The Premier League is the main competition in England Roller Hockey. It has a long history, and it has existed since 1930. It has some of the most historic European teams like Herne Bay and Herne Bay United. The top teams usually compete in European Club Competitions like European League or Cers Cup now organised by World Skate Europe - Rink Hockey.
Participating teams: 2026–2027 season The clubs that are competing in the 2025 - 2026 Season are: Ely and Chesterton United, Farnham, Herne Bay, Herne Bay United, Invicta, King's Lynn, Letchworth, Manchester, Middlesbrough, and Soham. The top tier of English rink hockey is the Premier League consisting of 10 teams playing single match home/away format hockey.
History of the Premier League
Edition Champion1973–1974Wolverhampton1974–1975Wolverhampton1975–1976Folkestone1976–1977Not disputed1977–1978Wolverhampton1978–1979Middlesbrough RHC1979–1980Middlesbrough RHC1980–1981Southsea1981–1982Southsea1982–1983Southsea1983–1984Southsea1984–1985Southsea1985–1986Southsea1986–1987Southsea1987–1988Southsea
Edition Champion1988–1989Southsea1989–1990Southsea1990–1991Southsea1991–1992Southsea1992–1993Herne Bay United1993–1994Herne Bay United1994–1995Herne Bay United1995–1996Herne Bay United1996–1997Herne Bay United1997–1998Herne Bay United1998–1999Letchworth1999–2000Herne Bay United2000–2001Herne Bay United2001–2002Herne Bay United2002–2003Herne Bay United
Edition Champion2003–2004Herne Bay United2004–2005Bury2005–2006Herne Bay United2006–2007Herne Bay United2007–2008Herne Bay United2008–2009Herne Bay United2009–2010Herne Bay United2010–2011Middlesbrough RHC2011–2012Grimsby2012–2013Middlesbrough RHC2013–2014Grimsby2014–2015Middlesbrough RHC2015–2016King's Lynn2016–2017King's Lynn2017–2018King's Lynn
Edition Champion 2018 -2019 King's Lynn 2019 - 2020 King's Lynn 2020 - 2021 King’s Lynn 2021 - 2022 King’s Lynn 2022 - 2023 King’s Lynn 2023 - 2024 King’s Lynn 2024 - 2025 King’s Lynn2025-2026King's Lynn
Number of Championships by Team TeamChampionshipsHerne Bay United16Southsea12King’s Lynn11Middlesbrough5Wolverhampton3Grimsby2Bury St Edmunds1Folkestone1Letchworth1TOTAL52
National Cup The National Cup is the second main competition of Roller Hockey in England and is played by all the English clubs.
Year Winners1930 Herne Bay 1931 Herne Bay 1932 Herne Bay 1933 Herne Bay 1934 Herne Bay 1935 Herne Bay United 1936 Herne Bay 1937 Herne Bay United 1938 Herne Bay 1939 Herne Bay 1940 Herne Bay 1941 Herne Bay 1942 Herne Bay 1943 Herne Bay 1944 Herne Bay 1945 Herne Bay 1946 Herne Bay 1947 Herne Bay 1948 Herne Bay 1949 Herne Bay 1950 Herne Bay 1951 Herne Bay 1952 Herne Bay 1953 Herne Bay 1954 Great Harwood 1955 Herne Bay 1956 Herne Bay 1957 Great Harwood 1958 Herne Bay 1959 Rochester 1960 Rochester 1961 Birchpark 1962 Alexandra Palace 1963 Herne Bay
Year Winners1964 Wolverhampton 1965 Wolverhampton 1966 Folkestone 1967 Folkestone 1968 Folkestone 1969 Bury St. Edmunds 1970 Wolverhampton 1971 Wolverhampton 1972 Wolverhampton1973 Southsea1974 Herne Bay United1975 Folkestone1976 Southsea1977 Southsea1978 Herne Bay1979 Herne Bay1980 Southsea1981 Southsea1982 Southsea1983 Southsea1984 Herne Bay1985 Southsea1986 Southsea1987 Southsea1988 Southsea1989 Southsea1990 Maidstone1991 Southsea1992 Herne Bay1993 Herne Bay1994 Herne Bay1995 Middlesbrough RHC1996 Herne Bay United1997 Maidstone
Year Winners1998 Letchworth1999 Maidstone2000 Herne Bay United2001 Herne Bay United2002 Herne Bay United2003 Herne Bay United2004 Herne Bay United2005 Bury St. Edmunds2006 Herne Bay United2007 Herne Bay United2008 Herne Bay United2009 Herne Bay United2010 Middlesbrough RHC2011 Herne Bay United2012 Middlesbrough RHC2013 Grimsby2014 Grimsby2015 Middlesbrough RHC2016 Middlesbrough RHC2017 Middlesbrough RHC2018 Soham2019 King's Lynn
Number of English Cups by Team TeamCupsHerne Bay32Herne Bay United14Southsea13Wolverhampton5Middlesbrough RHC5Folkestone4Maidstone3Bury St Edmunds2Rochester2Great Harwood2Grimsby2Letchworth1Alexandra Palace1Birchpark1King's Lynn4Soham1TOTAL89 National Division 1 The second tier of English rink hockey is National Division 1. It was played on a tournament basis where teams play twice a tournament, with a total of 10 games in the season. In 2018-19 ECU won the right to move up to the National Premier League, with Herne Bay also making the move up. The clubs that are competing in the National Division 1 2019 - 2020 Season were: Cambridge and Cottenham RHC, Ely & Chesterton United RHC, Farnham RHC, Letchworth RHC, RHC Invicta and Spen Valley Flyers RHC.
The Regions The next tier of the England Roller Hockey league is split into divisions based in each of the 3 regions. Teams in these divisions play tournaments with points going to their league position.
Northern Counties List of clubs Grimsby RHC, Manchester RSC, Middlesbrough, Plymouth RHC, RHC Sheffield, and Sheffield Wildcats RHC.
Eastern Counties List of clubs Cambridge and Cottenham RHC, Colchester RHC, Ely and Chesterton United RHC, King's Lynn RHC, Letchworth RHC, Norwich City RHC, Peterborough RHC, Skaters RHC, Soham.
South Eastern Counties List of clubs Farnham RHC, Herne Bay RHC, Herne Bay United RH&SC, London RHC, Maidstone RHC, RHC Invicta.
References
External links English websites Premier League Results Table