2024–25 Men's England Hockey League season
| Champions | Surbiton (league) Harborne (cup) |
|---|---|
← 2023–24 2025–26 → | |
The 2024–25 Men's England Hockey League season is the 2024–25 season of England's field hockey league structure and the England Hockey Men's Championship Cup for men.[1][2] The season started on 21 September 2024.[3] Old Georgians were the defending league champions, having won the league for three successive seasons and Beeston would defend the cup.
Surbiton won the league title[4] and Harborne won the Cup.
Format
- Phase 1 - 11 matches per club determining the top six and bottom six clubs for phase 2.
- Phase 2 - 5 additional matches per club determining the top eight and bottom four clubs for phase 3.
- Phase 3 - 3 additional matches per club determining the top four to progress to league finals weekend and the bottom two to be relegated.
2024-25 teams
Premier Division
| Team | City/town | Home pitch |
|---|---|---|
| Beeston | Beeston | Nottingham Hockey Centre |
| Bowdon | Bowdon | The Bowdon Club |
| Cardiff & Met | Cardiff | Sophia Gardens |
| East Grinstead | East Grinstead | East Grinstead Sports Club, Saint Hill Rd |
| Hampstead & Westminster | Paddington | Paddington Recreation Ground |
| Holcombe | Rochester | Holcombe Park, Curtis Way |
| Old Georgians | Addlestone | St George's College |
| Oxted | Oxted | Caterham School |
| Richmond | Chiswick | Quintin Hogg Memorial Sports |
| Southgate | Trent Park | Southgate Hockey Centre |
| Surbiton | Long Ditton | Surbiton HC, Sugden Road |
| Wimbledon | Wimbledon | Raynes Park High School |
Division One South
| Team | City/town | Home pitch |
|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | Canterbury | Polo Farm |
| Havant | Havant | Havant Park |
| Indian Gymkhana | Isleworth | Indiana Gymkhana Club, Thornbury Ave |
| Old Loughtonians | Chigwell | Roding Sports Centre, Luxborough Lane |
| Reading | Reading | Sonning Lane |
| Sevenoaks | Sevenoaks | Vine Cricket Ground, Hollybush Lane |
| Team Bath Buccaneers | Bath | University of Bath |
| Teddington | Teddington | Teddington School |
| University of Bristol | Bristol | Coombe Dingle Sports Complex |
| University of Exeter | Exeter | Streatham Campus |
Division One North
| Team | City/town | Home pitch |
|---|---|---|
| Brooklands Manchester University | Sale | Brooklands Sports Club |
| Deeside Ramblers | Tiverton | Whitchurch Road |
| Durham University | Durham | The Graham Sports Centre |
| Harborne | Harborne | Eastern Road, King Edward School |
| Lindum | Lincoln | Lindum Sports Club Ground, St Giles Ave |
| Loughborough Students | Loughborough | Loughborough University |
| Olton & West Warwicks | Olton | West Warwickshire Sports Club |
| Stourport | Stourport-on-Severn | Stourport Sports Club |
| University of Birmingham | Birmingham | Bournbrook |
| University of Nottingham | Nottingham | University of Nottingham |
Tables
Premier Division
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Pts | Section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Georgians | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 46 | Top 6-top 8 |
| 2 | Surbiton | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 38 | Top 6-top 8 |
| 3 | Holcombe | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 32 | Top 6-top 8 |
| 4 | Wimbledon | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 31 | Top 6-top 8 |
| 5 | Hampstead and Westminster | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 22 | Top 6-top 8 |
| 6 | Oxted | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 17 | Top 6-top 8 |
| 7 | Beeston | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 25 | Bottom 6-top 8 |
| 8 | East Grinstead | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | Bottom 6-top 8 |
| 9 | Cardiff & Met | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 22 | Bottom 6-bottom 4 |
| 10 | Southgate | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 | Bottom 6-bottom 4 |
| 11 | Bowdon (R) | 19 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 16 | Bottom 6-bottom 4 |
| 12 | Richmond (R) | 19 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 5 | Bottom 6-bottom 4 |
Top 8 - Phase 3
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Finals weekend
All matches were played at the Nottingham Hockey Centre in Nottingham.[5]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 3 May | ||||||
| Old Georgians | 4 | |||||
| 4 May | ||||||
| Oxted | 0 | |||||
| Old Georgians | 1 | |||||
| 3 May | ||||||
| Surbiton | 2 | |||||
| Surbiton | 6 | |||||
| Wimbledon | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 4 May | ||||||
| Oxted | 0 (2) | |||||
| Wimbledon (pen.) | 0 (3) | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Finals squads
- 3. Henry Weir
- 4. Liam Sanford
- 5. David Ames
