London Hockey League

The London Hockey League is a men's field hockey league based in London. It was established in 1969. It feeds teams into the Men's England Hockey League and Women's England Hockey League.^[1]

London Hockey League

Sport	Field Hockey
Jurisdiction	London, South
Abbreviation	(LHL)
Affiliation date	1969
Official website
london.englandhockey.co.uk

League Structure

The London Hockey League was previously known as the Higgins Group London Hockey League and was a separate entity from the England Hockey League. From the 2019–20 season 2XI teams from the previous season were permitted to feed into the Men's and Women's England Hockey Leagues.^[2]

A new league structure was launched in 2021. Currently the women's league has eight divisions and the men's league seven divisions. There are also Masters and Junior leagues.^[3]

Recent champions

London Men's Premier Division Season Champions 2001–02 Surbiton M2s 2002–03 Surbiton M2s 2003–04 Surbiton M2s 2004–05 Hampstead and Westminster M2s 2005–06 Hampstead and Westminster M2s 2006–07 Reading M2s 2007–08 Hampstead and Westminster M2s 2008–09 Surbiton M2s 2009–10 Hampstead and Westminster M2s 2010–11 Southgate M2s 2011–12 Surbiton M2s 2012–13 Hampstead and Westminster M2s 2013–14 Hampstead and Westminster M2s 2014–15 Southgate M2s 2015–16 Hampstead and Westminster M2s 2016–17 Hampstead and Westminster M2s 2017–18 Hampstead and Westminster M2s 2018–19 Southgate M2s 2019–20 2020–21 Cancelled due to COVID-19 2021–22 Surbiton M2s 2022–23 Wimbledon M2s 2023–24 West Herts M1s 2024–25 [4][5]

London Women's Premier Division Season Champions 2021–22 2022–23 London Wayfarers W2s 2023–24 Wapping W1s 2024–25 [6]

External links

• London Hockey League official website

References

1. "London Hockey League". Retrieved 25 January 2015.
2. "Higgins Group London Hockey League Structure". England Hockey. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
3. "London Hockey Leagues". Retrieved 9 October 2024.
4. "London Hockey League - History". fixturelive.com. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
5. "England Hockey - Competitions - London Hockey". Retrieved 9 October 2024.
6. "England Hockey - Competitions - London Hockey". Retrieved 9 October 2024.