The 2023–24 Women's England Hockey League season (sponsored by Vitality) is the 2023–24 season of England's field hockey league structure and England Hockey Women's Championship Cup for women.
The season started on 16 September 2023. East Grinstead were the defending league champions and Beeston were the defending cup holders, having won the last two season's cup competitions.
Surbiton won the league championship, defeating Hampstead & Westminster 3-1 in the play off final. Beeston won the England Hockey Men's Championship Cup for the third consecutive season.
Format The Premier Division changed the system of phases and matches, whereby it was possible for a team finishing eighth after phase 2 to still win the title. Phase 1 - 11 matches per club determining the top six and bottom six clubs for phase 2. Phase 2 - 5 additional matches per club determining the top eight and bottom four clubs for phase 3. Phase 3 - 3 additional matches per club determining the top four to progress to league finals weekend and the bottom two to be relegated.
2023–2024 teams Premier Division
Team City/town Home pitchBeestonBeeston Nottingham HCBowdon HightownBowdon The Bowdon ClubClifton RobinsonsWestbury-on-Trym Coombe Dingle Sports CentreEast GrinsteadEast Grinstead East Grinstead Sports ClubHampstead & Westminster Paddington Paddington Recreation GroundIsca & University of Exeter Exeter University of Exeter Sports ParkLoughborough Students Loughborough Loughborough UniversityReading Reading Sonning LaneSurbiton Long Ditton Sugden Road University of Birmingham Birmingham BournbrookUniversity of Nottingham Nottingham David Ross Sports Village, Nottingham HCWimbledon W1sWimbledonRaynes Park High School, King's College School
Division One South
Team City/town Home pitchBarnes W1s Chiswick Duke's Meadow, Dan Mason DriveCanterbury W1s CanterburyPolo Farm Harleston Magpies W1s HarlestonShotford Heath Holcombe W1s RochesterHolcombe ParkSevenoaks W1s Sevenoaks Vine Cricket GroundSlough W1s Slough Upton Park, Upton Road Southgate W1s Oakwood Southgate Hockey CentreSurbiton W2s Long Ditton Sugden Road Team Bath Buccaneers W1s Bath University of BathWimbledon W2s Wimbledon Raynes Park HS, King's College School
Division One North Team City/town Home pitchBen Rhydding W1s Ben RhyddingCoutances WayBuckingham W1s BuckinghamStowe SchoolDurham University W1s Durham The Graham Sports CentreGloucester City W1s Gloucester Plock Court and St Peter's High SchoolLeicester City W1s Leicester Leicester Grammar SchoolOlton & West Warwicks W1s Solihull West Warwickshire Sports ComplexStourport W1s Stourport-on-SevernStourport Sports ClubSutton Coldfield W1s Sutton ColdfieldRectory ParkSwansea W1s Swansea Swansea University's International Sports VillageWakefield W1s Wakefield College Grove Sports Ground
Final tables Premier Division Pos Team P W D L Pts Section1 Surbiton 16 13 03 39 top 6-top 82 East Grinstead 16 111 4 34 top 6-top 83 Reading 1611 1 4 34 top 6-top 84 Hampstead & Westminster 16 8 3 5 27 top 6-top 85 University of Nottingham 16 5 4 7 19 top 6-top 86 Bowdon 16 36 7 15 top 6-top 87 Wimbledon 167 63 27 bottom 6-top 88 Clifton Robinsons 16 64 6 22 bottom 6-top 89 Loughborough Students 18 6 48 22 bottom 6 - bottom 410 University of Birmingham18 4 8 6 20 bottom 6 - bottom 411 Beeston 18 5 2 11 17 bottom 6 - bottom 412 Isca & University of Exeter 18 1 1 16 4 bottom 6 - bottom 4
Top 8 - Phase 3
Pool APosTeamPts1 Surbiton 92 Hampstead & W 63 Univ of Nott 34 Clifton Robinsons 0
Pool BPosTeamPts1 East Grinstead 82 Wimbledon 63 Reading 34 Bowdon 1
Finals weekend
Semi-finals
Third and fourth place
Final
Finals Squads
Isabelle Field (GK) Sally Sime Alexandra Malzer Amy Thompson Guadalupe Fernández (C) Courtney Hansford Laura Roper Lily Walker Elena Rayer Tessa Howard Olivia Breed Anna Faulstich Chloe Brown Mollie Mason Sophie Bray Summer Knight-Thompson Charlotte Watkins Pippa Lock Biba Mills Anna Moore Katie Cardwell (GK) Grace Balsdon
