The Scottish Hockey Premiership (formerly National League 1) is the highest league in men's and women's hockey in Scotland. The leagues are overseen by Scottish Hockey.
History The national league system was founded in 1975 after competitive district hockey proved popular. An annual tournament pitted the top teams from each district against one another, and this eventually formed the basis of a national league system.
The 1974–75 season was the initial step towards forming "official" national leagues in 1975-76. Participating clubs in 1974–75 played for league placement in the following season. Clubs across Scotland were invited to participate in the National League, with clubs split into three leagues. At the end of the season, the teams were divided into six leagues of 8 teams.
The league changed its name from the National League 1 to the Premiership for the 2019–20 season but due to the COVID-19 pandemic the season was declared void.
Current teams Men
The 12 clubs listed below will compete in the men's Premiership during the 2025–26 season. Club Location Position in 2024–25 Clydesdale Glasgow 8th, Men's Premiership Dundee Wanderers Dundee 10th, Men's Premiership Edinburgh University Edinburgh 4th, Men's Premiership ESM Edinburgh 6th, Men's Premiership Grange Edinburgh 2nd, Men's Premiership Grove Menzieshill Dundee 7th, Men's Premiership Hillhead Glasgow 5th, Men's Premiership Inverleith Edinburgh 11th, Men's Premiership Uddingston Uddingston 9th, Men's Premiership University of St Andrews St Andrews winner, Men's National League Watsonians Edinburgh 3rd, Men's Premiership Western Glasgow 1st, Men's Premiership
Women
The 12 clubs listed below will compete in the women's Premiership during the 2025–26 season. Club Location Position in 2024–25 Aberdeen University Aberdeen winner, Women's National League Clydesdale Glasgow 2nd, Women's Premiership Edinburgh University Edinburgh 4th, Women's Premiership GHK Glasgow 3rd, Women's Premiership Glasgow University Glasgow 6th, Women's Premiership Grange Edinburgh 8th, Women's Premiership Hillhead Glasgow 11th, Women's Premiership Inverleith Edinburgh 9th, Women's Premiership Uddingston Uddingston 10th, Women's Premiership University of St Andrews St Andrews 7th, Women's Premiership Watsonians Edinburgh 1st, Women's Premiership Western Glasgow 5th, Women's Premiership
Past winners Men SeasonChampionsRunners-upThird placeref/notes1975–76Edinburgh Civil Service (1)WesternI.C.I. Grangemouth1976–77Edinburgh Civil Service (2)WesternGrange1977–78Edinburgh Civil Service (3)WesternGrange1978–79Edinburgh Civil Service (4)WesternInverleith1979–80Edinburgh Civil Service (5)I.C.I. GrangemouthGrange1980–81Edinburgh Civil Service (6)InverleithI.C.I. Grangemouth1981–82Edinburgh Civil Service (7)GrangeWestern1982–83Grange (1)MenzieshillEdinburgh Civil Service1983–84Edinburgh Civil Service (8)WesternGrange1984–85Edinburgh Civil Service (9)MenzieshillWestern1985–86Menzieshill (1)Edinburgh Civil ServiceGordonians1986–87Edinburgh Civil Service (10)MenzieshillWestern1987–88Edinburgh Civil Service (11)Dundee WanderersMenzieshill1988–89Menzieshill (2)Edinburgh Civil ServiceI.C.I. Grangemouth1989–90Kelburne (1)Edinburgh Civil ServiceGrange1990–91Kelburne (2)Edinburgh Civil ServiceGrange1991–92Kelburne (3)Dundee WanderersEdinburgh Civil Service1992–93Dundee Wanderers (1)KelburneGordonians1993–94Kelburne (4)GrangeDundee Wanderers1994–95Grange (2)MIM EdinburghDundee Wanderers1995–96Grange (3)GordoniansWestern1996–97Western (1)GrangeDundee Wanderers1997–98Western (2)GordoniansGrange1998–99Western (3)MIM EdinburghDundee Wanderers1999–2000Western (4)Dundee WanderersMenzieshill2000–01Western (5)GrangeMenzieshill2001–02Grange (4)WesternKelburne2002–03Western (6)GrangeKelburne2003–04Western (7)KelburneGrange2004–05Kelburne (5)GrangeInverleith2005–06Kelburne (6)GrangeWestern2006–07Kelburne (7)WesternInverleith2007–08Kelburne (8)WesternGrange2008–09Kelburne (9)WesternInverleith2009–10Kelburne (10)WesternClydesdale2010–11Kelburne (11)GrangeGrove Menzieshill2011–12Kelburne (12)GrangeWestern2012–13Kelburne (13)GrangeGrove Menzieshill2013–14Kelburne (14)WesternHillhead2014–15Kelburne (15)GrangeWestern2015–16Kelburne (16)Grove MenzieshillGrange2016–17Kelburne (17)GrangeGrove Menzieshill2017–18Grange (5)KelburneGrove Menzieshill2018–19Grange (6)Grove MenzieshillWestern2019–20void due to COVID-19 pandemic2020–21void due to COVID-19 pandemic2021–22Western (8)GrangeEdinburgh University2022–23Grange (7)Western Edinburgh University2023–24Grange (8)Edinburgh UniversityWestern 2024–25Western (9)Grange Watsonians2025–26Edinburgh University (1)Western WildcatsWatsonians
Total titles won
ClubChampionsRunners-upThird placeLast championshipKelburne17322016–17Cala Edinburgh11621987–88Western91392024–25Grange814102023–24Grove Menzieshill2571988–89Dundee Wanderers1341992–93Edinburgh University1122025–26
Women SeasonChampions1982-1983 Glasgow Western Ladies (1)1983-1984 Glasgow Western Ladies (2)1984-1985 Glasgow Western Ladies (3)1985-1986 Glasgow Western Ladies (4)1986-1987 Glasgow Western Ladies (5)1987-1988 Glasgow Western Ladies (6)1988-1989 Glasgow Western Ladies (7)1989-1990 Glasgow Western Ladies (8)1990-1991 Glasgow Western Ladies (9)1991-1992 Glasgow Western Ladies (10)1992-1993 Glasgow Western Ladies (11)1993-1994 Glasgow Western Ladies (12)1994-1995 Glasgow Western Ladies (13)1995-1996 Glasgow Western Ladies (14)1996-1997 Edinburgh Ladies (1)1997-1998 Edinburgh Ladies (2)1998-1999 Glasgow Western Ladies (15)1999-2000 Glasgow Western Ladies (16)2000-2001 Bonagrass Grove (1)2001-2002 Glasgow Western Ladies (17)2002-2003 Glasgow Western Ladies (18)2003-2004 Bonagrass Grove (2)2004-2005 Bonagrass Grove (3)2005-2006 Glasgow Western Ladies (19)2006-2007 Bonagrass Grove (4)2007-2008 Bonagrass Grove (5)2008-2009 Bonagrass Grove (6)2009-2010 Bonagrass Grove (7)2010-2011 Grove Menzieshill (1)2011-2012 Grove Menzieshill (2)2012-2013 Grove Menzieshill (3)2013-2014 Clydesdale Western Ladies (1)2014-2015 Edinburgh University (1)2015-2016 Edinburgh University (2)2016-2017 Edinburgh University (3)2017-2018 Edinburgh University (4)2018-2019 Edinburgh University (5)2019–2020 void due to COVID-19 pandemic2020–2021 void due to COVID-19 pandemic2021–2022 Watsonians (1)2022–2023 Watsonians (2)2023–2024 Watsonians (3)2024–2025 Watsonians (4)
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