2007–08_England_Hockey_League_season
The 2007–08 English Hockey League season took place from September 2007 until April 2008. The league was sponsored by Slazenger and the men's title was won by Reading with the women's title going to Slough.[1] There were no playoffs during the season.
The Men's Cup was won by Beeston and the Women's Cup was won by Leicester.[2][3]
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reading | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 59 | 26 | 33 | 46 |
| 2 | East Grinstead | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 77 | 46 | 31 | 38 |
| 3 | Cannock | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 55 | 38 | 17 | 34 |
| 4 | Havant | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 73 | 71 | 2 | 26 |
| 5 | Bowdon | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 44 | 48 | -4 | 26 |
| 6 | Surbiton | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 38 | 48 | -10 | 24 |
| 7 | Beeston | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 57 | -12 | 21 |
| 8 | Loughborough Students | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 42 | 38 | 4 | 16*+ |
| 9 | Hampstead and Westminster | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 49 | -18 | 12* |
| 10 | Canterbury | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 31 | 74 | -43 | 6 |
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- + deducted 2 points for fielding a de-registered player [5]
- * deducted 2 points for fielding an ineligible player
| = Champions | |
| = Relegated |
Results
More information Home \ Away, Bee ...
| Home \ Away | Bee | Bow | Can | Can | EG | HW | Hav | Lou | Rea | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beeston | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 5–4 | 5–6 | 1–2 | 5–5 | 0–6 | 2–7 | 3–2 |
| Bowdon | 1–1 | — | 1–4 | 5–2 | 4–8 | 5–0 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 |
| Cannock | 6–2 | 3–4 | — | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–4 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 |
| Canterbury | 2–5 | 2–0 | 2–3 | — | 2–6 | 3–5 | 5–8 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| East Grinstead | 4–6 | 6–2 | 3–0 | 8–1 | — | 3–3 | 6–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 |
| Hampstead and Westminster | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–4 | — | 4–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 |
| Havant | 3–2 | 4–1 | 4–5 | 10–2 | 3–8 | 3–1 | — | 3–6 | 4–3 | 2–6 |
| Loughborough Students | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–8 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–5 | — | 1–2 | 3–2 |
| Reading | 3–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 3–2 | — | 5–1 |
| Surbiton | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 4–6 | 4–3 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–6 | — |
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slough | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 31 | 42 |
| 2 | Bowdon Hightown | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 72 | 29 | 41 |
| 3 | Leicester | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 27 | 33 |
| 4 | Olton & West Warwicks | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 47 | 36 | 33 |
| 5 | Canterbury | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 35 | 27 |
| 6 | Clifton | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 44 | 46 | 26 |
| 7 | Ipswich | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 53 | 16 |
| 8 | Brooklands Poynton | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 45 | 15 |
| 9 | Chelmsford | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 45 | 15 |
| 10 | Old Loughtonians | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 64 | 7 |
Close
| = Champions | |
| = Relegated |
Quarter-finals
More information Team 1, Team 2 ...
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Reading | Doncaster | 5-2 |
| Bowdon | Old Georgians | 3-0 |
| Havant | East Grinstead | 2-1 |
| Beeston | Holcombe | 3-1 |
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Semi-finals
Final
(Held at the Highfields Sports Club, Nottingham on 18 May)
Quarter-finals
More information Team 1, Team 2 ...
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Barnes | Staines | 1-1 (3-4 p) |
| Slough | Ipswich | 7-1 |
| Olton & West Warwick | Bowdon Hightown | 3-4 |
| Old Loughtonians | Leicester | 0-1 |
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Semi-finals
More information Team 1, Team 2 ...
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Leicester | Staines | 8-0 |
| Slough | Bowdon Hightown | 3-2 |
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Final
(Held at Highfields Sports Club, Nottingham on 18 May)
- "Slazenger EHL Newsletter 07.04.08". England Hockey.[permanent dead link]
- "2007–08 Men's Cup". England Hockey.
- "2007–08 Women's Cup". England Hockey. Archived from the original on 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
- "2007–08 Men's Hockey League". Fixtures Live.
- "Loughborough and Bath punished for fielding de-registered players, page 7" (PDF). talkhockeyradio.
- "2007–08 Women's Hockey League". Fixtures Live.