North Hockey Association
North Hockey Association| Sport |
Field Hockey |
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| Jurisdiction |
North of England |
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| Abbreviation |
NHA |
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| Affiliation |
England Hockey |
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| President |
Roger Lomas |
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| Official website |
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www.northhockey.org |
The North Hockey Association runs hockey leagues based in the North of England. It feeds teams into the England Hockey League and takes teams from sub-regional (county) leagues, such as the Yorkshire Hockey Association.
League Structure
As with most field hockey leagues, it has separate male and female competitions. Both male and female systems consist of a Premier Division, Division 1 and Division 2. In the male competition, there are two separate Division 2s, split geographically into East and West. For the female competition, there are four separate Division 2s, split geographically into North East, South East, South West and North West.
Counties and Associations
The North Hockey Association consists of seven Counties and Associations.
Feeder Leagues
Promotion to, and relegation from, the regional 2nd Divisions occurs with the following feeder leagues:
North Hockey Association Clubs
North Men's Hockey League
Listed below are the teams currently competing in the four divisions of the North Men's Hockey League, for the 2014–15 season.
| Premier Division |
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| Alderley Edge Men's 1s |
| Ben Rhydding Men's 1s |
| Bowdon Men's 2s |
| Brooklands MU Men's 2s |
| Formby Men's 1s |
| Gateshead Men's 1s |
| Leeds Men's 1s |
| Oxton Men's 1s |
| Preston Men's 1s |
| Timperley Men's 1s |
| University of Durham Men's 2s |
| Whitley Bay & Tynemouth Men's 1s |
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| Division Two (East) |
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| Brigg Men's 1s |
| Chapeltown Men's 1s |
| Doncaster Men's 2s |
| Driffield Men's 1s |
| Huddersfield Dragons Men's 1s |
| Kingston upon Hull Men's 1s |
| Lincoln Roses Men's 1s |
| Marton Furness Men's 1s |
| North Shields Men's 1s |
| Richmond (Yorkshire) Men's 1s |
| Sheffield University Bankers Men's 2s |
| Stockton Men's 1s |
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| Division Two (West) |
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| Alderley Edge Men's 2s |
| Bebington Men's 1s |
| Didsbury Northern Men's 1s |
| Lancaster and Morecombe Men's 1s |
| Liverpool Sefton Men's 1s |
| Lytham St Annes Men's 1s |
| Northern Men's 1s |
| Stockport Bramhall Men's 1s |
| University of Liverpool Men's 1s |
| Urmston Men's 1s |
| West Derby Men's 1s |
| Winnington Park Men's 1s |
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North Women's Hockey League
Listed below are the teams currently competing in the six divisions of the North Women's Hockey League, for the 2014–15 season.
| Division Two (North East) |
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| Alnwick Ladies 1s |
| Durham City Ladies 1s |
| Jesmond Parish Church HC Ladies 1s |
| Newcastle Ladies 1s |
| Newcastle Medics Ladies 1s |
| Newcastle University Ladies 2s |
| Richmond (Yorkshire) Ladies 1s |
| Stockton Roseberry Ladies 1s |
| Whitley Bay and Tynemouth Ladies 3s |
| University of Durham Ladies 3s |
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| Division Two (South East) |
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| Ben Rhydding Ladies 2s |
| Boston Spa Ladies 1s |
| Doncaster Ladies 2s |
| Driffield Ladies 1s |
| Halifax Ladies 1s |
| Huddersfield Dragons Ladies 1s |
| Kingston upon Hull Ladies 1s |
| Leeds Adel Ladies 1s |
| Rotherham Ladies 1s |
| Sheffield Hallam Ladies 2s |
| Slazengers Ladies 2s |
| Wakefield Ladies 3s |
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| Division Two (North West) |
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| Carlisle Ladies 1s |
| Clitheroe and Blackburn Northern Ladies 1s |
| Formby Ladies 1s |
| Lancaster Ladies 2s |
| Liverpool Sefton Ladies 2s |
| Lytham St Annes Ladies 1s |
| Northern Ladies 1s |
| Pendle Forest Ladies 1s |
| Preston Ladies 1s |
| Springfields Ladies 2s |
| University of Liverpool Ladies 1s |
| Wigton Ladies 1s |
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Recent Champions
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North Hockey Men's League Premier Division
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North Hockey Women's League Premier Division
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References