to join is England U21 player Suzy Petty from Loughborough and New
Zealander Tenille Burnside.
On your computer:
www.englandhockey.co.uk/iwhl
Friday, 14 July 2017
The Investec Women’s Hockey Hockey League restarts this
Saturday. This is the third year of sponsorship by Investec which
means that prize money for all four Division’s winners is up for
grabs along with additional monies to teams finishing in second
and third in the Premier Division. Each Division’s Player of the
Season, as voted for by their peers, and Top Scorer also receive
prize money.
One thing that spectators on Saturday might immediately spot as
different is the introduction of the rule from international level that
allows the ball to be played above the shoulder.
Champions Reading take on Canterbury who they beat at Sonning
Lane in the Championships semi final back in April. England
international Susannah Townsend who lined up for Canterbury then
faces her old team mates having made the switch to Reading.
Canterbury have signed American Kimberley Young who arrives from
University of Massachusetts and Scottish international Nikki Kidd.
Last year’s runners-up Leicester have a new coach in Duncan Woods
who replaces the long-serving Chris Mayer. They have seen keeper
Maddie Hinch depart with Maggs Rees coming in from Olton. They also
have a new name on the teamsheet from an old player: Kerry
Whitehead, née Williams, after her marriage during the summer. There
is another new coach at promoted Beeston where Gareth Tyler takes
up the helm with their successful squad from 2012-13 mainly intact
save for the departure of Hollie Webb to Surbiton. Amongst new faces
Surbiton, who made an impressive breakthrough into the top four in
their first season in the top flight are further strengthened by the arrival
of England internationals Giselle Ansley from Loughborough and
Rebecca Herbert who played in the Netherlands for Pinoke. Their
international teammate Lily Owsley joins University of Birmingham who
have also signed Hannah Martin (Ipswich) and Jenny Mashford (Olton).
Emma McCabe who has transferred to Sutton Coldfield is another
departure from Olton who stayed up via the play-offs for the second
time in three season’s last time round. Clifton have lost Emily Atkinson
to Surbiton but have signed young Dutch player Suzanne van Dijk.
In Conference East last season’s champions Harleston Magpies were
unsuccessful in the play offs and will look to go one better this time
round. One player returning for them is ex-GB international Kath
Johnson. They will face a strong challenge from promoted Holcombe
who have assembled a strong squad with internationals Maddie Hinch
and Laura Unsworth joining and South African international Shelley
Russell. The other new team in the division are South champions East
Grinstead who unusually have two sets of twins in their squad – Amelia
& Georgia Frett and Jessica & Charlotte Cremin.
In Conference North Durham University will be looking to improve on
last year’s runners-up spot having pushed Beeston all season in the
title race. As ever the students have seen a number of changes to their
personnel with newcomers including Mollie Rawnsley from Wakefield
and Anna Boorman who has a UK passport but has been playing in
South Africa. Newcomers to the Division are Kendal, the first Cumbrian
team to play at national league level. Stourport also join from
Conference West.
Buckingham will be looking to make it four successive Conference
West titles and convert this into a Premier Division place. They have
retained their squad from last season. Slough, who were relegated after
an unbroken run in the top flight since the league’s inception in 1989,
will be looking to bounce back and they too have a similar squad to
2012-13. Runners up last season, Isca University will welcome the
Premier Division experience of Rebecca Cadwallader (ex Reading) and
Vicki Gill (ex Birmingham University). Exe return to the league after a
season’s absence and Oxford Hawks move into the West from the
East.
Details of all player movements can be found in the Investec League
section of the England Hockey website at
http://englandhockey.co.uk/page.asp?section=999&sectionTitle=Investec+Women%2
7s+Hockey+League. This includes all league details and new for 2013
sees form guides, tables showing H&A records and week by week
standings which plots teams’ positions in the league.
