1979–80 in English field hockey. The Men's Cup was won by Slough and the Women's Cup was won by Norton.
The Men's National Inter League Championship brought together the winners of their respective regional leagues. The championship (held in September 1980) was won by Slough.
As from the 1980–81 season the National Inter League Championship would be held in the spring of the same season instead of the Autumn of the following season.
Men's Truman National Inter League Championship (Held at Barclays Bank Sports Ground, North Ealing, September 20–21)
Group A Team 1 Team 2 Score Cannock Neston 1-3 Trojans Slough 1-6 Trojans Cannock 3-1 Slough Neston 4-1 Slough Cannock 5-1 Trojans Neston 0-2 Pos Team P W D L F A Pts 1 Slough 330015362 Neston 32016543 Trojans 31024924 Cannock 30033110
Group B Team 1 Team 2 Score East Grinstead Isca 1-4 Westcliff Sheffield 4-3 East Grinstead Westcliff1-3 Sheffield Isca 3-3 Sheffield East Grinstead 4-0 Isca Westcliff 2-3 Pos Team P W D L F A Pts 1 Westcliff 33 0 0 10 6 62 Sheffield 31 1 1 10 7 33 Isca 31 11 97 33 East Grinstead 30 0 3 2 11 0 = Qualified for final
Final Team 1 Team 2 Score Slough Westcliff 5-0 Slough Ian Taylor, Paul Barber, Manjit Flora, Andy Churcher, Steve Partington, Suti Khehar, Brajinder Daved, Stuart Collins, Ken Partington, Bal Saini, Ravinder Laly, Bhaji Flora Westcliff M Kay, R Holmes, P Wakeford, R Hilton, N Havens, P Anderson, N Boddington, T Copping, Ian Towler, M Bond, J French
Men's Cup (Rank Xerox National Clubs Championship) Slough won the Men's National Cup. Quarter-finals Team 1 Team 2 Score Southgate Westcliff 3-2 Slough Isca 5-1 Guildford Brooklands 2-1 St Albans Royal Army Pay Corps 4-0
Semi-finals Team 1 Team 2 Score Guildford Southgate 4-1 Slough St Albans 2-0
Final (Held at Guildford Hockey Club on 27 April) Team 1 Team 2 Score Slough Guildford 2-1
Slough Ian Taylor, Mike Parris, Paul Barber, Manjit Flora, John Allen, Suti Khehar, Brajinder Daved, Ken Partington, Ravinder Laly (Stuart Collins sub), Balwant Saini, John Murdock Guildford R Wright, I Carley, Andrew Cairns, J Bowerman, Ian Pinks, N Taylor, A Jeans, P Penock, Neil Francis, C Booker (P Rosomun sub), C Cottrell
Women's Cup (National Clubs Championship) Norton won the Women's National Cup.
Semi-finals Held at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, 13 April Team 1 Team 2 Score Norton Wolverhampton 1–0 Chelmsford Leicester 2–1
Final Held at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, 14 April Team 1 Team 2 Score Norton Chelmsford 2–1
Norton squad Jule Hopkins, Annette Imisson, Jenny Manser, Anne Whitworth, Delphine Brady, Sue Readhead, Judy Pringle, Gill Pedley, Maureen Thersby, Jackie Edwards, Dot Anderson, Anne Wright, Sue Driver
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