| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Surbiton (3rd title) Beeston (cup) |
| Relegated | Reading |
| Euro Hockey League | Surbiton Hampstead & Westminster |
| Matches | 90 |
| Goals | 495 (5.5 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Luke Taylor (28 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Wimbledon 12–0University of Exeter |
| Biggest away win | Brooklands 0–12Surbiton |
| Highest scoring | Wimbledon 12–0University of Exeter Brooklands 0–12Surbiton Surbiton 8–4Hampstead & Westminster |
2020–21 → | |
The2019–20Men's England Hockey League season was the 2019–20 season of England's field hockey league structure. The season started on 14 September 2019 and was due to end in March 2020, but finished on 12 September 2020 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[1]
The defending champions wereHampstead and Westminster.[2]Old Georgians, winners of the Hockey League Conference East replaced the relegatedSevenoaks.
On 17 March 2020, the play-offs were suspended due to COVID.[3] The play-offs were officially cancelled on 28 April 2020 andSurbiton were crowned champions.[4]
Beeston Hockey Club won the delayedChampionship Cup on 12 September 2020, defeatingBowdon andFareham respectively.[5]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surbiton(C) | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 93 | 25 | +68 | 47 | Qualification for theEuro Hockey League |
| 2 | Hampstead & Westminster | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 64 | 38 | +26 | 41 | |
| 3 | Wimbledon | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 73 | 29 | +44 | 39 | |
| 4 | Old Georgians | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 63 | 40 | +23 | 37 | |
| 5 | Holcombe | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 51 | 53 | −2 | 26 | |
| 6 | Beeston | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 20 | |
| 7 | East Grinstead | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 31 | 65 | −34 | 14 | |
| 8 | Brooklands | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 28 | 64 | −36 | 13 | |
| 9 | University of Exeter | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 28 | 77 | −49 | 11 | |
| 10 | Reading(R) | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 65 | −36 | 9 | Relegation to Division One |
| Home \ Away | BEE | BRO | EGS | H&W | HOL | OG | REA | SUR | UOE | WIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beeston | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–7 | 2–1 | 3–2 |
| Brooklands | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–12 | 2–3 | 1–3 |
| East Grinstead | 1–5 | 5–3 | — | 1–6 | 4–3 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 3–4 |
| Hampstead & Westminster | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | — | 4–4 | 3–4 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 6–3 | 1–3 |
| Holcombe | 2–2 | 3–1 | 5–3 | 1–6 | — | 4–5 | 6–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 3–3 |
| Old Georgians | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 | — | 5–2 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 3–3 |
| Reading | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 2–3 | 4–4 | — | 1–10 | 0–3 | 1–3 |
| Surbiton | 4–2 | 7–0 | 4–1 | 8–4 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 4–0 | — | 7–0 | 1–3 |
| University of Exeter | 0–5 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–5 | 3–2 | 2–8 | — | 1–7 |
| Wimbledon | 2–0 | 7–1 | 7–2 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 12–0 | — |
| Rank | Player | Club | FG | PC | PS | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Luke Taylor | Surbiton | 0 | 27 | 1 | 28 |
| 2 | Ed Horler | Wimbledon | 15 | 9 | 0 | 24 |
| 3 |  Matthew Guise-Brown | Hampstead & Westminster | 0 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| 4 |  Alan Forsyth | Surbiton | 19 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| 5 | Nick Bandurak | Holcombe | 13 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
| 6 | Sam Ward | Old Georgians | 9 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
| 7 | Ben Boon | Surbiton | 14 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Tom Carson | Old Georgians | 12 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 9 |  Ben Francis | Wimbledon | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 10 | James Tindall | Old Georgians | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
The semi-finals were scheduled to be played on 29 March at the home club venues and the final was scheduled to be played on 5 April at theLee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre inLondon. On 17 March 2020, the play-offs were suspended due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[3] The play-offs were officially cancelled on 28 April 2020[4]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 29 March – Long Ditton | ||||||
| Surbiton | ||||||
| 5 April –London | ||||||
| Old Georgians | cancelled | |||||
| N/A | ||||||
| 29 March –London | ||||||
| N/A | cancelled | |||||
| Hampstead & Westminster | ||||||
| Wimbledon | cancelled | |||||
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Beeston | Belper | 12-2 |
| Southgate | University of Birmingham | 3-2 |
| Bowdon | Timperley | 0-0 (4-1 pens) |
| Fareham | Canterbury | w/o - conceded |
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bowdon | Beeston | 2-2 (7-8p)[5] |
| Fareham | Southgate | 4-3[5] |
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beeston | Fareham | 9-1[5] | Dixon, Apoola (4), Griffiths (3), Alcalde / Boxall |
Beeston
Simon Hujwan (gk), Joshua Pavis,Ollie Willars, Kyle Marshall, Robbie Gleeson,Gareth Griffiths, Tom Crowson,Nick Park, Henry Croft, Alex Blumfield,Adam Dixon, Lucas Alcalde, Chris Proctor, Sam Apoola, Matthew Crookshanks, James Hunt.
Fareham
Rory Kemp (gk), Sam Ratcliffe, Tom Larcombe, Christian McKenna, Shane Vincent,Niall Stott, Danny Rawlings, Fergus Jackson, Josh Steel, Alex Boxall, Phillip Larcombe; subs-Jamie Young, Neil West, Dylan Coleman, Christopher Tagg, Alex Beckett.