The English National League was an ice hockey league in England that existed only for the 1981-82 season. It was the first national league contested in England since the old

English National League The English National League was an early ice hockey league in England. It was founded in 1935 by most of the teams who had previously competed in the English League. It was suspended during the Second World War, but returned in 1946. In 1954 t ...

was held in 1954. It was made up of teams from the

Northern League Northern League may refer to: Sport Baseball * Northern League (baseball, 1902–71), a name used by several minor leagues that operated in the upper midwestern U.S. and Manitoba from 1902 to 1971 * Northern League (baseball, 1993–2010), an indep ...

, the

English League North The English League North was the top-flight ice hockey league in northern England from 1978, when it alongside the English League South it replaced the Southern League. In 1982, it was replaced by the British Hockey League, running on a national ...

, and the

English League South The Inter-City League, also known as the English League South during 1981-82 season, was top-flight ice hockey league in southern England from 1978. Its clubs were previously members of the Southern League. A proposal by the Southern IHA to create ...

. Eight teams participated in the league, and the

Streatham Redskins Streatham IHC (formerly Streatham Redskins and RedHawks) is a British ice hockey club based in Streatham, London, England. Amongst the oldest British ice hockey teams still in existence, they were founded in 1932 as Streatham, and added the na ...

won the championship.1981-82 season
on hockeyarchives.info

Regular season

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:English National League (1981-82) Defunct ice hockey leagues in the United Kingdom Defunct sports leagues in England Ice hockey leagues in England 1981 establishments in England 1982 disestablishments in England Sports leagues established in 1981 Sports leagues disestablished in 1982