2019–20 Men's Hockey League season
British field hockey season
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The 2019–20 Men'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 the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[1]
| 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 12–0 University of Exeter |
| Biggest away win | Brooklands 0–12 Surbiton |
| Highest scoring | Wimbledon 12–0 University of Exeter Brooklands 0–12 Surbiton Surbiton 8–4 Hampstead & Westminster |
← 2018–19 2020–21 → | |
The defending champions were Hampstead and Westminster.[2] Old Georgians, winners of the Hockey League Conference East replaced the relegated Sevenoaks.
On 17 March 2020, the play-offs were suspended due to COVID.[3] The play-offs were officially cancelled on 28 April 2020 and Surbiton were crowned champions.[4]
Beeston Hockey Club won the delayed Championship Cup on 12 September 2020, defeating Bowdon and Fareham respectively.[5]
Regular season
League table
| 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 the Euro 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 |
Results
Top goalscorers
- As of 15 March 2020[6]
| 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 |
Play-offs
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 the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in London. On 17 March 2020, the play-offs were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[3] The play-offs were officially cancelled on 28 April 2020[4]
Bracket
| 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 | |||||
England Hockey Men's Championship Cup
Quarter-finals
| 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 |
Semi-finals
Final
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.