1931 English Club Championship

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The 1931 English Club Championship was awarded to the London Lions. It was their first English Club Championship, but their second British title. The Lions had won the British Championship the previous year. [1]

There was originally going to be a playoff for the British Championship, as there was the previous year, but a semifinal between Glasgow and Manchester was not played as the teams were unable to agree on home and away dates.[2]

London Lions' captain, Vic Gardner, expressed regret that a league competition had still not begun and criticized the high number of international matches that were played in a March 1931 letter published in The Skating Times.

This was the last year a club champion was crowned in England. For 1931-32, the winner of the English League was regarded as the country's champion.[3]

A planned league in England was suspended due to the European and World Championships that took place during the season.

These were the intended participants:

  • Cambridge University
  • Grosvenor House Canadians
  • London Lions
  • Manchester
  • Oxford University
  • Prince's, Hammersmith
  • Queen's Ice Club, Bayswater
  • Sussex
  • United Services

Game results

  • 11/15: London - Manchester 4:1 @ Manchester Ice Palace[4]
  • 11/29: Manchester - Scotland 1:0 OT[5]
  • 11/29: Sussex - Princes IHC 5:4 @ Hove Ice Rink[6]
  • 12/4: Cambridge University - Hammersmith Ice Club @ Hammersmith
  • 12/9: Princes A - Queens 3:0 @ Queens
  • 12/11: Oxford/Cambridge Combo - London Lions[7]
  • 12/13: Hammersmith - Sussex 3:2[8]
  • 12/20: Hammersmith Ice Club - Manchester 1:1 @ Hammersmith Icedrome

Hammersmith roster: A.R. Paterson (goal), T.M Kellough, G.A. Strubbe (defense), K.H. Thomson, G.W. Clode, J. Brown, L. Mills, D.A. Porter, H.G. Parker, R. Cossey (forwards). Manchester roster: S.S. Bookbinder (goal), Dr. W.J. Boyd, Dr. J.E. Grant (defense), J. Fergusson, J. Cock, D.B.M Davies, C.V. Plummer, Dr. Ross, J. Israels (forwards).

Hammersmith roster: A.R. Paterson (goal), T.M. Kellough, G.A Strubbe (defense), K.N. Thomson, G.W. Clode, J. Brown (forwards), R. Cossey, H.G. Parker, L. Mills (reserves). Kelvingrove roster: D. Cross (goal), A.S. Dick, Dr. W. Phinney (defense), J. Campbell, A. Rintoul, R.L. Noble (forwards), E. Finchman, J. Buchanan, D.A. Porter (reserves).

  • 1/17: London Lions - Manchester 3:1 @ Manchester[10]
  • 1/22: Hammersmith Ice Club - Westover Ice Club 10:6 @ Westover Ice Rink[11]
  • 1/24: Hammersmith Ice Club - Sussex 1:0 @ Hammersmith[12]
  • 1/24: The Rest - England 3:2 @ Golders Green - Selection match for World Championship[12]

The Rest roster: T. Smart (goal), C. Erhardt, H. Trautenberg (defense), F.A. de Marwicz, B.H. Fawcett, P.M. Churchill (forwards), Dunne, T. Job, W. Hurst Brown (reserves). England roster: V.G.E. Gardner (goal), B.N. Sexton, W.H. Mackenzie (defense), J.C.P. Magwood, N. Melland, B.G. Carr-Harris (forwards), N.S. Grace, A. Bushell (reserves).

  • 1/31: Westover Ice Club - London Wasps @ Westover Ice Rink
  • 2/4: Westover Ice Club - Oxford Cosmopolitans 7:4 @ Westover Ice Rink[13]
  • 2/7: Cambridge - Manchester 4:0[14]
  • 2/14: Glasgow - Manchester 4:0 @ Crossmyloof Ice Rink[15]
  • 2/14: Iroquois Ice Club - Westover Ice Club 14:7[16] @ Bournemouth

Iroquois roster: J. Elkins; J. Harrington, Karl von Sonnenfield; L. Mills, Count Czernin, d'Arcy Cartwright. Reserves: Don Porter, Gardner, Markheim, Boucher. Westover roster: N. Cliff; S. Gillatt, H. Cook; L. Cliff, C. Cliff, R.H. Bromley. Reserves: Thorne, Smith, Stebbins, Mattocks.

