League Table
Hockey Ireland EYHL Women's Division 1 2022-23
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University College Dublin | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 52 | 27 | 25 | 36 |
| 2 | Loreto Hockey Club | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 35 |
| 3 | Old Alexandra | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 16 | 34 |
| 4 | Catholic Institute | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 33 |
| 5 | Pembroke Wanderers | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 27 |
| 6 | Pegasus | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 26 |
| 7 | Railway Union | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 25 | 14 | 25 |
| 8 | Monkstown | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 47 | -16 | 17 |
| 9 | Ards | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 46 | -16 | 13 |
| 10 | Belfast Harlequins | 18 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 79 | -66 | 2 |
League Table Calculated Automatically from results. Please visit Hockey Ireland website at Reference: [1] for Official Table.
Results and Fixtures
Results compiled from results and fixtures in References: [1-3] Please visit the Hockey Ireland website at https://hockey.ie/ for Official Results and Fixture list.
Round by Round Reports
Rounds 1-6 (September-October 2022)
Limerick Club Catholic Institute held a slight one-point lead over Loreto Hockey Club from Rathfarnham in Dublin 14; Old Alexandra from Milltown in Dublin 6; and University College Dublin after six rounds of the 2022-23 Hockey Ireland EYHL Women’s Division 1. Belfast club Pegasus were fifth, three points further back on nine; Pembroke Wanderers from Dublin 4 were on seven points; Monkstown from Co. Dublin on six points along with Railway Union from Sandymount, Dublin 4. Ards from Co. Down on five points and Belfast Harlequins with no points propped up the table. [References: 1-3]
Round 7 (12 November 2022)
Catholic Institute continued to set the pace with a 3-2 victory over Ards who lost despite the heroics of two-goal Z Malseed. The win put Limerick club four points ahead although nearest rivals Loreto Hockey Club from Rathfarnham in South Dublin had one game in hand. Loreto themselves had a narrow one-goal win over UCD who remained on 12 points as did Old Alex who lost 2-1 at Sandymount’s Railway Union. Pembroke Wanderers won 2-1 versus Monkstown to move above Pegasus on goal difference with 10 points after Pegasus drew at fellow Belfast club Harlequins. The point was Belfast Harlequins first of the season. [References: 1-5]
Round 8 (19 November 2022)
With Catholic Institute having pre-played their Round 8 game Loreto Hockey Club took the chance to move to within one point of the leaders with a 1-0 victory at Railway Union. UCD moved into third with a massive 9-0 win over Belfast Harlequins who remain four points adrift at the bottom. Old Alex in fourth and Pembroke Wanderers in fifth played out a 2-2 draw in DLR while Monkstown moved up one place above Railway Union into seventh with a 3-0 defeat of Ards who were now four points behind Railway Union in ninth. [References: 1-3; 6]
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About Hockey Ireland
Hockey Ireland is the National Governing Body for Men’s and Women’s Field Hockey throughout the island of Ireland. The Association was formed in 2000 from two pre-existing Association governing Men’s and Ladies Hockey. [References: 4]
About the Hockey Ireland EYHL Women’s Division 1 2022-23
The 2022-23 Hockey Ireland EYHL Women’s Division 1 features 10 teams playing a double round-robin season for 18 games in total. The season runs from 17 September 2022 to 1 April 2023. The top two teams qualify for the Semi-Finals and teams placed three to six for the Quarter-Finals with the Final scheduled for 23 April 2023.
The teams come from three of the four Provinces of Ireland, with Dublin in Leinster Province providing six teams, all from the southside of the city: Pembroke Wanderers from Serpentine Avenue, Dublin 4; Railway Union from Sandymount, Dublin 4; University College Dublin, also Dublin 4; Old Alex from Milltown, Dublin 6; Loreto Hockey Club, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, and Monkstown from Co. Dublin. Three Ulster Clubs – Pegasus and Belfast Harlequins from Belfast, Co. Antrim and Ards from Co. Down; plus Limerick’s Catholic Institute from Munster Province make up the 10 teams.
REFERENCES
[1] Hockey Ireland (2022)Â EYHL Table Women’s [Internet] Available from: https://hockey.ie/league/173669/ [Last Accessed 23 November 2022]
[2] Hockey Ireland (2022) EYHL Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fhockey.ie%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F08%2FDiv-1-Schedule-Season-22-23-1-1.xls&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK [Accessed 19 October 2022][Last Accessed 12 November 2022]
[3] Hockey Ireland (2022) EYHL Results [Internet] Available from: https://hockey.ie/competitions-2/results/  [Accessed 23 November 2022]
[4] Hockey Ireland (2022) About Us [Internet] Available from: https://hockey.ie/information/ [Accessed 5 November 2022]
[5] Hockey Ireland (2022) EY Hockey League Round 7 & EY2 Recap [Internet] Available from: https://hockey.ie/ey-hockey-league-round-7-recap/ [Accessed 18 November 2022]
[6] Hockey Ireland (2022) EY Hockey League Round 8 & EY2 Recap [Internet] Available from: https://hockey.ie/ey-hockey-league-round-8-ey-2-recap/ [Accessed 23 November 2022]
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thanks to Margaret Williams (UCD).
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