EAST GRINSTEAD FINISH TOP

Although not all the results are in from today's England Hockey League matches, a number of issues were settled this afternoon.

A 6-3 win by East Grinstead over Cannock means that EG are now uncatchable and will finish the season in top spot in the men's Premiership. There only potential rivals this morning, Beeston, lost 2-1 away at Reading, leaving an eight point margin between them and East Grinstead.

Canterbury kept alive their slim chances of surviving in the Premier Division with only their second win of the season when they played Loughborough Students. Brooklands MU are only two points above them in the play-off slot after they lost their local derby match against neighbours Bowdon. The two bottom sides play each other next weekend, with the winner going into the play-offs and the loser facing automatic relegation.

In the East Conference, Southgate are promoted after a 2-5 away win against Bromley and Beckenham. At the basement end of the table Sevenoaks' look set for relegation. They lost 1-5 at home to Magpies. Although they are only three points adrift at the bottom of the table, their goal difference would suggest that survival is impossible. St Albans are now four points behind Wimbledon and will be in the relegation play-offs unless Sevenoaks perform a miracle and push them into bottom place.

In the North Conference it's still neck and neck between the University of Durham and Sheffield Hallam Civica. Sheffield did themselves no harm this afternoon when they boosted their goal difference with a 12-0 win over relegated Ben Rhydding. Durham Uni won their match against Olton & West Warwicks by a more modest 2-1. The relegation play-off place in this Conference is currently occupied by Barford Tigers, who were beaten 0-2 at home by Leek. Harborne are one point above them and next weekend's fixtures may provide the Tigers with a get uut of gaol card. They play relegated Ben Rhydding, whilst Harborne have to face University of Durham.

In the West there are a number of crucial matches which are still to be played, including the top of the table clash between Bath Buccs and University of Exeter which is scheduled for tomorrow.

There are a number of results still to come in and these will be posted on this blog later today.

England Hockey League results and tables for 19/3/11 (with results still to come):

 

Men's Premier Division

 

Bowdon		(0)		4	-	0		(0)		Brooklands MU
Andrew Brogdon 48 - F Alex Edmonstone 60 - F David Egerton 62 - F Simon Egerton 66 - F
Cannock		(3)		3	-	6		(3)		East Grinstead
Robert Smith 5 - F Matthew Plunkett 23 - F Ross Hayward 38 - PS										Mark Pearn 13 - F Niall Stott 19 23 - PC F Dominick Male 56 - F Mats Grambusch 58 - F Glenn Kirkham 59 - F
Loughborough Students		(1)		2	-	3		(2)		Canterbury
James Osborn 10 - F Jerome Goudie 45 - F										Matthew Botha 33 - PC Kwan Browne 35 - PC Mickel Pierre 38 - F
Reading		(0)		2	-	1		(0)		Beeston
Jonty Clarke 41 - PS Andy Watts 60 - F										Samuel Ward 41 - F
Surbiton		()			-			()		Hampstead and Westminster

 

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	East Grinstead	17	13	3	1	73	27	46	42
2	Beeston	17	11	1	5	43	27	16	34
3	Surbiton	16	9	1	6	35	34	1	28
4	Reading	17	8	3	6	42	34	8	27
5	Loughborough Students	17	7	2	8	40	42	-2	23
6	Bowdon	17	6	5	6	30	33	-3	23
7	Hampstead and Westminster	16	6	3	7	30	34	-4	21
8	Cannock	17	4	5	8	34	48	-14	16*
9	Brooklands MU	17	3	3	11	19	43	-24	12
10	Canterbury	17	2	4	11	33	57	-24	10

 

Men's Conference East

 

Bromley and Beckenham		(1)		2	-	5		(3)		Southgate
Mike Hughes 30 - PC Jack Sampson 51 - PC										Nick Gerrard 11 45 - F F Andrew Westbrook 16 - F Ollie Wickham 19 - F William Cottam 53 - F
Indian Gymkhana		(1)		1	-	2		(1)		Holcombe
Asavir Kalla 6 - F										Paul Rudd 32 - F Matthew Laidman 65 - PC
Sevenoaks		(0)		1	-	5		(2)		Harleston Magpies
Rufus Mcnaught-Barrington 58 - F										William Martin 20 - F Gareth Furlong 23 50 - PC PC Andy Hipwell 41 60 - F F
St. Albans		(1)		1	-	1		(0)		Oxted
Brett Holland 30 - F										Lorne Barnard 51 - F
Wimbledon		()			-			()		Old Loughtonians

