The 2025–26 Women's England Hockey League season is the 2025–26 season of England's field hockey league structure for women. The regular league season starts on 20 September 2025 and ends on 28 March 2026. Reading are the defending league champions, having won the league in 2024–25.
The England Hockey Women's Championship Cup which included Premier division teams was discontinued in favour of a lower tier events.
Summary There would be no place for the most successful women's club of all time, Slough, in the top three divisions following their relegation to the conference leagues. After several years of competing at the top of division 1 south and north respectively, Barnes and Durham University were in to the Premier Division following their promotions the previous season. There were now four University teams in the Premier division.
The four teams promoted to Division 1 from the conference divisions were the second XI teams from Reading and Loughborough Students, in addition to Leeds and Teddington.
Surbiton won the Premier league title after defeating Wimbledon 4–2 in the Premier finals.
Format 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.
2025–2026 teams Premier Division Team City/town Home pitchBarnes Chiswick Duke's Meadow, Dan Mason DriveBowdon Hightown Bowdon The Bowdon ClubClifton Robinsons Westbury-on-Trym Coombe Dingle Sports CentreDurham University Durham The Graham Sports CentreEast Grinstead East Grinstead East Grinstead Sports ClubHampstead & Westminster Paddington Paddington Recreation GroundLoughborough Students 1st XI Loughborough Loughborough UniversityReading 1st XI Reading Sonning LaneSurbiton 1st XI Long Ditton Sugden Road University of Birmingham Birmingham Bournbrook Astroturf pitches University of Nottingham Nottingham David Ross Sports Village, Nottingham HCWimbledonWimbledon Raynes Park High School, King's College School
Division One South Team City/town Home pitchFirebrands Bristol QEH Sports Ground, FailandGuildford Godalming Broadwater SchoolHarleston Magpies Harleston Shotford Heath Holcombe Rochester Holcombe ParkReading 2nd XI Reading Sonning LaneSevenoaks Sevenoaks Vine Cricket GroundSouthgate Oakwood Southgate Hockey CentreSurbiton 2nd XI Long Ditton Sugden Road Teddington Teddington Teddington SchoolIsca & University of Exeter Exeter University of Exeter Sports Park
Division One North Team City/town Home pitchBeeston Beeston Nottingham HCBen Rhydding Ben Rhydding Coutances WayBuckingham Buckingham Stowe SchoolGloucester City Gloucester Plock Court and St Peter's High SchoolLeeds Leeds Sports Park WeetwoodLoughborough Students 2nd XI Loughborough Loughborough UniversityOlton & West Warwicks Solihull West Warwickshire Sports ComplexPendle Forest Nelson Pendle Vale CollegeRepton Repton, Derby Repton SchoolSutton Coldfield Sutton Coldfield Rectory Park
League Tables Premier Division Pos Team P W D L Pts Section1 Surbiton 16 14 2 0 44 top 6-top 82 Hampstead & Westminster 16 11 2 3 35 top 6-top 83 East Grinstead 16 9 2 5 29 top 6-top 84 Wimbledon 16 84 4 28 top 6-top 85 Reading 16 6 4 6 22 top 6-top 86 Durham University 166 0 4 18 top 6-top 87 University of Birmingham 16 7 3 6 24 bottom 6-top 88 Loughborough Students 16 6 4 6 22 bottom 6-top 89 Bowdon 165 3 8 18 bottom 6 - bottom 410 University of Nottingham 16 43 9 15 bottom 6 - bottom 411 Clifton Robinsons 16 4 2 10 14 bottom 6 - bottom 412 Barnes 161 114 4 bottom 6 - bottom 4
Top 8 - Phase 3
Pool APosTeamPts1 Surbiton 92 Wimbledon 63 Loughborough Students 34 Reading 0
Pool BPosTeamPts1 Hampstead & Westminster 92 Durham University 53 University of Birmingham 44 East Grinstead 0
Finals weekend All matches were played at the Nottingham Hockey Centre in Nottingham.
