The 1977–78 in English field hockey.
The Men's Cup was won by Guildford and the inaugural Women's Cup was won by the Chelsea College of Physical Education (Eastbourne) Hockey Club.
The Men's National Inter League Championship, sponsored by Truman's Brewery, brought together the winners of their respective regional leagues. The championship (held in September 1978) was won by Southgate.
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 National Inter League Championship (Held at Officers' Club, Aldershot, September 23–24)
Group A Team 1 Team 2 Score Blueharts St George's 1-1 Trojans Isca 3-0 Trojans Blueharts 0-0 Isca St George's 2-0 Isca Blueharts 1-1 Isca pens Trojans St George's 3-1 Pos Team P W D L F A Pts 1 Trojans 32106152 Isca 32013443 Blueharts 30212224 St George's 3012261
Group B Team 1 Team 2 Score Bournville Liverpool Sefton 1-2 Indian Gymkhana Southgate 1-4 Liverpool Sefton Indian Gymkhana 1-4 Bournville Southgate 1-5 Liverpool Sefton Southgate 0-0 Bournville Indian Gymkhana 3-0 Pos Team P W D L F A Pts 1 Southgate 32 0 1 9 2 42 Liverpool Sefton 31 11 35 33 Bournville 31 0 2 4 7 23 Indian Gymkhana 31 0 2 5 8 2 = Qualified for final
Final Team 1 Team 2 Score Southgate Trojans 2-0 Southgate David Owen (gk), Robert Cattrall, Nigel Woolven, Andy Wallace, Ian McGinn, Raj Rawal, Michael Corby, Alistair McGinn, Roly Brookeman, Jimmy Neale, Imtiaz Sheikh Trojans P Goss, D Legg, A Muller, G Kirkham, K Chambers, G Leach, J Isaacs, G Lucas, A Fernandes, Brian Purdy, B Hiscock
Men's Cup (Rank Xerox National Clubs Championship) Guildford won the Men's National Cup final, held at Guildford Hockey Club on 7 May. Quarter-finals Team 1 Team 2 Score Bedfordshire Eagles Neston Slough Royal Army Pay Corps Guildford Nottingham Ipswich Isca
Semi-finals Team 1 Team 2 Score Guildford Ipswich 2-1 Slough Bedfordshire Eagles 3-2
Final Team 1 Team 2 Score Guildford Slough 2-1
Guildford R Wright, I Carley, N Taylor, M Read (C Basey sub), Ian Pinks, M Perrin, N Marchington, P Pennock, A Jeans, C Cottrell, B Pett Slough Ian Taylor, Mike Parris, Manjit Flora, Andy Churcher, John Allen, John Murdock, Suti Khehar, Ken Partington (Pami Saini sub), Stuart Collins, Bal Saini, Masood Ahmad
Women's Cup (National Clubs Championship) Chelsea College of Physical Education HC won the Women's National Cup, held in Liverpool, on 9 April.
Final Team 1 Team 1 Score Chelsea College of Physical Education (Eastbourne) Prestwich 1-0
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