1931-32 English League season
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The 1931-32 English League season was the first season of the English League, the top level of ice hockey in England. Seven teams participated in the league, and Oxford University won the championship.
Regular season
- Scores
- 10/17: Oxford University - Manchester 5:2[1]
- 10/17: Princes - Cambridge University 11:0[2]
- 10/22: London Lions - Cambridge University 11:2[3]
- 10/23: Princes - Manchester 6:0[4]
- 10/28: London Lions - Grosvenor House Canadians 2:0[5]
- 10/30: Oxford University - London Lions 5:1[5]
- 11/6: Princes - Cambridge University 5:1[6]
- 11/11: Grosvenor House Canadians - Manchester 6:2[7]
- 11/13: Oxford University - Grosvenor House Canadians 3:0[6]
- 11/20: Oxford University - Princes 6:2[8]
- 11/21: Manchester - Cambridge University 2:1[9]
- 11/21: Princes - Sussex 5:1[9]
- 11/25: Princes - Grosvenor House Canadians 0:0 OT[10] - other sources had 1:1
- 12/4: Princes - London Lions 2:1[11]
- 12/5: Grosvenor House Canadians - Sussex 3:1[12]
- 12/9: Grosvenor House Canadians - Sussex 6:0[13]
- 12/19: Grosvenor House Canadians - Manchester 4:0[14]
- 1/6: London Lions - Sussex 3:1[15]
- 1/15: London Lions - Manchester 4:2[16]
- 1/16: Sussex - Manchester 3:3[17]
- 1/29: Oxford University - Manchester 8:0[18]
- 1/29: Grosvenor House Canadians - Princes 3:1[18]
- 2/1: Oxford University - Sussex 9:1[19]
- 2/3: Grosvenor House Canadians - Cambridge University 5:2[20]
- 2/3: London Lions - Princes 3:0[20]
- 2/6: Oxford University - Cambridge University 7:0 - Varsity Match, game counted for 4 points[21]
- 2/11: London Lions - Grosvenor House Canadians 3:2[22]
- 2/12: Oxford University - Princes 3:0[23]
- 2/19: Oxford University - London Lions 1:0[24]
- 2/20: Grosvenor House Canadians - Cambridge University 5:0[25]
- 2/20: Princes and Queens - Manchester 5:0[25]
- 3/2: Oxford University - Grosvenor House Canadians 3:2[26]
- 3/11: Oxford University - Sussex 4:0[27]
- 3/19: London Lions - Manchester 8:2[28]
- 3/22: Princes and Queens - Sussex 10:1[29]
- London Lions beat Cambridge University
- London Lions beat Sussex
- Manchester beat Sussex
- Manchester beat Cambridge University
- Sussex beat Cambridge University
- Sussex beat Cambridge University
Sussex was noted to have had four fixtures unfulfilled (listed above). Seems these were forfeits. Cambridge's fixtures likely were, too.
- Standings
| Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Oxford University | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 8 | 24 |
| 2. | London Lions | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 17 | 18 |
| 3. | Princes and Queens | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 47 | 19 | 15 |
| 4. | Grosvenor House Canadians | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 17 | 15 |
| 5. | Manchester | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 50 | 7 |
| 6. | Sussex | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 43 | 5 |
| 7. | Cambridge University | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 46 | 0 |
Division 2
Teams: Oxfordshire, Southampton, Westover Ice Club, Princes II, Grosvenor House Canadians A, London Lions A
- 11/3: Oxfordshire - Southampton 7:0
- 11/17: Westover Ice Club - Oxfordshire 12:4
- 11/20: Oxfordshire - Westover Ice Club 13:3
- 11/25: Grosvenor House Canadians A - Southampton 8:0
- 11/28: Westover Ice Club - Princes II 12:8
- 12/12: Grosvenor House Canadians A - Westover Ice Club 7:4
- 12/19: Southampton - London Lions A 3:3
- 12/23: Southampton - Westover Ice Club 2:1
- 1/21: Westover Ice Club - Southampton 7:3
- 2/20: Southampton - Oxfordshire 5:3
- 3/12: Princes II - Southampton 9:1
- Grosvenor House Canadians A beat Princes II
- Princes II beat Westover Ice Club
- Grosvenor House Canadians A beat Princes II
- Princes II beat Southampton
The Grosvenor House Canadians A won 7 out of 9 games to win the title. Oxfordshire finished second and Westover Ice Club (Bournemouth) came in third.