 

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Southgate	17	12	3	2	68	28	40	39
2	Holcombe	17	10	3	4	37	24	13	33
3	Old Loughtonians	16	10	2	4	50	28	22	32
4	Bromley and Beckenham	17	8	1	8	60	54	6	25
5	Harleston Magpies	17	7	2	8	45	42	3	23
6	Indian Gymkhana	17	7	1	9	39	48	-9	22
7	Oxted	17	7	1	9	38	53	-15	22
8	Wimbledon	16	5	4	7	37	39	-2	19
9	St. Albans	17	4	3	10	32	51	-19	15
10	Sevenoaks	17	4	0	13	31	70	-39	12

 

Men's Conference North

 

Barford Tigers		(0)		0	-	2		(1)		Leek
										Michael Dorman 32 - F James Gough 53 - F
Belper		(1)		3	-	3		(2)		Harborne
Luke Davies 27 - PS David Boddy 55 - F Chris Hall 64 - F										Alex Kotlarzewski 16 - F James Thurtle 35 - F Chris Adams 42 - F
Deeside Ramblers		(2)		3	-	4		(3)		Doncaster
Will Mumme-Young 20 68 - F PC Russ Hornby 26 - PS										Oliver Ward 3 - PC Lachlan Brownhalls 4 - F Tim Shelley 14 - PC Andre Otten 62 - F
Sheffield Hallam Civica		(5)		12	-	0		(0)		Ben Rhydding
Phil Roper 4 49 52 - F PC PC Rhys Gowman 11 58 - F F Dan Berry 26 - F Will Hearne 30 30 67 - F F F Martin Ebbage 44 - F Scott Sanderson 56 - PC Will Musgrave 68 - F
Olton & West Warwicks		(1)		1	-	2		(1)		University of Durham
Rich Thom 29 - PC										Daniel Coultas 13 62 - PC PC

 

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	University of Durham	17	11	3	3	45	21	24	36
2	Sheffield Hallam Civica	17	11	2	4	68	26	42	35
3	Doncaster	17	11	0	6	54	37	17	33
4	Leek	17	9	2	6	42	31	11	29
5	Olton & West Warwicks	17	7	5	5	42	41	1	26
6	Deeside Ramblers	17	6	4	7	43	54	-11	22
7	Belper	17	6	2	9	41	44	-3	20
8	Harborne	17	4	5	8	30	44	-14	17
9	Barford Tigers	17	4	4	9	35	53	-18	16
10	Ben Rhydding	17	1	3	13	23	72	-49	6

 

Men's Conference West

 

Bournville		()			-			()		Stourport
Cheltenham		()			-			()		Whitchurch
Fareham		(1)		4	-	2		(2)		University of Birmingham
Craig Peel 34 68 - PC F Ben Hibberd 52 - F Alex Bennett 55 - F										Richard Marshall 1 - F Ben Stoney 23 - F
Guildford		(0)		1	-	1		(0)		Havant
David Wilson 44 - F										Alasdair Pollard 58 - PC

 

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	University of Exeter	16	14	1	1	61	16	45	43
2	Team Bath Buccaneers	16	12	2	2	51	31	20	38
3	Guildford	17	7	7	3	32	21	11	28
4	Havant	17	5	8	4	40	40	0	23
5	University of Birmingham	17	7	1	9	38	39	-1	22
6	Whitchurch	16	5	4	7	31	38	-7	19
7	Cheltenham	16	6	1	9	37	49	-12	19
8	Fareham	17	4	2	11	37	48	-11	14
9	Bournville	16	4	2	10	34	49	-15	14
10	Stourport	16	2	4	10	26	56	-30	10