London Hockey League
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The London Hockey League is a men's field hockey league based in Greater London. It was established in 1969. It feeds teams into the Men's England Hockey League and Women's England Hockey League.[1]
| Sport | Field Hockey |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | London, South |
| Abbreviation | (LHL) |
| Affiliation date | 1969 |
| Official website | |
| london | |
League structure
The men's and women's London Hockey league structure consists of a Premier Division that feeds into the National League, and then lower divisions. The league area covers Greater London.
The London Hockey League was previously known as the Higgins Group London Hockey League and was a separate entity from the England Hockey League. From the 2019–20 season 2XI teams from the previous season were permitted to feed into the Men's and Women's England Hockey Leagues.[2]
A new league structure was launched in 2021. Currently the women's league has eight divisions and the men's league seven divisions. There are also Masters and Junior leagues.[3]
Recent Champions