2015–16 England Hockey League season
{{short description|English field hockey season}}
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| previous_year = 2014–15
| previous_tournament = 2014–15 England Hockey League season
| next_year = 2016–17
| next_tournament = 2016–17 England Hockey League season
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The 2015–2016 English Hockey League season took place from September 2015 until April 2016. The regular season consisted of two periods September until December and then February until March.{{cite web|url=http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/page.asp?section=67§ionTitle=Men%27s+England+Hockey+League|title=Men's Hockey League|publisher=England Hockey}} The end of season playoffs known as the League Finals Weekend was held on the 16 & 17 of April.{{cite web|url=http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/fl/ehl/results.asp?section=339&itemTitle=Results|title=Results|publisher=England Hockey}}
Wimbledon won the Men's Premier League title despite finishing fourth in the regular season league standings. Surbiton won the Women's Premier League as well as finishing top of the regular season league standings.
The Men's Cup was won by Beeston and the Women's Cup was won by Clifton. {{cite web|url=http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/fl/comps/cup06.asp?d=48936|title=2015–16 Men's Cup|publisher=England Hockey}} {{cite web|url=http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/fl/comps/cup06.asp?d=48685|title=2015–16 Women's Cup|publisher=England Hockey}}
Men's Premier Division League Standings
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| width=20| Pos
!width=400| Team !width=20| P !width=20| W !width=20| D !width=20| L !width=20| F !width=20| A !width=20| GD !width=20| Pts | |||||||||
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| style="background: #ADFFD6;"
|1 | align="left"| Holcombe | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 57 | 24 | 33 | 44 |
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|2 | align="left"| Surbiton | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 67 | 46 | 21 | 37 |
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|3 | align="left"| Reading | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 51 | 41 | 11 | 32 |
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|4 | align="left"| Wimbledon | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 32 |
| 5 | align="left"| Brooklands Manchester University | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 46 | 3 | 25 |
| 6 | align="left"| Beeston | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 38 | 40 | -2 | 19 |
| 7 | align="left"| Hampstead and Westminster | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 36 | -10 | 19 |
| 8 | align="left"| East Grinstead | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 50 | -14 | 18 |
| 9 | align="left"| Canterbury | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 32 | 58 | -26 | 16 |
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|10 | align="left"| Cannock | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 45 | 66 | -21 | 14 |
| style="margin:1em auto;"
| style="background-color:#ADFFD6; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;" | | = Qualified for League finals weekend |
| style="background-color:#F6CEEC; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;" |
| = Relegated |
=Results=
{{#invoke:Sports results|main
|update=complete
|matches_style=FBR
|team1=AAA |team2=BBB |team3=CCC |team4=DDD |team5=EEE |team6=FFF |team7=GGG |team8=HHH |team9=III |team10=JJJ
|name_AAA=Beeston |short_AAA=Bee
|name_BBB=Brooklands MU |short_BBB=Bro
|name_CCC=Cannock |short_CCC=Can
|name_DDD=Canterbury |short_DDD=Can
|name_EEE=East Grinstead |short_EEE=EG
|name_FFF=Hampstead and Westminster |short_FFF=HW
|name_GGG=Holcombe |short_GGG=Hol
|name_HHH=Reading |short_HHH=Rea
|name_III=Surbiton |short_III=Sub
|name_JJJ=Wimbledon |short_JJJ=Wim
|match_AAA_BBB=2-2
|match_AAA_CCC=6-2
|match_AAA_DDD=3-1
|match_AAA_EEE=2-2
|match_AAA_FFF=3-2
|match_AAA_GGG=1-1
|match_AAA_HHH=2-3
|match_AAA_III=2-3
|match_AAA_JJJ=1-0
|match_BBB_AAA=2-2
|match_BBB_CCC=3-3
|match_BBB_DDD=5-0
|match_BBB_EEE=3-1
|match_BBB_FFF=3-2
|match_BBB_GGG=2-5
