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==Participants==
==Participants==
;Northern Section
*[[Birmingham Maple Leafs]]
*[[Birmingham Maple Leafs]]
*[[Bournemouth]]
*[[Cambridge University]]
*[[Cambridge University]]
*[[Manchester]]
*[[Manchester]]
*[[Oxford University]]
*[[Oxford University]]
;Southern Section
*[[Bournemouth]]
*[[Queens Ice Hockey Club (London)|Queens]] (played part of the season as the [[Earls Court Marlboroughs]])
*[[Queens Ice Hockey Club (London)|Queens]] (played part of the season as the [[Earls Court Marlboroughs]])
*[[Streatham Royals]]
*[[Streatham Royals]]
*[[Sussex]]
*[[Wembley Olympics]]
*[[Wembley Olympics]]


==Regular season==
==Regular season==
===Scores===
===Scores===
*10/31: '''Manchester''' - Wembley Olympics 7:2
*'''Manchester''' - Cambridge University 10:6
*11/8: '''Streatham Royals''' - Bournemouth - "overwhelming victory" for Streatham
*11/8: '''Streatham Royals''' - Bournemouth - "overwhelming victory" for Streatham
*11/9: '''Birmingham Maple Leafs''' - Cambridge University 17:1
*11/9: '''Birmingham Maple Leafs''' - Cambridge University 17:1
*11/13: '''Queens''' - Sussex 12:1<ref>''The Times'', 1935-11-14</ref>
*11/13: '''Queens''' - Sussex 12:1<ref>''The Times'', 1935-11-14</ref>
*11/14: '''Birmingham Maple Leafs''' - Manchester 9:2
*11/14: '''Birmingham Maple Leafs''' - Manchester 7:3<ref>''Birmingham Daily Gazette'', 1935-11-15</ref>
*11/15: '''Wembley Olympics''' - Streatham Royals 5:1<ref>''Daily Mirror'', 1935-11-16</ref>
*11/15: '''Wembley Olympics''' - Streatham Royals 5:1<ref>''Daily Mirror'', 1935-11-16</ref>
*11/16: '''Birmingham Maple Leafs''' - Manchester 9:2
*11/20: '''Manchester''' - Oxford University 4:2
*11/20: '''Manchester''' - Oxford University 4:2
*11/20: Queens - Wembley Olympics 4:4<ref>''Daily Mirror'', 1935-11-21</ref>
*11/23: '''Queens''' - Bournemouth 6:3
*11/23: '''Queens''' - Bournemouth 6:3
*11/24: '''Birmingham Maple Leafs''' - Cambridge University 10:0 @ Richmond<ref>''Birmingham Daily Gazette'', 1935-11-25</ref>
*11/24: '''Birmingham Maple Leafs''' - Cambridge University 10:0 @ Richmond<ref>''Birmingham Daily Gazette'', 1935-11-25</ref>
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*11/30: '''Birmingham Maple Leafs''' - Oxford University 13:2
*11/30: '''Birmingham Maple Leafs''' - Oxford University 13:2
*12/7: '''Wembley Olympics''' - Bournemouth 13:6
*12/7: '''Wembley Olympics''' - Bournemouth 13:6
*12/7: '''Birmingham Maple Leafs''' - Queens 4:3
*12/11: '''Wembley Olympics''' - Queens 4:2<ref>''Daily Mirror'', 1935-12-12</ref>
*12/11: '''Wembley Olympics''' - Queens 4:2<ref>''Daily Mirror'', 1935-12-12</ref>
*12/13: '''Streatham Royals''' - Sussex 7:4<ref>''The Times'', 1935-12-14</ref>
*12/13: '''Streatham Royals''' - Sussex 7:4<ref>''The Times'', 1935-12-14</ref>
*12/14: '''Streatham Royals''' - Bournemouth 8:3
*12/14: '''Streatham Royals''' - Bournemouth 8:3
*12/14: '''Birmingham Maple Leafs''' - Earls Court Marlboroughs 14:4
*1/3: Streatham Royals - Queens 3:3<ref>''Norwood News'', 1936-01-10</ref>
*12/27: '''Earls Court Marlboroughs''' - Manchester 6:5
*1/17: '''Wembley Olympics''' - Streatham Royals 6:1
*1/11: '''Birmingham Maple Leafs''' - Queens 5:0
*1/31: '''Streatham Royals''' - Sussex 13:0
*1/23: '''Manchester''' - Earls Court Marlboroughs 9:4
*1/25: '''Birmingham Maple Leafs''' - Manchester 11:0
*1/25: '''Birmingham Maple Leafs''' - Manchester 11:0
*2/1: '''Birmingham Maple Leafs''' - Queens 10:3
*2/8: '''Birmingham Maple Leafs''' - Cambridge University 12:2<ref>''Birmingham Daily Gazette'', 1936-02-10</ref>
*2/10: '''Streatham Royals''' - Sussex 6:5<ref>''Norwood News'', 1936-02-14</ref>
*2/19: '''Birmingham Maple Leafs''' - Oxford University 6:1<ref>''Birmingham Daily Gazette'', 1936-02-20</ref>
*2/22: '''Birmingham Maple Leafs''' - Oxford University 13:1
*2/22: '''Birmingham Maple Leafs''' - Oxford University 13:1
*3/7: '''Streatham Royals''' - Manchester 4:3
*2/24: '''Sussex''' - Earl's Court Marlboroughs 5:1<ref>''Daily Mirror'', 1936-02-25</ref>
*3/30: '''Birmingham Maple Leafs''' - Manchester 7:5
*3/30: '''Birmingham Maple Leafs''' - Manchester 7:5
One Birmingham-Oxford game counted for four points.
===Northern Group===
===Northern Group===
Won by the [[Birmingham Maple Leafs]], who went undefeated with a perfect record of 10-0-0, scoring 105 goals and conceding 17.
Won by the [[Birmingham Maple Leafs]], who went undefeated with a perfect record of 10-0-0, scoring 105 goals and conceding 17.


