The 2022–23 Men's England Hockey League season was the 2022–23 season of England's field hockey league structure and England Hockey Men's Championship Cup. The season started on 24 September 2022.
Old Georgians were the defending league and cup champions. The Premier Division created a system of three phases; the first phase would consist of 10 matches per club and would be completed by the end of 2022, determining the top six clubs (irrespective of home and away advantage) for phase 2. Phase three saw the play offs return and included the bottom four sides competing in a relegation play off.
Old Georgians Hockey Club successfully defended their title after beating Holcombe 5–1 in the play off final. They then won the double after winning the England Hockey Men's Championship Cup, defeating Beeston in the final.
2022-23 teams Premier Division Team City/town Home pitchBeestonBeeston, NottinghamshireNottingham Hockey CentreBrooklands Manchester University Sale, Greater Manchester Brooklands Sports Club East GrinsteadEast Grinstead, West SussexEast Grinstead Sports Club, Saint Hill RdHampstead & WestminsterMaida Vale, PaddingtonPaddington Recreation GroundHolcombeRochester, KentHolcombe Park, Curtis WayOld GeorgiansAddlestoneSt George's CollegeOxtedOxtedCaterham SchoolReadingReading, BerkshireSonning LaneSurbitonLong Ditton, SurreySugden Road University of ExeterExeterStreatham CampusUniversity of Nottingham Nottingham University of NottinghamWimbledonWimbledon, LondonKing's College School
Division One South Team City/town Home pitchBrighton & HoveBrighton and HoveBlatchington Mill CanterburyCanterburyPolo Farm Old CranleighansThames Ditton Portsmouth RoadOld Loughtonians Chigwell Roding Sports Centre, Luxborough LaneOxford Hawks Oxford Banbury Road NorthSevenoaks Sevenoaks, Kent Vine Cricket Ground, Hollybush LaneSouthgateTrent ParkSouthgate Hockey CentreTeam Bath Buccaneers Bath University of BathTeddingtonTeddingtonTeddington SchoolUniversity of Bristol Bristol Coombe Dingle Sports Complex, Coombe Lane
Division One North Team City/town Home pitchBarford Tigers Birmingham Hamstead Hall AcademyBelper Belper Belper Meadows, Bridge StreetBowdonBowdon, Greater Manchester The Bowdon ClubCambridge City Cambridge University Sports GroundCardiff & MetCardiffSophia GardensDeeside RamblersTiverton Whitchurch RoadDurham University Durham The Graham Sports CentreLoughborough Students Loughborough Loughborough UniversityOlton & West WarwicksOltonWest Warwickshire Sports ClubUniversity of BirminghamUniversity of BirminghamBournbrook
Final tables Premier Division Pos Team P W D L Pts Section1 Old Georgians 16151046Top 62 Surbiton 161222383 Wimbledon 161015314 Holcombe16934305 Hampstead and Westminster 16826266 Reading 164111137 Oxted1664622Bottom 68 Beeston 16637219 University of Nottingham 19711122Phase 310 East Grinstead1963102111 University of Exeter (R) 1962112012 Brooklands Manchester University (R)1903163
Play-offs The semi-finals took place on 1 April and the final on 2 April, at the Surbiton Hockey Club.