|match_BBB_HHH=3-1
|match_BBB_III=4-6
|match_BBB_JJJ=2-2
|match_CCC_AAA=2-1
|match_CCC_BBB=6-4
|match_CCC_DDD=2-4
|match_CCC_EEE=4-3
|match_CCC_FFF=1-2
|match_CCC_GGG=2-3
|match_CCC_HHH=2-6
|match_CCC_III=3-6
|match_CCC_JJJ=2-4
|match_DDD_AAA=4-3
|match_DDD_BBB=3-2
|match_DDD_CCC=1-3
|match_DDD_EEE=2-2
|match_DDD_FFF=1-2
|match_DDD_GGG=0-3
|match_DDD_HHH=2-4
|match_DDD_III=4-2
|match_DDD_JJJ=0-4
|match_EEE_AAA=0-3
|match_EEE_BBB=1-2
|match_EEE_CCC=5-2
|match_EEE_DDD=4-3
|match_EEE_FFF=4-1
|match_EEE_GGG=2-3
|match_EEE_HHH=4-3
|match_EEE_III=1-5
|match_EEE_JJJ=1-2
|match_FFF_AAA=2-1
|match_FFF_BBB=3-1
|match_FFF_CCC=2-2
|match_FFF_DDD=1-3
|match_FFF_EEE=0-0
|match_FFF_GGG=0-3
|match_FFF_HHH=3-1
|match_FFF_III=1-4
|match_FFF_JJJ=2-2
|match_GGG_AAA=4-1
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|match_GGG_DDD=7-2
|match_GGG_EEE=3-0
|match_GGG_FFF=1-1
|match_GGG_HHH=3-3
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|match_GGG_JJJ=3-1
|match_HHH_AAA=3-2
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|match_HHH_DDD=4-0
|match_HHH_EEE=2-4
|match_HHH_FFF=1-0
|match_HHH_GGG=2-2
|match_HHH_III=1-2
|match_HHH_JJJ=5-3
|match_III_AAA=4-3
|match_III_BBB=3-5
|match_III_CCC=5-3
|match_III_DDD=6-2
|match_III_EEE=7-0
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|match_III_GGG=1-1
|match_III_HHH=5-4
|match_III_JJJ=2-3
|match_JJJ_AAA=3-0
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|match_JJJ_CCC=4-3
|match_JJJ_DDD=1-0
|match_JJJ_EEE=3-2
|match_JJJ_FFF=1-0
|match_JJJ_GGG=3-5
|match_JJJ_HHH=1-2
|match_JJJ_III=4-1
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==Women's Investec Premier Division League Standings==
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!width=400| Team !width=20| P !width=20| W !width=20| D !width=20| L !width=20| F !width=20| A !width=20| Pts | ||||||||
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|1 | align="left"| Surbiton | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 11 | 46 |
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|2 | align="left"| Canterbury | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 18 | 40 |
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|3 | align="left"| University of Birmingham | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 36 |
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|4 | align="left"| Holcombe | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 31 | 30 |
| 5 | align="left"| East Grinstead | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 25 |
| 6 | align="left"| Leicester | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 36 | 22 |
| 7 | align="left"| Clifton | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 46 | 18 |
| 8 | align="left"| Reading | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 44 | 13 |
| 9 | align="left"| Bowdon Hightown | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 13 |
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|10 | align="left"| Buckingham | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 37 | 12 |
| style="margin:1em auto;"
| style="background-color:#ADFFD6; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;" | | = Qualified for League finals weekend |
| style="background-color:#F6CEEC; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;" |
| = Relegated |
=Results=
{{#invoke:Sports results|main
|update=complete
|matches_style=FBR
|team1=AAA |team2=BBB |team3=CCC |team4=DDD |team5=EEE |team6=FFF |team7=GGG |team8=HHH |team9=III |team10=JJJ
|name_AAA=Bowdon Hightown |short_AAA=Bow
|name_BBB=Buckingham |short_BBB=Buc
|name_CCC=Canterbury |short_CCC=Can
|name_DDD=Clifton |short_DDD=Cli
|name_EEE=East Grinstead |short_EEE=EG
|name_FFF=Holcombe |short_FFF=Hol
|name_GGG=Leicester |short_GGG=Lei
|name_HHH=Reading |short_HHH=Rea
|name_III=Surbiton |short_III=Sub
|name_JJJ=University of Birmingham |short_JJJ=Bir
|match_AAA_BBB=1-2
|match_AAA_CCC=0-1
|match_AAA_DDD=2-3
|match_AAA_EEE=0-5
|match_AAA_FFF=1-2
|match_AAA_GGG=2-0
|match_AAA_HHH=0-3
|match_AAA_III=1-1
|match_AAA_JJJ=0-2
|match_BBB_AAA=0-1
|match_BBB_CCC=2-3
|match_BBB_DDD=0-0
|match_BBB_EEE=1-3
|match_BBB_FFF=1-3
|match_BBB_GGG=3-3
|match_BBB_HHH=1-1
|match_BBB_III=1-3
|match_BBB_JJJ=0-1
|match_CCC_AAA=7-1
|match_CCC_BBB=3-1
|match_CCC_DDD=2-0
