Today’s League and Cup Results

Shock horror at Saint Hill this afternoon when East Grinstead, who are not famous for surrendering points to their opponents, drew their second match of the weekend 3-3. What makes the result even more remarkable is that their opponents today were struggling Canterbury. Today's match also bore an uncanny resemblance to yesterday's match against Bowdon, when the final goal was scored on the stroke of full time. This time it was Canterbury who snatched the draw when Liam Foster netted the ball from a penalty corner in the 70^th minute.

Canterbury did not fare so well in the Women's Premier Division, going down 1-0 to Reading. Leicester and Brooklands Poynton were due to play today but their match was postponed due to Leicester's involvement in the European Indoor Trophy. As a result, both clubs have games in hand.

Canterbury were not the only table leaders to lose today. In the West Conference Isca surrendered their lead by losing 1-0 to lowly Staines, whilst Buckingham move into the top spot after beating Exe 5-1. Another contender for the top of the West Conference, Trojans, had three points taken off them by Swansea, who won their match 2-1.

In the North Conference Sutton Coldfield and Loughborough Students both won their matches today and lead the pack, whilst Beeston move off the bottom for the first time for several weeks after a 2-1 win at home to Doncaster.

The leaders in the East Conference had a bad day with Sevenoaks only managing a draw to visiting Horsham, and Ipswich losing to Harleston Magpies. Surbiton lost 0-2 at Old Loughtonians, but Chelmsford bring themselves back into contention for a crack at the top spot with a 1-0 win at Cambridge City.

IN THE QUARTER FINAL OF THE MEN'S CUP the holders Beeston had a walkover against Reading, whilst Cannock reach the semi final with a 3-1 win over University of Birmingham. Doncaster from the North Conference saw off a late challenge by East Premier A side, Chelmsford, to win 4-2, and last year's losing finalists, Hampstead & Westminster, overcame Old Loughtonians 4-0.

England Hockey League results for Sunday 27 February:

 

Men's Premier Division

 

East Grinstead		(2)		3	-	3		(1)		Canterbury
Dave De Prez 8 22 - F F Mats Grambusch 56 - F										Matthew Botha 13 - PC Liam Foster 44 70 - PC PC

 

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	East Grinstead	13	10	3	0	56	18	38	33
2	Beeston	13	9	1	3	32	18	14	28
3	Surbiton	14	8	1	5	29	29	0	25
4	Reading	14	6	2	6	36	30	6	20
5	Loughborough Students	14	6	1	7	34	37	-3	19
6	Hampstead and Westminster	14	6	1	7	27	31	-4	19
7	Bowdon	14	5	4	5	24	28	-4	19
8	Cannock	14	3	5	6	26	38	-12	14
9	Brooklands MU	14	3	2	9	15	31	-16	11
10	Canterbury	14	1	4	9	27	46	-19	7

 

Women's Premier Division

 

Bowdon Hightown		(0)		3	-	2		(1)		University of Birmingham
Nicky O'Donnell 39 - PC Lis Chaffey 66 - PC Tina Cullen 68 - F										Sophie Bray 32 - PC Jo Turnbull 65 - F
Cannock		(2)		2	-	2		(0)		Olton & West Warwicks
Latasha Webb 20 - PC Amy Turnbull 27 - F										Lucilla Wright 56 - PC Emma Mccabe 59 - F
Reading		(0)		1	-	0		(0)		Canterbury
Rebecca Halle 58 - F
Slough		(2)		3	-	2		(2)		Clifton
Nicola White 29 - F Fiona Greenham 33 - PC Alex Scott 60 - F										Carla Dunnett 12 - PC Carys Hopkins 35 - PC

 

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Canterbury	14	10	1	3	36	17	19	31
2	Leicester	13	9	2	2	36	12	24	29
3	Slough	14	8	2	4	24	21	3	26
4	University of Birmingham	14	8	1	5	30	22	8	25
5	Bowdon Hightown	14	8	1	5	28	25	3	25
6	Reading	14	8	0	6	37	23	14	24
7	Clifton	14	4	2	8	23	26	-3	14
8	Olton & West Warwicks	14	3	2	9	29	52	-23	11
9	Cannock	14	2	3	9	30	49	-19	9
10	Brooklands Poynton	13	1	2	10	17	43	-26	5

 

Women's Conference East

 