INVESTEC WOMEN’S HOCKEY LEAGUE COACHES 2013/14
Premier Division
Beeston
Bowdon Hightown
Canterbury
Clifton
Leicester
Olton & West Warwicks
Reading
Surbiton
Sutton Coldfield
Univ of Birmingham
Conference East
Gareth Perry
Tina Cullen
Jen Wilson
Stephen Rixon
Duncan Woods
TBC
Steve Bayer
Brett Garrard
Don Vinson
Phil Gooderham
Conference North
Ben Rhydding
Boots
Brooklands Poynton
Doncaster
Durham University
Kendal
Loughborough Students'
Stourport
Wakefield Bradford
Whitley Bay & Tynemouth
Chelmsford
East Grinstead
Harleston Magpies
Holcombe
Horsham
Ipswich
Old Loughtonians
Sevenoaks
St. Albans
Wimbledon
Kathryn MacDonald
Mary Booth
Clyde Camburn
Kevin Johnson
Ben Alberry
Sandie Lister
Nick Clark
Cathy Gilliat-Smith
David Griffiths
Sarah Kelleher
Conference West
Ismay McDonald
Andy Fairbrother
Stu Field
Alan Stoves
Jacqui Benkenstein
Jonathan Elleray
TBC
Mark Moss
Dave Lancaster
Lynne Dobison
Barnes HE
Bristol Firebrands
Buckingham
Exe
Gloucester City
Isca University
Oxford Hawks
Slough
Swansea City
Trojans
Daffyd Charles
Martin MacBlain
Zak Jones
Claire Harvie
Gary Tredgett
Richard Von Reibnitz
Andrew Clark
Kalbir Takher
Toby Nichols
Toby Mullins
INVESTEC WOMEN’S HOCKEY LEAGUE FIXTURES & RESULTS 2013/14
HOW THE TABLES FINISHED LAST SEASON
Premier Division
Premier Division
Leicester
1
Canterbury
2
Reading
3
Surbiton
4
Bowdon Hightown
5
Clifton
6
Sutton Coldfield
7
University of Birmingham
8
Olton & West Warwicks
9
Slough
10
P
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
W
13
12
11
10
9
6
7
3
3
1
D
3
4
3
4
4
6
1
2
2
1
L
2
2
4
4
5
6
10
13
13
15
F
50
57
50
39
43
43
54
26
25
18
A
16
28
30
24
32
43
55
51
54
72
GD
34
29
20
15
11
0
-1
-25
-29
-54
Pts
42
40
36
34
31
24
22
11
11
4
Beeston
Conference East
Harleston Magpies
1
Sevenoaks
2
Ipswich
3
Oxford Hawks
4
St. Albans
5
Wimbledon
6
Horsham
7
Old Loughtonians
8
Chelmsford
9
Bromley and Beckenham
10
P
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
W
11
11
10
9
8
8
6
4
4
1
D
5
2
4
2
4
4
4
7
3
1
L
2
5
4
7
6
6
8
7
11
16
F
35
27
36
35
28
25
22
15
24
10
A
19
18
21
24
22
20
28
23
33
49
GD
16
9
15
11
6
5
-6
-8
-9
-39
Pts
38
35
34
29
28
28
22
19
15
4
Chelmsford
Conference North
Beeston
1
University of Durham
2
Loughborough Students LHC
3
Brooklands Poynton
4
Wakefield Bradford
5
Whitley Bay and Tynemouth
6
Doncaster
7
Ben Rhydding
8
Cannock
9
Liverpool Sefton
10
P
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
W
16
14
11
10
8
8
4
3
2
2
D
0
0
3
2
6
4
2
2
3
2
L
2
4
4
6
4
6
12
13
13
14
F
78
46
48
38
39
26
27
18
15
17
A
20
15
21
28
27
28
46
54
42
71
GD
58
31
27
10
12
-2
-19
-36
-27
-54
Pts
48
42
36
32
30
28
14
11
9
8
Conference West
Buckingham
1
Isca University
2
Gloucester City
3
Trojans
4
Swansea City
5
Bristol Firebrands
6
Barnes Hounslow Ealing
7
Stourport
8
Staines
9
Taunton Vale
10
P
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
W
17
11
10
9
6
6
6
6
2
1