Semi-finals
Third and fourth place
Final
Finals squads
7. Lizzy Pocknell (captain) 9. Elizabeth Gibbins 10. Scarlett Spavin 11. Katie Birch 12. Ava Wadsworth 13. Katie Rimmer 14. Emmie Gilbert 18. Laura Cottee 19. Amelie Hales 21. Helena Youmans 22. Lorna Crawford 28. Evelyn Wilson 34. Ava Findlay 36. Darcy Littlefield 43. Rebecca Birch 44. Ffion Horrell (goalkeeper)
3. Rachel Greenwood 5. Olivia Hamilton 8. Phoebe Willars 10. Tyler Lench 11. Jane Kilpatrick 14. Sofia Martin 15. Catherine De Ledesma 16. Philippa Lewis 19. Emily Rowlands 22. Joie Leigh 24. Holly Hunt 25. Lucy Hyams 29. Esme Burge (captain) 48. Drew Victoria (goalkeeper) 29. Caoimhe Byrne 67. Gabriella Giles
1. Ayeisha McFerran (goalkeeper) 2. Giselle Ansley 5. Darcy Bourne 8. Erica Sanders (captain) 10. Georgie Gardens 12. Sophie Hamilton 13. Eloise Stenner 14. Madeleine Axford 15. Martha Taylor 17. Ellie Mackenzie 19. Katie Curtis 20. Amy Costello 21. Isabelle Yonge 23. Alice Sharp 24. Josefina Hippe 26. Ella Burnley
5. Pippa Lock 6. Anna Toman (captain) 8. Olivia Chilton 9. Sarah Jones 10. Becky Manton 12. Charlotte Watson 13. Flora Fletcher 14. Emily Drysdale 15. Beth Bingham 17. Lydia Macdonell 20. Sarah Robertson 21. Fiona Crackles 23. Jessica Buchanan (goalkeeper) 24. Millie Holme 28. Flora Peel 30. Paige Gillott
Division One North Pos Team P W L D Pts1 Buckingham W1s 18 9 7 2 342 Gloucester City W1s 18 9 7 2 343 Loughborough Students W2s 18 8 4 6 284 Beeston W1s 18 8 2 8 265 Sutton Coldfield W1s 18 7 4 7 256 Ben Rhydding W1s 18 7 4 7 257 Pendle Forest W1s 18 6 6 6 248 Leeds W1s 18 6 3 9 219 Olton & West Warwicks W1s 18 6 2 10 2010 Repton W1s 18 2 5 11 11
Division One South Pos Team P W L D Pts1 Teddington W1s 18 14 2 2 442 Isca & University of Exeter W1s 18 11 2 5 353 Holcombe W1s 18 10 3 5 334 Reading W2s 18 8 4 6 285 Bristol Firebrands W1s 18 8 4 6 286 Sevenoaks W1s 18 8 4 6 287 Surbiton W2s 18 8 3 7 278 Southgate W1s 18 5 5 8 209 Guildford W1s 18 4 1 13 1310 Harleston Magpies W1s 18 0 0 18 0
Conference East Pos Team P W D L Pts1 Old Loughtonians W1s 18 12 2 4 382 Old Georgians W1s 18 12 2 4 383 Hampstead & Westminster W2s 18 10 2 6 324 Spencer W1s 18 9 4 5 315 London Wayfarers W1s 18 7 6 5 276 Canterbury W1s 18 6 4 8 227 Wimbledon W2s 18 5 4 9 198 Barnes W2s 18 5 4 9 199 Guildford W2s (R) 18 5 3 10 1810 Wapping W1s (R) 18 0 7 11 7
Conference Midlands Pos Team P W D L Pts1 Leicester City W1s 18 12 4 2 402 University of Birmingham W2s 18 10 5 3 353 Oxford Hawks W1s 18 9 2 7 294 Nottingham Trent University W1s 18 8 4 6 285 Cambridge City W1s 18 8 3 7 276 St Albans W1s 18 7 6 5 277 Cambridge University W1s 18 7 3 8 248 Stourport W1s 18 6 4 8 229 Cannock W1s (R) 18 4 2 12 2110 Harleston Magpies W2s (R) 18 0 0 18 0
Conference North Pos Team P W D L Pts1 Bowdon W2s 18 14 3 1 452 Alderley Edge W1s 18 13 3 2 423 Durham University W2s 18 12 1 5 374 Fylde W1s 18 11 3 4 365 Newcastle University W1s 18 9 1 8 286 Whitley Bay & Tynemouth Hockey W1s 18 8 2 8 267 Kirkby Stephen W1s 18 5 2 11 178 Didsbury Northern W1s 18 3 3 12 129 Sheffield W1s (R) 18 1 4 13 710 Wakefield W1s (R) 18 1 4 13 7
Conference West Pos Team P W D L Pts1 Team Bath Buccaneers W1s 18 12 4 2 402 Trojans W1s 18 12 1 5 373 Cardiff & Met W1s 18 11 4 3 374 Lansdown W1s 18 8 5 5 295 Oxford University W1s 18 7 6 5 276 Marlow W1s 18 5 5 8 207 Exeter W1s 18 5 2 11 178 Slough W1s 18 4 3 11 159 Clifton Robinsons W2s (R) 18 4 3 11 1510 Cheltenham W1s (R) 18 4 3 11 15
See also 2025–26 Men's England Hockey League season
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