===Southern Group===
===Southern Group===
Folded in December; [[Streatham Royals]] named champion.
;Standings as of 2/7<ref>''Norwood News'', 1936-02-07</ref>
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|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! width="30" |
! width="200" | Club
! width="30" | GP
! width="30" | W
! width="30" | T
! width="30" | L
! width="70" | GF-GA
! width="70" | Pts
|- bgcolor="#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 1. || align="left"| [[Streatham Royals]] || 8 ||4||2||2||48:26||'''10'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center"
| 2. || align="left"| [[Wembley Olympics]] || 5 ||4||1||0||31:14||'''9'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center"
| 3. || align="left"| [[Queens Ice Hockey Club (London|Queens]] || 8 ||3||2||3||39:31||'''8'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center"
| 4. || align="left"| [[Sussex]] || 4 ||1||0||3||11:36||'''2'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center"
| 5. || align="left"| [[Bournemouth]] || 5 ||0||1||4||16:38||'''1'''
|}
 
[[Streatham Royals]] won.


==Final==
==Final==
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*10/26: '''Earl's Court Rangers/Kensington Corinthians''' - Birmingham Maple Leafs 12:1 @ Birmingham<ref>''Weekly Dispatch'', 1935-10-27</ref>
*10/26: '''Earl's Court Rangers/Kensington Corinthians''' - Birmingham Maple Leafs 12:1 @ Birmingham<ref>''Weekly Dispatch'', 1935-10-27</ref>
*10/31: '''England''' - The Rest 3:0 @ Brighton
*10/31: '''England''' - The Rest 3:0 @ Brighton
*10/31: '''Manchester''' - Wembley Olympics 7:2
*11/2: '''Birmingham Maple Leafs''' - Scottish Mohawks 13:2
*11/2: '''Birmingham Maple Leafs''' - Scottish Mohawks 13:2
*11/23: '''London Representative Team''' - Birmingham Maple Leafs 4:2
*11/23: '''London Representative Team''' - Birmingham Maple Leafs 4:2
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*12/5: '''Manchester''' - Cambridge University 10:6
*12/5: '''Manchester''' - Cambridge University 10:6
*12/6: '''"Western Canada"''' - "Eastern Canada" 6:5 @ Liverpool<ref>''Birmingham Daily Gazette'', 1935-12-07</ref>
*12/6: '''"Western Canada"''' - "Eastern Canada" 6:5 @ Liverpool<ref>''Birmingham Daily Gazette'', 1935-12-07</ref>
*12/7: '''Birmingham Maple Leafs''' - Queens 4:3
*12/12: '''Eastern Canada''' - Western Canada 8:5 @ Manchester
*12/12: '''Eastern Canada''' - Western Canada 8:5 @ Manchester
*12/14: '''Birmingham Maple Leafs''' - Earls Court Marlboroughs 14:4
*12/19: '''Queens''' - Manchester 8:4
*12/19: '''Queens''' - Manchester 8:4
*12/27: '''Earls Court Marlboroughs''' - Manchester 6:5
*12/28: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Brighton Tigers 3:3
*12/28: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Brighton Tigers 3:3
*1/4: '''Birmingham Maple Leafs''' - Streatham 3:1
*1/4: '''Birmingham Maple Leafs''' - Streatham 3:1
*1/9: '''Wembley Lions''' - Manchester 13:8
*1/9: '''Wembley Lions''' - Manchester 13:8
*1/9: '''London Representative Teams''' - Birmingham Maple Leafs 3:2
*1/11: '''Birmingham Maple Leafs''' - Queens 5:0<ref>''Birmingham Daily Gazette'', 1936-01-13</ref>
*1/18: '''Birmingham Maple Leafs''' - Streatham 5:2<ref>''Birmingham Daily Gazette'', 1936-01-20</ref>
*1/23: '''Manchester''' - Earls Court Marlboroughs 9:4
*2/1: '''Birmingham Maple Leafs''' - Queens 10:3
*2/8: '''Birmingham Maple Leafs''' - Cambridge University 12:2
*2/8: '''Birmingham Maple Leafs''' - Cambridge University 12:2
*2/15: '''Birmingham Maple Leafs''' - Brighton Tigers 4:1
