2023–24 Women's England Hockey League season

Women's England Hockey League
ChampionsSurbiton (league}
Beeston (cup)

The 2023–24 Women's England Hockey League season (sponsored by Vitality) is the 2023–24 season of England's field hockey league structure and England Hockey Women's Championship Cup for women.[1]

The season started on 16 September 2023.[2] East Grinstead were the defending league champions[3] and Beeston were the defending cup holders, having won the last two season's cup competitions.[4]

Surbiton won the league championship, defeating Hampstead & Westminster 3-1 in the play off final.[5] Beeston won the England Hockey Men's Championship Cup for the third consecutive season.[6]

Format

The Premier Division changed the system of phases and matches, whereby it was possible for a team finishing eighth after phase 2 to still win the title.

  • 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.

2023–2024 teams

Premier Division

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Locations of the 2023–24 Premier Division teams
Team City/town Home pitch
Beeston Beeston Nottingham HC
Bowdon Hightown Bowdon The Bowdon Club
Clifton Robinsons Westbury-on-Trym Coombe Dingle Sports Centre
East Grinstead East Grinstead East Grinstead Sports Club
Hampstead & Westminster Paddington Paddington Recreation Ground
Isca & University of Exeter Exeter University of Exeter Sports Park
Loughborough Students Loughborough Loughborough University
Reading Reading Sonning Lane
Surbiton Long Ditton Sugden Road
University of Birmingham Birmingham Bournbrook
University of Nottingham Nottingham David Ross Sports Village, Nottingham HC
Wimbledon 1st XI Wimbledon Raynes Park High School, King's College School

Division One South

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Locations of the 2023–24 Division One teams; red = South, blue = north
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Greater London Division One hockey teams
Team City/town Home pitch
Barnes Chiswick Duke's Meadow, Dan Mason Drive
Canterbury Canterbury Polo Farm
Harleston Magpies Harleston Shotford Heath
Holcombe Rochester Holcombe Park
Sevenoaks Sevenoaks Vine Cricket Ground
Slough Slough Upton Park, Upton Road
Southgate Oakwood Southgate Hockey Centre
Surbiton 2nd XI Long Ditton Sugden Road
Team Bath Buccaneers Bath University of Bath
Wimbledon 2nd XI Wimbledon Raynes Park HS, King's College School

Division One North

Team City/town Home pitch
Ben Rhydding Ben Rhydding Coutances Way
Buckingham Buckingham Stowe School
Durham University Durham The Graham Sports Centre
Gloucester City Gloucester Plock Court and St Peter's High School
Leicester City Leicester Leicester Grammar School
Olton & West Warwicks Solihull West Warwickshire Sports Complex
Stourport Stourport-on-Severn Stourport Sports Club
Sutton Coldfield Sutton Coldfield Rectory Park
Swansea Swansea Swansea University's International Sports Village
Wakefield Wakefield College Grove Sports Ground

Final tables

Premier Division

Pos Team P W D L Pts Section
1 Surbiton 16 13 0 3 39 top 6-top 8
2 East Grinstead 16 11 1 4 34 top 6-top 8
3 Reading 16 11 1 4 34 top 6-top 8
4 Hampstead & Westminster 16 8 3 5 27 top 6-top 8
5 University of Nottingham 16 5 4 7 19 top 6-top 8
6 Bowdon 16 3 6 7 15 top 6-top 8
7 Wimbledon 16 7 6 3 27 bottom 6-top 8
8 Clifton Robinsons 16 6 4 6 22 bottom 6-top 8
9 Loughborough Students 18 6 4 8 22 bottom 6 - bottom 4
10 University of Birmingham 18 4 8 6 20 bottom 6 - bottom 4
11 Beeston 18 5 2 11 17 bottom 6 - bottom 4
12 Isca & University of Exeter 18 1 1 16 4 bottom 6 - bottom 4

Top 8 - Phase 3


Finals

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 April – Surbiton HC, Long Ditton
 
 
East Grinstead 2 (2)
 
14 April – Surbiton HC, Long Ditton
 
Hampstead & Westminster (pen.)2 (3)
 