  • 2/21: Oxford University - Manchester @ Oxford Ice Rink
  • 2/21: Sussex - Westover Ice Club 8:2 @ Westover Ice Rink[17]
  • 2/24: England - Cambridge Eskimos 12:3 @ Golders Green - scheduled after United States pulled out of international game[18]

England roster: C.H. Little (goal), B.N. Sexton, W.H. Mackenzie (defense), N. Melland, H.G. Carr-Harris, L.C. Bonnycastle, H.G. Parker, J. Brown (forwards). Cambridge roster: B.M. Patton (goal), P.M. Churchill, W. Green (defense), F.A. de Marwicz, Baron Von Trautenberg, H.J. MacCallum, K.H. Thomson, P.C. Fair (forwards).

  • 2/25: Oxford University - Hammersmith 4:1 @ Hammersmith[19]
  • 2/28: Westover Ice Club tied Park Lane Ice Club - Park Lane equalized with only a few moments left in the game @ Westover Ice Rink[20]
  • 3/7: Queens - Westover Ice Club 6:5 @ Westover Ice Rink[21]
  • 3/11: Grosvenor House Canadians - Queens 6:3 @ Grosvenor House[22]
  • 3/14: Princes IHC - Westover Ice Club - Princes scored two late goals to give them a one goal win @ Westover Ice Rink[23]
  • 3/21: Queens - Iroquois Ice Club 5:4 @ Queens[24]
  • 3/21: Manchester - Scotland 2:2[25]
  • 3/21: Westover Ice Club - Oxfordshire Ice Club 17:4 @ Westover Ice Rink[26]
  • 3/28: Queens - Grosvenor House Canadians A 3:3 @ Queens
  • 3/28: Hammersmith Ice Club - Westover Ice Club 10:4 @ Westover Ice Rink[27]
  • 4/5: Queen's - Sussex 7:7 - goals: E. Ramus (3), E. Gardener (3), J. Goldie/B. Trethewy, J. Crowe (2), J. West, W. Hill, J. Langley, J. Elkins @ Queen's Ice Club[28]
  • 4/6: Park Lane Ice Club - Westover Ice Club 7:1 @ Westover Ice Rink[29]
  • 4/11: Grosvenor House Canadians - London Lions 8:4 @ Grosvenor House[30]

Grosvenor House roster: C. McEwen (goal), G.A. Strubbe, H.A. Grace (defense), G.H. Park, C.W. Clode, J. Brown, K. Thomson, O. Schmidt, H. Cossey (forwards). Lions roster: V.G.E. Gardner (goal), B.N. Sexton, W.H. Mackenzie (defense), N. Melland, J.C.P. Magwood, B.G. Carr-Harris, H.W. Bushell, K. Sommenfeld, B.H. Fawcett (forwards).

  • 4/25: London Lions - Manchester 6:4[31]
  • 4/25: Queen's - Grosvenor House Canadians 8:1[32]

Queen's roster: D'Arcy Cartwright (goal), W. Hurst Brown, A.J. Grace (defense), N.S. Grace, E. Hvalsoe, E.J. Ramus (forwards), F. Murdoch, H. Weinberger, G.A. Goldie (reserves). Grosvenor House roster: B.M. Ansell (goal), T.M Kellough, G.H. Strubbe (defense), G.W. Clode, K. Thomson, O. Schmidt (forwards), D. Porter, A.F. Moseley (reserves).