*2/15: '''Birmingham Maple Leafs''' - Brighton Tigers 4:1
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*2/28: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Wembley Canadians 2:2
*2/28: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Wembley Canadians 2:2
*2/29: '''Wembley Canadians A''' - Manchester 3:2
*2/29: '''Wembley Canadians A''' - Manchester 3:2
*3/7: '''Streatham Royals''' - Manchester 4:3
*3/11: '''Oxford University''' - United Hospitals 7:3 @ Earls Court<ref>''Daily Herald'', 1936-03-12</ref>
*3/14: '''London Canadians''' - Manchester 5:2
*3/14: '''London Canadians''' - Manchester 5:2
*3/14: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Wembley Lions 7:7
*3/14: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Wembley Lions 7:7
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*4/4: '''Manchester''' - Scottish Canadians 8:2
*4/4: '''Manchester''' - Scottish Canadians 8:2
*4/11: '''Birmingham Maple Leafs''' - Corinthian Canadians 6:4
*4/11: '''Birmingham Maple Leafs''' - Corinthian Canadians 6:4
*4/16: '''Brighton Tigers''' - Birmingham Maple Leafs 2:1 @ Brighton<ref>''Birmingham Daily Gazette'', 1936-04-17</ref>
*4/18: '''Birmingham Maple Leafs''' - Brighton Tigers 6:4 @ Birmingham<ref>''Reynold's Newspaper'', 1936-04-19</ref>
==Sources==
==Sources==
*''Homes of British Ice Hockey, Martin C. Harris (2007).''
*''Homes of British Ice Hockey, Martin C. Harris (2007).''

Revision as of 17:06, 14 April 2021

The 1935-36 English League season was the fifth and final season of the English League, an ice hockey league in England. The league was divided into Northern and Southern groups, each composed of four teams. The top team from each group then qualified for the final to decide the league champion.

Participants

Northern Section
Southern Section

Regular season

Scores

  • Manchester - Cambridge University 10:6
  • 11/8: Streatham Royals - Bournemouth - "overwhelming victory" for Streatham
  • 11/9: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Cambridge University 17:1
  • 11/13: Queens - Sussex 12:1[1]
  • 11/14: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Manchester 7:3[2]
  • 11/15: Wembley Olympics - Streatham Royals 5:1[3]
  • 11/16: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Manchester 9:2
  • 11/20: Manchester - Oxford University 4:2
  • 11/20: Queens - Wembley Olympics 4:4[4]
  • 11/23: Queens - Bournemouth 6:3
  • 11/24: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Cambridge University 10:0 @ Richmond[5]
  • 11/28: Manchester - Oxford University 6:1
  • 11/29: Streatham Royals - Queens 9:3[6]
  • 11/30: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Oxford University 13:2
  • 12/7: Wembley Olympics - Bournemouth 13:6
  • 12/11: Wembley Olympics - Queens 4:2[7]
  • 12/13: Streatham Royals - Sussex 7:4[8]
  • 12/14: Streatham Royals - Bournemouth 8:3
  • 1/3: Streatham Royals - Queens 3:3[9]
  • 1/17: Wembley Olympics - Streatham Royals 6:1
  • 1/31: Streatham Royals - Sussex 13:0
  • 1/25: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Manchester 11:0
  • 2/8: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Cambridge University 12:2[10]
  • 2/10: Streatham Royals - Sussex 6:5[11]
  • 2/19: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Oxford University 6:1[12]
  • 2/22: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Oxford University 13:1
  • 2/24: Sussex - Earl's Court Marlboroughs 5:1[13]
  • 3/30: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Manchester 7:5

One Birmingham-Oxford game counted for four points.

