1978–79 in English field hockey

1978–79 in English field hockey

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1978–79 was the fifth official season in English field hockey since the introduction of an organised league structure and the eighth season featuring the National Clubs Championship.

The Men's Cup was won by Slough who defeated Neston in the final.[1] In the final of the women's cup Chelmsford defeated Leicester 3-0.[2]

The Men's National Inter League Championship brought together the winners of their respective regional leagues. The championship finals were held at Ealing on 22 and 23 September 1979 and won by Isca.[3]

Men's Trueman's National Inter League Championship

(Held in Ealing, September 22–23)

Group A

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Isca	3
	Southgate	3
	Preston	3
	Sheffield OR Stockton	3

Group B

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
	Stourport	3
	Trojans	3
	Westcliff	3
	Worthing	3

= Qualified for final

Final

Team 1	Team 2	Score
Isca

Men's Cup (Rank Xerox National Clubs Championship)

Sough won the Men's National Cup.

Semi-finals

(Held on 21 April 1979)

Team 1	Team 2	Score
Blueharts	Neston	1-4[4]
Slough	Ipswich	1-0[4]

Final

(Held on 6 May 1979 at Slough)

Team 1	Team 2	Score	Scorers
Slough	Neston	FT 3-1 (HT 2-0)	Kehar (2), Churcher / Smith [1]

Slough
Ian Taylor, Andy Churcher
Sutinder Singh Khehar
Neston
Smith, Poole (capt)

Women's Cup (National Clubs Championship)

Chelmsford won the Women's National Cup final, held on 7 April at Bedford.[5]

Semi-finals

Team 1	Team 2	Score
Chelmsford	Orpington	0-0 (Chelsford won on pens)
Leicester		-

Final

Team 1	Team 1	Score
Chelmsford	Leicester	3-0 [2]

References

1. "Neston Fail, Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 08 May 1979". British Newspaper Archive. p. 17.
2. "Hockey results, Birmingham Daily Post - Monday 09 April 1979". British Newspaper Archive. p. 18.
3. "Stourport go for top title, Sports Argus - Saturday 25 August 1979". British Newspaper Archive. p. 7.
4. "Hockey". Liverpool Echo. 23 April 1979. Retrieved 12 June 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Broken toe has Lesley sidelined". Leicester Daily Mercury. 12 April 1979. Retrieved 11 May 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.