1982–83 England Hockey League season

The 1982–83 English Hockey League season took place from September 1982 until May 1983.

1982–83 England Hockey League

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The principal event for men was the National Inter League Championship which brought together the winners of their respective regional leagues. The Men's championship was won by Slough^[1]

The Men's Cup was won by Neston^[2] and the Women's Cup was won by Slough.

Men's Truman National Inter League Championship

(Held at Eastcote, May 7–8)

Group A

Team 1	Team 2	Score
Slough	Swalwell	2-1
Trojans	Olton & West Warwicks	1-1
Trojans	Swalwell	3-0
Olton & West Warwicks	Slough	0-1
Olton & West Warwicks	Swalwell	0-4
Slough	Trojans	1-1

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Slough	3	2	1	0	4	2	5
2	Trojans	3	1	2	0	5	2	4
3	Swalwell	3	1	0	2	5	5	2
4	Olton & West Warwicks	3	0	1	2	1	6	1

Group B

Team 1	Team 2	Score
Fareham	Neston	1-1
Westcliff	Isca	1-1
Westcliff	Fareham	1-2
Isca	Neston	2-2
Fareham	Isca	1-0
Neston	Westcliff	2-1

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Fareham	3	2	1	0	4	2	5
2	Neston	3	1	2	0	5	4	5
3	Isca	3	0	2	1	3	4	2
3	Westcliff	3	0	1	2	3	5	1

= Qualified for final

Final

Team 1	Team 2	Score
Slough	Fareham	2-1 aet

Slough
Paul Loudon, Steve Partington, John Allen, Kartar Davatwal, Brajinder Daved, Avtar Singh Matharu, S Davatwal, Ken Partington, Balwant Saini (Gurdial Davatwal sub), Ravinder Laly, Ahmed Maqsood
Fareham
Kevin Burge, Paul Burd, Paul Hastings, Derek Bradbury, Mike Farmer, Guy Lawson, Nigel Eves, Chris Kirkham, Colin Bradbury (Nigel Cook sub), Andy Atkins, Paul Jones

Men's Cup (Rank Xerox National Clubs Championship)

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Team 2	Score
Southgate	Richmond	2-0
Slough	Teddington	4-1
Neston	Harborne	1-0
Beckenham	Cambridge City	1-0

Semi-finals

Team 1	Team 2	Score
Neston*	Southgate	0-0
Slough	Beckenham	5-0

*Neston won on penalty strokes 

Final

(Apr 17, St Albans)

Team 1	Team 2	Score
Neston	Slough	3-2

Neston
Pete Wise, Colin Cubley, Phil McKeown, John Royce, Malcolm Wilkinson, Stan Stannard, Tony Pickthall, Steve Greene, Robbie Smith, Pete Renshaw, David Church
Slough
Paul Loudon, Paul Barber, Manjit Flora, Steve Partington, Brajinder Daved, Avtar Singh Matharu, Ken Partington, Balwant Saini, Bhaji Flora, Ravinder Laly, Kuki Dhak

Women's Cup (National Clubs Championship)

(Oakham School, Oakham, Rutland, April 9–10) ^[3][4]

References

1. "Sydney Friskin. "Slough gain victory with snap goal." Times [London, England] 9 May 1983". The Times Digital Archive.
2. "Sydney Friskin. "Neston win cup for first time." Times [London, England] 18 Apr. 1983". The Times Digital Archive.
3. ""Weekend Fixtures." Times [London, England] 12 Mar. 1983". The Times Digital Archive.
4. ""Weekend Fixtures." Times [London, England] 9 Apr. 1983". The Times Digital Archive.