|match_CCC_EEE=2-3
|match_CCC_FFF=1-1
|match_CCC_GGG=2-1
|match_CCC_HHH=5-0
|match_CCC_III=1-1
|match_CCC_JJJ=2-1
|match_DDD_AAA=2-1
|match_DDD_BBB=2-1
|match_DDD_CCC=0-4
|match_DDD_EEE=3-0
|match_DDD_FFF=2-3
|match_DDD_GGG=2-6
|match_DDD_HHH=1-3
|match_DDD_III=1-4
|match_DDD_JJJ=2-4
|match_EEE_AAA=2-1
|match_EEE_BBB=1-2
|match_EEE_CCC=0-1
|match_EEE_DDD=2-2
|match_EEE_FFF=4-1
|match_EEE_GGG=4-0
|match_EEE_HHH=3-2
|match_EEE_III=0-2
|match_EEE_JJJ=1-3
|match_FFF_AAA=2-1
|match_FFF_BBB=3-2
|match_FFF_CCC=0-0
|match_FFF_DDD=2-2
|match_FFF_EEE=2-1
|match_FFF_GGG=1-3
|match_FFF_HHH=3-0
|match_FFF_III=0-5
|match_FFF_JJJ=3-1
|match_GGG_AAA=0-2
|match_GGG_BBB=2-0
|match_GGG_CCC=0-4
|match_GGG_DDD=4-3
|match_GGG_EEE=2-1
|match_GGG_FFF=1-0
|match_GGG_HHH=1-0
|match_GGG_III=0-2
|match_GGG_JJJ=0-1
|match_HHH_AAA=3-5
|match_HHH_BBB=1-2
|match_HHH_CCC=2-3
|match_HHH_DDD=1-2
|match_HHH_EEE=3-3
|match_HHH_FFF=0-1
|match_HHH_GGG=4-1
|match_HHH_III=0-1
|match_HHH_JJJ=0-5
|match_III_AAA=4-1
|match_III_BBB=5-0
|match_III_CCC=4-3
|match_III_DDD=3-1
|match_III_EEE=1-1
|match_III_FFF=4-0
|match_III_GGG=2-0
|match_III_HHH=7-0
|match_III_JJJ=1-1
|match_JJJ_AAA=5-1
|match_JJJ_BBB=1-0
|match_JJJ_CCC=1-1
|match_JJJ_DDD=4-2
|match_JJJ_EEE=2-2
|match_JJJ_FFF=2-1
|match_JJJ_GGG=3-0
|match_JJJ_HHH=0-1
|match_JJJ_III=0-3
}}
League Finals Weekend
=Semi-finals=
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| width=200| Division
!width=200| Team 1 !width=200| Team 2 !width=120| Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Premier | Surbiton | Reading | 2-4 |
| Men's Premier | Holcombe | Wimbledon | 2-3 |
| Women's Premier | Surbiton | Holcombe | 2-0 |
| Women's Premier | Canterbury | University of Birmingham | 6-0 |
=Finals=
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| width=200| Division
!width=200| Team 1 !width=200| Team 2 !width=120| Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Premier | Wimbledon | Reading | 1-1 (4-3 p) {{cite web|url=http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/news.asp?itemid=34793&itemTitle=Wimbledon+hold+their+nerve+to+capture+crown§ion=22|title=Wimbledon hold their nerve to capture crown|publisher=England Hockey}} |
| Women's Premier | Surbiton | Holcombe | 0-0 (3-1 p) |
Men's Cup
=Quarter-finals=
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| width=200| Team 1
!width=200| Team 2 !width=100| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chichester | Havant | align=center |3-1 |
| Beeston | Sheffield University Bankers | align=center |2-1 |
| City of Peterborough | Banbury | align=center |5-2 |
| Surbiton | Univ of Birmingham | align=center |3-1 |
=Semi-finals=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%" | ||
| width=200| Team 1
!width=200| Team 2 !width=100| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| Beeston | City of Peterborough | align=center |5-1 |
| Chichester | Surbiton | align=center |1-0 |
=Final=
(Held at the Lee Valley Hockey & Tennis Centre on 14 February)
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| width=200| Team 1
!width=200| Team 2 !width=100| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| Beeston | Chichester | align=center |3-0 |
Women's Cup
=Quarter-finals=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%" | ||
| width=200| Team 1
!width=200| Team 2 !width=100| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| Brooklands Poynton | Barnes | align=center |2-1 |
| Holcombe | Bowdon Hightown | align=center |1-0 |
| Buckingham | Ben Rhydding | align=center |3-2 |
| Clifton | Univ of Birmingham | align=center |3-2 |
=Semi-finals=
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| width=200| Team 1
!width=200| Team 2 !width=100| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buckingham | Brooklands Poynton | align=center |5-1 |
| Clifton | Holcombe | align=center |3-1 |
=Final=
(Held at Lee Valley Hockey & Tennis Centre on 30 April)
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%" | ||
| width=200| Team 1
!width=200| Team 2 !width=100| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| Clifton | Buckingham | align=center |1-0 |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{England Hockey League Seasons}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 England Hockey League season}}