The 1989–90 English Hockey League season took place from October 1989 until May 1990.
The Men's National League was sponsored by Poundstretcher and was won by Hounslow. The top four teams qualified to take part in the Poundstretcher League Cup tournament which was won by Havant.
The Women's National League was introduced for the first time and the inaugural Women's National League title sponsored by Typhoo was won by Slough.
The Men's Hockey Association Cup was won by Havant and the Women's Cup (National Club Championship finals) was won by Sutton Coldfield.
Men's Poundstretcher National League First Division League Standings
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts 1 Hounslow 15 12 2 1 45 16 29 38 2 East Grinstead 15 11 1 3 30 13 17 343 Havant 15 10 3 2 36 15 21 33 4 Slough 15 10 3 2 29 16 13 33 5 Southgate 15 10 1 4 36 19 17 316 Stourport 15 7 5 3 31 15 16 267 Teddington 15 6 4 5 33 25 8 228 Welton 15 6 4 5 24 24 0 229 Isca 15 6 2 7 28 26 2 2010 Bromley 15 5 2 8 24 25 -1 1711 Indian Gymkhana 15 5 2 8 15 27 -12 17 12 Cannock 15 4 3 8 21 35 -14 1513 Old Loughtonians 15 2 7 6 24 25 -1 13 14 Wakefield 15 3 2 10 17 39 -22 1115 Harborne 15 1 2 12 15 58 -43 516 Reading 15 0 1 14 10 40 -30 1 = Champions = Qualified for League Cup tournament = Relegated
Men's League Cup Tournament Round Date Team 1 Team 2 Score Semi-final Apr 22 Hounslow Slough 4-2 Semi-final Apr 22 Havant East Grinstead 2-1 Final May 6 Havant Hounslow 3-2 Havant Jimi Lewis, David Faulkner, Steve Lawson, Robert Hill, Peter Nail, A Cave, M Coleman (Stuart Avery sub), Russell Garcia, Don Williams, Colin Cooper, R Seabrook Hounslow Richard Purvis, Mike Williamson, Jon Potter (capt), Paul Bolland, Guy Swayne, Martyn Grimley, David Hacker, Andy Ferns, Nick Gordon (Parmi Soor sub), Robert Thompson, Jon Rees
Women's Typhoo National League First Division League Standings
Pos Team P W D L F A Pts 1 Slough 9 8 1 0 30 5 34 2 Leicester 9 5 4 0 18 7 26 3 Sutton Coldfield 9 5 2 2 17 6 224 Hightown 9 4 3 2 19 12 21 5 Chelmsford 9 4 1 4 14 14 18 6 Clifton 9 3 2 4 7 9 15 7 Ealing 9 3 2 4 12 11 14 8 Orpington 9 1 2 6 6 23 8 9 Great Harwood 9 1 2 6 5 22 7 10 Exmouth 9 1 1 7 4 23 5 = Champions = Relegated
Men's Nationwide Anglia Cup (Hockey Association Cup) Quarter-finals Team 1 Team 2 Score Stourport Southgate 1-0 Reading Harleston Magpies 1-0 Havant Isca 3-2 aet Old Loughtonians East Grinstead 2-1 Semi-finals Team 1 Team 2 Score Reading Havant 0-3 Stourport Old Loughtonians 4-0 Final (Held at Luton on 8 April) Team 1 Team 2 Score Havant Stourport 3-0 Havant Sean Rowlands, David Faulkner, A Cave, Robert Hill, Peter Nail, Steve Lawson, M Coleman (Gary Roberts sub), Russell Garcia, Don Williams, Colin Cooper (Stuart Avery sub), R Seabrook Stourport S Taylor, J Lee, N Chaudry, R Lee, J Roberts, D Bleach, G Carlisle, John McPhun (P Harradine sub), David Knott, A Watson (R Jones sub), Imran Sherwani
Women's Cup (National Clubs Championship finals) Group A Pos Team1 Hightown 2 Wimbledon 3 Leicester 4 Chelmsford 5 Yate & Gloucester Group B Pos Team1 Sutton Coldfield 2 Orpington 3 Exmouth 4 Bracknell 5 Philadelphian Bedans = Qualified for semi-finals Semi-finals Team 1 Team 2 Score Sutton Coldfield Wimbledon 4-2 Hightown Orpington 2-0 Final (Held at Bournemouth Sports Centre on 22 April) Team 1 Team 2 Score Sutton Coldfield Hightown 1-0
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