Old Georgians George Pinner (gk), Henry Weir, Liam Sanford, Nick Page, Kyle Marshall, Tom Carson, James Carson, James Tindall, Dan Shingles, Sam Ward, Josh Pavis, Lee Morton, Edward Carson, James Albery (c), Chris Proctor, James Cunningham
Holcombe Ollie Payne (gk), Tim Guise-Brown, Sam Taylor, Jose Maldonado, Greg Nolan, Phil Roper, Hayden Phillips, Rhodri Furlong, Jake Owen, Louis Parker, Thomas Russell, Alex Moen, Robert Field, Barry Middleton, Mo Mea, Nick Bandurak (c)
Division One North Pos Team P W D L Pts1 Cardiff & Met M1s (P) 181602482 Bowdon M1s181404423 Durham University M1s 181224384 Loughborough Students M1s 181224385 Olton & West Warwicks M1s18639216 Cambridge City M1s 186210207 University of Birmingham M1s 185310188 Deeside Ramblers M1s 184311159 Belper M1s (R) 1840141210 Barford Tigers M1s (R) 18311410
Division One South Pos Team P W D L Pts1 Southgate M1s (P) 181512462 Old Loughtonians M1s181215373 Teddington M1s 181134364 Canterbury M1s 181035335 Sevenoaks M1s 18828266 Team Bath Buccaneers M1s 18747257 Brighton & Hove M1s 185310188 Old Cranleighans M1s184311159 University of Bristol M1s (R) 1825111110 Oxford Hawks M1s (R) 1823139
Conference East Pos Team P W D L Pts1 Richmond M1s 18 14 1 3 432 Spencer M1s 18 14 1 3 433 Guildford M1s 18 12 3 3 394 Surbiton M2s 18 9 3 6 305 London Wayfarers M1s 18 7 5 6 266 Indian Gymkhana M1s 18 5 2 11 177 Hampstead & Westminster M2s 18 5 2 11 178 Bromley & Beckenham M1s 18 3 6 9 159 Wapping M1s (R) 18 3 5 10 1410 Oxford University M1s (R) 18 3 2 13 11
Conference Midlands Pos Team P W D L Pts1 Harborne M1s 18 16 0 2 482 University of Nottingham M2s 18 10 4 4 343 Norwich City M1s 18 10 3 5 334 City of Peterborough M1s 18 9 3 8 305 Harleston Magpies M1s 18 9 1 8 286 St Albans M1s 18 7 3 8 247 University of Birmingham M2s 18 6 3 9 218 Bedford M1s 18 5 5 8 209 Lichfield M1s (R) 18 4 2 12 1410 Loughborough Town M1s (R) 18 0 14 4 4
Conference North Pos Team P W D L Pts1 Leeds M1s 18 13 3 2 422 Timperley M1s 18 12 3 3 393 Wakefield M1s 18 10 1 7 314 Brooklands Manchester University M2s 18 10 1 7 315 Beeston M2s 18 8 1 9 256 Ben Rhydding M1s 18 7 3 8 247 Sheffield M1s 18 6 4 8 228 Doncaster M1s 18 6 3 9 219 Didsbury Northern M1s (R) 18 4 3 11 1510 Preston M1s (R) 18 3 0 15 9
Conference West Pos Team P W D L Pts1 Havant M1s 18 12 5 1 412 Chichester M1s 18 9 6 3 333 Isca M1s 18 10 3 5 334 University of Exeter M2s 18 7 5 6 265 Clifton Robinsons M1s 18 7 3 8 246 Plymouth Marjon M1s 18 5 8 5 237 Ashmoor M1s 18 5 7 6 228 Fareham M1s 18 5 6 7 219 Cardiff University M1s (R) 18 3 4 11 1310 Cardiff & Met M2s (R) 18 2 3 13 9
England Hockey Men's Championship Cup
Semi-finals Date Team 1 Team 2 Score15 Apr BeestonBrooklands 2–116 AprTeddington Old Georgians1–6
Final Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre Date Team 1 Team 2 Score Scorers30 AprOld Georgians Beeston 5–5 (2–1p) Carson J (2), Weir, Tindall, Shingles / Golden (3), Bhuhi, Fletcher Old Georgians Nick Bull (gk), Henry Weir, Nick Page, Kyle Marshall, Tom Carson, James Carson, James Tindall, Dan Shingles (c), Josh Pavis, Edward Carson, Chris Proctor, James Cunningham, Alex Clayton-Jones, Willem Owens, Arthur Owens, Pravinder Hanspal
Beeston Simon Hujwan (gk), Toby Stanley, Gareth Griffiths (c), Jamie Golden, Henry Croft, Ollie Ashdown, Balraj Panesar, Brendan Andrews, Will Prentice, Alasdair Richmond, Rohan Bhuhi, George Fletcher, Ben Collinson, Louis Duprez, David Bond, Andrew Leonard
See also 2022–23 Women's England Hockey League season
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