The 2021–22
Men's England Hockey League
The Men's England Hockey League is a field hockey league organized by England Hockey that features men's teams from England and Wales.
Format Regular season
There are 62 teams in the league, the top tier consists of a Premier Division of twelve t ...
season is the 2021–22 season of England's field hockey league structure and
England Hockey Men's Championship Cup
The England Hockey Men's Championship Cup is a field hockey cup competition organised by England Hockey that features men's teams from England. The competition was originally known as the National Clubs Championship. The inaugural competition was ...
. The 2021–22 season returned to normality following two seasons of disruption caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
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. The 2021-22 Premier Division saw the same teams competing from the following season, which had been cancelled. Therefore
Surbiton
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were the defending champions, having won the league during the
2019–20 season.
The season started on 19 September 2021, with the Premier Division using a new system of two phases. The first phase would consist of 10 matches per club and would be completed by the end of 2021, determining the top six clubs (irrespective of home and away advantage) for phase 2. The other divisions would use the traditional format.
Old Georgians secured their first ever Premier division title with two games to spare. The success continued a remarkable rise in English hockey because the team had only been promoted into the league at the start of the
2019-20 season. Six times champions
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won Division One South and therefore sealed promotion back to the Premier Division following their 2019 relegation (their first in 30 years).
University of Nottingham
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won Division One North to also gain promotion.
Old Georgians went on to secure a league and cup double after winning the 2022
England Hockey Men's Championship Cup
The England Hockey Men's Championship Cup is a field hockey cup competition organised by England Hockey that features men's teams from England. The competition was originally known as the National Clubs Championship. The inaugural competition was ...
.
Final Tables
Premier Division
Division One South
Division One North
England Hockey Men's Championship Cup
The England Hockey Men's Championship Cup is a field hockey cup competition organised by England Hockey that features men's teams from England. The competition was originally known as the National Clubs Championship. The inaugural competition was ...
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
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Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
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Old Georgians
George Pinner
George Christopher Pinner (born 18 January 1987) is an English field hockey player who plays as a goalkeeper for Old Georgians and from 2009 to 2021 played for the England and Great Britain national teams.
Personal life
In June 2012 he was one ...
(gk), Andy Bull, Henry Weir, Nick Page, Kyle Marshall, James Carson,
James Tindall,
Dan Shingles (capt), Lee Morton, Edward Carson,
Ashley Jackson; reps:
Tom Carson, Thomas Doran, Elliott Messem, Dan Boden, Ben Jansen; dnp:Chris Proctor, James Cunningham; coach: Mike Hughes; manager:Jonny Stephens.
Oxted
Sam Williams (gk), Owen Williamson (capt), Lewis Fraser, Alex Blumfield, Lucas Ward, Sam Driver, Nick Giles, Chris Webster, Chris Porter, Jamie Batten, Cameron Heald; reps: Edward Carr, Ryan Kavanagh, Adam Miller, Oliver Bennett, Oscar Loft; coach: James Simpson; manager: Peter Crook.
See also
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2021–22 Women's England Hockey League season
The 2021–22 Women's England Hockey League season (sponsored by Vitality) is the 2021–22 season of England's field hockey league structure and England Hockey Women's Championship Cup. The 2021–22 season returned to normality following two sea ...
References
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