1999–2000 England Hockey League season

The 1999–2000 English Hockey League season took place from September 1999 until May 2000.

1999–2000 England Hockey League
1998–99 (previous) (next) 2000–01

The men's National League was won by Canterbury with the women's National League going to Hightown. The top four clubs entered the Premiership tournament which culminated with men's & women's finals on 1 May. Cannock won the men's Premiership tournament and Hightown claimed the women's Premiership tournament.

The Men's Cup was won by Reading and the Women's Cup was won by Clifton. [1]

Men's National League Premier Division League Standings

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Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Canterbury 18 13 2 3 68 43 25 41
2 Cannock 18 13 1 4 62 35 27 40
3 Reading 18 12 3 3 71 37 34 39
4 Guildford 18 10 3 5 53 43 10 33
5 Surbiton 18 7 4 7 46 44 2 25
6 Old Loughtonians 18 5 8 5 46 46 0 23
7 Southgate 18 4 2 12 38 52 -14 14
8 Bournville 18 4 2 12 34 55 -21 14
9 Teddington 18 3 5 10 35 64 -29 14
10 Beeston 18 3 2 13 36 70 -34 11
= Champions
= Qualified for Premiership tournament
= Relegated

Women's National League Premier Division League Standings

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Pos Team P W D L F A Pts
1 Hightown 18 13 1 4 49 21 40
2 Ipswich 18 10 4 4 53 36 34
3 Leicester 18 9 6 3 38 22 33
4 Canterbury 18 9 3 6 36 29 30
5 Clifton 18 9 2 7 28 25 29
6 Slough 18 7 5 6 40 35 26
7 Sutton Coldfield 18 6 3 9 30 43 21
8 Olton & West Warwicks 18 5 5 8 31 41 20
9 Chelmsford 18 4 5 9 26 36 17
10 Doncaster 18 1 0 17 12 55 3
= Champions
= Qualified for Premiership tournament
= Relegated

Men's Premiership Tournament

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Round Date Team 1 Team 2 Score
First round Apr 8 Guildford Reading 2-2 (5-4 p)
Positional Apr 8 Canterbury Cannock 0-1
Second round Apr 16 Canterbury Guildford 5-1
Final [4] May 1 Cannock Canterbury 3-2

Women's Premiership Tournament

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Round Date Team 1 Team 2 Score
First round Apr 8 Leicester Canterbury 2-0
Positional Apr 8 Hightown Ipswich 0-0 (4-2 p)
Second round Apr 16 Ipswich Leicester 2-1
Final [5] May 1 Hightown Ipswich 3-1


Men's Cup (EHA Cup)

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Semi-finals

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Team 1 Team 2 Score
Canterbury Reading 1-3
Old Loughtonians Southgate 6-3

Final

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(Held at the National Hockey Stadium (Milton Keynes) on 7 May)

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Reading Old Loughtonians 3-2


Women's Cup (EHA Cup)

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Quarter-finals

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Team 1 Team 2 Score
Loughborough Students Wimbledon 4-2
Clifton Doncaster 5-0
Slough Sutton Coldfield 0-1
Chelmsford Hampton In Arden 5-1

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Team 2 Score
Chelmsford Clifton 1-3
Loughborough Students Sutton Coldfield 4-5

Final

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(Held at National Hockey Stadium (Milton Keynes) on 7 May)

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Clifton Sutton Coldfield 4-2


References

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  1. ^ "Cathy Harris. "Todd puts Reading back in Europe." Times [London, England] 8 May 2000". The Times Digital Archive.
  2. ^ "1999-2000 Men's Hockey League". Fixtures Live.
  3. ^ "1999-2000 Women's Hockey League". Fixtures Live.
  4. ^ "Cathy Harris. "Resilient Cannock hold." Times [London, England] 2 May 2000". The Times Digital Archive.
  5. ^ "Cathy Harris. "Cullen finishes on a high note." Times [London, England] 2 May 2000". The Times Digital Archive.