The 1997-98 English League season was the second season of the league. 21 teams participated in the league, and the Solihull Blaze won the championship.
North Conference
Regular season
| Pl. |
Team |
GP |
W |
T |
L |
Goals |
Pts
|
| 1 |
Solihull Blaze |
18 |
17 |
0 |
1 |
251: 42 |
34
|
| 2 |
Whitley Warriors |
18 |
14 |
0 |
4 |
219: 82 |
28
|
| 3 |
Kingston Jets 2 |
18 |
11 |
0 |
7 |
130: 77 |
22
|
| 4 |
Billingham Eagles |
18 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
109: 78 |
21
|
| 5 |
Altrincham Aces |
18 |
10 |
1 |
7 |
123:103 |
21
|
| 6 |
Telford Tigers II |
18 |
9 |
1 |
8 |
88: 93 |
19
|
| 7 |
Sunderland Chiefs |
18 |
8 |
0 |
10 |
111:151 |
16
|
| 8 |
Sheffield Spartans II |
18 |
5 |
0 |
13 |
52:136 |
10
|
| 9 |
Bradford Bulldogs |
18 |
2 |
2 |
14 |
38:172 |
6
|
| 10 |
Blackburn Phoenix |
18 |
1 |
1 |
16 |
47:234 |
3
|
Note: Sunderland replaced Altrincham in the playoffs due to lack of ice time available for the latter club.
Playoffs
| Pl. |
Team |
GP |
W |
T |
L |
Goals |
Pts
|
| 1 |
Solihull Blaze |
10 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
149: 45 |
18
|
| 2 |
Billingham Eagles |
10 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
85: 52 |
14
|
| 3 |
Whitley Warriors |
10 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
83: 74 |
12
|
| 4 |
Kingston Jets II |
10 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
49: 72 |
9
|
| 5 |
Telford Tigers II |
10 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
30: 86 |
5
|
| 6 |
Sunderland Chiefs |
10 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
34:101 |
2
|
South Conference
Regular season
| Pl. |
Team |
GP |
W |
T |
L |
Goals |
Pts
|
| 1 |
Invicta Dynamos |
20 |
19 |
0 |
1 |
228: 61 |
38
|
| 2 |
Chelmsford Chieftains |
20 |
16 |
1 |
3 |
187: 69 |
33
|
| 3 |
Wightlink Raiders |
20 |
16 |
1 |
3 |
193: 73 |
33
|
| 4 |
Swindon Chill |
20 |
15 |
0 |
5 |
145: 81 |
30
|
| 5 |
Romford Raiders |
20 |
11 |
3 |
6 |
195: 88 |
25
|
| 6 |
Basingstoke Buffalo II |
20 |
8 |
2 |
10 |
101:129 |
18
|
| 7 |
Slough Harrier Hawks |
20 |
6 |
2 |
12 |
71:151 |
14
|
| 8 |
Haringey Racers |
20 |
6 |
1 |
13 |
68:139 |
13
|
| 9 |
Peterborough Islanders II |
20 |
3 |
1 |
16 |
83:180 |
7
|
| 10 |
Solent Devils |
20 |
2 |
1 |
17 |
56:230 |
5
|
| 11 |
Bracknell Hornets II |
20 |
2 |
0 |
18 |
66:192 |
4
|
Playoffs
| Pl. |
Team |
GP |
W |
T |
L |
Goals |
Pts
|
| 1 |
Chelmsford Chieftains |
10 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
70:26 |
17
|
| 2 |
Invicta Dynamos |
10 |
8 |
0 |
2 |
73:26 |
16
|
| 3 |
Wightlink Raiders |
10 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
69:36 |
12
|
| 4 |
Romford Raiders |
10 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
55:57 |
9
|
| 5 |
Swindon Chill |
10 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
32:77 |
4
|
| 6 |
Basingstoke Buffalo II |
10 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
22:99 |
2
|
National Pool
The National Pool was created for teams that wanted to play more matches. It had no bearing on the playoffs/final round.
| Pl. |
Team |
GP |
W |
T |
L |
Goals |
Pts
|
| 1 |
Solihull Blaze |
14 |
13 |
0 |
1 |
148:46 |
26
|
| 2 |
Whitley Warriors |
14 |
11 |
0 |
3 |
116:62 |
22
|
| 3 |
Invicta Dynamos |
14 |
11 |
0 |
3 |
89:53 |
22
|
| 4 |
Wightlink Raiders |
14 |
6 |
1 |
7 |
73:83 |
13
|
| 5 |
Billingham Eagles |
14 |
5 |
0 |
9 |
66:117 |
10
|
| 6 |
Swindon Chill |
14 |
4 |
1 |
9 |
82:85 |
9
|
| 7 |
Kingston Jets |
14 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
54:115 |
7
|
| 8 |
Sunderland Chiefs |
14 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
42:109 |
3
|
Final round
| Semifinals
|
| Invicta Dynamos |
– |
Solihull Blaze |
6:6 |
0:4
|
| Billingham Eagles |
– |
Chelmsford Chieftains |
5:4 |
2:6
|
| Final
|
| Solihull Blaze |
– |
Chelmsford Chieftains |
9:5 |
9:1
|
External links
- Season on hockeyarchives.info
- British Ice Hockey Records 1896-2023