D
1
3
4
3
6
6
4
1
2
2
L
0
4
4
6
6
6
8
11
14
15
F
63
54
34
38
37
36
24
24
18
8
A
9
24
22
26
24
37
32
35
61
66
GD
54
30
12
12
13
-1
-8
-11
-43
-58
Pts
52
36
34
30
24
24
22
19
8
5
BH
Can
Cli
Lei
Olt
Rea
Slo
Sur
SC
UoB
15 Feb
12 Oct
30 Nov
26 Oct
01 Mar
28 Sep
17 Nov
14 Sep
15 Mar
19 Oct
30 Nov
14 Sep
17 Nov
15 Mar
08 Mar
22 Feb
17 Nov
01 Mar
15 Mar
23 Nov
26 Oct
05 Oct
21 Sep
15 Feb
26 Oct
23 Nov
09 Nov
08 Feb
17 Nov
15 Mar
05 Oct
08 Feb
23 Nov
21 Sep
08 Feb
22 Feb
08 Mar
22 Feb
19 Oct
05 Oct
Bowdon Hightown
05 Oct
Canterbury
22 Feb
Clifton
21 Sep
01 Mar
22 Mar
Leicester
08 Mar
21 Sep
19 Oct
Olton and WW
19 Oct
23 Nov
09 Nov
05 Oct
22 Mar
Reading
08 Feb
22 Mar
14 Sep
08 Mar
09 Nov
30 Nov
Surbiton
22 Mar
09 Nov
08 Mar
14 Sep
15 Feb
28 Sep
12 Oct
Sutton Coldfield
23 Nov
26 Oct
15 Feb
15 Mar
28 Sep
12 Oct
01 Mar
21 Sep
Univ of Birmingham
09 Nov
12 Oct
30 Nov
28 Sep
14 Sep
26 Oct
15 Feb
01 Mar
Conference East
B&B
East Grinstead
14 Sep
Harleston Magpies
12 Oct
28 Sep
08 Feb
12 Oct
22 Feb
30 Nov
Che
HM
Hor
Ips
OL
OH
Sev
StA
Wim
22 Feb
05 Oct
21 Sep
19 Oct
08 Feb
09 Nov
08 Mar
22 Mar
08 Mar
15 Mar
30 Nov
05 Oct
28 Sep
22 Feb
19 Oct
21 Sep
15 Feb
09 Nov
26 Oct
01 Mar
23 Nov
28 Sep
28 Sep
15 Mar
12 Oct
17 Nov
14 Sep
14 Sep
22 Feb
22 Mar
08 Feb
08 Mar
17 Nov
26 Oct
05 Oct
22 Feb
14 Sep
19 Oct
30 Nov
17 Nov
22 Mar
15 Feb
26 Oct
30 Nov
Horsham
30 Nov
09 Nov
15 Mar
08 Feb
Ipswich
01 Mar
21 Sep
15 Mar
08 Feb
23 Nov
Old Loughtonians
28 Sep
15 Feb
08 Mar
09 Nov
12 Oct
22 Mar
Sevenoaks
15 Mar
08 Feb
19 Oct
22 Feb
17 Nov
08 Mar
23 Nov
St Albans
26 Oct
12 Oct
14 Sep
22 Mar
28 Sep
15 Feb
01 Mar
30 Nov
Wimbledon
16 Nov
01 Mar
08 Feb
23 Nov
26 Oct
12 Oct
21 Sep
15 Feb
Conference North
Bee
01 Mar
21 Sep
BP
Can
Don
DU
Liv
LS
WB
WBT
22 Feb
22 Mar
19 Oct
08 Feb
05 Oct
08 Mar
14 Sep
30 Nov
08 Feb
23 Nov
22 Feb
21 Sep
17 Nov
19 Oct
08 Mar
05 Oct
01 Mar
30 Nov
17 Nov
15 Mar
14 Sep
15 Feb
26 Oct
05 Oct
15 Mar
26 Oct
08 Feb
30 Nov
22 Feb
26 Oct
23 Nov
22 Mar
09 Nov
08 Feb
22 Feb
05 Oct
19 Oct
14 Sep
30 Nov
28 Sep
19 Oct
12 Oct
15 Mar
15 Mar
12 Oct
28 Sep
Doncaster
17 Nov
14 Sep
19 Oct
Durham University
01 Mar
12 Oct
21 Sep
15 Feb
Kendal
28 Sep
30 Nov
19 Oct
09 Nov
08 Mar
Loughborough Students
15 Feb
22 Mar
09 Nov
08 Mar
14 Sep
12 Oct
Stourport
26 Oct
01 Mar
23 Nov
28 Sep
16 Nov
15 Feb
21 Sep
Wakefield Bradford
23 Nov
26 Oct
05 Oct
21 Sep
15 Mar
01 Mar
08 Feb
22 Feb
Whitley Bay & Tynemouth
21 Sep
15 Feb
08 Mar
12 Oct
28 Sep
23 Nov
01 Mar
09 Nov
BHE
15 Mar
BR
Brooklands Poynton
Conference West
05 Oct
09 Nov
09 Nov
Boots
Barnes Hounslow Ealing
22 Mar
23 Nov
Holcombe
Ben Rhydding
19 Oct
16 Nov
17 Nov
22 Mar
Buc
Fir
GC
IU
Sta
Sto
SC
TV
Tro
26 Oct
21 Sep
17 Nov
05 Oct
01 Mar
15 Mar
08 Feb
23 Nov
12 Oct
05 Oct
08 Feb
21 Sep
17 Nov
22 Feb
19 Oct
15 Mar
22 Feb
22 Mar
09 Nov
15 Feb
19 Oct
08 Mar
28 Sep
23 Nov
08 Mar
28 Sep
09 Nov
21 Sep
01 Mar
12 Oct
01 Mar