Hampstead & Westminster1
 
13 April – Surbiton HC, Long Ditton
 
Surbiton3
 
Surbiton2
 
 
Wimbledon0
 
Third place
 
 
14 April – Surbiton HC, Long Ditton
 
 
East Grinstead (pen.)1 (4)
 
 
Wimbledon1 (3)
Semi-finals
13 April 2024
11:00
East Grinstead 2–2 Hampstead & Westminster
Faulstich field hockey ball 11'
Bray field hockey ball 15' 		Report Hunt field hockey ball 45'
Leigh field hockey ball 60'
Penalties
Bray Penalty shoot-out scored
Malzer Penalty shoot-out scored
Breed Penalty shoot-out missed
Fernández Penalty shoot-out missed
Brown Penalty shoot-out missed 		2–3 Penalty shoot-out scored Brown
Penalty shoot-out missed Leigh
Penalty shoot-out missed Hunt
Penalty shoot-out scored Ratcliffe
Penalty shoot-out scored Martin
Surbiton Hockey Club, Long Ditton
Umpires:
Rebecca Edwards (ENG)
Clare White (ENG)
13 April 2024
13:15
Surbiton 2–0 Wimbledon
Taylor field hockey ball 8'
Sharp field hockey ball 21' 		Report
Surbiton Hockey Club, Long Ditton
Umpires:
Clare Barwood (WAL)
Zoe Hall (ENG)
Third and fourth place
14 April 2024
10:00
East Grinstead 1–1 Wimbledon
Walker field hockey ball 36' Report Crowson field hockey ball 51'
Penalties
Walker Penalty shoot-out scored
Malzer Penalty shoot-out missed
Breed Penalty shoot-out scored
Bray Penalty shoot-out scored
Rayer Penalty shoot-out scored 		4–3 Penalty shoot-out missed Crowson
Penalty shoot-out scored Crackles
Penalty shoot-out scored Toman
Penalty shoot-out missed Eadie
Penalty shoot-out scored Manton
Surbiton Hockey Club, Long Ditton
Umpires:
Clare White (ENG)
Zoe Hall (ENG)
Final
14 April 2024
14:30
Hampstead & Westminster 1–3 Surbiton
Ratcliffe field hockey ball 20' Report Wilkinson field hockey ball 39'
Sharp field hockey ball 49'
Hamilton field hockey ball 58'
Surbiton Hockey Club, Long Ditton
Umpires:
Rebecca Edwards (ENG)
Clare Barwood (WAL)

Finals Squads

East Grinstead
  1. Isabelle Field (GK)
  3. Sally Sime
  4. Alexandra Malzer
  5. Amy Thompson
  6. Guadalupe Fernández (C)
  8. Courtney Hansford
  9. Laura Roper
  11. Lily Walker
  12. Elena Rayer
  13. Tessa Howard
  14. Olivia Breed
  15. Anna Faulstich
  16. Chloe Brown
  17. Mollie Mason
  18. Sophie Bray
  19. Summer Knight-Thompson
  20. Charlotte Watkins
  21. Pippa Lock
  22. Biba Mills
  24. Anna Moore
  26. Katie Cardwell (GK)
  28. Grace Balsdon
Hampstead & Westminster
  1. Miriam Pritchard (GK)
  2. Isabella Davison
  4. Olivia Hamilton
  5. Anna O'Flanagan
  6. Amy Elliott
  7. Phoebe Willars
  9. Katherine Baker (C)
  10. Sarah Robertson
  11. Lily Owsley
  12. Siofra Murdoch
  13. Sofia Martin
  15. Phillipa Lewis
  16. Madeleine Ratcliffe
  17. Hannah Davey
  18. Emily Rowlands
  19. Melanie Wilkinson
  20. Rachel Greenwood
  21. Joie Leigh
  23. Holly Hunt
  25. Victoria Drews
  26. Esme Burge
  27. Lauren Hunt
  28. Iona Campbell (GK)
Surbiton
  1. Jemma Woods (GK)
  2. Giselle Ansley
  4. Charlotte Ross
  6. Sarah Evans
  8. Meg Dowthwaite
  9. Hannah Martin
  10. Holly Payne
  11. Sophie Hamilton
  12. Eloise Stenner
  13. Stephanie Elliott (C)
  14. Martha Taylor
  16. Leah Wilkinson
  17. Isabelle Petter
  18. Katie Curtis
  19. Amy Costello
  21. Alice Sharp
  23. Lilie Lamacraft
  25. Elani Sherwood
  27. Isabelle Yonge
  28. Amber Walton (GK)
  29. Josefina Hippe
  30. Sarah Johnston
  31. Delphine Ayitey-Hammond (GK)
  33. Laura Myers (GK)
Wimbledon
  1. Nicola Cochrane (GK)
  2. Maia Hendrickx (GK)
  3. Ella Robinson
  4. Tula Knowles
  5. Jennifer Eadie
  6. Anna Toman (C)
  7. Harriet Naismith
  8. Olivia Chilton
  10. Rebecca Manton
  11. Suzanna Petty
  12. Lucy Holder
  14. Megan Crowson
  15. Elizabeth Bingham
  17. Lydia Macdonell
  18. Charlotte Lee
  20. Fiona Crackles
  21. Anna Reynolds
  23. Amelie Rees
  24. Nicole Bowen
  25. Emily Gilbert
  27. Flora Peel
  29. Paige Gillott

