The 2021–22 Men's England Hockey League season is the 2021–22 season of England's field hockey league structure and England Hockey Men's Championship Cup. The 2021–22 season returned to normality following two seasons of disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. The 2021-22 Premier Division saw the same teams competing from the following season, which had been cancelled. Therefore Surbiton were the defending champions, having won the league during the 2019–20 season.
The season started on 19 September 2021, with the Premier Division using a new system of two phases. The first phase would consist of 10 matches per club and would be completed by the end of 2021, determining the top six clubs (irrespective of home and away advantage) for phase 2. The other divisions would use the traditional format.
Old Georgians secured their first ever Premier division title with two games to spare. The success continued a remarkable rise in English hockey because the team had only been promoted into the league at the start of the 2019-20 season. Six times champions Reading won Division One South and therefore sealed promotion back to the Premier Division following their 2019 relegation (their first in 30 years). University of Nottingham won Division One North to also gain promotion.
Old Georgians went on to secure a league and cup double after winning the 2022 England Hockey Men's Championship Cup.
Final Tables Premier Division Pos Team P W D L GF GA Pts Section1 Old Georgians 201712892052 Top 62 Wimbledon 2014247234443 Surbiton 2013348238424 Hampstead and Westminster 201028544632 5 Holcombe 2010286160326 East Grinstead 2032153280117 Oxted 18828445126Bottom 58 Brooklands Manchester University 186483973229 Beeston 18531034481810 University of Exeter 18421246571411 Durham University (R) 183114196510relegated
Division One South Pos Team P W D L GF GA Pts1 Reading 1813056330392 Canterbury 1811345226363 Team Bath Buccaneers 189543926324 Sevenoaks 189363629305 Old Cranleighans 187653641276 Teddington 187384548247 Southgate 1871102936228 Oxford Hawks 186392837219 Brighton & Hove 18431131621510 Havant (R) 183114254910
Division One North Pos Team P W D L GF GA Pts1 University of Nottingham 1817016719512 Loughborough Students 18151218321473 Cardiff & Met 1811436930374 Olton & West Warwicks 188194046255 Bowdon 1880104842246 University of Birmingham 1853103954187 Cambridge City 1852113361178 Deeside Ramblers 1835103677149 Sheffield Hallam (R)18341130511310 City of Peterborough (R) 183312337712
England Hockey Men's Championship Cup Quarter-finals Date Team 1 Team 2 Score 10 AprTimperley Brooklandsw/o10 AprOxford Hawks Oxtedw/o 24 Apr City of Peterborough Old Georgians 0–5 24 Apr Bowdon Beeston 0–2
Semi-finals Date Team 1 Team 2 Score 30 AprBrooklands Old Georgians 1–8 15 MayOxted Beeston1–0
Final Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre Date Team 1 Team 2 Score Scorers 28 MayOld Georgians Oxted 3–0Shingles, Tindall, Carson
Old Georgians George Pinner (gk), Andy Bull, Henry Weir, Nick Page, Kyle Marshall, James Carson, James Tindall, Dan Shingles (capt), Lee Morton, Edward Carson, Ashley Jackson; reps: Tom Carson, Thomas Doran, Elliott Messem, Dan Boden, Ben Jansen; dnp:Chris Proctor, James Cunningham; coach: Mike Hughes; manager:Jonny Stephens.
Oxted Sam Williams (gk), Owen Williamson (capt), Lewis Fraser, Alex Blumfield, Lucas Ward, Sam Driver, Nick Giles, Chris Webster, Chris Porter, Jamie Batten, Cameron Heald; reps: Edward Carr, Ryan Kavanagh, Adam Miller, Oliver Bennett, Oscar Loft; coach: James Simpson; manager: Peter Crook.
See also 2021–22 Women's England Hockey League season
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