The 2001–02 English Hockey League season took place from September 2001 until May 2002.
The men's title was won by Reading with the women's title going to Slough. There were no playoffs to determine champions after the regular season but there was a competition for the top four clubs called the Premiership tournament which culminated with men's & women's finals on 6 May.
The Men's Cup was won by Cannock and the Women's Cup was won by Ipswich.
Men's Premier Division League Standings
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts 1 Reading 18 16 1 1 61 24 37 492 Surbiton 18 12 2 4 42 24 18 383 Cannock 18 10 3 5 45 30 15 334 Loughborough Students 18 8 2 8 49 36 13 265 Guildford 18 8 2 8 49 37 12 266 Canterbury 18 7 2 9 52 56 -4 237 Teddington 18 5 4 9 28 44 -16 198 Hampstead and Westminster 18 5 2 11 30 41 -11 179 Old Loughtonians 18 4 5 9 25 45 -20 1710 Southgate 18 1 5 12 19 63 -44 8
= Champions = Qualified for Premiership tournament = Relegated
Women's Premier Division League Standings
Pos Team P W D L F A Pts 1 Slough 18 12 3 3 40 22 392 Olton & West Warwicks 18 9 5 4 52 29 323 Leicester 18 10 2 6 34 23 324 Clifton 18 9 4 5 37 17 315 Canterbury 18 7 4 7 30 34 256 Chelmsford 18 6 5 7 26 26 237 Ipswich 18 6 5 7 34 41 238 Hightown 18 5 2 11 29 44 179 Sutton Coldfield 18 5 2 11 25 51 1710 Doncaster 18 4 2 12 23 43 14
= Champions = Qualified for Premiership tournament = Qualified for Premiership tournament by virtue of winning EHA cup = Relegated
Men's Premiership Tournament Round Date Team 1 Team 2 Score First round Apr 27 Cannock Loughborough Students 3-2 Positional Apr 27 Reading Surbiton 4-1 Second round May 4 Surbiton Cannock 2-1 Final May 6 Reading Surbiton 3-2
Women's Premiership Tournament Round Date Team 1 Team 2 ScoreFirst round Apr 27 Leicester Ipswich 4-0Positional Apr 27 Slough Olton & West Warwicks 6-1Second round May 4 Olton & West Warwicks Leicester 3-2 Final May 6 Olton & West Warwicks Slough 3-1
Men's Cup (EHA Cup)
Quarter-finals Team 1 Team 2 Score Cannock Bath Buccaneers 5-2 Bowdon Havant 2-0 Southgate Teddington 2-3 Belper Doncaster 2-3
Semi-finals Team 1 Team 2 Score Belper Bowdon 1-1 (7-6 p) Teddington Cannock 1-6
Final (Held at the National Hockey Stadium (Milton Keynes) on 7 April) Team 1 Team 2 Score Cannock Belper 7-0 Scorers Ben Sharpe (3), Craig Parnham, Andy Humphrey, Simon Ramsden, Matt Taylor
Women's Cup (EHA Cup)
Quarter-finals Team 1 Team 2 Score Ipswich Bradford 4-0 Olton & West Warwick St.Albans 2-1 Hounslow & Ealing Sutton Coldfield 3-4 Deeside Ramblers Leyland Motors 2-3
Semi-finals Team 1 Team 2 Score Olton & West Warwick Leyland Motors 8-0 Ipswich Sutton Coldfield 5-2
Final (Held at National Hockey Stadium (Milton Keynes) on 7 April) Team 1 Team 2 Score Note Ipswich Olton & West Warwick 3-2 golden goal Scorers Leisa King (3)
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