Division One South

Pos Team P W L D Pts
1 Surbiton 2nd XI 18 14 1 3 43
2 Holcombe 18 12 3 3 39
3 Barnes 18 12 1 5 37
4 Sevenoaks 18 9 2 7 29
5 Harleston Magpies 18 7 3 8 24
6 Slough 18 5 6 7 21
7 Southgate 18 6 2 10 20
8 Wimbledon 2nd XI 18 5 1 12 16
9 Canterbury 18 4 4 10 16
10 Team Bath Buccaneers 18 3 3 12 12

Division One North

Pos Team P W L D Pts
1 Sutton Coldfield 18 14 2 2 44
2 Durham University 18 11 5 2 38
3 Buckingham 18 10 5 3 35
4 Ben Rhydding 18 9 4 5 31
5 Leicester City 18 8 3 7 27
6 Gloucester City 18 7 4 7 25
7 Olton & West Warwicks 18 3 6 9 15
8 Wakefield 18 4 2 12 14
9 Stourport 18 3 3 12 12
10 Swansea 18 1 6 11 9

England Hockey Women's Championship Cup

Semi-finals

Date Team 1 Team 2 Score
7 Apr Doncaster Holcombe 0–4
7 Apr Surbiton 2nd XI Beeston 2–7

Final

Date Team 1 Team 2 Score
6 May Beeston Holcombe 2–1

Beeston
Steph Tirrell (gk), Nicola Moss, Ella Cusack, Cerys Miller, Jane Kilpatrick, Lauren Burrell (c), Hannah Grieve, Beatrice Bell, Lottie Summers (fg 59th minute), Lucy Millington (pc 39th minute), Lauren Dunn, Rosy Stephens, Katie Mason, Julia Spence, Amelie Clarkson, Jessica Mauro

Holcombe
Tilly Woodhead (gk), Robyn Hodges, Lottie Bingham, Tilly Tillings, Emma Bandurak, Deanna Ritchie, Lucy Whalley, Leisa Randall, Harriet Pittard (c), Bethan Hodges, Hattie Jones (pc 66th minute), Catherine Ledesma, Charlotte Daly, Hannah Bond, Hannah Carney, Marian Ledesma

See also

2023–24 Men's England Hockey League season

References

  1. ^ "Vitality Womens Hockey League". England Hockey. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Women's Hockey League results and fixtures". England Hockey. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  3. ^ "England Hockey League Premier Division Finals 2023". England Hockey. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Match report". England Hockey. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  5. ^ "W1 Win Ninth League Title With Victory over Hampstead". Surbiton HC. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  6. ^ "England Hockey Cup: Beeston claim title double". The Hockey Paper. Retrieved 11 May 2024.

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