  • 4/25: Westover Ice Club - London 5:3 @ Westover Ice Rink[33]
  • 4/26: Westover Ice Club - Oxfordshire Ice Club 8:3 @ Oxford[33]
  • 4/28: Grosvenor House Canadians - Manchester 7:3 @ Grosvenor House[34]

Grosvenor House roster: J. Elkins (goal), T.M Kellough, A.J. Grace (defense), K. Thomson, N.S. Grace, O. Schmidt, L. Mills, D. Porter, G.A. Strubbe (forwards). Manchester roster: S. Bookbinder (goal), Dr. W.J. Boyd, Dr. J.E. Grant (defense), D.B. Davies, J. Cock, J. Ferguson, J.R. Parry, J.L. Thomas, N. Schofield (forwards).

  • 5/2: Sussex - Grosvenor House Canadians 3:2 @ Grosvenor House[35]

Sussex roster: A.F. Langmead (goal), W.B. Trethewey, P. Mareot (defense), R. Hill, H.A. West, C.T. Rhodes, J. Langmead, J. Crowe, R. Morgan (forwards). Grosvenor House roster: C. McEwen (goal), T.M. Kellough, A.J. Grace (defense), D. Porter, K. Thomson, G.A. Strubbe, N.S. Grace, G.W. Clode, O. Schmidt (forwards)

  • 5/13: London Lions - Queen's 2:2 @ Queen's Ice Club[36]

Lions roster: B.M. Patton (goal), C.A. Erhardt, B.N. Sexton (defense), H. W. Bushell, N. Melland, J.C.P. Magwood, C. Whitaker (forwards). Queen's roster: H. Elkins (goal), G.A. Goldie, V. Gardner (defense), N.H. Grace, O. Schmidt, E.J. Ramus, A.H. Ramsay, F. Murdoch (forwards).

  • 5/16: Westover Ice Club - Oxfordshire Ice Club @ Westover Ice Rink
  • 5/23: Westover Ice Club - Park Lane Ice Club @ Westover Ice Rink

References

  1. ↑ Other Icehockey Lions in London
  2. ↑ The Times, 10/30/1931
  3. ↑ Chambers, Michael A. (ed.) (November 2000). Nottingham Panthers Statistical Guidebook 1946–2000. ISBN 0-9539398-0-4. 
  4. ↑ The Guardian, 11/17/1930
  5. ↑ The Guardian, 12/1/1930
  6. ↑ West Sussex Gazette, 12/4/1930
  7. ↑ The Bystander, 12/3/1930
  8. ↑ Sevenoaks Chronicle and Kentish Advertiser, 12/19/1930
  9. ↑ The Times, 1/2/1931
  10. ↑ The Guardian, 1/19/1931
  11. ↑ Bournemouth Graphic, 1/30/1931
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 The Times, 1/26/1931
  13. ↑ Bournemouth Graphic, 2/6/1931
  14. ↑ The Guardian, 2/9/1931
  15. ↑ The Scotsman, 2/16/1931
  16. ↑ Western Gazette, 2/20/1931
  17. ↑ Bournemouth Graphic, 2/27/1931
  18. ↑ The Times, 2/25/1931
  19. ↑ Daily Mirror, 2/26/1931
  20. ↑ Bournemouth Graphic, 3/6/1931
  21. ↑ Bournemouth Graphic, 3/13/1931
  22. ↑ London Daily News, 1931-03-12
  23. ↑ Bournemouth Graphic, 3/20/1931
  24. ↑ Sunday Mirror, 3/22/1931
  25. ↑ The Guardian, 3/23/1931
  26. ↑ Bournemouth Graphic, 3/27/1931
  27. ↑ Western Gazette, 4/3/1931
  28. ↑ The Times, 4/6/1931
  29. ↑ Bournemouth Graphic, 4/10/1931
  30. ↑ The Times, 4/13/1931
  31. ↑ The Guardian, 4/27/1931
  32. ↑ The Times, 4/27/1931
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 Bournemouth Graphic, 5/1/1931
  34. ↑ The Times, 4/29/1931
  35. ↑ The Times, 5/4/1931
  36. ↑ The Times, 5/16/1931
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