Miriam Pritchard (GK) Isabella Davison Olivia Hamilton Anna O'Flanagan Amy Elliott Phoebe Willars Katherine Baker (C) Sarah Robertson Lily Owsley Siofra Murdoch Sofia Martin Phillipa Lewis Madeleine Ratcliffe Hannah Davey Emily Rowlands Melanie Wilkinson Rachel Greenwood Joie Leigh Holly Hunt Victoria Drews Esme Burge Lauren Hunt Iona Campbell (GK)
Jemma Woods (GK) Giselle Ansley Charlotte Ross Sarah Evans Meg Dowthwaite Hannah Martin Holly Payne Sophie Hamilton Eloise Stenner Stephanie Elliott (C) Martha Taylor Leah Wilkinson Isabelle Petter Katie Curtis Amy Costello Alice Sharp Lilie Lamacraft Elani Sherwood Isabelle Yonge Amber Walton (GK) Josefina Hippe Sarah Johnston Delphine Ayitey-Hammond (GK) Laura Myers (GK)
Nicola Cochrane (GK) Maia Hendrickx (GK) Ella Robinson Tula Knowles Jennifer Eadie Anna Toman (C) Harriet Naismith Olivia Chilton Rebecca Manton Suzanna Petty Lucy Holder Megan Crowson Elizabeth Bingham Lydia Macdonell Charlotte Lee Fiona Crackles Anna Reynolds Amelie Rees Nicole Bowen Emily Gilbert Flora Peel Paige Gillott
Division One North Pos Team P W L D Pts1 Sutton Coldfield W1s 18 14 22 442 Durham University W1s 18 115 2 383 Buckingham W1s 18 10 53 354 Ben Rhydding W1s 18 9 4 5 315 Leicester City W1s 188 3 7 276 Gloucester City W1s 18 7 47 257 Olton & West Warwicks W1s 1836 9 158 Wakefield W1s 184 2 12 149 Stourport W1s 18 3 3 12 1210 Swansea W1s 18 1 611 9
Division One South Pos Team P W L D Pts1 Surbiton W2s 18 14 13 432 Holcombe W1s 18 123 3 393 Barnes W1s 1812 1 5 374 Sevenoaks W1s 18 9 2 7 295 Harleston Magpies W1s 18 7 3 8 246 Slough W1s 18 56 7 217 Southgate W1s 18 6 2 10 208 Wimbledon W2s 18 5 112 169 Canterbury W1s 18 4 4 10 1610 Team Bath Buccaneers W1s 18 3 3 12 12
Conference East Pos Team P W D L Pts1 Guildford W1s 18 14 2 2 442 London Wayfarers W1s 18 11 4 3 373 Hampstead & Westminster W2s 18 10 5 3 334 Old Loughtonians W1s 18 8 7 3 315 Old Georgians W1s 18 8 3 7 276 Teddington W1s 18 8 2 8 267 Spencer W1s 18 7 2 9 238 East London W1s 18 4 3 11 159 Horsham W1s (R) 18 2 2 14 810 Ipswich W1s (R) 18 2 2 14 8
Conference Midlands Pos Team P W D L Pts1 Repton W1s 18 13 3 2 422 St Albans W1s 18 12 3 3 393 Cambridge City W1s 18 12 2 4 384 Beeston W2s 18 7 7 4 285 Cannock W1s 18 8 3 7 276 University of Birmingham W2s 18 5 5 8 207 Doncaster W1s 18 5 4 9 198 Bedford W1s 18 4 5 9 179 Oxford University W1s (R) 18 3 3 12 1210 Belper W1s (R) 18 2 3 13 9
Conference North Pos Team P W D L Pts1 Pendle Forest W1s 18 13 3 2 422 Leeds W1s 18 8 7 3 313 Durham University W2s 18 8 3 7 274 Fylde W1s 18 8 3 7 275 Newcastle University W1s 18 6 7 5 256 Didsbury Northern W1s 18 6 6 6 247 Bowdon W2s 18 4 7 7 198 Harrogate W1s 18 4 7 7 199 Timperley W1s (R) 18 4 6 8 1810 Brooklands-Poynton W1s (R) 18 2 5 11 11
Conference West Pos Team P W D L Pts1 Bristol Firebrands W1s 18 12 5 1 412 Clifton Robinsons W2s 18 11 4 3 373 Exeter W1s 18 10 2 6 324 Reading W2s 18 9 2 7 295 Witney W1s 18 8 4 6 286 Trojans W1s 18 8 2 8 267 Oxford Hawks W1s 18 6 4 8 228 Cheltenham W1s 18 6 4 8 229 Fareham W1s (R) 18 0 8 10 810 Basingstoke W1s (R) 18 2 1 15 7
England Hockey Women's Championship Cup Semi-finals Date Team 1 Team 2 Score 7 Apr Doncaster Holcombe 0–4 7 Apr Surbiton 2nd XI Beeston 2–7
Final Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre Date Team 1 Team 2 Score 6 May Beeston Holcombe 2–1
Beeston Steph Tirrell (gk), Nicola Moss, Ella Cusack, Cerys Miller, Jane Kilpatrick, Lauren Burrell (c), Hannah Grieve, Beatrice Bell, Lottie Summers (fg 59th minute), Lucy Millington (pc 39th minute), Lauren Dunn, Rosy Stephens, Katie Mason, Julia Spence, Amelie Clarkson, Jessica Mauro
Holcombe Tilly Woodhead (gk), Robyn Hodges, Lottie Bingham, Tilly Tillings, Emma Bandurak, Deanna Ritchie, Lucy Whalley, Leisa Randall, Harriet Pittard (c), Bethan Hodges, Hattie Jones (pc 66th minute), Catherine Ledesma, Charlotte Daly, Hannah Bond, Hannah Carney, Marian Ledesma
See also 2023–24 Men's England Hockey League season
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