2025–26 Women's England Hockey League season
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The 2025–26 Women's England Hockey League season is the 2025–26 season of England's field hockey league structure and England Hockey Women's Championship Cup for women.[1] The regular league season starts on 20 September 2025 and ends on 28 March 2026.[2] Reading are the defending league champions, having won the league in 2024–25.[3]
Summary
There would be no place for the most successful women's club of all time, Slough, in the top three divisions following their relegation to the conference leagues. After several years of competing at the top of division 1 south and north respectively, Barnes and Durham University were in to the Premier Division following their promotions the previous season. There were now four University teams in the Premier division.
The four teams promoted to Division 1 from the conference divisions were the second XI teams from Reading and Loughborough Students, in adiition to Leeds and Teddington.
Format
- Phase 1 - 11 matches per club determining the top six and bottom six clubs for phase 2.
- Phase 2 - 5 additional matches per club determining the top eight and bottom four clubs for phase 3.
- Phase 3 - 3 additional matches per club determining the top four to progress to league finals weekend and the bottom two to be relegated.
2025–2026 teams
Premier Division
| Team | City/town | Home pitch |
|---|---|---|
| Barnes | Chiswick | Duke's Meadow, Dan Mason Drive |
| Bowdon Hightown | Bowdon | The Bowdon Club |
| Clifton Robinsons | Westbury-on-Trym | Coombe Dingle Sports Centre |
| Durham University | Durham | The Graham Sports Centre |
| East Grinstead | East Grinstead | East Grinstead Sports Club |
| Hampstead & Westminster | Paddington | Paddington Recreation Ground |
| Loughborough Students 1st XI | Loughborough | Loughborough University |
| Reading 1st XI | Reading | Sonning Lane |
| Surbiton 1st XI | Long Ditton | Sugden Road |
| University of Birmingham | Birmingham | Bournbrook |
| University of Nottingham | Nottingham | David Ross Sports Village, Nottingham HC |
| Wimbledon | Wimbledon | Raynes Park High School, King's College School |
Division One South
| Team | City/town | Home pitch |
|---|---|---|
| Firebrands | Bristol | QEH Sports Ground, Failand |
| Guildford | Godalming | Broadwater School |
| Harleston Magpies | Harleston | Shotford Heath |
| Holcombe | Rochester | Holcombe Park |
| Reading 2nd XI | Reading | Sonning Lane |
| Sevenoaks | Sevenoaks | Vine Cricket Ground |
| Southgate | Oakwood | Southgate Hockey Centre |
| Surbiton 2nd XI | Long Ditton | Sugden Road |
| Teddington | Teddington | Teddington School |
| Isca & University of Exeter | Exeter | University of Exeter Sports Park |
Division One North
| Team | City/town | Home pitch |
|---|---|---|
| Beeston | Beeston | Nottingham HC |
| Ben Rhydding | Ben Rhydding | Coutances Way |
| Buckingham | Buckingham | Stowe School |
| Gloucester City | Gloucester | Plock Court and St Peter's High School |
| Leeds | Leeds | Sports Park Weetwood |
| Loughborough Students 2nd XI | Loughborough | Loughborough University |
| Olton & West Warwicks | Solihull | West Warwickshire Sports Complex |
| Pendle Forest | Nelson | Pendle Vale College |
| Repton | Repton, Derby | Repton School |
| Sutton Coldfield | Sutton Coldfield | Rectory Park |
Tables
Premier Division
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Pts | Section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hampstead & Westminster | top 6-top 8 | |||||
| 2 | Surbiton 1st XI | top 6-top 8 | |||||
| 3 | Reading 1st XI | top 6-top 8 | |||||
| 4 | East Grinstead | top 6-top 8 | |||||
| 5 | Wimbledon | top 6-top 8 | |||||
| 6 | Loughborough Students 1st XI | top 6-top 8 | |||||
| 7 | Clifton Robinsons | bottom 6-top 8 | |||||
| 8 | Bowdon | bottom 6-top 8 | |||||
| 9 | University of Birmingham | bottom 6 - bottom 4 | |||||
| 10 | University of Nottingham | bottom 6 - bottom 4 | |||||
| 11 | Barnes | bottom 6 - bottom 4 | |||||
| 12 | Durham University | bottom 6 - bottom 4 |
Top 8 - Phase 3
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Finals weekend
All matches were played at the Nottingham Hockey Centre in Nottingham.
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Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Finals squads
Division One South
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | D | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holcombe | |||||
| 2 | Isca & University of Exeter | |||||
| 3 | Harleston Magpies | |||||
| 4 | Guildford | |||||
| 5 | Southgate | |||||
| 6 | Surbiton 2nd XI | |||||
| 7 | Sevenoaks | |||||
| 8 | Firebrands | |||||
| 9 | Teddington | |||||
| 10 | Reading 2nd XI |
Division One North
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | D | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sutton Coldfield | |||||
| 2 | Beeston | |||||
| 3 | Buckingham | |||||
| 4 | Repton | |||||
| 5 | Gloucester City | |||||
| 6 | Ben Rhydding | |||||
| 7 | Olton & West Warwicks | |||||
| 8 | Pendle Forest | |||||
| 9 | Leeds | |||||
| 10 | Loughborough Students 2nd XI |
Semi-finals
| Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
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Final
- Venue to be decided
| Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| May | – |
See also
2025–26 Men's England Hockey League season
References
- ^ "Women's Hockey League". England Hockey. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ "England Hockey League fixtures". England Hockey. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ "England Hockey Finals: Reading women and Surbiton men land surprise titles". The Hockey Paper. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.