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1979–80 in English field hockey

1979–80 in English field hockey. The Men's Cup was won by Slough[1] and the Women's Cup was won by Norton.

1979–80 in English field hockey
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The Men's National Inter League Championship brought together the winners of their respective regional leagues. The championship (held in September 1980) was won by Slough.

As from the 1980–81 season the National Inter League Championship would be held in the spring of the same season instead of the Autumn of the following season.[2][3]

Men's Truman National Inter League Championship

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(Held at Barclays Bank Sports Ground, North Ealing, September 20–21)

Group A

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Team 1 Team 2 Score
Cannock Neston 1-3
Trojans Slough 1-6
Trojans Cannock 3-1
Slough Neston 4-1
Slough Cannock 5-1
Trojans Neston 0-2
Pos Team P W D L F A Pts
1 Slough 3 3 0 0 15 3 6
2 Neston 3 2 0 1 6 5 4
3 Trojans 3 1 0 2 4 9 2
4 Cannock 3 0 0 3 3 11 0

Group B

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Team 1 Team 2 Score
East Grinstead Isca 1-4
Westcliff Sheffield 4-3
East Grinstead Westcliff 1-3
Sheffield Isca 3-3
Sheffield East Grinstead 4-0
Isca Westcliff 2-3
Pos Team P W D L F A Pts
1 Westcliff 3 3 0 0 10 6 6
2 Sheffield 3 1 1 1 10 7 3
3 Isca 3 1 1 1 9 7 3
3 East Grinstead 3 0 0 3 2 11 0
= Qualified for final

Final

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Team 1 Team 2 Score
Slough Westcliff 5-0

Slough
Ian Taylor, Paul Barber, Manjit Flora, Andy Churcher, Steve Partington, Sutinder Singh Khehar, Brajinder Daved, Stuart Collins, Ken Partington, Balwant Saini, Ravinder Laly, Bhaji Flora
Westcliff
M Kay, R Holmes, P Wakeford, R Hilton, N Havens, P Anderson, N Boddington, T Copping, Ian Towler, M Bond, J French

Men's Cup (Rank Xerox National Clubs Championship)

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Slough won the Men's National Cup.

Quarter-finals

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Team 1 Team 2 Score
Southgate Westcliff 3-2
Slough Isca 5-1
Guildford Brooklands 2-1
St Albans Royal Army Pay Corps 4-0

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Team 2 Score
Guildford Southgate 4-1
Slough St Albans 2-0

Final

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(Held at Guildford Hockey Club on 27 April)

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Slough Guildford 2-1

Slough
Ian Taylor, Mike Parris, Paul Barber, Manjit Flora, John Allen, Sutinder Singh Khehar, Brajinder Daved, Ken Partington, Ravinder Laly (Stuart Collins sub), Balwant Saini, John Murdock
Guildford
R Wright, I Carley, Andrew Cairns, J Bowerman, Ian Pinks, N Taylor, A Jeans, P Penock, Neil Francis, C Booker (P Rosomund sub), C Coddrell

Women's Cup (National Clubs Championship)

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Norton won the Women's National Cup.[4][5][6]

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Team 2 Score
Norton Wolverhampton 1–0
Chelmsford Leicester 2–1

Final

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Team 1 Team 2 Score
Norton Chelmsford 2–1

Norton squad
Jule Hopkins, Annette Imisson, Jenny Manser, Anne Whitworth, Delphine Brady, Sue Readhead, Judy Pringle, Gill Pedley, Maureen Thersby, Jackie Edwards, Dot Anderson, Anne Wright, Sue Driver

References

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  1. ^ "Sydney Friskin. "Hockey." Times [London, England] 28 Apr. 1980". The Times Digital Archive.
  2. ^ "Sydney Friskin. "Hockey." Times [London, England] 20 Sept. 1980". The Times Digital Archive.
  3. ^ "Sydney Friskin. "Hockey." Times [London, England] 22 Sept. 1980". The Times Digital Archive.
  4. ^ "Sydney Friskin. "Hockey." Times [London, England] 12 Apr. 1980". The Times Digital Archive.
  5. ^ "Final drawn so county team must share title". Leicester Daily Mercury. 14 April 1980. Retrieved 11 May 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Champion show by in-form Midlands". Sandwell Evening Mail. 14 April 1980. Retrieved 11 May 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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