England Hockey Men's Championship Cup

The England Hockey Men's Championship Cup is a field hockey cup competition organised by England Hockey that features men's teams from England. The competition was originally known as the National Clubs Championship. The inaugural competition was won by Hounslow in 1971–72. It has also been known as the Hockey Association Cup and the EHA Cup.

England Hockey Men's Championship Cup

First season	1971–72
Administrator	England Hockey
Country	England
Most recent champion(s)	Old Georgians
Most titles	Reading (10 titles)
Official website	England Hockey Championships

Finals

National Clubs Championship

Season	Winners	Score	Runners Up	Venue
1971–72	Hounslow ^[1]	3–0	Norwich Grasshoppers	Crystal Palace
1972–73	Hounslow ^[2]	4–0	Bristol	Colston's School, Bristol
1973–74	Southgate ^[3]	3–0	Bedfordshire Eagles	Luton
1974–75	Southgate ^[4]	4–0	Nottingham	Bestwood Park
1975–76	Nottingham ^[5]	2–1	Hounslow	Hounslow
1976–77	Slough ^[6]	1–0	Beckenham	Slough
1977–78	Guildford ^[7]	2–1	Slough	Guildford
1978–79	Slough	3-1	Neston	Slough
1979–80	Slough ^[8]	2–1	Guildford	Guildford
1980–81	Slough ^[9]	2–1	Southgate	Guildford
1981–82	Southgate ^[10]	2–1	Slough	Walker Memorial Ground, Southgate
1982–83	Neston ^[11]	3–2	Slough	St Albans

Hockey Association Cup

Season	Winners	Score	Runners Up	Venue
1983–84	East Grinstead	1–0	Blackheath	Willesden Sports Centre, Willesden
1984–85	Southgate ^[12]	2–1	Blackheath	Willesden Sports Centre, Willesden
1985–86	Southgate ^[13]	3–0	Pickwick	Willesden Sports Centre, Willesden
1986–87	Southgate ^[14]	3–2	Slough	Old Loughtonians
1987–88	Southgate ^[15]	2–1	Hounslow	Canterbury
1988–89	Hounslow ^[16]	2–1	Bromley	Old Loughtonians
1989–90	Havant ^[17]	3–0	Stourport	Luton
1990–91	Hounslow ^[18]	3–2	Havant	Kenilworth Road
1991–92	Hounslow ^[19]	3–2	Teddington	Kenilworth Road
1992–93	Hounslow ^[20]	4–1	Teddington	Stantonbury Leisure Centre, Milton Keynes
1993–94	Teddington ^[21]	1–0	Old Loughtonians	University of Birmingham
1994–95	Guildford ^[22]	4–1	Teddington	Canterbury
1995–96	Reading ^[23]^[24]	2–2 ^[note 1]	Old Loughtonians	Milton Keynes
1996–97^[25]	Teddington	2–1	Reading	Milton Keynes
1997–98	Cannock ^[26]	4–1	Beeston	Milton Keynes
1998–99	Reading ^[27]	4–4 ^[note 2]	Cannock	Milton Keynes

Notes

1. Reading won 3–2 in a penalty shoot-out and after extra time
2. Reading won 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out and after extra time

EHA Cup

Season	Winners	Score	Runners Up	Venue
1999–00	Reading ^[28]	3–2	Old Loughtonians	Milton Keynes
2000–01	Guildford ^[29]	2–1 ^[note 1]	Reading	Milton Keynes
2001–02	Cannock ^[30]^[31]	7–0	Belper	Milton Keynes
2002–03	Reading ^[32]	4–1	Cannock	Canterbury
2003–04	Reading	2–1	Surbiton	Cannock
2004–05	Cannock ^[33]	2–0	Loughborough Students	Canterbury
2005–06	Reading	5–2	East Grinstead	Reading
2006–07	Cannock ^[34]	1–0	East Grinstead	Reading
2007–08	Beeston ^[35]	4–3	Bowdon	Highfields Sports Club, Nottingham
2008–09	Reading ^[36]	3–1	Beeston	Highfields Sports Club, Nottingham
2009–10	Beeston ^[37]	2–1	Hampstead & Westminster	Highfields Sports Club, Nottingham
2010–11	Beeston ^[38]	6–2	Doncaster	Cannock
2011–12	Beeston ^[39]	2–1	Hampstead & Westminster	Cannock
2012–13	Surbiton ^[40]	3–1	Hampstead & Westminster	Wakefield Hockey Club
2013–14	Cannock ^[41]	2–2 ^[note 2]	Brooklands MU	Highfields Sports Club, Nottingham
2014–15	Reading ^[42]	5–1	Surbiton	Lee Valley
2015–16	Beeston ^[43]	3–0	Chichester	Lee Valley
2016–17	Reading ^[44]	6–1	Canterbury	Lee Valley

Notes

1. After extra time
2. Cannock won 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out

EH Men's Championship Cup

Season	Winners	Score	Runners Up	Venue
2017–18	Reading ^[45]^[46]	2–2 (4-2p)	Beeston	Lee Valley
2018–19	Bowdon	4-3	Canterbury	Lee Valley
2019–20	Beeston^[47]	9-1 ^[note 1]	Fareham	Nottingham Hockey Centre
2020–21	Oxted^[48]	3-2	Bowdon	Nottingham Hockey Centre
2021–22	Old Georgians^[49]	3-0	Oxted	Lee Valley
2022–23	Old Georgians^[50]	5-5 (2-1p)	Beeston	Lee Valley

Notes

1. Final not held until 12 Sep due to COVID-19.

See also

• Men's England Hockey League
• Women's England Hockey League
• England Hockey Women's Championship Cup

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