30 Nov
15 Mar
26 Oct
14 Sep
05 Oct
08 Feb
17 Nov
22 Feb
21 Sep
16 Nov
23 Nov
Bristol Firebrands
08 Mar
Buckingham
30 Nov
Exe
22 Mar
15 Feb
12 Oct
Gloucester City
15 Feb
28 Sep
17 Nov
14 Sep
Isca University
19 Oct
30 Nov
15 Mar
26 Oct
Oxford Hawks
09 Nov
22 Mar
05 Oct
08 Feb
19 Oct
23 Nov
Slough
28 Sep
12 Oct
01 Mar
15 Mar
21 Sep
15 Feb
26 Oct
Swansea
14 Sep
01 Mar
26 Oct
30 Nov
09 Nov
28 Sep
12 Oct
22 Mar
Trojans
22 Feb
09 Nov
08 Feb
19 Oct
08 Mar
22 Mar
30 Nov
14 Sep
23 Nov
14 Sep
22 Feb
08 Mar
15 Feb
05 Oct
TOP GOALSCORERS FOR LAST SEASON
Women's Premier Division
Tina Cullen
Vicky Woolford
Jane Sixsmith
Alex Danson
Jade Mayne
Women's Conference East
Angie Wheelhouse
Cathy Gilliat-Smith
Tamsyn Naylor
Emma Lee-Smith
Becky Odlin
Lucy Stewart
Women's Conference North
Sophie Robinson
Helen Turner
Hannah Wraith
Cherry Seaborn
Hollie Webb
Emma Onien
Women's Conference West
Claire Thomas
Sally Gibson
Jessica Bloom
Kim Pullon
Taryn Beuthin
Bowdon Hightown
Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Coldfield
Reading
Canterbury
Harleston Magpies
Sevenoaks
Wimbledon
Harleston Magpies
Oxford Hawks
Oxford Hawks
Beeston
Brooklands Poynton
Beeston
University of Durham
Beeston
University of Durham
Isca University
Trojans
Buckingham
Gloucester City
Isca University
FIXTURES
F
13
6
10
11
9
F
10
7
5
4
5
5
F
17
8
12
8
7
3
F
19
11
6
12
12
PC
4
9
4
1
2
PC
0
3
3
4
2
2
PC
8
7
1
3
3
7
PC
2
4
7
0
0
PS
1
0
0
1
1
PS
0
0
0
0
0
0
PS
0
1
0
0
0
0
PS
0
1
0
0
0
Total
18
15
14
13
12
Total
10
10
8
8
7
7
Total
25
16
13
11
10
10
Total
21
16
13
12
12
Saturday 14 September
Women's Premier Division
Reading
Beeston
Bowdon Hightown
Surbiton
University of Birmingham
Women's Conference East
East Grinstead
St. Albans
Horsham
Old Loughtonians
Holcombe
Women's Conference North
Brooklands Poynton
Doncaster
Loughborough Students
Kendal
Ben Rhydding
Women's Conference West
Buckingham
Gloucester City
Isca University
Swansea City
Trojans
v
v
v
v
v
Canterbury
Sutton Coldfield
Olton & West Warks
Clifton
Leicester
v
v
v
v
v
Chelmsford
Harleston Magpies
Ipswich
Sevenoaks
Wimbledon
v
v
v
v
v
Stourport
Boots
University of Durham
Whitley Bay & Tynemouth
Wakefield Bradford
v
v
v
v
v
Bristol Firebrands
Exe
Oxford Hawks
Barnes
Slough
Start
TBC
12:00
13:45
14:00
14:30
Start
12:00
13:00
13:30
16:00
18:00
Start
11:45
12:00
12:00
12:30
13:30
Start
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
MO
Ostridge
Henning
Houlston
Hairsine
Sharman
MO
Barber
Chagger
Mackay
Dowdell
Whale
MO
McDonagh
Hardy
Cobb
Epps
Blogg
MO
Heydon
Savage
Bound
Mullin
Strudwick
Umpires
Block, Forrest
Sanders, Williams
Cox, Reid
Howell, Shelbourn
Fenn, Pearce
Umpires
Hay, Horrobin
Britten, Rollins
Chapman, Thorpe
Burton, Dodd
Lane, Waine
Umpires
Ashton, Houlston
Howard, Lord
Jones, Sargeant
Eland, Frye
Dickinson, Norwood
Umpires
Spice, Townsend
Bush, White
Savage, Unwin
Adams, Shuttler
Hall, Hopkins