1996–97 England Hockey League season

English field hockey season

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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

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Pos  | Team  | P  | W  | D  | L  | F  | A  | GD  | Pts

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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

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## Women's National League Premier Division League Standings

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Pos  | Team  | P  | W  | D  | L  | F  | A  | Pts

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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

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## Men's Cup (Hockey Association Cup)

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### Quarter-finals

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Team 1  | Team 2  | Score

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

### Semi-finals

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Team 1  | Team 2  | Score

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Reading | St Albans | 10-1
Surbiton | Teddington | 1-3

### Final

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

Team 1  | Team 2  | Score

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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)

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### Quarter-finals

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Team 1  | Team 2  | Score

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

### Semi-finals

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Team 1  | Team 2  | Score

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Clifton | Ipswich | 4-2
Hightown | Doncaster | 2-0

### Final

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(Held at Milton Keynes on 25 May)

Team 1  | Team 2  | Score

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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

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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.

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