1935-36 English League season
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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
- Birmingham Maple Leafs
- Bournemouth
- Manchester
- Oxford University
- Queens (played part of the season as the Earls Court Marlboroughs)
- Streatham Royals
- Wembley Olympics
Regular season
Scores
- 10/31: Manchester - Wembley Olympics 7:2
- 11/13: Queens - Sussex 12:1[1]
- 11/14: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Manchester 9:2
- 11/20: Manchester - Oxford University 4:2
- 11/23: Queens - Bournemouth 6:3
- 11/28: Manchester - Oxford University 6:1
- 11/29: Streatham Royals - Queens 9:3[2]
- 11/30: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Oxford University 13:2
- 12/7: Wembley Olympics - Bournemouth 13:6
- 12/7: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Queens 4:3
- 12/13: Streatham Royals - Sussex 7:4[3]
- 12/14: Streatham Royals - Bournemouth 8:3
- 12/14: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Earls Court Marlboroughs 14:4
- 12/27: Earls Court Marlboroughs - Manchester 6:5
- 1/11: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Queens 5:0
- 1/23: Manchester - Earls Court Marlboroughs 9:4
- 1/25: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Manchester 11:0
- 2/1: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Queens 10:3
- 2/22: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Oxford University 13:1
- 3/7: Streatham Royals - Manchester 4:3
- 3/30: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Manchester 7:5
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
Folded in December; Streatham Royals named champion.
Final
Hosted by Birmingham
- 4/4: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Streatham Royals 4:2
Birmingham was English League champions.
Other games
- 10/31: England - The Rest 3:0 @ Brighton
- 11/2: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Scottish Mohawks 13:2
- 11/9: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Cambridge University 17:1
- 11/23: A London Team - Birmingham Maple Leafs 4:2
- 12/5: Manchester - Cambridge University 10:6
- 12/12: Eastern Canada - Western Canada 8:5 @ Manchester
- 12/19: Queens - Manchester 8:4
- 12/28: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Brighton Tigers 3:3
- 1/4: Birmingham Maple Leafs - Streatham 3:1
- 1/9: Wembley Lions - Manchester 13:8
- 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
- 3/14: 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
Sources
- Homes of British Ice Hockey, Martin C. Harris (2007).
- The Guardian
- The Observer