Other games
- 9/26: Princes and Queens - London Lions 5:2 @ Southampton[30]
- 10/16: Scotland - North of England 9:0 @ Liverpool[31]
- 10/24: Westover Ice Club beat Sussex - L. Cliffe scored hat trick @ Westover Ice Rink
- Westover Ice Club - Southampton 11:7 @ Westover Ice Rink
- 11/6: London Lions - Scotland 7:0 @ Liverpool[32]
- 11/7: London Lions - Scotland 4:1 @ Birmingham[32]
- 11/21: Westover Ice Club - United Services @ Westover Ice Rink
- 12/5: Southampton - Streatham 4:0 @ Southampton
- 12/6: Streatham - Princes and Queens @ Streatham
- 12/25: London Lions - Westover Ice Club @ Westover Ice Rink
- 1/1: London Lions - Scottish League 2:2 @ Golders Green[33]
- 1/3: Sussex - Scottish League 1:1 @ Hove[34]
- 1/4: Scottish League - Princes IHC 3:0 @ Streatham[35]
- 1/6: Grosvenor House Canadians - Scottish League 1:1 @ Grosvenor House[36]
- 1/6: Warwickshire - Oxfordshire 3:3 @ Birmingham[37]
- 1/7: English League - Scottish League 2:2 (or 1:1) @ Oxford[38]
- 1/8: English League - Scottish League 2:1 @ Birmingham[38]
- 1/8: Westover Ice Club - Streatham @ Westover Ice Rink
- 1/9: Scottish League - Lancashire 4:1 @ Liverpool[39]
- 1/13: Westover Ice Club - Princes IHC @ Westover Ice Rink
- 1/16: Princes and Queens - Warwickshire 8:4 @ Birmingham[40]
- 1/23: Scotland - Manchester 6:0 @ Glasgow[41]
- 1/31: London and Select Internationals - Westover and Southern Counties 8:4 @ Westover Ice Rink[42]
London roster: B.M. Patton, A.J. Grace, C.A. Erhardt (captain), Mayes, E.J. Ramus, D.A. Porter, E.H. Jackson, R.T. Rogers: Westover roster: C.K. Harper, G.A. Strubbe, Tretheway, H. Cooke (captain), P.R. Tingley, Rhodes, L. Cliff, Nelson.
- 2/13: Manchester - Warwickshire 11:3 @ Birmingham[43]
- 2/14: Streatham - London Lions A 4:2 OT (2:2 after regulation) @ Streatham[44]
- 3/4: Oxford University - Rest of the English League 2:1 @ Oxford[45]
- 3/12: London Lions A - Streatham 1:1 @ Golders Green[46]
- 3/13: Streatham - Princes and Queens 4:3 @ Bayswater[46]
- 3/16: Grosvenor House Canadians - Princes 3:1 @ Purley
- 3/18: Princes and Queens - Lancashire 2:1 @ Liverpool[47]
- 4/15: Grosvenor House Canadians - London Lions 1:0 @ Purley
- 4/16: Warwickshire - London Lions A 12:1 @ Birmingham[48]
- 4/23: London Lions A - Purley @ Purley
- 4/27: Warwickshire - Liverpool 8:5 @ Liverpool[49]
- 5/4: Grosvenor House Canadians A - Streatham 4:3 - first public appearance of Streatham Ice Hockey Club[50]
References
- ↑ The Guardian, 1931-10-19
- ↑ The Times, 1931-10-19
- ↑ 'The Times, 1931-10-23
- ↑ The Times, 1931-10-27
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Times, 1931-11-03
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The Times, 1931-11-18
- ↑ The Times, 1931-11-12
- ↑ The Times, 1931-11-21
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 The Times, 1931-11-23
- ↑ The Times, 1931-12-01
- ↑ The Times, 1931-12-05
- ↑ The Times, 1931-12-09
- ↑ The Times, 1931-12-15
- ↑ The Times, 1931-12-21
- ↑ The Times, 1932-01-12
- ↑ The Times, 1932-02-05
- ↑ Worthing Gazette, 1932-01-20
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 The Times, 1932-01-30
- ↑ The Times, 1932-02-09
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 The Times, 1932-02-04
- ↑ The Times, 1932-02-08
- ↑ The Times, 1932-02-12
- ↑ Daily Mirror, 1932-02-13
- ↑ The Times, 1932-02-20
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 The Times, 1932-02-22
- ↑ Daily Mail, 1932-03-03
- ↑ The Times, 1932-03-14
- ↑ The Guardian, 1932-03-21
- ↑ Daily Mirror, 1932-03-23
- ↑ The Times, 1931-09-28
- ↑ Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer, 1931-10-17
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 Birmingham Daily Gazette, 1931-11-09
- ↑ The Times, 1932-01-02
- ↑ The Times, 1932-01-04
- ↑ The Times, 1932-01-05
- ↑ The Times, 1932-01-07
- ↑ Birmingham Daily Gazette, 1932-01-07
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 The Times, 1932-01-09
- ↑ Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer, 1932-01-11
- ↑ Birmingham Daily Gazette, 1932-01-18
- ↑ The Guardian, 1932-01-25
- ↑ Bournemouth Graphic, 1932-02-05
- ↑ Coventry Evening Telegraph, 1932-02-15
- ↑ Norwood News, 1932-02-19
- ↑ Daily Mirror, 1932-03-05
- ↑ 46.0 46.1 Norwood News, 1932-03-18
- ↑ Liverpool Daily Post, 1932-03-19
- ↑ Birmingham Daily Gazette, 1932-04-18
- ↑ Liverpool Echo, 1932-04-28
- ↑ Norwood News, 1922-05-06
Credits
Special thanks to Mick Chambers, author of Nottingham Panthers Statistical Guidebook 1946-2000 and Nottingham Panthers Factual Scrapbook 1939-2007, and Martin Harris, author of Homes of British Ice Hockey and Lion in Winter, for supplying some of the information on this page.