West Hockey Association
{{Short description|Field hockey governing body in England}}
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|jurisdiction = West of England, South West of England, South Wales
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West Hockey Association runs field hockey leagues for teams based in the West of England, the South West of England and South Wales. The leagues feed teams into the Men's and Women's England Hockey Leagues and receives teams from sub-regional (county) leagues.
League Structure
The West Men's Hockey League is the men's league and covers fifteen counties from England and South Wales. The league comprises 25 divisions across seven tiers of the league pyramid.
The West Women's Hockey League is the women's league and predominantley covers nine counties from England, with the Premier Division covering additional counties from South Wales. There is a separate South Wales Women's Hockey League that covers teams in South Wales and feeds teams from their Premier 1 into the West Women's Premier.{{cite web |url=https://www.tournify.uk/live/southwaleswomenshockeyleague/standings|title=South Wales Women's Hockey League|accessdate=10 October 2024}}{{cite web |url=http://www.hockeywest.co.uk/#sthash.Ow4xg4O4.gYWmkxVl.dpuf|title=West Hockey Association|work=West Hockey Association|accessdate=13 October 2014}} The catchment area covers the following counties:{{cite web |url=https://west.englandhockey.co.uk/about-west-hockey|title=West Hockey - About the West Area|accessdate=10 October 2024}}
- Avon
- Cornwall
- Devon
- Dorset
- Gloucestershire
- Herefordshire
- Somerset
- Wiltshire
- Channel Islands
- Carmarthenshire (men's general, women's Premier)
- Ceredigion (men's general, women's Premier)
- Glamorgan (men's general, women's Premier)
- Monmouthshire (men's general, women's Premier)
- Pembrokeshire (men's general, women's Premier)
- Powys (men's general, women's Premier)
Recent champions
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=West Men's Premier Division=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:centre; margin-left:1em;" |
| style="width:85px"|Season
!style="width:180px"|Champions !style="width:170px"|Runners Up |
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| style="text-align:center"|2001–02
| Isca M1s |
| style="text-align:center"|2002–03
| Whitcurch M1s | Taunton Vale M1s |
| style="text-align:center"|2003–04
| Whitcurch M1s | Isca M1s |
| style="text-align:center"|2004–05
| Plymouth Marjon M1s |
| style="text-align:center"|2005–06
| Isca M1s |
| style="text-align:center"|2006–07 |
| style="text-align:center"|2007–08
| Gloucester City M1s |
| style="text-align:center"|2008–09
| Plymouth Marjon M1s | Taunton Vale M1s |
| style="text-align:center"|2009–10
| Cheltenham M1s |
| style="text-align:center"|2010–11 |
| style="text-align:center"|2011–12
| Bristol Firebrands M1s |
| style="text-align:center"|2012–13
| Isca M1s |
| style="text-align:center"|2013–14
| Whitchurch M1s |
| style="text-align:center"|2014–15
| Isca M1s | Bristol Firebrands M1s |
| style="text-align:center"|2015–16 |
| style="text-align:center"|2016–17 |
| style="text-align:center"|2017–18
| Plymouth Marjon M1s |
| style="text-align:center"|2018–19
| Cheltenham M1s |
| style="text-align:center"|2019–20
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| style="text-align:center"|2020–21
| colspan=2 |Cancelled due to COVID-19 |
| style="text-align:center"|2021–22
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| style="text-align:center"|2022–23
| Cheltenham M1s |
| style="text-align:center"|2023–24
| Whitchurch M1s |
| style="text-align:center"|2024–25
| Cheltenham M1s |
| style="text-align:center"|2025–26
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=West Women's Premier Division=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:centre; margin-left:1em;" |
| style="width:85px"|Season
!style="width:180px"|Champions !style="width:170px"|Runners Up |
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| style="text-align:center"|2001–02
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| style="text-align:center"|2002–03
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| style="text-align:center"|2003–04
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| style="text-align:center"|2004–05
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| style="text-align:center"|2005–06
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| style="text-align:center"|2006–07
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| style="text-align:center"|2007–08
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| style="text-align:center"|2008–09
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| style="text-align:center"|2009–10
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| style="text-align:center"|2010–11
| Gloucester W1s | Bournemouth W1s |
| style="text-align:center"|2011–12
| Taunton Vale W1s | Bournemouth W1s |
| style="text-align:center"|2012–13
| Exe W1s | Cheltenham W1s |
| style="text-align:center"|2013–14
| Cheltenham W1s |
| style="text-align:center"|2014–15
| Exe W1s |
| style="text-align:center"|2015–16
| Exe W1s | Cheltenham W1s |
| style="text-align:center"|2016–17 |
| style="text-align:center"|2017–18
| Exe W1s |
| style="text-align:center"|2018–19
| Cheltenham W1s |
| style="text-align:center"|2019-20
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| style="text-align:center"|2020–21
| colspan=2 |Cancelled due to COVID-19 |
| style="text-align:center"|2021–22
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| style="text-align:center"|2022–23 |
| style="text-align:center"|2023–24
| Lansdown W1s | Penarth W1s |
| style="text-align:center"|2024–25 |
| style="text-align:center"|2025–26
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References
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{{Field hockey in England}}
{{Field hockey leagues}}
Category:Field hockey governing bodies in England
Category:Field hockey leagues in England
Category:Field hockey in Wales
Category:Sport in the Channel Islands
Category:Sport in Gloucestershire