Conway, Andy Billson subs D Haydon, Paul Way, G Read
Reading
Wayne Box GK, John Slay, Jon Wyatt, Charlie Oscroft, Andy Holden, Mark Hoskin, G Edwards, K Sanders, Robert Todd, Mark Pearn, Scott Ashdown subs A Jones, Simon Briscoe, Jonathan Loose

Women's Cup (AEWHA Cup)

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Quarter-finals

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Team 1 Team 2 Score
Doncaster Sutton Coldfield 4-1
Clifton Canterbury 3-1
Hightown Aldridge 3-1
Ipswich Slough 4-2

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Team 2 Score
Clifton Ipswich 4-2
Hightown Doncaster 2-0

Final

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(Held at Milton Keynes on 25 May)

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Hightown Clifton 2-2 (3-2 p)

Hightown
Carolyn Reid; Linda Carr (capt), Michaela Morton, Caroline Gilbert, K Walsh; Julie Aspin, Fiona Lee, Michelle Liptrot, Lucy Newcombe, Tina Cullen, Yana Williams Sub Maggie Souyave
Clifton
Claire Burr; Sue Brimble, Rachel O'Bryan, Michelle Robertson, Louise Hipkins, Lorraine Marsden, Tammy Miller (capt), Elaine Basterfield, Lucy Culliford, Denise Marston-Smith, Juliet Rayden Subs J Martin, J Scullion

References

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  1. ^ ""Pearn puts paid to Cannock Ipswich reap sweet revenge." Times [London, England] 7 Apr. 1997". The Times Digital Archive.
  2. ^ "Alix Ramsay. "Slough lift their fifth title in eight years." Times [London, England] 14 Apr. 1997". The Times Digital Archive.
  3. ^ "Sydney Friskin. "Teddington show mettle." Times [London, England] 12 May 1997". The Times Digital Archive.
  4. ^ ""Hightown win after penalty shoot-out." Times [London, England] 26 May 1997". The Times Digital Archive.
  5. ^ "Hightown rely on Reid". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01.
  6. ^ ""Cricket." Times [London, England] 7 Apr. 1997". The Times Digital Archive.
  7. ^ ""For the Record." Times [London, England] 14 Apr. 1997". The Times Digital Archive.