The 2005–06 English Hockey League season took place from September 2005 until June 2006.
The men's title was won by Cannock for the fourth consecutive year with the women's title going to Leicester. There were no playoffs to determine champions after the regular season but there was a competition for the top four clubs called the Super Cup which was held at Cannock Hockey Club from June 16–18.
The Men's Cup was won by Reading and the Women's Cup was won by Bowdon Hightown.
Men's Premier Division League standings
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts 1 Cannock 18 17 1 0 86 22 64 522 Surbiton 18 14 1 3 74 40 34 433 Reading 18 12 2 4 50 28 22 384 Loughborough Students 18 11 2 5 62 42 20 355 Hampstead and Westminster 18 6 4 8 39 52 -13 226 East Grinstead 18 6 3 9 41 63 -22 217 Guildford 18 4 3 11 41 50 -19 158 Canterbury 18 3 4 11 42 57 -15 139 Old Loughtonians 18 2 6 10 48 68 -20 1210 Chelmsford 18 0 4 14 39 100 -61 4
= Champions = Qualified for Super Cup = Relegated Results
Women's Premier Division League standings
Pos Team P W D L F A Pts 1 Leicester 18 13 2 3 43 16 412 Canterbury 18 10 5 3 41 23 353 Olton & West Warwicks 18 11 1 6 54 39 344 Bowdon Hightown 18 10 2 6 50 37 325 Slough 18 9 3 6 51 36 306 Ipswich 18 9 3 6 48 38 307 Chelmsford 18 7 5 6 40 35 268 Doncaster 18 2 4 12 34 66 109 Old Loughtonians 18 2 3 13 30 54 910 Clifton 18 2 2 14 24 67 8
= Champions = Qualified for Super Cup = Relegated
Men's Super Cup standings
Pos Team P W D L F A Pts 1 Reading 3 2 0 1 9 9 62 Surbiton 3 1 2 0 10 8 53 Loughborough Students 3 1 1 1 7 7 44 Cannock 3 0 1 2 7 9 1
= Winners
Women's Super Cup standings
Pos Team P W D L F A Pts 1 Leicester 3 2 1 0 10 6 72 Canterbury 3 2 1 0 7 5 73 Olton & West Warwicks 3 1 0 2 5 7 34 Bowdon Hightown 3 0 0 3 7 11 0
= Winners
Men's Cup Quarter-finals Team 1 Team 2 Score Univ of Birmingham East Grinstead 2-4 Beeston Guildford 1-1 (3-0 p) Hampstead & Westminster Reading 0-2 Southgate Cannock 4-3 Semi-finals Team 1 Team 2 Score Beeston Reading 1-3 East Grinstead Southgate 6-2 Final (Held at the Reading on 2 April) Team 1 Team 2 Score Reading East Grinstead 5-2
Women's Cup Quarter-finals Team 1 Team 2 Score Slough Canterbury 2-0 Doncaster Ipswich Bowdon Hightown Trojans 5-1 Chelmsford Horsham 5-0 Semi-finals Team 1 Team 2 Score Bowdon Hightown Slough 3-3 (4-2 p) Doncaster Chelmsford 1-1 (1-3 p) Final (Held at Reading on 2 April) Team 1 Team 2 Score Bowdon Hightown Chelmsford 5-0
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