Roller Hockey Premier League


The Premier League is the main competition in England Roller Hockey. It has a long history, and it has existed since 1930. It has some of the most historic European teams like Herne Bay and Herne Bay United. The top teams usually compete in European Club Competitions like European League or Cers Cup now organised by World Skate Europe - Rink Hockey.

Participating Teams: 2019 - 2020 Season

The clubs that are competing in the 2019 - 2020 Season are: Ely and Chesterton United, Grimsby, Herne Bay, King's Lynn, London, Manchester, Middlesbrough, Peterborough and Soham.
The top tier of English rink hockey is the Premier League consisting of 9 teams playing single match home/away format hockey.

History of the Premier League

EditionChampion
1973–1974Wolverhampton
1974–1975Wolverhampton
1975–1976Folkestone
1976–1977Not disputed
1977–1978Wolverhampton
1978–1979Middlesbrough RHC
1979–1980Middlesbrough RHC
1980–1981Southsea
1981–1982Southsea
1982–1983Southsea
1983–1984Southsea
1984–1985Southsea
1985–1986Southsea
1986–1987Southsea
1987–1988Southsea

EditionChampion
1988–1989Southsea
1989–1990Southsea
1990–1991Southsea
1991–1992Southsea
1992–1993Herne Bay United
1993–1994Herne Bay United
1994–1995Herne Bay United
1995–1996Herne Bay United
1996–1997Herne Bay United
1997–1998Herne Bay United
1998–1999Letchworth
1999–2000Herne Bay United
2000–2001Herne Bay United
2001–2002Herne Bay United
2002–2003Herne Bay United

EditionChampion
2003–2004Herne Bay United
2004–2005Bury
2005–2006Herne Bay United
2006–2007Herne Bay United
2007–2008Herne Bay United
2008–2009Herne Bay United
2009–2010Herne Bay United
2010–2011Middlesbrough RHC
2011–2012Grimsby
2012–2013Middlesbrough RHC
2013–2014Grimsby
2014–2015Middlesbrough RHC
2015–2016King's Lynn
2016–2017King's Lynn
2017–2018King's Lynn

EditionChampion
2018 -2019King's Lynn
2019 - 2020-
2020 - 2021-

Number of Championships by Team

National Cup

The National Cup is the second main competition of Roller Hockey in England and is played by all the English clubs.
YearWinners
1930Herne Bay
1931Herne Bay
1932Herne Bay
1933Herne Bay
1934Herne Bay
1935Herne Bay United
1936Herne Bay
1937Herne Bay United
1938Herne Bay
1939Herne Bay
1940Herne Bay
1941Herne Bay
1942Herne Bay
1943Herne Bay
1944Herne Bay
1945Herne Bay
1946Herne Bay
1947Herne Bay
1948Herne Bay
1949Herne Bay
1950Herne Bay
1951Herne Bay
1952Herne Bay
1953Herne Bay
1954Great Harwood
1955Herne Bay
1956Herne Bay
1957Great Harwood
1958Herne Bay
1959Rochester
1960Rochester
1961Birchpark
1962Alexandra Palace
1963Herne Bay

YearWinners
1964Wolverhampton
1965Wolverhampton
1966Folkestone
1967Folkestone
1968Folkestone
1969Bury St. Edmunds
1970Wolverhampton
1971Wolverhampton
1972Wolverhampton
1973Southsea
1974Herne Bay United
1975Folkestone
1976Southsea
1977Southsea
1978Herne Bay
1979Herne Bay
1980Southsea
1981Southsea
1982Southsea
1983Southsea
1984Herne Bay
1985Southsea
1986Southsea
1987Southsea
1988Southsea
1989Southsea
1990Maidstone
1991Southsea
1992Herne Bay
1993Herne Bay
1994Herne Bay
1995Middlesbrough RHC
1996Herne Bay United
1997Maidstone

YearWinners
1998Letchworth
1999Maidstone
2000Herne Bay United
2001Herne Bay United
2002Herne Bay United
2003Herne Bay United
2004Herne Bay United
2005Bury St. Edmunds
2006Herne Bay United
2007Herne Bay United
2008Herne Bay United
2009Herne Bay United
2010Middlesbrough RHC
2011Herne Bay United
2012Middlesbrough RHC
2013Grimsby
2014Grimsby
2015Middlesbrough RHC
2016Middlesbrough RHC
2017Middlesbrough RHC
2018Soham
2019King's Lynn

Number of English Cups by Team

National Division 1

The second tier of English rink hockey is National Division 1. It is played on a tournament basis where teams play twice a tournament, with a total of 10 games in the season. In 2018-19 ECU won the right to move up to the National Premier League, with Herne Bay also making the move up. The clubs that are competing in the National Division 1 2019 - 2020 Season are: Cambridge and Cottenham RHC, Ely & Chesterton Inited RHC, Farnham RHC, Letchworth RHC, RHC Invicta and Spen Valley Flyers RHC.

The Regions

The next tier of the England Roller Hockey league is split into divisions based in each of the 3 regions. Teams in these divisions play tournaments with points going to their league position.

Northern Counties

List of clubs
Grimsby RHC, Halifax RHC, Manchester RSC, Middlesbrough, Plymouth RHC, Sheffield Wildcats RH & RSC, Spectrum Spartans RHC and Spen Valley RHC.

Eastern Counties

List of clubs
Cambridge and Cottenham RHC, Colchester RHC, Ely and Chesterton United RHC, King's Lynn RHC, Letchworth RHC, Norwich City RHC, Peterborough RHC, Skaters RHC, Soham.

South Eastern Counties

List of clubs
Farnham RHC, Herne Bay RHC, Herne Bay United RH&SC, London RHC, Maidstone RHC, RHC Invicta.

English websites

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