The 1996–97 English Hockey League season took place from October 1996 until April 1997.

The Men's National League was won by Reading with the Women's National League going to Slough.[1][2]

The Men's Hockey Association Cup was won by Teddington and the AEWHA Cup was won by Ipswich.[3][4][5]

Men's National League Premier Division League Standings

[6]

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Reading 22 15 2 5 79 53 26 47
2 Teddington 22 15 1 6 78 56 32 46
3 Southgate 22 13 2 7 68 55 13 41
4 Cannock 22 12 3 7 79 52 27 39
5 Canterbury 22 10 5 7 65 59 6 35
6 East Grinstead 22 9 7 6 65 52 13 34
7 Guildford 22 10 3 9 76 64 12 33
8 Old Loughtonians 22 10 2 10 59 56 -3 32
9 Hounslow 22 5 6 11 43 65 -22 21
10 Barford Tigers 22 6 2 14 36 70 -34 20
11 Surbiton 22 4 7 11 44 73 -29 19
12 Havant 22 2 2 18 36 73 -37 8
= Champions
= Relegated

Women's National League Premier Division League Standings

[7]

Pos Team P W D L F A Pts
1 Slough 14 11 1 2 41 15 34
2 Ipswich 14 9 3 2 36 17 30
3 Clifton 14 7 4 3 33 20 25
4 Sutton Coldfield 14 4 5 5 26 32 17
5 Doncaster 14 3 4 7 21 28 13
6 Hightown 14 4 1 9 19 38 13
7 Trojans 14 3 3 8 18 29 12
8 Leicester 14 3 3 8 17 32 12
= Champions
= Relegated

Men's Cup (Hockey Association Cup)

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Team 2 Score
St Albans Chelmsford 2-1
Old Loughtonians Reading 2-5
Cannock Teddington 4-6 aet
Surbiton Guildford 5-1

Semi-finals

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Reading St Albans 10-1
Surbiton Teddington 1-3

Final

(Held at the Stadium, Milton Keynes on 11 May)

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Teddington Reading 2-1

Teddington
Jon Ebsworth, Tyrone Moore, Phil McGuire, S Dawkins, Tony Colclough, Jason Laslett, Jimmy Wallis, Simon Nicklin, Jon Hauck, Nick Conway, Andy Billson subs D Haydon, Paul Way, G Read
Reading
Wayne Box GK, John Slay, Jon Wyatt, Charlie Oscroft, Andy Holden, Mark Hoskin, G Edwards, K Sanders, Robert Todd, Mark Pearn, Scott Ashdown subs A Jones, Simon Briscoe, Jonathan Loose

Women's Cup (AEWHA Cup)

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Doncaster Sutton Coldfield 4-1
Clifton Canterbury 3-1
Hightown Aldridge 3-1
Ipswich Slough 4-2

Semi-finals

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Clifton Ipswich 4-2
Hightown Doncaster 2-0

Final

(Held at Milton Keynes on 25 May)

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Hightown Clifton 2-2 (3-2 p)

Hightown
Carolyn Reid; Linda Carr (capt), Michaela Morton, Caroline Gilbert, K Walsh; Julie Aspin, Fiona Lee, Michelle Liptrot, Lucy Newcombe, Tina Cullen, Yana Williams Sub Maggie Souyave
Clifton
Claire Burr; Sue Brimble, Rachel O'Bryan, Michelle Robertson, Louise Hipkins, Lorraine Marsden, Tammy Miller (capt), Elaine Basterfield, Lucy Culliford, Denise Marston-Smith, Juliet Rayden Subs J Martin, J Scullion

References

  1. ^ ""Pearn puts paid to Cannock Ipswich reap sweet revenge." Times [London, England] 7 Apr. 1997". The Times Digital Archive.
  2. ^ "Alix Ramsay. "Slough lift their fifth title in eight years." Times [London, England] 14 Apr. 1997". The Times Digital Archive.
  3. ^ "Sydney Friskin. "Teddington show mettle." Times [London, England] 12 May 1997". The Times Digital Archive.
  4. ^ ""Hightown win after penalty shoot-out." Times [London, England] 26 May 1997". The Times Digital Archive.
  5. ^ "Hightown rely on Reid". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01.
  6. ^ ""Cricket." Times [London, England] 7 Apr. 1997". The Times Digital Archive.
  7. ^ ""For the Record." Times [London, England] 14 Apr. 1997". The Times Digital Archive.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_England_Hockey_League_season
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