Cambridge City		(0)		0	-	1		(1)		Chelmsford
										Jess Ecott 31 - PC
Ipswich		(0)		0	-	1		(1)		Harleston Magpies
										Emily Wilford 14 - F
Old Loughtonians		(1)		2	-	0		(0)		Surbiton
Anna Coppel 32 - PC Adele Sammons 56 - F
Sevenoaks		(0)		1	-	1		(0)		Horsham
Elizabeth Key 41 - PC										Fran Crossley 55 - PS
St. Albans		(0)		1	-	0		(0)		Dereham
Donna Pringle 51 - F

 

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Sevenoaks	14	8	5	1	32	10	22	29
2	Ipswich	14	9	2	3	33	16	17	29
3	Chelmsford	14	7	4	3	32	19	13	25
4	Surbiton	14	7	4	3	28	15	13	25
5	Harleston Magpies	14	7	2	5	20	18	2	23
6	Horsham	14	6	4	4	23	12	11	22
7	Old Loughtonians	14	5	4	5	23	21	2	19
8	St. Albans	14	3	4	7	18	28	-10	13
9	Cambridge City	14	2	1	11	13	33	-20	7
10	Dereham	14	1	0	13	10	60	-50	3

 

Women's Conference North

 

Aldridge & Walsall		(1)		1	-	6		(2)		Sutton Coldfield
Helen Parr 24 - PC										Jane Sixsmith 3 - F Vicky Woolford 4 56 58 67 - PC PC F F Charlotte Cross 43 - PC
Beeston		(0)		2	-	1		(1)		Doncaster
Rebecca Eaton 42 - PC Becky Siebert 54 - F										Lisa Garbutt 29 - F
Belper		(1)		2	-	1		(1)		Springfields UCLAN
Charlotte Hobbs 18 54 - F PC										Hanah Minto 17 - F
Wakefield Bradford		(0)		0	-	2		(1)		Loughborough Students LHC
										Laura Evans 22 - F Giselle Ansley 63 - PC
Sunderland Ladies		(0)		2	-	2		(1)		University of Durham
Joss Plummer 36 - F Emma Onien 65 - PC										Harriet Moore 20 - F Cherry Seaborn 57 - F

 

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Sutton Coldfield	14	12	0	2	68	15	53	36
2	Loughborough Students LHC	14	11	1	2	41	10	31	34
3	Wakefield Bradford	13	9	1	3	34	21	13	28
4	Sunderland Ladies	14	9	1	4	34	24	10	28
5	University of Durham	14	7	4	3	33	17	16	25
6	Doncaster	14	4	5	5	27	34	-7	17
7	Belper	14	2	2	10	18	40	-22	8
8	Springfields UCLAN	14	2	2	10	19	53	-34	8
9	Beeston	13	2	1	10	17	31	-14	7
10	Aldridge & Walsall	14	1	3	10	9	55	-46	6

 

Women's Conference West

 

Exe		(1)		1	-	5		(3)		Buckingham
Linda Webb 31 - F   25min, Clare Thomas hit post with pen stroke										Joelle Weston 3 - PC Samantha Sandham 6 70 - PC F Leanne Grimsley 27 - F Lauren Thomas 49 - F
Firebrands		(0)		1	-	1		(1)		Barnes Hounslow Ealing
Stephanie Vollmer 56 - F										Kelly Whelan 18 - F
Staines		(1)		1	-	0		(0)		Isca University
Catriona Bausor 2 - F
Swansea		(0)		2	-	1		(1)		Trojans
Natalie Blyth 57 - PC Sophie Clayton 59 - F										Nyssa Cole 33 - PC
Team Bath Buccaneers		(1)		2	-	0		(0)		Worcester
Aileen Davis 14 - F Dani Black 57 - F

 

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Buckingham	14	10	2	2	41	10	31	32
2	Isca University	14	9	4	1	32	14	18	31
3	Trojans	14	8	3	3	43	14	29	27
4	Swansea	14	6	5	3	27	22	5	23
5	Barnes Hounslow Ealing	14	5	3	6	21	19	2	18
6	Team Bath Buccaneers	14	4	6	4	21	19	2	18
7	Firebrands	14	3	6	5	17	25	-8	15
8	Exe	14	3	4	7	20	29	-9	13
9	Staines	14	3	4	7	12	29	-17	13
10	Worcester	14	0	1	13	6	59	-53	1