- 6. Kyle Marshall
- 8. Tom Carson
- 9. James Carson
- 10. Ashley Jackson
- 11. Dan Shingles
- 13. Sam Ward
- 15. Phil Roper
- 16. Edward Carson
- 17. Chris Griffiths
- 18. James Albery (c)
- 19. Chris Proctor
- 21. Thabang Modise
- 22. Matthew Brown
- 23 David Condon
- 24. Ian Sloan
- 27. George Pinner (gk)
- 77. Alan Forsyth
- 1. Max Christopher (gk)
- 2. Josiah Wood
- 5. Lucas Ward
- 7. Robert Mugridge
- 8. Matthew Crookshanks
- 9. Thomas Rhodes-Young
- 10. Jack Jamieson
- 13. Josh Nurse
- 14. Chris Porter
- 16. Owen Williamson (c)
- 17. Thomas Finnegan
- 18. Jamie Batten
- 20. Adam Miller
- 21. Peter Jarvis
- 22. Charlie Axford
- 23. Guy Morgan
- 24. Michael Royden-Turner
- 25. Oliver Bennett
- 26. Isaac Dale
- 36. Doug Allison
- 45. Nick Page
- 1. James Mazarelo (gk)
- 3. Luke Taylor
- 4. Rob Farrington
- 5. Max Anderson
- 6. Nick Nurse
- 7. Jonny Gall
- 8. Tim Nurse
- 10 Nick Park
- 11. Jacob Payton
- 12. Ben Park
- 13. Struan Walker
- 14. Louis Gittens
- 15. Barry Middleton
- 16. Jacob Smith
- 17. Stuart Rushmere
- 19. David Goodfield (c)
- 21. Adam Buckle
- 22. William Haspel
- 26. James Gall
- 27. Conor Williamson
- 28. Gareth Furlong
- 5. Jack Turner
- 6. Fred Newbold
- 7. Duncan Scott
- 8. Evan Kimber
- 9. Rhys Bradshaw
- 10. Rory Patterson
- 11. Ed Horler (c)
- 13. Eddie Way
- 15. Sam Hooper
- 16. James Vallely
- 17. Ben Fox
- 18. Euan Gilmour
- 19. Benjamin Francis
- 21. Liam Ansell
- 23. Jonathan Lankfer
- 24. Kaden Draysey
- 25. Nathaniel O'Dwyer
- 26. Connor Greentree
- 28. Lewis Wilcher
- 30. Ore Ogunlana (gk)
- 32. Callum Mackenzie
Division One South
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reading | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 46 |
| 2 | Indian Gymkhana | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 42 |
| 3 | Old Loughtonians | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 32 |
| 4 | Sevenoaks | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | Teddington | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 29 |
| 6 | University of Exeter | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 25 |
| 7 | Havant | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| 8 | Canterbury | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| 9 | Team Bath Buccaneers | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 |
| 10 | University of Bristol | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 9 |
Division One North
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brooklands Manchester University | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 46 |
| 2 | Loughborough Students | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 45 |
| 3 | University of Nottingham | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 39 |
| 4 | Harborne | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 24 |
| 5 | Deeside Ramblers | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 21 |
| 6 | University of Birmingham | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 7 | Olton & West Warwicks | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| 8 | Durham University | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| 9 | Lindum | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 |
| 10 | Stourport | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 |
Semi-finals
| Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb | Beeston | Indian Gymkhana | 0–1 |
| 6 Apr | Harborne | Canterbury | 2–1 |
Final
- Venue Nottingham Hockey Centre
| Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May | Harborne | Indian Gymkhana | 2–1 |
Final teams
- 1 Daniel Whittingham (gk)
- 3. Jake Litchfield
- 4. Pete Jackson
- 6. Tom Thorne
- 7. Cameron Ley
- 10. James Hall
- 11. Louie Morris (c)
- 12. Tom Poustie
- 14. Timothy Idoine
- 18. Oliver Horsler
- 24. Alexander Idoine
- 25. Joshua Jones
- 26. Duncan Miller
- 52 Niall Devaney-Dykes
- 66. Owen Raw
- 4. Ollie Willars
- 5. Yurav Saund
- 6. Gagan Hanspal
- 7. Ekam Bachu
- 8. Amrit Singh
- 10. James Tindall
- 11. Dylan Coleman
- 12. Ippel Fujimoto
- 13. Ranjeev Deol
- 14. Jaggy Hanspal (c)
- 16. Nihal Bilkhu
- 18. Amaraj Flora
- 20. Daman Bansal
- 24. Amraj Soor
- 31. Vishal Kapila
- 41 Jack Christian (gk)
- Paul Reeves (gk)
See also
References
- ^ "Men's season preview". England Hockey. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "England: premier division is back". Hockey World News. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ "Men's England Hockey League Week 1 2024 results". England Hockey. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "England Hockey Finals: Reading women and Surbiton men land surprise titles". The Hockey Paper. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "EHL Mens Premier Division Finals". englandhockey.altiusrt.com. England Hockey. Retrieved 10 May 2025.