The 2000–01 English Hockey League season took place from September 2000 until April 2001.
The men's title was won by Reading 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 Premiership tournament which culminated with men's & women's finals on 22 April. Surbiton won the men's Premiership tournament and Slough claimed the women's premiership tournament.
The Men's Cup was won by Guildford and the Women's Cup was won by Slough.
Men's Premier Division League Standings
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts 1 Reading 18 14 2 2 50 23 27 442 Surbiton 18 12 3 3 62 36 26 393 Cannock 18 12 1 5 65 36 29 374 Guildford 18 7 3 8 35 41 -6 245 Old Loughtonians 18 7 2 9 29 41 -12 236 Southgate 18 6 4 8 47 50 -3 227 Loughborough Students 18 5 4 9 41 44 -3 198 Canterbury 18 5 4 9 34 46 -12 199 Teddington 18 3 6 9 30 47 -17 1510 Bournville 18 4 1 13 34 63 -29 13
= Champions = Qualified for Premiership tournament = Relegated
Women's Premier Division League Standings
Pos Team P W D L F A Pts 1 Leicester 18 12 2 4 37 21 382 Ipswich 18 11 4 3 37 25 373 Slough 18 10 2 6 54 35 324 Clifton 18 10 2 6 27 22 325 Olton & West Warwicks 18 8 4 6 31 27 286 Canterbury 18 6 5 7 23 25 237 Hightown 18 5 5 8 35 39 208 Chelmsford 18 4 5 9 20 29 179 Sutton Coldfield 18 3 4 11 19 49 1310 Loughborough Students 18 3 3 12 35 46 12
= Champions = Qualified for Premiership tournament = Relegated
Men's Premiership Tournament Round Date Team 1 Team 2 Score First round Apr 7 Cannock Guildford 3-3 (4-5 p) Positional Apr 7 Reading Surbiton 2-3 Second round Apr 8 Guildford Reading 1-0 Final Apr 22 Surbiton Guildford 1-0
Women's Premiership Tournament Round Date Team 1 Team 2 ScoreFirst round Apr 7 Slough Clifton 1-1 (4-2 p)Positional Apr 7 Ipswich Leicester 1-0Second round Apr 8 Slough Leicester 2-0 Final Apr 22 Slough Ipswich 3-1
Men's Cup (EHA Cup) Quarter-finals Team 1 Team 2 Score St.Albans Reading 2-4 Guildford Southgate 2-0 Teddington Canterbury 2-3 Chelmsford Surbiton 3-9 Semi-finals Team 1 Team 2 Score Reading Surbiton 1-0 Guildford Canterbury 3-2 Final (Held at the National Hockey Stadium (Milton Keynes) on 25 March) Team 1 Team 2 Score Guildford Reading 2-1 aet
Women's Cup (EHA Cup) Quarter-finals Team 1 Team 2 Score Hightown Canterbury 1-0 Olton & West Warwick Clifton 2-1 Loughborough Students Slough 2-3 Sutton Coldfield Doncaster 3-2 Semi-finals Team 1 Team 2 Score Olton & West Warwick Hightown 2-0 Slough Sutton Coldfield 2-1 Final (Held at National Hockey Stadium (Milton Keynes) on 25 March) Team 1 Team 2 Score Slough Olton & West Warwick 3-2
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