The women's England Hockey League came to an end this afternoon and, with no outstanding matches, we can now see who the winners and losers are in the 2009-2010 season.
Most of the issues in the Premier Division had already been decided, with the exception of who would fill the relegation play-off place. The fixture list threw up a last day match between the contenders, Bowdon Hightown and Clifton. Sally Walton's penalty corner shooting was on target for Bowdon, and two goals from her and a goal from Kate Perry were enough to give them a 3-1 four point margin over Clifton.
Olton and West Warwicks gave relegated Trojans their first win of the season, when they lost 2-0 away. After a promising start, Olton have not won a match since Christmas. Leicester kept up their unbeaten run with a 2-1 win at Canterbury, whilst the fight for second place in the table was won by Reading, whose 1-1 draw against Slough was enough to keep them two points clear of Slough.
The promotion tussle at the top of the Women's East Conference was taken to the wire with both the contender ending their matches in a draw. Sevenoaks came from 0-2 behind at Harleston to draw 2-2. Meanwhile, Ipswich win the promotion play-off place on goal difference after an equaliser against Old Loughtonians in the last two minutes. The score there was also 2-2.
A goalfest at the top of the West Conference gave wins to both the front runners. Cannock put nine past Firebrands who could only reply with a single goal. Cannock qualify for the promotion play-offs on goal difference with a massive 14 goal leads over Barnes Hounslow Ealing. Barnes won their match against Staines 5-2.
Moving on to the last of the women's Conferences, there was a points margin between the leaders in the North Conference this morning, albeit a slender one, and it remained after this afternoon's matches. University of Durham take the play-off place by winning 4-1 at neighbours Sunderland. Sutton Coldfield had a good 6-2 win at home to Loughborough Students, but finish the season in second place, three points behind Durham.
Results and final tables for the 2009-2010 season:
Women's Premier Division |
Bowdon Hightown |
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| Clifton |
Sally Walton 21 45 - PC PC |
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| Carys Hopkins 37 - F | |
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Canterbury |
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| 1 | - | 2 |
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| Leicester |
Jenny Hall 30 - F |
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| Crista Cullen 23 58 - PS PC | |
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Brooklands Poynton |
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| University of Birmingham |
Helen Armishaw 26 - PS |
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| Sophie Bray 8 34 - F PC | |
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Reading |
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| Slough |
Emily Maguire 2 - PC |
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| Jane Smith 5 - PC | |
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Trojans |
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| Olton & West Warwicks |
Joanna Davis 24 - PC |
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1 | Leicester | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 9 | 55 | 52 |
2 | Reading | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 56 | 27 | 29 | 42 |
3 | Slough | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 23 | 28 | 40 |
4 | University of Birmingham | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 38 | 41 | -3 | 24 |
5 | Canterbury | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 32 | 8 | 22 |
6 | Olton & West Warwicks | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 37 | -13 | 22 |
7 | Brooklands Poynton | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 43 | -16 | 19 |
8 | Bowdon Hightown | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 45 | -9 | 18 |
9 | Clifton | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 47 | -25 | 14 |
10 | Trojans | 18 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 64 | -54 | 4 |
Women's Conference East |
Harleston Magpies |
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| 2 | - | 2 |
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| Sevenoaks |
Emily Wilford 33 - F |
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| Jet Van Zalen 50 - F | |
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Horsham |
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| Cambridge City |
Zeph Fisher 8 - PC |
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| Liane Shadrack 29 - PC | |
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Northampton Saints |
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| Chelmsford |
Frances Lee 70 - PC |
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| Sarah Glanvill 16 - F | |
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Old Loughtonians |
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| Ipswich |
Jenny Farrow 4 - F |
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| Emma Millar 20 - F | |
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St. Albans |
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| Southgate |
Tasha Dyson 67 - F |
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1 | Ipswich | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 14 | 26 | 41 |
2 | Sevenoaks | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 19 | 21 | 41 |
3 | Chelmsford | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 34 |
4 | Harleston Magpies | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 31 |
5 | Horsham | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 31 |
6 | Old Loughtonians | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 23 |
7 | St. Albans | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 39 | -16 | 15 |
8 | Cambridge City | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 39 | -17 | 14 |
9 | Southgate | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 31 | -19 | 12 |
10 | Northampton Saints | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 47 | -32 | 8 |
Women's Conference North |
Belper |
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| Beeston |
Joanna Leigh 17 27 - F F |
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| Shona Mccallin 66 - PC | |
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Sheffield Hallam |
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| Wakefield Bradford |
Alex Busk-Wood 40 - F |
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Doncaster |
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| Liverpool Sefton |
Alison Bicker 4 - PC |
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Sunderland Ladies |
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| University of Durham |
Julie Hope 15 - PC |
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Sutton Coldfield |
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| Loughborough Students |
Sandeep Maan 1 54 - F F |
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1 | University of Durham | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 12 | 40 | 47 |
2 | Sutton Coldfield | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 69 | 28 | 41 | 44 |
3 | Belper | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 24 | 19 | 33 |
4 | Sunderland Ladies | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 23 |
5 | Beeston | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 40 | 49 | -9 | 22 |
6 | Loughborough Students | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 29 | 40 | -11 | 22 |
7 | Doncaster | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 36 | 48 | -12 | 21 |
8 | Wakefield Bradford | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 33 | -7 | 20 |
9 | Sheffield Hallam | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 58 | -37 | 17 |
10 | Liverpool Sefton | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 48 | -24 | 12 |
Women's Conference West |
Barnes Hounslow Ealing |
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| Staines |
Sarah Cornwell 26 - F |
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Bournemouth |
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| Exe |
Kate Tyson 25 - F |
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| Claire Thomas 35 - F | |
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Cannock |
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| Firebrands |
Eleanor Watton 2 11 29 - F F F |
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Swansea |
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| Buckingham |
Jaynaya Boyles 64 - PC |
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Team Bath Buccaneers |
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| Aldridge |
Tamara Fateh 16 - PC |
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| Helen Davenport 30 - F | |
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1 | Cannock | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 71 | 29 | 42 | 47 |
2 | Barnes Hounslow Ealing | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 16 | 28 | 47 |
3 | Buckingham | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 42 | 32 | 10 | 30 |
4 | Exe | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 29 |
5 | Firebrands | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 33 | 48 | -15 | 22 |
6 | Staines | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 47 | -10 | 21 |
7 | Aldridge | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 49 | -24 | 19 |
8 | Team Bath Buccaneers | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 18 |
9 | Swansea | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 24 | 37 | -13 | 16 |
10 | Bournemouth | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 42 | -23 | 11 |