Northern Group

Won by the Birmingham Maple Leafs, who went undefeated with a perfect record of 10-0-0, scoring 105 goals and conceding 17.

Southern Group

Standings as of 2/7[14]
Club GP W T L GF-GA Pts
1. Streatham Royals 8 4 2 2 48:26 10
2. Wembley Olympics 5 4 1 0 31:14 9
3. Queens 8 3 2 3 39:31 8
4. Sussex 4 1 0 3 11:36 2
5. Bournemouth 5 0 1 4 16:38 1

Streatham Royals won.

Final

Hosted by Birmingham

  • 4/4: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Streatham Royals 4:2

Birmingham was English League champions.

Other games

  • 10/26: Earl's Court Rangers/Kensington Corinthians - Birmingham Maple Leafs 12:1 @ Birmingham[15]
  • 10/31: England - The Rest 3:0 @ Brighton
  • 10/31: Manchester - Wembley Olympics 7:2
  • 11/2: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Scottish Mohawks 13:2
  • 11/23: London Representative Team - Birmingham Maple Leafs 4:2
  • 11/27: "Western Canada" - "Eastern Canada" 7:7 @ Birmingham[16]
  • 12/5: Manchester - Cambridge University 10:6
  • 12/6: "Western Canada" - "Eastern Canada" 6:5 @ Liverpool[17]
  • 12/7: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Queens 4:3
  • 12/12: Eastern Canada - Western Canada 8:5 @ Manchester
  • 12/14: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Earls Court Marlboroughs 14:4
  • 12/19: Queens - Manchester 8:4
  • 12/27: Earls Court Marlboroughs - Manchester 6:5
  • 12/28: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Brighton Tigers 3:3
  • 1/4: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Streatham 3:1
  • 1/9: Wembley Lions - Manchester 13:8
  • 1/9: London Representative Teams - Birmingham Maple Leafs 3:2
  • 1/11: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Queens 5:0[18]
  • 1/18: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Streatham 5:2[19]
  • 1/23: Manchester - Earls Court Marlboroughs 9:4
  • 2/1: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Queens 10:3
  • 2/8: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Cambridge University 12:2
  • 2/15: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Brighton Tigers 4:1
  • 2/15: Manchester - Glasgow 7:4
  • 2/15: Wembley All-Stars - Earls Court All-Stars 6:1
  • 2/22: Brighton Tigers - Manchester 6:5
  • 2/28: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Wembley Canadians 2:2
  • 2/29: Wembley Canadians A - Manchester 3:2
  • 3/7: Streatham Royals - Manchester 4:3
  • 3/11: Oxford University - United Hospitals 7:3 @ Earls Court[20]
  • 3/14: London Canadians - Manchester 5:2
  • 3/14: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Wembley Lions 7:7
  • 3/21: Manchester - Scottish Canadians 5:5
  • 3/21: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Wembley Canadians 4:2
  • 3/28: Streatham - Birmingham Maple Leafs 9:2
  • 4/4: Manchester - Scottish Canadians 8:2
  • 4/11: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Corinthian Canadians 6:4
  • 4/16: Brighton Tigers - Birmingham Maple Leafs 2:1 @ Brighton[21]
  • 4/18: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Brighton Tigers 6:4 @ Birmingham[22]

Sources

  • Homes of British Ice Hockey, Martin C. Harris (2007).
  • The Guardian
  • The Observer
  1. The Times, 1935-11-14
  2. Birmingham Daily Gazette, 1935-11-15
  3. Daily Mirror, 1935-11-16
  4. Daily Mirror, 1935-11-21
  5. Birmingham Daily Gazette, 1935-11-25
  6. The Times, 1935-11-30
  7. Daily Mirror, 1935-12-12
  8. The Times, 1935-12-14
  9. Norwood News, 1936-01-10
  10. Birmingham Daily Gazette, 1936-02-10
  11. Norwood News, 1936-02-14
  12. Birmingham Daily Gazette, 1936-02-20
  13. Daily Mirror, 1936-02-25
  14. Norwood News, 1936-02-07
  15. Weekly Dispatch, 1935-10-27
  16. Birmingham Daily Gazette, 1935-11-28
  17. Birmingham Daily Gazette, 1935-12-07
  18. Birmingham Daily Gazette, 1936-01-13
  19. Birmingham Daily Gazette, 1936-01-20
  20. Daily Herald, 1936-03-12
  21. Birmingham Daily Gazette, 1936-04-17
  22. Reynold's Newspaper, 1936-04-19